The Buckling Spring keyboard is one of the first keyboards ever released. In fact, it’s responsible for the layout of the modern keyboards we use today. But there are a lot of different opinions about ...

Look closely at this beauty. No, that’s not a chopped IBM Model M or anything — it’s a custom 40% capacitive buckling spring keyboard with an ortholinear layout made by [durken]. Makes it easy to ...

The IBM Model F keyboard should need no introduction. Famed for its buckling spring key mechanisms, the Model F is lusted over for its satisfying typing experience and Armageddon-proof build quality.

Even having grown up using Commodore 64s, Apple IIs, and IBM PCs, I have no fondness for mechanical keyboards. I’m most happy with a set of short-travel, chiclet-style laptop keys under my fingers, ...

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The Cherry MX switch, first released way back in 1983, is the backbone of the current mechanical keyboard craze. We can talk all day about the IBM buckling spring or Topre’s “thocky” electrostatic ...

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Yes, this is about a Model M's death, now that I've totally dismounted an IBM model M (including the contacts films), I wanted to let you know that it's certainly not the best keyboard ever made. I ...