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Currently I always use an IBM Model M both at home and the office and I really, really love it. I always had used Model M but stopped using them when I bought
by antaviana 12y ago
Currently I always use an IBM Model M both at home and the office and I really, really love it.
I always had used Model M but stopped using them when I bought my first Mac because it came with a keyboard and I was lazy to order a PS2-USB converter, somewhat influenced by someone who told me they didn't really work well.
After some years with the Mac keyboard I felt like using again a mechanical keyboard, so I bought a Das Keyboard (Clicky - Blue Switch). I thought I would get the same feeling I had with the Model M, but it was totally different and I did not really like it (it felt a lot cheaper than the Model M, and the noise was similar to preparing pop corn).
Finally I decided to buy PS2-USB converters and was able to rescue the old IBM Model M keyboards I had (more than 20 years old), and I'm not looking back.
However, to use these beasts you need to have your own office (or home office) or else your colleges and loved ones will start complaining a lot.
- peatmoss 12y agoBuy a Unicomp (pckeyboard.com) if you ever find yourself wanting of model M. I did about a month ago, after being sad at the cost of vintage model M keyboards that I had a small stock of many years ago. In short, the action is exactly the same as I remember, probably owing to using the same mechanism. Further, I was able to buy a keyboard with dvorak layout (in hardware, not just the keycaps). You can also get them with caps and ctrl swapped and other such tomfoolery. Only minor complaint is the extruded plastic casing for the keyboard is clearly not the best quality. You can see the way the plastic "flows." That said, I'm sure the thing is bulletproof given its weight. The mechanism itself is clearly of the highest quality, which is what counts.