Used a unicomp Model M 8+ years ago. Spilled coffee on it and it was dead dead.
It's a very loud keyboard. You couldn't use one today if you had to type during a zoom or teams meeting.
Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard
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#52As an aside and a huge lover of mechanical keyboards since the original IBM model M with the buckler springs, I picked up a Keychron Q5 Pro a few months ago and really like it. https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q5-pro-qmk-via-wi... It's pretty easy to replace the key caps and it has a very good tactile feel to it. It does weigh as much as a houseboat but that's fine as I prefer it to stay stationary. One thi…
Logitech mice (like the MX3 master) have a profile toggle switch on the bottom that can swap between 3 different BT devices or their supplied dongles. Super fast and convenient.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not OP, but I use the kinesis advantage but if I was going to pick one again I'd go with the ergodox, also had a keyboardio but switching between types is kinda tricky and annoying
Anecdotal, but ergodox flared up my RSI terribly. I think it might be the shear size of it and overstretching my pinkies with the shift keys pulling double duty with parenthesis. I’m now a happy user of the kinesis advantage (though the configuration software pales in comparison to the ergodox) and feel so much better.
I replaced the controller board in my Kinesis Advantage with a QMK-based KinT and I highly recommend it: https://github.com/kinx-project/kint
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#54Oh thank God, no RGB LEDs.
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#55Not sure if this breaks HN's rules, but I'd love to hear anyones suggestions on favorite split keyboards. There's a lot of homebrew boards out there that're very small/light but I have sausage fingers and the demeanor of an orangutan. https://www.amazon.com/KINESIS-Advantage360-Professional-Erg... ^closest I've found, but $$$
I was doing quite a bit of shopping for a split ergo about a year ago. My main contenders ended up being: - Glove80 - Advantage360 - ZSA Moonlander - ZSA Ergodox - Various alice layout KB's (not full split. ex: Keychron K15) - Custom building some sort of sofle or dactyl - ZSA recently came out with the voyager which looks essentially like a wired 65% sofle. In the end I went with the Glove80, which I _highly_ recomm…
I keep saying I should trying the Moonlander, but I never get around to it. The ErgoDox thumb clusters were too much of a stretch for my thumbs - I think the adjustable ones on the moonlander would help
Edit: A Dactyl with a trackball would be pretty sweet too. They seem to be getting a bit easier to buy now too.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which ergonomic model did you choose?
A Kinesis Advtange: https://jakeseliger.com/2011/07/17/further-thoughts-on-the-k... . Well, a series of them. Now I have one from Upgrade Keyboards: https://upgradekeyboards.com/collections/kinesis-advantage36... with "Box White" keys. Very nice! My guess is that, for most people, myself included, once one has invested the time in learning any particular ergonomic keyboard (Ultimate Hacking Keyboard, Ergodox, whateve…
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#57As long as we're talking mechanical keyboards, do they all require maintenance just to keep working, or is the basic Cooler Master one I bought just a dud? After only like 2 years, many of the keys stopped working reliably. They'd double type or fail to register. I looked into it, and this seems to be a common issue with many mechanical keyboards. I tried some of the recommended solutions (blow dust out, use contact…
I've had a Cooler Master tenkeyless for nearly 10 years and I still use it. I have had to repair a couple solder joints over time however.
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#58I had a classic 101-key Unicomp Model M that I purchased while they were apparently having quality problems due to worn out tooling. The keys felt different than my real Model Ms and the spacebar frequently stuck. They've since refurbished the tooling and I hear the quality is back to the high level you would expect. For me though I just chose to retire the Unicomp and refurbish my real Model Ms. I bought three about…
I remember stacks of Model M's at radio rallies and other flea-market-type places. You couldn't give them away. If only I'd known...
So true. Worth more than most old computers now.
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#59This is quite cool, but I really don't understand some people's affinity toward buckling spring switches, they're loud and odd feeling, not nearly as consistent as anything cherry or their alternatives are offering.
I have one of these, having never used one growing up (so lacking the nostalgia) and I love the thing. To this day, no other keyboard can compete in terms of synchronizing the tactile "click" and the onscreen response. The only reason I don't use it more widely is because it's so loud and large.
Topre switches give you a spring and a dome. I prefer it and used to have a unicomp that was my daily driver for years.
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#60I had one of these exact keyboards (at least the same keycap color scheme, etc). It was actually really pleasant to use, but it was far too large for my liking. I ended up going back to 60% boards with blue switches.