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Re:In praise of the mechanical keyboard by zamalek on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @06:09AM (#9332894)
There has been innovations. Model M used a buckling spring[1] (which some people claim is unmatched) while Cherry MX uses a mechanism[2] (which some people claim is superior).

There are a wide variety of Cherry MX switches and, yes, one that has a good tactile response but is also relatively quiet: Cherry MX Clear.

[1]: http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Origbuck1.jpg [2]: http://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Mx_clear_illustration.gif

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Re:In praise of the mechanical keyboard by cabirum on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @06:21AM (#9332927)
I'm not saying there were no innovation at all. But 30 years have passed since Model M release, you would expect keybs to change much, much more.

Also, Cherry is the only major manufacturer of mechanical switches in mass produced keyboards.

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Re:In praise of the mechanical keyboard by chao- on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @06:31AM (#9332956)
Razer now produces their own switches. Admittedly they are incredibly Cherry-like, so that doesn't address your point about "innovation", which I assume here to mean "variation" or simply product diversity?

For that, take a look at the switches produced by Topre Corp: http://deskthority.net/wiki/Topre_switch

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Re:In praise of the mechanical keyboard by noamyoungerm on Tuesday April 07, 2015 @08:55AM (#9333589)
30 years may have passed since the Model M was released, but typewriters have been in use for much longer. The fundamental structure of a keyboard is not new at all, and as such the mechanisms underlying the highest-quality keyboards can't have changed too much either.
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