Tools matter.
Tools matter for writing.
And one of the most important writing tools? The keyboard.
A 50,000-word novel, if you consider spacing, editing and rewriting requires at least one-million keystrokes. That’s a lot of finger-work!
For example, I recently upgraded my iMac (my old one is from 2012!), but the keyboard which came with the new one was so small for my hands it would be very difficult to use. I had to get the larger Apple keyboard.
Think about I this: I am going to be striking keys 1 million times a month. Physically—and writing is a physical activity—the keyboard may be more important than the software and the chip.
So, my advice? When a writer purchases a new computer they should spend at least as much time on selecting the keyboard as on selecting the monitor and software.