I want to buy a new keyboard for Linux

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I'm having problems with my keyboard on LInux, so I want to buy a new one. I like the HP 320K keyboard (https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=9SR37AA&opt=ABU&sel=DEF), but I live in Spain and I want a wired keyboard in Italian, I searched on Amazon and eBay but I can't find it.
Does anyone please know a retailer that delivers in Spain?

P.S. The official Italian website of HP does not deliver in Spain.
 


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fwiw , I just bought the below....made an offer of $60 AUD and it was accepted. Not italian language, but stickers are offered in abundance on the likes of ebay and probably Amazon as well to convert what needs to be converted for speakers of Italian.

www.ebay.com.au

Kensington Pro Fit Wired Comfort Keyboard (K72402US) WITHOUT BOX | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Kensington Pro Fit Wired Comfort Keyboard (K72402US) WITHOUT BOX at the best online prices at eBay!
www.ebay.com.au
 
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Thank you guys for your help, but I preferred to go to a physical store and buy a Spanish keyboard. I saved money and I could see and touch the keyboard I bought (Logitech K845).
Online stores such as Amazon or eBay offer great rip-offs especially in terms of price and I have also been able to see that the shipping prices are exorbitant, for example for a keyboard worth 40 Euros you have to spend 25-30 Euros to receive it here in Spain. It is true that not everything can be found in physical stores, but if I can I avoid giving money to these scoundrels.

hacktheworld
 
I to prefer to shop in person at local shops when I can as I can touch and see what I'm getting.

I have made online purchases from a few places and have been satisfied and received what I saw.

I'm not a fan of Amazon although they seem to have everything just don't trust them.

Glad you found a suitable keyboard.

I've been fortunate to find oem dell keyboards in local thrifts stores and they last for a year or so.
 
The Duck said:
and they last for a year or so.
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That's why I recommended mechanical keyboard I'm using, Hydra R7.
I have it for 5 years and it's still working like if it's new.

Once you buy and use mechanical keyboard you never return back to plastic keyboard.
Mechanical keyboards are not as cheap, but the quality is unmached.
 
The Duck said:
I'm not a fan of Amazon although they seem to have everything just don't trust them.
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There are a lot of resellers on Amazon as well. You'll be fine if you mostly go for products with a lot of reviews and high ratings One of the only few things I prefer to buy in an actual store are clothes, for most other things I just prefer having it delivered to my door step.
 
Mechanical keyboards are awesome and, in this case, it'd be fairly trivial to order key caps in your language of choice.

So, if it comes only in English then you can just swap 'em out with Italian caps.

They're not cheap but they tend to last longer than membrane keyboards and the prices are coming down quite nicely.

While you're in there, you can also do things like grease the stabilizers while you have it apart to replace the key caps. The OEMs don't always do a great job at that - especially at the lower price points.

And, 'mechanical feel' is not the same as mechanical. In fact, they're quite different.

(I wear out a lot of keyboards. Sometimes I end up spilling wine into them, so something liquid-resistant is always nice.)
 
I can't complain about the oem Dell keyboards I buy in local thrift shops.

I bought a dozen unopened Dell keyboards and mice at my local thrift shop for $2.00 a box.

Just can't beat a deal like that.

They may not be as good as a mechanical keyboard but good enough for my use.

I'm cheap. :p
 
Condobloke said:
Amazon.com : microsoft ergonomic keyboard
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Thanks. The current one I have still works, I would like a new one because this one is quite used but I find a $169 too much for a keyboard since I paid below $100 for it.
 
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My recommendation: Look at "For Gamers!!" keyboards. Some are smaller and have bad layouts, but some are pretty awesome and have programmable buttons. Currently I use a cheap, basic keyboard because it does what it should and feels okay to the touch. It's a Phillips SP-something-mketty-number. Nothing special. However I do like gaming mice for working in programs like GIMP/Inkscape/etc. Programmable buttons like Shifft/Control save a lot of time. I have some buttons reserved for tools, tools, to. And regular stuff like Ctrl+F temporarily for when editing a document... but back to keyboards, Red Dragon stuff isn't super high quality, but you'll get Logitech level quality without Logitech pricing (Logitech equivalent of my mouse is 4x the price, so even if it gave up the ghost each year, I'd be fine with that -- Canyon were good until they realised they were good and upped their prices.

Anyway, here's an example:
www.redragonzone.com

Redragon K619 Horus RGB Mechanical Keyboard, Ultra-Thin Designed Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Low Profile Keycaps, Dedicated Media Control & Linear Red Switch, Pro Software Supported

Worry-free Wired Trans: A USB-A to USB-C solid cable guarantees you the most stable key registrations from any precise daily work or intense gaming case. Blocks out any possible signal interference and removes the psychological concern of cordless delay. Frosted Metal Cover: The top board of the...
www.redragonzone.com www.redragonzone.com
(ignore the Engrish, it's not the red flag it once was, a lot of Chinese stuff is pretty good)

As others said, mechanical keyboards are nice. Not only because you can feel you're typing, s you dn't sometimes miss a ltter (lol), but being able to replace keys is a major advantage in multi-language setups or just highlighting important keys.

Personally I miss the old layouts with full-sized Enter keys and a small backspace next to '\' but the few that I see do something else modern and while I'm sure the "perfect" keyboard is out there, TBH, I have more pressing things to save for (like an Exos 16TB HDD upgrade for example -- my storage is running low because I'm an archiver of certain things that will be lost in the mists of time if people like me don't because archive.org is under regular attack... and that's all I dare say on this forum, nudge, nudge, wink, wink, at what I mean).
 
Fanboi said:
My recommendation: Look at "For Gamers!!" keyboards. Some are smaller and have bad layouts, but some are pretty awesome and have programmable buttons. Currently I use a cheap, basic keyboard because it does what it should and feels okay to the touch. It's a Phillips SP-something-mketty-number. Nothing special. However I do like gaming mice for working in programs like GIMP/Inkscape/etc. Programmable buttons like Shifft/Control save a lot of time. I have some buttons reserved for tools, tools, to. And regular stuff like Ctrl+F temporarily for when editing a document... but back to keyboards, Red Dragon stuff isn't super high quality, but you'll get Logitech level quality without Logitech pricing (Logitech equivalent of my mouse is 4x the price, so even if it gave up the ghost each year, I'd be fine with that -- Canyon were good until they realised they were good and upped their prices.

Anyway, here's an example:
www.redragonzone.com

Redragon K619 Horus RGB Mechanical Keyboard, Ultra-Thin Designed Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Low Profile Keycaps, Dedicated Media Control & Linear Red Switch, Pro Software Supported

Worry-free Wired Trans: A USB-A to USB-C solid cable guarantees you the most stable key registrations from any precise daily work or intense gaming case. Blocks out any possible signal interference and removes the psychological concern of cordless delay. Frosted Metal Cover: The top board of the...
www.redragonzone.com www.redragonzone.com
(ignore the Engrish, it's not the red flag it once was, a lot of Chinese stuff is pretty good)

As others said, mechanical keyboards are nice. Not only because you can feel you're typing, s you dn't sometimes miss a ltter (lol), but being able to replace keys is a major advantage in multi-language setups or just highlighting important keys.

Personally I miss the old layouts with full-sized Enter keys and a small backspace next to '\' but the few that I see do something else modern and while I'm sure the "perfect" keyboard is out there, TBH, I have more pressing things to save for (like an Exos 16TB HDD upgrade for example -- my storage is running low because I'm an archiver of certain things that will be lost in the mists of time if people like me don't because archive.org is under regular attack... and that's all I dare say on this forum, nudge, nudge, wink, wink, at what I mean).
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Thank you very much for the advice, I will probably buy a mechanical keyboard, but it must have the keys large enough because I prefer (you risk less to make mistakes in typing)
 
hacktheworld said:
Thank you very much for the advice, I will probably buy a mechanical keyboard, but it must have the keys large enough because I prefer (you risk less to make mistakes in typing)
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Mechanical keyboards normally have bigger keys than normal keyboards.
Additionally mechanical keys takes more press to type so you can't mistipe because it easy to feel when you do.
 
I've been using cheapo HP or Dell keyboards (attached to a usb extension cable so I can sit further away from the screen) for years - actually had to replace the last one a few months ago after I'd dropped one too many times and the left four columns of keys stopped working.

same with mice - I used to get wireless mice but I drop them too often so I just use those bog standard $6 wired mice.
 
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