deskthority

I have a Matias Tactile Pro and I love it. But, since they no longer make the Windows version of the Tactile Pro, I had to buy the Mac version. On my Mac, it's great. On Windows, there are some points of frustration. The #1 is the lack of an insert key. I spent a lot of time at work in Putty and use Shift+Insert a lot.

I'm on Matias' website yesterday and noticed their Ergo Pro keyboard has a new model that's programmable. So, I send Matias an email, explain my situation, and tell them I would love to see a programmable Tactile Pro.

This morning I get an email back from someone that says they're working on a whole new line of keyboards, but COVID-19 has delayed things.

I'm curious to see what Matias is planning....

Interesting. Perhaps the bigger news is they also extended the warranty on the Ergo Pro to 2 years.

Love the keyboard and use it everyday but went through hell with 3 different units over the years with switches dying, one controller chip failing, etc.

Happy New Year!

I'm really hoping for a programmable Tactile Pro. I love my Tactile Pro, but I miss the Insert key. I do a lof of stuff at the Linux terminal at work and use Shift+Insert a lot.

I got an email from Edward Matias this morning (wasn't aware he emails customers directly on major holidays), and he told me fn+Delete will do Insert. So, I could type Shift+fn+Delete to get Shift+Insert. I may try this and see how it goes.

Maybe I should buy that set of replacement keycaps for the my (Windows) Tactile Pro while I still can. I got mine used and the legends are fading.

Did they ever release that 60% board they were talking about a few years ago? They took pre-orders IIRC...

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04 Jan 2021, 00:54

Did they ever release that 60% board they were talking about a few years ago? They took pre-orders IIRC...

I too was looking forward to it because of those PBT caps they promised... wonder how that went.

PBT keycaps would be awfully nice, and a more modern looking case. I had a Quiet Pro for my Mac for a while, and the thing just looked cheap. I was also very disappointed in how their switches felt in a side-by-side comparison with my old Apple Extended Keyboard II. They claimed to have copied that switch exactly, but they really didn't.

This is possibly exciting to hear.

Whatever they do, they have **got** to work on their reliability - particularly on that Ergo Pro

I went through 4 of them before giving up.
That just can't happen with a premium priced product like that is.