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Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by aemerson_ » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC

wilsonnb3 wrote: post #13

What does it feel like to type on?

It's kind of like a M-series Mac keyboard but with substantially more travel on the key (we have about 0.5mm more travel), and more of a more definitive sense of when the key is actuated. It's a much more tactile experience than the MacBook keyboards, but that is still the closest comparison.

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by rckclmbr » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC

Love the keyboard, looks solid. Out of curiosity, why did you make the numbers so big? It looks like an intentional design choice and I don’t know if I like it, but I’m wondering if there’s reasoning behind it that could change my mind

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by anentropic » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 3:58 PM UTC

Any plans for a model with numeric keypad too?

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by splittydev » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC

Looks great, but sadly no fingerprint sensor is a deal breaker for me. I know it's not actually possible, so not your fault, but it's not for me. I rely on that thing way too much.

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by aemerson_ » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC

Scarbutt wrote: post #17

This looks great. Never liked the idea of having to add wrist rests to all these tall bulky mechanical keyboards. Does it support the globe key without having to use karabiner?

It does! We do some firmware trickery to make the globe key behave just like the Magic Keyboard. Can you tell me what exactly you use it for? I just want to make sure we have your use case covered.

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by hack1312 » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC

The autoplaying videos make your website unusable on mobile.

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by Locketgoma » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC

It. It is real thing? cool.

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by dimitrieh » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

Great concept! I need eu layout with the extra button next to the left shift. Why I would buy is essentially. Thin, premium typing experience, accessibility features. Don't need the fancy dials, stick out buttons, or a speaker. Dim it down, and it would be perfect

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by toomuchtodo » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC

splittydev wrote: post #34

Looks great, but sadly no fingerprint sensor is a deal breaker for me. I know it's not actually possible, so not your fault, but it's not for me. I rely on that thing way too much.

If on Mac, consider TinyTouch as a potential biometric hardware supplement when a keyboard does not support: https://github.com/zimengxiong/tinytouch

(no affiliation, saw a thread on it here)

Re: Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard

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Post by AshamedBadger56 » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC

Absolutely love the design, features, website, attention to detail, and just...taste. It's been quite a while since I mashed that reserve button so quickly haha. Hope it lives up to the design and looks!