Anyone else have these?

[zuben el genub]

Why I use a 20-year-old IBM Model M keyboard | Ars Technica

I have two of them, and do have to use the PS2 to USB. Windows isn't too fond of it as there is no "Windows" key and Ubuntu seems to fuss if I turn numlock on. I'll live with it until the keyboards die.

Only keyboards my daughter couldn't destroy. She's heavy handed.

 

[SiempreTuna]

I remember those as being very LOUD

.. but also pretty good

 

[unnamedny]

This article misses crucial points of owning mechanical keyboards. The main reason for mechanical keyboard is accuracy of typing. Keys are stiffer so when you press them, you turn switches on and off and you surely press them. Typing very fast and accurate on mechanical keyboard is far easier than on rubber keys. If you do not fully press key on "regular" keyboard it's not going to register. It's not a big deal if you use keyboard to leave comments on youtube and post things on forums, but it makes difference for someone who types codes everyday.

 

[kate]

I miss those keyboards.

While laptops are great, their keyboards can't even come close in quality.

 

[MoodyBlues]

No, I don't have any of those, but I wish I did. I have a bad habit of holding on when it comes to tech stuff, even when it's outlived its usefulness (like when it dies), but somehow I did not keep any of those. Well, wait...I still have many unpacked boxes in my garage from when I moved back here...

 

[Rukbat]

The old keyboards with the buckling springs are still made. And they're a lot cheaper than finding an old one. Try Unicomp, Inc. I've been using one of their classics for years and it still feels as good as the day I got it. (USB connector too. With "Windows" keys.)