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About this product
Product Identifiers
BrandIBM
MPN1392595
eBay Product ID (ePID)7023329237
Product Key Features
Keyboard LayoutQWERTY (Standard)
TypeMechanical
ConnectivityPS/2, Wired
Keyboard LanguageEnglish
Ratings and Reviews
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- Aug 22, 2019
A giant among keyboards (in both senses)
There are several articles online where people have called this one of the best keyboards ever. It is certainly very good indeed. It's extremely well made - almost 20 years old and feels as good as new. Solid as a tank, with a heavy metal base plate. I touch-type and think it's a delight to use - great keys, very clicky. I bought it about a week ago and have been using it on a Microsoft Surface Pro at the office for the last few days. Because the cable was PS/2, I needed to get a PS2 to USB converter to plug it in - cost GBP 1.99 on eBay, just plug in one end to the computer and the other to the keyboard's cable, super-easy. I've noticed two glitches, both pretty trivial. First, Word thinks that a couple of the symbol keys (quotation mark and asterisk if I remember) should be somewhere else - it's just an alternative keyboard layout and no doubt that can be changed in Word in a few seconds if you know which menu to go,to, but now that I know where to type I can't be bothered to fiddle with the settings. Also, when I hold the Alt key down for a while before pressing a letter, that seems to cause the screen to refresh repeatedly - so I've stopped that habit.. The keyboard is very big, and heavy - it's for desktop use, would be no good at all for balancing in your lap. Anyway, I just love it. IUf you're thinking of buying a Model M it may be worth checking the website of Unicomp - it's a Kentucky company which makes new ones with USB connector for about the same price as an ancient original IBM one with PS2, depending on shipping costs etc. Some people say that Unicomp's are slightly less sturdy, others say they are completely identical and made with the orignal moulds and parts.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
