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Recommend a Silent Keyboard and Mouse?

ClarkeKent
ClarkeKent Posts: 336 Forumite
edited 2 May 2016 at 1:53PM in Techie Stuff
Looking for a silent or quiet wired keyboard and mouse for our office. Tried many mice that all have the annoying loud click and noisy keyboards when typing.

We do a huge amount of typing so looking for a quiet keyboard setup. Also doing audio screencasts so background clicking needs minimising. We also use wrist rest supports so a high pair of risers would be handy too.

Has anyone got or used a keyboard and mouse that are very quiet?

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  • cajef
    cajef Posts: 6,283 Forumite
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    I use a Logitech M705 wireless mouse which is nearly silent and inaudible, can't help with a quiet keyboard though.
  • sofiar
    sofiar Posts: 114 Forumite
    don't think there is such a thing?? I've worked in media agencies for a number of years and we just plug our headphones in!
    -X-Missima-X-
  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 24,865 Forumite
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    I have seen rubber/neoprene/plastic keyboards, well not strictly keyboards but keymats! Don't know where to purchase them but Auntie Google might help.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 2 May 2016 at 2:05PM
    Do you know that there are mice without buttons?
    E.g.
    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Logitech+Touch+Mouse+T620
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-3KJ-00003-Touch-Mouse-x/dp/B0055857VY

    Re keyboard, just go to a shop and try. I think most low rise / flat keyboards are less noisy than 'high' ones like, e.g. (noisy)
    Dell-New-Keyboard.jpg
    Or just google 'silent keyboard'.
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    ClarkeKent wrote: »
    We do a huge amount of typing so looking for a quiet keyboard setup. Also doing audio screencasts so background clicking needs minimising. We also use wrist rest supports so a high pair of risers would be handy too.

    Be careful if you're using keyboard wrist-rests. They can cause or exacerbate repetitive strain injuries in the hands and forearms.

    I have a Microsoft Internet keyboard, which has very quiet keys, although just tapping your finger on plastic makes noise (i.e. the keys don't click, but you can hear the sound of fingers tapping them). It also has an inclined, built-in wrist wrest, so it's the perfect height for the keyboard and is attached, so moves with it, hopefully eliminating the problems of separate wrist-rests.
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