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Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

231 points · 197 comments · aemerson_

  1. swingboy · · focus · HN ↗
    Great looking keyboard but why are the numbers on the number keys so large? They stick out like a sore thumb.
    1. LoganDark · · focus · HN ↗
      Agreed, I love a lot of the design but the unnecessary "quirkiness" in aspects like this are a bit of a turn-off.
      1. StilesCrisis · · focus · HN ↗
        Same. Feels like the project takes plenty of risks in other ways and should have played it safe with aesthetic design.
    2. mft_ · · focus · HN ↗
      I assume it's a stylistic choice.

      It reminds me a little of the large number keys (directly underneath the screen) on the original OP-1:

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