modern model M’s do they live up to the hipe?
I have that one too!!! Most excellent.
i picked up the Linux keycaps for the meta keys as well . Also can I ask you a question about your keyboard? Does your right menu key click like the others or is it liner with no spring?
It seems clicky like the other keys. I should get Linux caps too hah.
thanks it must be just mine that’s broken no big it’s not like it’s a key I care about or type much with that key.
That is unfortunate. I hardly ever use that key haha. Maybe Unicomp would fix it, have you asked them?
eh been to many years at this point i only noticed it a year after I got it since I almost never use that key. i was more curious if it was by design to not used a leaf spring on that key for just that key to cut costs or something.
Unicomp Keyboards used to be rather derided due to declining quality resulting from aging manufacturing tooling, making them a mere shadow of the Keyboard IBM made. That being said, their “New Model M” uses new tooling. The situation seems to have improved quite a bit on this new model as a result. That being said, at $125 I find the New Model M rather pricey for what they are: a basic keyboard with limited customization and mere 2-key rollover. If you really want buckling springs and want them brand new, it is the way to go, otherwise consider buying an original Model M used or buying a regular mechanical keyboard with clicky switches.
i agree it’s a little pricey for what you get but my fingers only want leaf springs but i can confirm that the new model m has 6 key rollover. the standard spec for USB keyboards. NKRO would be nice but I also heard there would be issues with bios not seeing the keyboard on older systems. I have not verified that though.
Hm, must have googled that spec wrong, to be fair, they don’t list it on the product page.
agreed i can totally see how you came to that conclusion. i only mention it cause I thought the same thing but was surprised when I did the keyboard test. becase the old Ms only had 2 like you said.
I wish they did a proper one with trackpoint, but apparently they only stick with that joystick.
I have been eyeing Unicomp’s Model M for a long, long time. But unable to justify the high shipping costs - it costs more than the keyboard to get it shipped to where I live!!
Though I won’t lose hope. :-)
I actually like the classic style more than the modern redesign. I just hope they don’t stop making the keyboard in that style by the time I buy it.
Do you use one? What are your thoughts about the keyboard?
Same here…Ordering one directly from Unicomp would be around $80 dollar in shipping costs alone