In 1984 IBM introduced the legendary Model M, a beast of a mechanical keyboard that utilized a unique buckling spring key switch to make sweet love to the user’s fingers, along with a lot of noise.

Few tech products can truly be called legendary, but the original IBM Model M keyboard unquestionably qualifies. Developed and released in 1985, it's been held up by many (including yours truly) as ...

What's old is new again can apply to a great many items in life, including 40-year-old electronic gadgets. They just don't ...

At this point it’s no secret to my family, friends and co-workers that my passions include two things: video games and mechanical keyboards. It was these two things that led me to create the keyboard ...

Back in 2004, Adam reported the tale of his relentless search for a keyboard that would meet his all-text, all-typing, all-the-time needs as perfectly as did the nostalgically recalled Apple Extended ...

Almost all keyboards made since the early 1990s are, frankly, no good. A tiny group of writers and hackers know better. They use vintage IBM keyboards. Ugly, built like tanks, and, most importantly, ...

I may be one of those young hipster kids, but I have had a fair share of time on an IBM clicky keyboard. Everyone remembers the sound of the constant clacking that was made from IBM’s buckling spring ...

The Buckling Spring keyboard is one of the first keyboards ever released. In fact, it’s responsible for the layout of the modern keyboards we use today. But there are a lot of different opinions about ...

When was the last time you really thought about your keyboard? Maybe never — it came with your computer, perhaps, or was waiting for you in your cubicle, and you’ve been happily clicking and clacking ...

In 1984 IBM introduced the legendary Model M, a beast of a mechanical keyboard that utilized a unique buckling spring key switch to make sweet love to the user's fingers, along with a lot of noise.

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. For the hardest of hard-core typists, the Unicomp Ultra ...