Well, but if you have a MBP, aluminum/off-white would be more in line with "unity", or..?
Its the 2011 model. Black keys would fit with it.
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Das Keyboard Releases Model S Professional for Mac
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Its the 2011 model. Black keys would fit with it.
All I can say is, "they got my money!" Hope I ordered early enough to get immediate delivery. Wish I'd seen these a while ago, I didn't need a mac version necessarily. I've been tired of chicklets a long time. I like the comparison someone made to the Timex Sinclair--a lot of these keyboards are in that lineage and I didn't like the Sinclair keyboard a bit!
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would love to have one myself and clack away
but would hate to hear other peoples clacking
would love to have one myself and clack away
but would hate to hear other peoples clacking
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard/devices/wireless-illuminated-keyboard-k800
To bad Logitec doesn't have a Mac specific version of this. (and maybe even some solar panels like the K750 for better battery life (have a small rechargeable battery for the keyboard it self and some other batteries just for the backlighting)
For serious typing - and I mean cranking out five to eight thousand words a day - nothing beats the feel of a good quality mechanical keyboard like the old IBM model Ms - or their modern recreations by companies like Das Keyboard.
Computer manufacturers figured out a long time ago that the keyboard was a good way to shave cost out of the Bill of Material for their desktops. With the result that most keyboards these days, even those found in many professional offices, seem more like toys than tools. Flimsy, plasticky things with a penchant for clogging.
Apple has done some good things with keyboards. I'm still amazed at how nice my Wireless Keyboard looks and works. But, truth be told, its not really ideal for heavy duty word processing.
I'm glad companies like Das Keyboard are around to provide workhorses like their Model S. But trust me - these aren't curiosity pieces for SteamPunk fans. They are heavy duty tools for hardcore writers/typists.
Computer manufacturers figured out a long time ago that the keyboard was a good way to shave cost out of the Bill of Material for their desktops. With the result that most keyboards these days, even those found in many professional offices, seem more like toys than tools. Flimsy, plasticky things with a penchant for clogging.
Apple has done some good things with keyboards. I'm still amazed at how nice my Wireless Keyboard looks and works. But, truth be told, its not really ideal for heavy duty word processing.
I'm glad companies like Das Keyboard are around to provide workhorses like their Model S. But trust me - these aren't curiosity pieces for SteamPunk fans. They are heavy duty tools for hardcore writers/typists.
Forget about the simple "click," on the original Mac keyboard (circa 1984) you could actually hear the springs in the keyboard go boing-boing as you typed. But it actually had one of the best feels of any keyboard that I've ever used (with a huge key standoff and very sculptured keytops).
Mechanical keyboards just have that nice feel to them. I own 2 of these bad boys, the Ultimate models though (blank keys, so much more universal. ). I have the silent model for at the office (after complaints) and the traditional loud as heck model for the home.
Both are a joy to use, much more so than the chiclet keyboards.
). I have the silent model for at the office (after complaints) and the traditional loud as heck model for the home.Both are a joy to use, much more so than the chiclet keyboards.
FWIW, I'm using a Logitech K800 (wireless, backlit) using the OSX Logitech Control Center ... it has an app that shows battery life (plus shows onscreen indicators for status/volume keys).
Pretty solid, just a few keyboard mapping odds and ends, the Windows key = Command, otherwise everything else is just about the same. The Mac function keys don't work, but I generally don't use those (the special Mac function keys), the audio controls work great.
I've got an Apple wireless, which is nice since it's like a MBP keyboard, but I keep going back to the K800.
It uses the Unifying USB interface (tiny little receiver, non-BT), and I'm using the same LCC and receiver to also use my Logitech MX mouse on my MBP ... it's actually very compatible and has a ton of special OSX functions mapped to the extra buttons.
I *love* backlit KBs, so I'd totally dig on a DasKB with backlighting - FWIW, my K800 lasts a couple of weeks on a single charge, uses a microUSB port to charge and continue operating, the battery pack can also be swapped out for standard AA batteries.
Oh, you bring good old memories. I couldn't decide whether I like the feel of Mac keyboard or IBM ps/2 keyboard. IBM was louder but more affirmative while my hands glided better on the Mac.
I currently use wireless Mac keyboard that doesn't feel that nice, and I actually miss-type more with it.
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Do they come with a CRT monitor? ;-). To me, a keyboard is not terribly important. But others seem to be more picticular.
Looks heavy.
Do they come with a CRT monitor? ;-). To me, a keyboard is not terribly important. But others seem to be more picticular.
Looks heavy.
Try a Topre Realforce... that is the promised land!
Arn, you really must try a Topre Realforce if you like the Filco Ninja Browns. It's actually quieter than a Filco board with browns and there's more of a tactile bump than with browns.
I'm a typing monster and I regularly went through keyboards, either wearing them out or unable to find one that I liked. I went for the common brands, restored vintage boards, and all varieties of the mechanicals until I hit Topre Realforce gold. I haven't used another board since and after almost two years of heavy typing on it. It still feels as crisp as the day I got it.
Occasionally I'll pull out one of my other mechanicals for old time's sake and I can't stand to type for more than an hour on these boards that used to be my favorites. The Topre Realforce is just that awesome.
Arn, you really must try a Topre Realforce if you like the Filco Ninja Browns. It's actually quieter than a Filco board with browns and there's more of a tactile bump than with browns.
I'm a typing monster and I regularly went through keyboards, either wearing them out or unable to find one that I liked. I went for the common brands, restored vintage boards, and all varieties of the mechanicals until I hit Topre Realforce gold. I haven't used another board since and after almost two years of heavy typing on it. It still feels as crisp as the day I got it.
Occasionally I'll pull out one of my other mechanicals for old time's sake and I can't stand to type for more than an hour on these boards that used to be my favorites. The Topre Realforce is just that awesome.
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Aaaaahhh.. The mezmerising sound of the clicking buttons... I was a huge fun of these keyboards till I moved to live together with my spouse.. Then I realised the consequences of the clicks to the female sleep and mood patterns when I was trying to type early in the morning.. I switched back to a dinovo edge in the end.. It doesn't sound at all cool but my gf surely does after the switch!
arn said:
Aaaaahhh.. The mezmerising sound of the clicking buttons... I was a huge fun of these keyboards till I moved to live together with my spouse.. Then I realised the consequences of the clicks to the female sleep and mood patterns when I was trying to type early in the morning.. I switched back to a dinovo edge in the end.. It doesn't sound at all cool but my gf surely does after the switch!
Paying for good quality for a tool you're going to use all day, every day is worth it.
The Mechanical keyboards are more expensive, but the comfort and agility they provide is well worth the expense.
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Just use the Windows keyboard. They work fine unless you're OCD about the CMD key having a Windows logo.
Yawn
For those of you who like these, more power to you, as long as you're not using it around me I find them to just be annoying reminders of outdated technology. Kind of like a Chevy Monza Spyder with a manual transmission...
But hey, if there's a market for them I say let it happen. Different strokes for different folks, pun intended.
For those of you who like these, more power to you, as long as you're not using it around me
I find them to just be annoying reminders of outdated technology. Kind of like a Chevy Monza Spyder with a manual transmission...But hey, if there's a market for them I say let it happen. Different strokes for different folks, pun intended.
Exactly, for all us coding and writing professionals, we need the best possible tool for hammering out waves of text
Yep, see my Logitech K800 comments above.
[Wrtitten from my "Winders" keyboard
]That's Painful
Just look at the hands. They are held in an unnatural and very tense position. This is a recipe for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
I currently prefer my Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard 6000. I mounted it on the lightweight shell of a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 5000 which I stripped of its keys and internal electronics. This creates a lighter weight, ergonomically shaped Bluetooth Keyboard. To the right, I mounted a wireless trackball. I now get a much quieter click. I have an ergonomic curve that prevents Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. And I can type 120+ words per minute on the keyboard.
Just look at the hands. They are held in an unnatural and very tense position. This is a recipe for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
I currently prefer my Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard 6000. I mounted it on the lightweight shell of a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 5000 which I stripped of its keys and internal electronics. This creates a lighter weight, ergonomically shaped Bluetooth Keyboard. To the right, I mounted a wireless trackball. I now get a much quieter click. I have an ergonomic curve that prevents Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. And I can type 120+ words per minute on the keyboard.
