Here are some photos I took at a meetup held in San Diego in June 2018. I believe this was the first major keyboard enthusiast meetup held in the San Diego area. I was very happy to see a modest but enthusiastic number of attendees who brought some fantastic keyboards to check out. It was
Modified :: KB Paradise V80 & TEX TKL with Matias Quiet Clicks
Model Number: KBPV8000 (modified) Modified weight: 3.5lbs / 1.586 kg Key switch type: Matias Quiet Click Modified keycaps: Double-shot ABS Modified keycap average thickness: 1.2 mm With all of my recent custom keyboard projects, I’ve decided to share some of them. Modifying a keyboard or building a custom from scratch can be intimidating, especially the
Reviewed :: Leopold FC980C
Oneness with rubber cup: leopold-style Model Number: FC980C Retail Price: $259 Weight: 2.36 lbs/ 1.07253 kg Key switch type: Topre Electrostatic Capacitive 45g Keycaps: Dye sublimated PBT Keycap average thickness: 1.1 mm Some Background Leopold is a South Korean manufacturer and online retailer of mechanical keyboards and computer peripherals. Founded in 2005 Leopold
Reviewed :: Apple Extended Keyboard II
apple’s design wizardry at its finest Model Number: M3501 Retail Price: $163 Weight: 3.81 lbs/ 1.73 kg Key switch type: Alps SKCM Cream Dampened Keycaps: PBT Keycap average thickness: 1.13 mm Some Background The Apple Extended Keyboard II, or the “AEK II” was introduced in 1990 as a successor to Apple’s original Extended Keyboard. Building
Reviewed :: Clueboard 66% Mechanical Keyboard
A Professional Grade Tool Model Number: N/A Retail Price: $499.99 Weight: 2.19 lbs/ .99 kg Key switch type: Zealio 65 g Keycaps: Doubleshot ABS Keycap thickness: 1.43 mm Some Background Clueboard is a boutique manufacturer of custom, limited-run, DIY mechanical keyboards and keypads. Based in Santa Cruz, California, and spearheaded by Reddit user ‘Skyllydazed’ their
Reviewed :: Matias Quiet Pro for Mac
The world’s quietest mechanical keyboard Keyboard Name: Matias Quiet Pro Model Number: FK302Q Retail Price: $139.95 Weight: 2.81 lbs/ 1.27 kg Switch Type: Matias Quiet Click (simplified Alps-clone) Keycaps: ABS with laser-printed legends Keycap thickness: .91 mm Some Background Matias is a Canadian manufacturer of (mostly) computer keyboards. They were founded in 1989 in the parents’
Reviewed :: Unicomp Spacesaver M Black
It’s the inside that counts Keyboard Name: Unicomp Spacesaver M Black / Brilliant White Model Number: UW4ZP4A Retail Price: $94 Weight: 3.31 lbs / 3.3 kg Key switch type: Buckling spring Keycaps: PBT with dye sublimated legends Keycap thickness: 1.69 mm A Brief-ish History In 1985 IBM introduced the Model M keyboard as a cost-effective