Surprisingly, I got nearly the same accuracy and speed of around 115 WPM with either keyboard onTypingTest.
If you want to bang out fast, you must first learnhow to touch bang out.
Once you get used to proper typing positions, practicetyping on some of these websites.
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My personal favorite isTypeRacerbecause you race against other players, and competition is a powerful motivator.
Various keyboard specs affect typing speed, but for me, the most important one is ergonomics.
Your wrists should be in a neutral position to prevent chronic pain and improve endurance.
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If your keyboard is propped up on its legs, your wrists have to bend at a slight angle.
So, fold them down and try tofloat your wristsabove the keyboard when you key in.
Also, ensure that your keyboard has a layout with all the keys you use regularly.
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If you do a lot of number crunching, anumber padwill objectively make you pop in numbers faster.
My colleague Goran swears bylow-profile mechanical keyboardsfor faster, more comfortable typing.
Mechanical keyboardshave several advantages over membrane models that affect typing speed.
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Two of the most important specs are actuation force and point.
A lower actuation point and force result in less effort needed to press a key.
The last thing I want to mention is keyboard chatter.
This is when a key registers a single press as multiple keystrokes, resulting in double-typed letters.
Low-quality switches suffer from chatter more often.
Alternatively,replace the entire switchif it’s too far gone.
They’re also far more durable and can easily last a full decade.
