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I got to start with Victor keyboards, which was a little bit of a "silver spoon". The only thing that was ever better than a model M.

Sometime around '97 I got a bunch of real Model M's from a school; spent a while refurbishing up a bunch of them, and then used that stack for like 20 years. They lived an average of 3yr under my hands.

Since then i use unicomp "new model M". This one has been going stong for 2+yr now, expect it to start losing function soon. Tried a couple different logitech "mechanical" and beat them to death in under a year.

My stuff would last longer if i used one of those "keyboard condom" things but those are worse than using a $10 disposable "flexible" bodyless thing, anyway. the cure is worse than the disease.




> They lived an average of 3yr under my hands.

How can you destroy a Model M?


Beating someone to death?

My m13 has lasted 20 years - though it needs a new cable because of flakey plastic.


Some people use an astounding amount of force. I wince every time I need to hand my father my laptop.


I have woken my wife up with a burst of typing. She said it sounded like someone shaking a spray paint can.


Ashtray got full.


psoriasis on my hands, associated clawlike fingernails. i bleed and shed a lot of skin.


>Since then i use unicomp "new model M". This one has been going stong for 2+yr now, expect it to start losing function soon. Tried a couple different logitech "mechanical" and beat them to death in under a year.

I had one of those for a bit but it had constant firmware issues. usb dropouts and resets that required a full power-off. had to return it.

was an OK repro as far as the typing feel goes, though.


Did you learn typing on a manual typewriter as I did? So far my Redragon K552 has held up pretty well for 3+ years.


I used a K552 for a while. Definitely a decent keyboard for the price. Just be warned that, like going from membrane to mechanical, once you upgrade there's no going back. I upgraded to a TKL GMMK with Kailh BOX White switches, and now the K552 feels terrible because my standards have been raised so much higher.




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