Oh this will be fun. As far as my personal experience goes…
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Worst MX-compatible: Outemu Browns as installed on my dad’s Velocifire TKL (first gen). Might be the only of its kind I wouldn’t take over a generic dome board. In a word, they feel cheap.
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Worst I’ve ever actually used: Onn Soft-Touch USB Wired Keyboard (also sold as a budget Logitech among others). On one hand, it’s genuinely awful to my tastes - but on the other, it’s the reason I got into this hobby in the first place. Here’s my review from a few years back:
[2/5 stars]
This is one of the least pleasant keyboards I have ever used in my life - edged out only by the floppy “roll-up” style portable style ones. This is a genuinely disappointing typing / gaming experience.
- Slippery keys
- Mushy, imprecise keyfeel
- Flexible like the Tacoma Narrows bridge
- Some keys are odd proprietary shape or position
- Sounds like drumming a melon with floppy gloves on
+ Does function
+ Is pretty quiet
+ Touch is in fact soft
Basically, it’s hot garbage, but it will do in a pinch.
So why do I call it “inspiring” ? Simple. It inspired me to buy a mechanical keyboard. That board I am extremely satisfied with and will use for the rest of my days. Extra star just for that!
Honorable Mentions:
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Very dirty Tandy Enhanced Keyboard w/ Fujitsu Peerless switches I found at the recycling center. It was probably just fine a few decades ago, before spending a few years in an open-air corrugated bin collecting dust. I thought Frank Miller comics were gritty, and then I tried this thing.
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MX Silent Blacks - more of a personal taste thing, but these remind me of poking a stick into wet sand.