On: APL Keyboards

[mkelly]

Does anyone have a model M from these folks (with or without APL keys)? Is it good? Any thoughts?

I've been hankering for a buckling-spring keyboard for years now (ever since I used one at university), but I'm a little hesitant to put down the cash when my $13 keyboard works perfectly fine...

[jseliger → mkelly]

I do -- see my comment here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1459962 . Or go straight to the long review I wrote: http://jseliger.com/2008/05/07/product-review-unicomp-custom... . Short answer: the Customizer is very nice. If you're going to do it, get the Space Saver, which is the same keyboard but with a smaller plastic border and thus easier to fit on most desks.

But now I use a Kinesis Advantage: http://jseliger.com/2009/07/20/kinesis-advantage , which is better still, although the cost is high in both financial and retraining terms.