I just can't imagine how this person can say that this particular keyboard is their favorite.
I get not liking the click of mechanical switches. I mean, I like the click, but I understand it is well in the realm of personal preference.
But the Amazon Basics keyboard is legitimately trash. It doesn't adhere to keyboard HID profiles, so there are systems on which it just doesn't work (like the Raspberry Pi). I have very little room in my life for basic IO devices that don't work reliably on all of my systems.
But also, the build quality is terrible. It feels like a $14 keyboard. Thin, plasticy, sharp edges. I have used a lot of keyboards and this one is legitimately the most painful and unpleasant one I've ever used.
This just comes off as intentionally contrarian navel gazing.
I've never been stabbed by it and the corners are all rounded. The long edge running across the bottom under the spacebar is the only thing that could maybe be described as sharp but it's nothing like the edge of a piece of wood or anything sharp. I wouldn't have even noticed it after years of usage without you mentioning it. I've also never once hit it with my hands.
I also used the device on Debian without issues. It just worked out of the box. No idea about a Raspberry Pi but Google mentions others are using it without problems.
I get not liking the click of mechanical switches. I mean, I like the click, but I understand it is well in the realm of personal preference.
But the Amazon Basics keyboard is legitimately trash. It doesn't adhere to keyboard HID profiles, so there are systems on which it just doesn't work (like the Raspberry Pi). I have very little room in my life for basic IO devices that don't work reliably on all of my systems.
But also, the build quality is terrible. It feels like a $14 keyboard. Thin, plasticy, sharp edges. I have used a lot of keyboards and this one is legitimately the most painful and unpleasant one I've ever used.
This just comes off as intentionally contrarian navel gazing.