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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by fuzzy_goldfish to c/[email protected]
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Hi all, I'm looking for a keyboard for travel that will be quiet enough not to bother folks on a train. Ideally I'd like a mechanical keyboard, but I'm curious what experiences folks have with low-profile switches in a quiet environment. My current daily driver (silent switches, a fair bit of foam and lube, etcetc) is what I would consider office-quiet, but you can definitely hear when I get going and I feel like it'd be a little rude on a leisure train trip.

Right now I'm looking at the nuphy and keychron low-profile keyboards, but I'm open to other options. Currently for travel I use a foldable membrane keyboard so just about anything would be an upgrade.

Does anyone have experience with low-profile keyboards? Are there silent options? Thanks in advance for your help!

Edit: realize I should have specified that I prefer 65 and 60-key layouts for portability.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm using keychron k7, which I carry into the office. I've bought the keychron low profile optical mint switches, and lubed them. The keeb is very silent, small and the feel is okay. Coworkers don't even know that I drive a mechanical keyboard.

Edit: if you don't like the layout, they have the same keyboard with different number of keys. Look into their low profile section.

[–] fuzzy_goldfish 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the recommendation! I've been putting off a travel keyboard for a while now, this time I'm actually planning ahead so I have plenty of time to mod. I'll look into the mint switches and see what they've got in stock. (Ah, the classic struggle.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No problem! I've also put some neoprene into the case, to mute it even further.