In Search of a Mechanical Keyboard Endgame: Part 1

It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with mechanical keyboards. Ever since I bought my first mechanical keyboard in 2009, I’ve been hooked. This (not so) short post is a stream a stream of consciousness recount of my years of ‘keebing’.

## Naive Beginnings

Back in the stone age of 2009, I bought my first honest-to-goodness ‘mech: a Razer Blackwidow, with Cherry MX Blues. It was plasticky, loud, clicky, and I loved it. Back then I wasn’t so in tune with how my hands feel after a long typing or programming session (as I did neither back then), so I have little to say about how it really performed. I held onto it for about a year and a half before selling it to a friend, who used it for years after.