Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!bronze!silver!ntaib From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: PC keyboards - where to look for a good quality? Keywords: Keyboards, quality Message-ID: <1991Apr23.181321.13733@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> Date: 23 Apr 91 18:13:21 GMT References: <3294@kluge.fiu.edu> <280b29f5.2ad2@petunia.CalPoly.EDU> Sender: news@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Indiana University, Bloomington Lines: 22 >>This is a touchy question because every has their own opinions as to what >>make a good keyboard. Many people love the keytronics. For MY money there >>is only ONE keyboard company to consider. That is Northgate. I have two >>of their keyboards on my computers and would not consider buying anything >>else. Northgate keyboards are twice (or more) the cost of some other >>companies but they are worth the cost. 'Sfunny... I hear all kinds of testimonials as to the good quality of Northgate's keyboards on the net, but a couple of local people here ended up sending theirs back due to malfunctions. I heard from one of them that some time ago the Chemistry department had to ship back a whole bunch of defective keyboards and ended up pur- chasing another brand keyboard. Did Northgate once have a quality control problem? -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------