New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spring Back in Your Typing

Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by executesorder66 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @07:39AM (#26179115)

> the keys have enough force to actively push back into position, which gives a great pressed/not-pressed response.

I'm not sure I understand this. How does a rubber dome keyboard not do this?

> The key travel distance should be about the same as a membrane keyboard

I must disagree. I've tested them side by side, and all the mechanical keyboards activate at at least twice the distance. (I've tried like 5 different ones, so not exhaustive, but still)

> activation happens at the midpoint, not the terminal point

I do know this, but it also irritates me. Why not just stop at the activation point? That should give you better feedback than trying to find the activation point somewhere in the middle.

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by freeone3000 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:57AM (#26182288)

It's so you don't bottom out. The goal is for you to press the key, it activate, and you release for the return without any jolts along the way. (Some models, like browns, have a tactile bump where the resistance changes). The "bonus" 50% travel is to avoid the shock of bottoming out and pressing against an inflexible surface.

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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by executesorder66 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @01:13PM (#26183348)

Thanks that makes a bit more sense to me. I think maybe I should just get one and experiment a bit more. Perhaps I wasn't giving it enough of a chance.

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