Mechanical Keyboards
Will write mechanical keyboards description later.
Keyboards I Mainly Use
IBM Enhanced Keyboard (1991 IBM Model M)
Model | M |
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Part Number | 1391401 |
Key Switch Technology | IBM Buckling Spring |
Keyboard Interface | PS/2 |
Date of Manufacture | NOVEMBER 08, 1991 |
Manufactured in | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
The IBM Enhanced Keyboard (more commonly known by many as the IBM Model M) is said to be the world's greatest keyboard ever made. It trumps rubber dome switches which are commonly used in most modern keyboards. It even makes the praised-by-many Cherry MX switches feel scratchy and without character when compared to the god-like buckling spring switch used in the IBM Model M. Everything about it — That crisp tactile bump, the sweet ping of the spring followed with a kur-thunk of the keycap bottoming out, and the perfectly balanced actuation force — is well thought out and executed with the high standards that Big Blue had always strived for back then. All of this is why a keyboard released 39 years ago (1985) still remains (in the eyes of many) uncontested in feel, sound, layout, and the tank-like build quality that they were so famous for. [Will finish description later]
Genovation ControlPad CP24
Model | CP24 |
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Part Number | N/A |
Key Switch Technology | Cherry MX Black |
Keyboard Interface | USB |
Date of Manufacture | N/A |
Manufactured in | N/A |
There are multiple reasons that I settled on using the Genovation ControlPad CP24 as the macropad of my choice [Will finish description later]
Keyboards I No Longer Use, but Still Own
Corsair K95 RGB Platinum
Model | K95 |
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Part Number | N/A |
Key Switch Technology | Cherry MX RGB Brown |
Keyboard Interface | USB |
Date of Manufacture | N/A |
Manufactured in | N/A |
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