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Best Keyboard Ever
I am a collector of vintage typewriters. I tried the bluetooth typewriter keyboard adapters, but they are clunky and the carriage return doesn't work well. I love the feel of an old typewriter and this keyboard is the best compromise. I've had it for a few months now with no problems. I would like the annoying lights to default to off, but a few clicks turns them off. The look and feel of this keyboard is fantastic. It is heavy and substantial. It would be great if it was bluetooth, but the usb cable works for me now. The braided black cloth usb cable is like a vintage phone cord. Way too long for what I need, but that's OK.
This keyboard is the best compromise for an old style typewriter. Please don't throw out the clear cover that is in the packaging. It is the best dust cover ever. It fits perfectly over the keyboard and is so invisible that sometimes I sit down to type and forget it's on and my fingers are clicking on clear plastic. By the way, this keyboard looks amazing. Yes, I would call it steampunk. When I ordered it I thought I was paying too much, but now I realize it is a bargain. How did I live without it? How much would you pay for something that just makes your life more pleasurable, bringing you back to a simpler time? I could go on, because this keyboard makes me want to keep typing. If you're on the fence, and love old typewriters, just do it.
Update One Year Later:
December 2018 - I've had this keyboard for one year now. It is still going strong. I still have no use for the lights, but, whatever. I just don't understand why anyone would want lights that dance around the keys. (FN - Down Arrow to turn them off) The muted "clacking" of the keyboard is great and I found that I can type in the middle of the night without disturbing anyone else in the house, which you can't do with a real typewriter. It is truly plug and play, on any Mac or Windows laptop with a USB plug. I use the clear plastic dust cover and after a year, this keyboard looks like new. I noticed the new 2018 version is cheaper and has four extra pop-in keys. Hey - why didn't I get those? Not sure what they are, but if KrBn is listening, I would sure appreciate them sending me the extra keys since I am an early adopter and continuing advocate of this wonderful keyboard.
Remember on an old typewriter if you made a mistake, you would backspace and get out the round brush eraser and correct it? Now with any modern keyboard, you just backspace and start typing again. Somehow, with this keyboard the clicks and clacks when backspacing just makes it feel like correcting on an old typewriter.
I am currently attempting to write a novel, and I work on it on whatever laptop I have available at the time, but I don't feel like I'm really writing unless I am using this keyboard. That's the part of this experience that is hard to write down in a review.
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Not as great as i first thought it was.
Stunning keyboard. It's well weighted and doesn't slide around much. The base/bottom is all metal. The rim around each key looks to be metal also but its plastic. If you like a clacky keyboard with typewriter kind of feel to it, this is the one. Makes a heap of clacking sounds when your doing really anything. The keys are back lit with 3 brightness settings. It also has lighting sequence. Stuff starts blinking all over. I don't you the back lighting myself as i think it makes the keys harder to see, with the lights being under the keys themselves. The letters and what not do not light up. Keyboard also come with a nice corded cable and some tools to clean and remove keys.The booklet talks of changing colors but it only seems to be the one white color.3 month update. My space key started to feel clunky. I checked it out to find that the left holder had snapped off. I got a new key but it just never had the same mechanical feel to it again. As if it is sticky.Its a shame because its a great looking keyboard
