Mechanical Keyboards

I think it's still the best keyboard for typing I've ever used. The tactile feedback is just awesome and the noise is actually very helpful to keep a rhythm going, improving typing speed because you mistype less, I believe.

I started my PC journey with an early cherry keyboard, one of those rubber dome/mechanical hybrid copies of the original model m. It was not too bad, I think. I then used some Logitech rubber domes for e next two decades or so. Heard that mechanical keyboards are a thing five years ago or so. Bought one of those cherry hybrids again but found that it was alright for gaming but not that great for typing. Then bought the cheapest blue switch mechanical Chinese keyboard to write my thesis on which was really great for typing but annoyed the fuck out of every one at the uni library I am sure. Bit the bullet and bought a model m as a full size keyboard for home use. And also a very cheap numpad-less brown switch one for gaming (15 euros including shipping because the h key was broken). It was an easy soldering job and has been my go to (fps) gaming one for ever since.

So yeah, model m is still the typing king for me and brown keys are best for gaming imho. But if you are on a budget, a blue key mechanical keyboard will be still very satisfying for typing.

I had one when the first came out. They're not actually good unless you have gorilla hands. It's like the vinyl of PC hardware. I later replaced my M with a mechanical Northgate that had a much better feel. Plus function keys on the side which was more familiar for me because I still used VT terminals at school.

But for me the real revolution was the original MS Natural Keyboard. It saved me from carpal tunnel that plagued the generation that grew up with computers. Now kids want to repeat their parents mistakes.

However I'm still guilty of buying many mechanical keyboards because they look so cool.

I like them the best. Nothing has yet to beat buckling springs for switches and the caps and case of a model M are pretty damn good too. Other than the plastic rivets they are damn near perfect. A lot of modern keyboards have tight small metal cases that don't sound nearly as nice as the one on the model M. That being said, if you don't love them then that is ok too.

Definitely outclassed by modern tech, switches have advanced a lot, you can find whatever you're looking for these days

Has the form factor of keyboard layout upgraded since then? Yes absolutely

Have we found a more satisfying way to type then buckling springs? No. They are still absolutely the best tactile feedback typing experience I've ever found.

I got one for my wife and she loves it.

I almost regret it as it's figuring carcophonous