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I don't understand why Microsoft and Logitech spend all this time with new keyboard designs, putting new keys all over the loving place and generally messing with every detail EXCEPT THE loving KEY SWITCHES. They use the worst loving mush switches imaginable and I can't ever use them because of this. Why?!!
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In case anyone cares I finally bought 2 of those Unicomp IBM model M's. It is drat near exactly the same as my 1983 Model M. Got the one with USB and the Windows keys in black. Costs 70 bux and totally worth it. 
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Dec 31, 2009 02:50
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EnergizerFellow posted:If you want a Model M, they are still being made, new today. Complete with things like w/ or w/o Windows keys, TrackPoint, USB, etc. I just bought 2 of them and they are exactly like my super old Model M. The plastic is even textured in the same way. The buckling springs feel and sound EXACTLY like they should as well. Overall for 70 bux it is a bargin. The original M's cost around $120 back in the early 80s.
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Jan 8, 2010 18:06
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MasterWerk posted:I actually came here to post about my new Unicomp 104. I really like the feel of this board, but it's god damned big. I wish I would have gone with the space saver model, which has the same buttons and layout but with a smaller form factor. I loving love my Unicomp model M. Best keyboard I have ever used. Also after a few months it is breaking in nicely. Keys are a bit less hard to push and smoother. I have no clue why anyone is messing with cherry switches.. I have tried them and the feel like cheap model M switch knock offs. Then again my opinions suck. quote:Coming from a logitech illuminated board, it's a transcendant experience.
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May 15, 2010 19:27
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nftyw posted:Yup, it's the venerable Model M. Quite possibly one of the few pieces of hardware that are still around from the old post-Pentium Dark Ages of computing. I find they're harder to get ahold of these days as businesses clean out old stock and supply dries up, but the things are heavy, durable, and depending on how you get your hands on one, cheap to free. This is why you buy a Unicomp Model M copy with windows keys and a USB plug. It is every bit the keyboard the originals were. Love it to death.
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Aug 3, 2010 16:33
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In case anyone cares I think newegg is selling Rosewill Filco copies with Cherry switches: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201040&Tpk=rosewill%20mechanical%20keyboard $99 for it, so I would think it was just a rebrand rather than a cheap copy.
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Nov 3, 2010 20:57
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Back in stock at newegg Rosewill Cherry MX keyboards. $99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201040
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Nov 28, 2010 21:54
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I hosed up and poured near half a glass of scotch into my unicomp model M. After I cleaned it out it was still producing repeating characters and other weird poo poo. I had to get some rubbing alcohol and pour that into the open key sockets, shake and then let dry for a day. Worked fine though. God I love this keyboard. I cannot use non-mechanical keyboards anymore.
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Jan 22, 2011 19:45
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evlbstrd posted:Anyone have advice on how on cleaning coke (a cola) off a keyboard. I have a Dinovo Edge thats impossible to disassembly and the syrupy goodness is making keys stick. Still under warranty, don't suppose I can get Logitech to send me a new one. first, wash with distilled water, even soak it for a while next rinse with 90% rubbing alcohol finally let dry with a fan for a day or 2
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Feb 23, 2011 03:52
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Unicomp Model M's do not get enough love in this thread 
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Apr 6, 2011 19:40
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Jam2 posted:$140 is a lot to spend considering I've never tried a mechanical keyboard before. I've gotten used to the laptop keyboard design (Apple's square-pad key style). Are there typists who do not prefer the mechanical after having tried both? Actual typists love mechanical keyboards and almost always prefer them. However, being used to the apple laptop design... mechanical keyboards are basically on the opposite side of the keyboard spectrum. I have a feeling you wont like them. Apple did use mechanical keyboards a long time ago, they were great. These days its all about slim, aluminum, and some keys thrown in.
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May 9, 2011 18:16
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blowingupcasinos posted:The only thing I want on my keyboard is an IBM analog nub thing. You want this then: http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/en104wh.html
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Jun 17, 2011 00:59
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ufarn posted:Yeah, I am making some weird typos, while I am learning the ropes, but more important than avoiding bottoming out, I don't make a lot of noise while typing. Uh what the hell? gently caress that noise, I slam my keyboard hard. The harder you press the more the computer will know you mean it.
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Aug 31, 2011 00:46
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Fermented Tinal posted:For me, switching back to a mechanical after years of using rubber dome was almost night/day. My typing speed also improved dramatically (went from 60wpm error-free to over 90wpm) and after 10+ hours of typing my fingers don't fatigue like they do with rubber domes. After 22 years of typing (about 8 of which have been on mechanicals almost exclusively) with poor wrist position I have yet to experience any sort of RSI. I'm with you man. The cherries are good, way way better than buckling dome but buckling spring is ultra win. I've been using these Model M's since I was a kid and they are basically my favorite keyboard ever. With the small exception of this one Data General terminal board.. which is from like 82. It's keys are just incredible. Sadly its not convertible into anything usable on a PC. But yea, I have a nice new Unicomp model M and it rules. If Unicomp goes away I will cry like a baby and then buy up old stock on ebay. redeyes fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Dec 1, 2011 |
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Dec 1, 2011 20:29
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Has anyone purchased a Ducky Shine III? Curious how it is.
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Sep 2, 2013 20:29
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I got an Anker Mechanical keyboard. Seems really nice actually. Adjustable white back light, gaming keys if you want to use em. Cherry reds, and a few multimedia keys and volume. Good solid feel, heavy keyboard, good plastics. $99 with backlight and reds. Anker seems like they have decent support as well. http://www.ianker.com/support-c22-g375.html
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Jun 14, 2014 03:26
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In case anyone cares, I got a Unicomp Model M about 6 years ago and then spilled a margarita in it, killed it pretty good. I got ahold of some old nerd on the phone and he said to send it back and they would repair it for 35 bux, which they did and is cheaper then buying a new one. Good support though!
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Jun 19, 2015 21:33
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TheModernAmerican posted:I have reds and I rarely bottom out. And it gives me a feeling of authority when I need to slam a key because I watched to many cold war movies when I was kid. This is probably one of the best descriptions of why I love mechanical keyboards
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Aug 14, 2015 16:04
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Walked posted:Anyone used the Rosewill mechanical keyboard? It's a fine keyboard. Main issue was the poo poo USB connector they used. might be fixed at this point.
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Aug 20, 2015 20:55
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echinopsis posted:Sure they're cherry brand? That's not normal Not at all normal, in fact, i've never heard of bad cherries... maybe in the last 10 years? Maybe this is a case of chinese knockoffs?
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Sep 28, 2015 14:50
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Anker made a cherry red mechanical keyboard, full size, with white backlights for like 80 bux! But I just went to buy another and they are discontinued. Dammit! Oh look: http://www.amazon.com/Cherry-G80-38...s=cherry+mx+red I like this redeyes fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Sep 29, 2015 |
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Sep 29, 2015 17:44
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Deviant posted:Lose that tenkey, you won't miss it. Over my loving dead body.
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Oct 1, 2015 01:46
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Clark Nova posted:A model M will last forever. Sounds like someone poured a margarita into your unicomp. I have a couple that have been rocking now for 7ish years. I killed both, one with coke, the other with a margarita. Sent em back to unicomp and for 30ish bux they fixed each one. And a sweaty nerd answered the phone. What more could you want?
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Oct 2, 2015 14:45
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betterinsodapop posted:This is actually very useful info. I've long lusted after a Unicomp, but having to replace it every other year wouldn't really be worth it. Nah, the Unicomps are great quality made in America. Also they are more like $84. Going on 7 years of use with no problems except what I caused. http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB40P4A
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Oct 2, 2015 15:57
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Digital Osmosis posted:Okay, how about the opposite - are linear switches actually bad for typing? Or do some typists just like that the blue ones sound like a typewriter? I went from IBM/Unicomp buckling springs to Cherry Reds and I'll tell you what, I made mistakes for like 3 months until i lightened up on my fingers. Now I can type even faster with no mistypes on reds. It really comes down to your muscle memory I think. quote:i only type on the finest vintage olivetti typewriter with a camera and OCR software set to translate the printed text to computer inputs The Unicomp/IBM Modem M was made to emulate the IBM selectric typewriters. For those of us that learned to touchtype on a selectric, the model m's are like slipping into a comfortable pair of socks.. just right. redeyes fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Oct 12, 2015 |
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Oct 12, 2015 16:36
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Man, that's really cool. In my school the "second tier" was Apple IIe's which i preferred anyway. My first tier choice were Commador 64s. 2nd was ye ol Selectric. I still love most of the old keyboards way too much. Ever seen a Data General terminal board? oooooh man, those have the best action ever.
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Oct 12, 2015 23:23
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Those are straight up nice. Jealousy.
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Oct 14, 2015 13:53
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wa27 posted:I don't understand how people claim to type quietly on any cherry keys. Even if I don't bottom out on browns, the noise of the keys raising back up is louder than any rubber dome I've used. If you slowly raise your finger off the key, no upward slap noise. But see, mechanical keyboards are about feel and response first and noise second. If you care that much just use a rubber dome.
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Oct 28, 2015 16:50
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Whoa man, those keycaps are sweet but not the color or the extra characters. Is there a set that is plain black and white similar to old school terminal boards?
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Nov 11, 2015 23:50
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The Deadly Hume posted:The colour is kind of the point here, but if you want black keys in the same style, I have no idea if these are still in stock since most custom keycap sets are done as made-to-order runs, but maybe this is the sort of thing you're after. Note for instance that the black modifier set is priced at $redonkulous. (Getting them in blue is more reasonable but not much more so.) Thanks for that information. That is pretty much exactly what I wanted and yeah for that price its
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Nov 12, 2015 00:10
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ColHannibal posted:You want a tactile switch not a linear one, you will hate linear switches if you like blue. That looks really nice. Spendy though.. but it does have the numberpad and arrow keys. I have to have those.
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Nov 15, 2015 18:04
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I've been using a Anker mechanical with Cherry Reds that was discontinued. Love the thing. Decided to pull out my older Unicomp M and man, that thing is worlds different, big clunky keys, loud as gently caress.. its pure finger sex. I haven't met a mechanical keyboard I didn't love.
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Nov 23, 2015 16:19
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I can't believe how many models don't come with the number pad. Don't people input numbers anymore?! ARRG!
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Feb 1, 2016 16:35
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ILikeVoltron posted:I'm a huge fan of the DSA Keycaps on pimpmykeyboards. I replaced the default caps on my pok3r with them. They seem super sturdy. Those keycaps make my loins tingle. Reminds me heavily of old Commador 64 keyboards.
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Apr 28, 2016 15:40
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xgalaxy posted:What is out there for wireless mechanical these days? Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Nulaxy-Wired-Keyboard-Bluetooth-Adapter/dp/B00T5YXNL0 ?
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May 30, 2016 21:59
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You can't just link that without the best part: "Sadly, the listing hardly does this product justice. The brass is actually from free range ore mined by blind Benedictine monks, then slow-forged to perfection in the ancient fires of Pompeii and cooled in unicorn tears. Then it is lovingly hand polished by rare albino panda bears high atop a Tibetan mountain. No, not that mountain. It's a secret one only the wealthy know about. The switches themselves are from the Apollo 11 command capsule (the lunar lander switches are extra), and each is blessed by the Machine Spirit to improve both K/D ratio and one's ability to quickscope. The buttons are hand-penned in English using a unique ink crafted from the ashes of the Library of Alexandria, and painstakingly inscribed by actual elves. Real ones, not those cheap, imitation Keebler or Santa elves you'll find making inferior products. The cable is from AudioQuest, makers of multi-thousand dollar HDMI cables, and is emblazoned with powerful runes invoking the power of the ancient god Yu-Essbee. The pictures also fail to capture the ethereal glow and low, audible hum that can be heard even over the incessant clacking of the keys. A word of warning, however: some say lesser men cannot handle the magnitude of such eldritch power, and will be consumed by the might of this keyboard, left to roam an otherworldly plane for all time." 
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Nov 25, 2016 16:48
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I'm looking for a full layout keyboard with Cherry Blues and backlit keys. I absolutely hate new style keycaps with crap fonts, I only want older style ones that look classy with nice fonts. I've been looking around for the last hour and finding not much with nice fonts. Help?
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Feb 5, 2017 17:06
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onesixtwo posted:https://codekeyboards.com/ While nearly everything about those keyboards is awesome, one thing I cannot stand:  I know, I know. My OCD can't stand the horizontal Alt characters. They have to be vertical, top/bottom.
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Feb 5, 2017 17:53
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DarkEnigma posted:How about the cooler master that was just mentioned? Their masterkeys pro L comes in backlit cherry blues, vertical alt keys, and looks almost exactly like that code keyboard just linked. I've been using the TKL variant and have been loving it so far. That looks like the best one. Thanks.
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SinineSiil posted:Cool, my new Logitech G610 keyboard has coil whine like noise if I set backlighting to lower than max brightness with no effects. Thats a PWM controller and it shouldn't make noise. Yet another worthless Logitech product made in the bowels of China.
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