I've been searching over the last few days for a better keyboard.
Of course, with keyboards it's like it is with most anything else...
"the best" can be very subjective. However, I'm not a big fan at all of extra buttons, media buttons, internet buttons, Windows buttons, backlighting, blinking blue LEDs, or any of the other dozens of marketing ploys manufacturers are using these days trying to lure buyers. I simply want a keyboard that feels right and performs correctly when it's used for typing.
During my search, I came across this article regarding the
best keyboard ever made:
Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent » Blog Archive » The Best Keyboard Ever Made (Updated x2)
That sounded like something that I might be interested in, but it didn't take long to see that very few of older IBM model M keyboards came in a black version, so I've ordered a black (buckling spring) keyboard from
Unicomp, the company that bought the rights to the buckling spring design previously used by IBM.
While I really wanted the black
Customizer 101 that comes without any Windows keys, they no longer manufacture that version, so I've ordered the
Customizer 104/105 which only comes in black.
Once it arrives and I've played with it a bit, I'll report back on well it works.
In the interim, do any of you have any experience with any of these keyboards, or the others mentioned the best keyboard article above?