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Originally Posted by cromag
I have loved mechanical keyboards from the very start ... but ...
After getting an IBM (back then Lenovo was the manufacturer but they were sold under the IBM brand name) ThinkCentre in 2003 I discovered that I really liked the stock keyboard. In 2007 I upgraded to an enhanced performance USB keyboard (Lenovo model 73P2620, but mine is branded IBM) and I like it every bit as much. I recently retired the IBM (it had lived a lo-ooo-ong, useful life, but it was time) and bought a Dell as my Windows machine, but I kept the Lenovo/IBM keyboard. I'm that happy with it.
They aren't mechanical keys, but they have a solid feel, they're responsive, and they provide a degree of tactile and audible feedback.
For what it's worth.
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The old Northgate keyboards. If you can find one, even not working, buy it. There's a guy in upstate New York who fixes them. I've got four in the house in working order, and three more to send to him for a refurb. They weigh in at 5lbs each, but great feel and feedback. Plus the ctrl key can be swapped up next to the 'A' key, where it belongs. And the function keys are on the left on some models.