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My life is in Ubuntu linux installed in Oracle Virtual Box on a Windows host. I'm a Ruby on Rails developer.

2 24" monitors + the laptop monitor. I don't care much about my mouse as long as its large enough. I honestly don't touch my mouse that much. My keyboard however is my prized possession. Daskeyboard mechanical with brown switches in it. Absolutely love it. If you are keyboard jockey, well worth the investment in mechanical. Just don't get the red switches or you will drive your office mates nuts.

Good primer on mechanical keyboards:
https://www.pcgamer.com/best-mechanical-switches-for-gaming/

P.S. VIM and Emacs are for dinosaurs. Sublime fo-EVAR

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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

The rest of you can scroll on by.

So I generally have at least 2 computers on my desk at all times.

Pain in the neck as I often find myself typing away on the keyboard for PC1 while I think I'm typing on PC2. Same with the mice, continually picking up the wrong one. Yeah I know, KVM switch boxes and stuff like that but I've used them in the past and find them not so user friendly when you are switching PC's several times a minute.

I'm pretty picky about my peripherals like mice and keyboards.

I use Apple keyboards exclusively because I prefer the feel, it's a personal thing and different for everyone . I also have a preference for Logitech Mice.

As you know the daughter is off to college this fall and the last bit o kit I needed for her dorm computer was a new mouse.

Came across a good deal for the MX Master 2S. I have an MX Master 1 on my desk in the office and it's been flaking a bit so figured let me grab two of them. Worst thing that happens is my daughter does not like it and I have an extra mouse.

I notice the MX 2S had this Cross Flow feature which when paired with a Cross Flow capable keyboard can be used on two PC's at the same time.

One of the 5 keyboards they offer is the CRAFT which I'd actually seen a month or so back while, coincidently, out with my son picking out a new mouse for him.

Had a very Applesque feel, I liked it a lot but not at $199.00 when I have a ton of Apple keyboards already.

So in a bit of spontaneity I said screw it and ordered a CRAFT as well.

Set it all up tonight and damn, it was all worth every penny.

Once it's all set up on both PC's it works like a dual monitor setup, the mouse just glides off one screen onto the other and the keyboard follows along.

It's utterly seamless and you can even copy paste between machines.

My setup was a bit pricey but hey, it's what I do for a living so the tools are worth the price to keep me productive but they do have a 5 Cross Flow capable mice and keyboard offerings to fit every budget so if you have a similar situation well worth a look.

https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/options/page/flow-multi-device-control

Since my wife paid $130 just for a mechanical (Cherry switches) keyboard that really isn't a bad price. The issue for me would be that I always move the mouse to the other screen to get it out of the way when I type. I can just imagine how bad things would get buggered for the first few days.