[jim]

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Originally posted by aeberbach I think the Avant Prime is the best new keyboard available today. Fully programmable, solid enough for hand-to-hand combat and clicky like the old model 'M' but not excessively so.

Yeah, the avant is supposed to be a replica of the old northgate. Awesome keyboard isn't it? I definitely prefer it over the Model M. Here is my beloved northgate:

 

[lini]

I've experienced several nice keyboards - the Mitsumi Commdore provided with the Amiga 2000 was excellent, as were the aforementioned old IBMs. My personal favourite were the old Siemens (= Actually Tandberg Data OEM...) models that were huge like a surfboard, had very flat keycaps and were surprisingly heavy. But I've also had some fairly good cheapo types from Silitek and Qtronix, which I could only recommend for very fair price/performance.

As for preferences, I'm not really fond of keyclick. But I like some extra keys. Whereas I hate overdone and overly futuristic styling.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Hiker]

I got the Logitech® Cordless MX™ Duo a few months ago, and I am quite pleased. It is more of a clicky type with a bunch of programable buttons. I don't use all of them, but I find some of them quite helpful. The cordless mouse that came with it is also quite comfortable with convienent buttons for forward and back when surfing the net.

 

[Kelvie1234]

I can type 20wpm faster (120wpm) with my softer $10 keyboard, than I would do with any $50 clicker.. most keyboards are unacceptable, except for this one $10 brandless one I have..

And I prefer not to use the MS Natural keyboards.. as it is annoying seeing as I press the Y key with the left hand sometimes (bad habit)

 

[pbirkett]

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Originally posted by Duncan Hey CaptBubba... Thanks for the Windows+D thing... i've always used Windows+M... but then obviously there is no way to bring it back, unless you do so manually... Brilliant

Yep there is. Shift + Win + M

 

[Ctn]

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Originally posted by tortie Yes I would agree.

That's not the original version

. It's pre-multimedia keys.

The original natural keyb is of very high quality.
I got it in the p90 days and is still working till now.
Absolutely faultless.

The newer ms keyb's are of very low quality.

 

[D-EJ915]

I saw the original one (red box) at an office depot the other day for $50, I was like...WHOA!!...I HATE natural keyboards

...overpriced piece of junk, I got my AT KB for free!!

 

[Polygon]

I prefer a cross between soft and clicky. I can't stand laptop keyboards.

 

[minya]

Am I the only one here not dorky enough to memorize keyboard model numbers?

- Chris

 

[tommyatkins]

Hey, i had to go look up my model number of my Model M class keyboard (which dorkily enough I saved).

 

[Earwax]

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Originally posted by minya Am I the only one here not dorky enough to memorize keyboard model numbers? - Chris

No, it's printed right on the underside of the keyboard. In fact, I'd forgotten that both the full-size and the space-saver version are called model M.

 

[tommyatkins]

Yeah the Model M series had a large number of different models. the full 101 key/compact, blue logo/grey logo, IBM/Lexmark, beige/grey capslock light area, removable keycaps/nonremovable, drink spillage groves/less groves, thick metal plate on bottom/none, detachable cord/fixed. A few of these are related, but a model was produced for most of the combinations. (I did WAY too much research when I bought mine).

btw, Earwax, not all Model M's used a detachable cord. The later models did not. The reason for the detachable cord was that these cost $80 new (in the 80s), and many programmers would haul it from place to place. I am not sure at the features that are common to all the Model M's except that they used buckling spring technology (clicky technology).

Also, are those both your keyboards?

 

[Earwax]

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Originally posted by tommyatkins Yeah the Model M series had a large number of different models. the full 101 key/compact, blue logo/grey logo, IBM/Lexmark, beige/grey capslock light area, removable keycaps/nonremovable, drink spillage groves/less groves, thick metal plate on bottom/none, detachable cord/fixed. A few of these are related, but a model was produced for most of the combinations. (I did WAY too much research when I bought mine). btw, Earwax, not all Model M's used a detachable cord. The later models did not. The reason for the detachable cord was that these cost $80 new (in the 80s), and many programmers would haul it from place to place. I am not sure at the features that are common to all the Model M's except that they used buckling spring technology (clicky technology). Also, are those both your keyboards?

I didn't know about the non-detachable chord. Or maybe I did, I remember some of those, they weren't as heavy so I didn't think they were still called Model M.

Yes, those are my keyboards in the picture. I got several full-size Ms along with some 286 PS/2s one of my former employers was tossing out. And I bought a couple of the the space saver version cheap from (?)somewhere.

 

[D-EJ915]

I have an IBM cash-register KB that has a detacheable cord, too bad it's a weird connector that's flat...and is brown...it's weird.

 

[vwap]

I personally enjoy soft-click keyboards, but I haven't found a combination of features and clickyness on a keyboard that I like yet...

So I'm on a clicky keyboard right now... I love the clickyness of the old Fujitsu keyboards.. but I really love the old Gateway keyboards, too..

I just can't win..