Modelfkeyboards.com
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- Location: Reno, NV
- Main keyboard: IBM Mod F AT
- Main mouse: Logitech M570
- Favorite switch: Mod F capacitive
- DT Pro Member: -
So I stumbled across http://modelfkeyboards.com, which purports to be manufacturing brand new, metal, model F keyboard reproductions, for relatively reasonable prices, all things considered.
A search here didn't turn up anything. Anybody know about this or have any opinions?
A search here didn't turn up anything. Anybody know about this or have any opinions?
- chzel
- Location: Athens, Greece
- Main keyboard: Phantom
- Main mouse: Mionix Avior 7000
- Favorite switch: Beamspring, BS, Vintage Blacks.
- DT Pro Member: 0086
I'm in a good mood...
group-buys-f50/brand-new-f62-kishsaver- ... 11046.html
group-buys-f50/brand-new-f62-kishsaver- ... 11046.html
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- Location: Reno, NV
- Main keyboard: IBM Mod F AT
- Main mouse: Logitech M570
- Favorite switch: Mod F capacitive
- DT Pro Member: -
Weirdest. Searched across all forums for "modelfkeyboards.com" and "new model f keyboards" and got nothing...so I posted, and now when I search again, I get results.
Obviously this is a calculated attempt to DRIVE ME INSANE.
Wife points to piles of Model F/M keyboards I already have (and in the case of the Fs, painfully restored) and wonders why in God's name would I be at all interested. This from the woman who routinely grabs some of my modern review keyboards with fancy lighting effects and uses them to decorate the desk space around her iMac while she types on one of those atrocious Apple thin aluminum things. Oh well.
Anyeay, thanks for the pointers.
Obviously this is a calculated attempt to DRIVE ME INSANE.
Wife points to piles of Model F/M keyboards I already have (and in the case of the Fs, painfully restored) and wonders why in God's name would I be at all interested. This from the woman who routinely grabs some of my modern review keyboards with fancy lighting effects and uses them to decorate the desk space around her iMac while she types on one of those atrocious Apple thin aluminum things. Oh well.
Anyeay, thanks for the pointers.
- XMIT
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- Location: Austin, TX area
- Main keyboard: XMIT Hall Effect
- Main mouse: CST L-Trac Trackball
- Favorite switch: XMIT 60g Tactile Hall Effect
- DT Pro Member: 0093
Buy her a Topre. Mine loves hers.dramsey wrote: ↑Wife points to piles of Model F/M keyboards I already have (and in the case of the Fs, painfully restored) and wonders why in God's name would I be at all interested. This from the woman who routinely grabs some of my modern review keyboards with fancy lighting effects and uses them to decorate the desk space around her iMac while she types on one of those atrocious Apple thin aluminum things. Oh well.
- fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0158
My wife is a professional writer and editor who has typed thousands of words per day for decades, and she believes that the newest and thinnest Apple product at the moment is the best keyboard in the world. Since she is a more professional "user" than I am, I am in no position to argue. However, her typing style is to float her fingers above the keys and dip down with the slightest amount of motion and force, while I stab at my keys brutally.
- ohaimark
- Kingpin
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: Siemens G80 Lookalike
- Main mouse: Logitech G502
- Favorite switch: Blue Alps
- DT Pro Member: 1337
And why are you still married? (I jest.)
If you can find her a keyswitch that has a tiny travel distance AND better press feel, I think she'd be onboard. I don't really like long actuation distances either -- especially after trying O-rings on Gaterons.
If you can find her a keyswitch that has a tiny travel distance AND better press feel, I think she'd be onboard. I don't really like long actuation distances either -- especially after trying O-rings on Gaterons.
- Redmaus
- Gotta start somewhere
- Location: Near Dallas, Texas
- Main keyboard: Unsaver | 3276 | Kingsaver
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade
- Favorite switch: Capacitative Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
I would be shoving keyboards in her face right and left. I have to type on those stupid thin things at school and I hate them.fohat wrote: ↑
My wife is a professional writer and editor who has typed thousands of words per day for decades, and she believes that the newest and thinnest Apple product at the moment is the best keyboard in the world. Since she is a more professional "user" than I am, I am in no position to argue. However, her typing style is to float her fingers above the keys and dip down with the slightest amount of motion and force, while I stab at my keys brutally.
I have been trying to coax my mother into a mech for quite some time, with no avail.
Maybe introduce topre?
- pr0ximity
- Location: Maine, USA
- Main keyboard: Anything linear with Cherry caps
- Main mouse: Microsoft WMO 1.1A
- Favorite switch: IBM Beamspring (metal chassis)
- DT Pro Member: 0173
Hey, it could be worse. I have the "misfortune" of having a girlfriend who is in love with my 107-key 4704; it permanently resides on her desk attached to her home office computerfohat wrote: ↑My wife is a professional writer and editor who has typed thousands of words per day for decades, and she believes that the newest and thinnest Apple product at the moment is the best keyboard in the world. Since she is a more professional "user" than I am, I am in no position to argue. However, her typing style is to float her fingers above the keys and dip down with the slightest amount of motion and force, while I stab at my keys brutally.
Luckily there are still days when I work from home and she does not, so that I can have uninterrupted, frantic, brutal Model F key-mashing of the most glorious kind.
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- Location: geekhack ergonomics subforum
- Favorite switch: Alps plate spring; clicky SMK
- DT Pro Member: -
Fohat: have you tried her on clicky space invaders, clicky SMK switches, Alps plate spring, Topre 45g, or similar? There are plenty of switches out there that aren’t heavy duty buckling spring clackers.
Alps plate spring switches are my personal favorite for a light floaty typing style.
Alps plate spring switches are my personal favorite for a light floaty typing style.
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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Brand New Model F F77 Keyboard
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
dramsey - I am the project coordinator for the brand new model f keyboards project. I suggest checking out chzel's link above if you're interested in the F62/F77 discussion thread. Happy to answer questions. I also put up a Q&A page on the project web site if you wanted to see the FAQ's or post a question there. The web site also has a youtube link on the home page if you wanted to hear the new Model F's in action.
pr0ximity soon you will have an even better 4704 available - your very own F62 or F77! Imagine two 4704's running simultaneously!
pr0ximity soon you will have an even better 4704 available - your very own F62 or F77! Imagine two 4704's running simultaneously!
- Redmaus
- Gotta start somewhere
- Location: Near Dallas, Texas
- Main keyboard: Unsaver | 3276 | Kingsaver
- Main mouse: Kensington Slimblade
- Favorite switch: Capacitative Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
Running in the 90s lol
I really need to get an F107
I would like a kish but don't want to pay elliptical prices
I really need to get an F107
I would like a kish but don't want to pay elliptical prices
- fohat
- Elder Messenger
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
- Main keyboard: Model F 122-key terminal
- Main mouse: Microsoft Optical Mouse
- Favorite switch: Model F Buckling Spring
- DT Pro Member: 0158
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- Location: Little Red Dot (Singapore)
- Main keyboard: access-is
- Favorite switch: my own
- DT Pro Member: -
just one question for everyone
Did any of you think that website might not be on the level? Just asking. I don't think it's wise to just throw money around on a promise.
Did any of you think that website might not be on the level? Just asking. I don't think it's wise to just throw money around on a promise.
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- let's go
- Location: Spain
- Main keyboard: Realforce TKL/HHKB (both 45g/JIS)
- Main mouse: CST L-Trac CST2545-5W
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: -
Being satisfied with a single keyboard is something I wish, but that keyboard doesn't exist yet.
I was quite happy with a scissor's keyboard for almost 10 years before I entered this world, it was a decent keyboard and I was happy, quite happy.
I was quite happy with a scissor's keyboard for almost 10 years before I entered this world, it was a decent keyboard and I was happy, quite happy.
- Chyros
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: whatever I'm reviewing next :p
- Main mouse: a cheap Logitech
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Blue
- DT Pro Member: -
Damn, I hope I never want just one keyboard, that defeats the whole purpose of collecting them xD . It's amazing what Ellipse is doing though, absolutely awesome work.
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- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Brand New Model F F77 Keyboard
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
berserk the web site is my site. The GH and DT communities have been working on and discussing the project and its prototypes for almost a year now. I am spending tens of thousands of dollars on prototypes, molds, and tooling and the prototypes are fully functional. I am glad with how the prototypes turned out.
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- let's go
- Location: Spain
- Main keyboard: Realforce TKL/HHKB (both 45g/JIS)
- Main mouse: CST L-Trac CST2545-5W
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: -
Chyros you're right also, the thing is I've been mainly using Topre boards during last months and from time to time I need to use other keyboards so I rotate them but after some minutes of using either of them I want to come back to Topre, and that's something I dislike. I'm under the impresion there must be some Alps out there I should enjoy.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
Topre isn't a game ender. It's close, and murdered any remaining interest in MX for me, but I keep my boards rotating even now I've found it. Mostly IBMs, including a certain 62 key 4704, but also space invaders and Alps. Even if you find a perfect keyboard, you can't truly enjoy it in isolation. I spent January on my HHKB exclusively, and while one of my very best boards of all, I'm happier to be back home with lots of variety.