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Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by dukeofdoom on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:27AM (#26181823)
The long key press and the clicking sound is why this would not be something I would choose. I think my next keyboard will be a logitech ergo k860 keyboard. I tried it at best buy and it feels so great to type on, and I know bluetooth will work. I just wished it had leds. If you're in the market for a keyboard, I would check that one out.

Last year, I switched to keychron k1, A low profile mech keyboard. The lighting effects are absolutely stunning, it really is the most beautiful keyboard I have typed on. However, the bluetooth and typing experience it a little off. The keys are jagged on the corners and I seem to catch the corners. And bluetooth intermittently drops connection to my macbook, making it useless.

Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by 52-6F-62 on Thursday February 18, 2021 @03:34PM (#26185122)
It's not the ergonomic model, but I have the K840 and I love it.

https://www.logitech.com/en-ca/product/k840-mechanical-corde...

Then again, I also loved and have used extensively the Apple chiclet keyboard before the new magic version... ~2015 model?

So my opinion might be as good as heresy around here.

Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by TylerE on Thursday February 18, 2021 @11:31AM (#26181878)
Topre dude. You'll thank and hate me later.
Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by bjoli on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:04PM (#26184048)
I actually switched from topre to a BTC 5140. A very nice, snappy and ubiquitous rubber dome keyboard. You can get one for 10 bucks.

It is like a topre for poor people.

Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by Rafael_Milcic on Friday February 19, 2021 @08:58AM (#26193169)
Can you give some pointers on tracking these down? I found this WYSE one in a video linked below, but I can only find a couple overpriced ones on ebay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK7oaCQ-SGM

Re:New Model M Is an American-Made Keyboard That Puts a Spri... by bjoli on Friday February 19, 2021 @10:52AM (#26194395)
I bought mine at a Swedish online auction site. I suspect eBay is the place, but unless you are not getting an AT converter with it I would not pay more than $20.

If you find an old Packard bell with a 1.25 unit wide escape key it is certainly a BTC board. That is how I found mine. 25sek (about 3 bucks) without an AT converter.

Just look for retro keyboards. The 1.25 unit escape key is the first thing to spot. Then make sure it is the dome-with-slider one and not a foam-and-foil (which are certainly degraded beyond use by now).

Personally I think the future of tactile keyboards is rubber domes and either light-based sensing or EC style (like topre). No friction, yet great tactility instead of the almost-linear switches like cherry MX brown.