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Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by vunderba »

kilolima wrote: post #48
vunderba wrote: post #19

As 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…

"Built with the Mac users’ experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices..." No thanks!

There's a physical switch on it that remaps the keyboard to support windows or Mac, and they also include extra key caps if you prefer the windows logo versus the command logo. One of the three computers that I swap out is a Windows machine, so this keyboard is perfectly capable with both OSs.

You can use the VIA software to physically remap even more keys and because they let you swap between windows and Mac those count as separate layouts and you can create completely different key bindings which is really handy.

Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by vunderba »

rx_tx wrote: post #52
vunderba wrote: post #19

As 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.

You know I completely avoided even looking into Logitech mice, because I assumed that they required the use of their logitech dongle. Thanks for the recommendation!

Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by Lammy »

Bayaz wrote: post #90

They should try to cash in on the lucrative custom keycap market. When my last Unicomp model died years ago, I replaced it with a modular board and Box Navy switches to simulate the buckling spring feel. It’s close, but not exactly the same. I’d switch back to a Model M if there were custom keycaps.

If you go old enough the actual IBM-made keyboards do have swappable keycaps separate from the key stems.

Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by semolino »

imaginarypedro wrote: post #8

I 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 initially tried to go the classic route and get a refurbished Model M from the clicky keys guy. After having thismmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm happen at sporadic intervals with multiple boards (after paying to ship it back), I wrote it off and got a Unicomp New Model M. Been cruisin' and clackin' hard ever since.

Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by jwells89 »

Bayaz wrote: post #90

They should try to cash in on the lucrative custom keycap market. When my last Unicomp model died years ago, I replaced it with a modular board and Box Navy switches to simulate the buckling spring feel. It’s close, but not exactly the same. I’d switch back to a Model M if there were custom keycaps.

Yeah, the custom keycap scene is dominated by Cherry MX-compatible sets. There’s a handful of custom caps for Kailh Choc low profile switches and even smaller handful for Topre, but if you’re a fan of Alps or especially buckling springs there’s basically nothing.

This is a big reason why most of my boards are MX-type.

Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by Lammy »

grugagag wrote: post #87
bombcar wrote: post #84

https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/store/ has some similar things. The Model F 122 puts the Model M out to pasture.

That vertical bar Newsletter / Project Updates that wouldn’t go away, I just had to close the tab…

uBlock to the rescue:

  www.modelfkeyboards.com###omnisend-dynamic-container
  www.modelfkeyboards.com##.userway_buttons_wrapper
  www.modelfkeyboards.com##.scroll-top-right
(Floating vertical bar, floating accessibility button, and floating "jump to top" button, respectively)

Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by geophile »

ywain wrote: post #41
geophile wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It sounds pretty nice, but it's a non-starter for me. I am highly dependent on key bindings for the cluster of six keys: Ins/Del/Home/End/PageUp/PageDown. This cluster used to be pretty common but is increasingly rare. The Unicomp has it, the Keychron does not.

The Q5 Pro is a 96% layout, but Keychron also has quite a few 100% layouts: https://www.keychron.com/collections/all-keyboards?sort_by=m...

Okay, now we’re talkin’.

Re: Unicomp's "New" Model M Keyboard

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Post by [deleted] »

paulmd wrote: post #79
jseliger wrote: post #2

I used one for years and liked it, but, after switching to an ergonomic keyboard, I wouldn't want to primarily move back to a standard one.

I actually felt that the model M specifically gave me my first taste of RSI. The spring force is so much higher that after a while my fingers and wrists were just flatly sore. The problems began after I started gaming on it - and I'd been using them for work for a long time before that (5 years?). You tend to push a lot and push hard when gaming to be sure they key activates, and it's not really ideal for your finger…

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