I just got my F77. As someone who doesn't need urgent/constant access to the F-keys, I can very comfortably say I can daily-drive mine (barring any failure). I also like that the process to flash the controller with Vial-compatibility got easy in the past year or so, because I did have to rearrange shit. But I like having that freedom. >made the upper-left key a full-on tilde (~) key instead of a function layer for Esc >moved Esc next to the right Ctrl, where the blank/Num Lock key was >removed Scroll Lock/Pause/Insert keys since I don't need those, and moved the keys below them up to those spaces >used that new free row for Mute/Vol Down/Vol Up
Note that you actually need to hold the keyboard with the *back* of the keyboard (cable side *down*, not up!) on the desk, not the way you are showing it in the video. This is to ensure that the springs line up properly with the small little plastic nub deep inside the keycap stem when you push it on. Without doing this (keyboard just laying flat on desk), gravity tends to pull the springs down toward the bottom of the barrel rather than keep the spring centered within the barrel. And holding the keyboard cable-side-up is going to do the opposite, and pull those springs down the direction you don't want them to go!
Was just going to comment this. Putting the keycaps on is a simple process as long as you actually vertically orient it correctly as shown in the tutorial videos. I'm surprised he got it to work at all when doing it completely upside down.
I bought the Unicomp Classic 101 March 2021 and now September 2023. Used a few times and was put into storage. Recently rediscovered and noticed "P" key was acting erratic requiring two or three taps to make contact. Contacted Unicomp and was given RMA but would cost $48.00 plus $16 shipping. After doing my own disassembly I found all but 6 plastic rivet heads were broken off. Unicomp claims this issue was resolved before I purchased in 2021. I would not advise purchasing from Unicomp based on my experience.
Maybe you can use a macro pad, to compensate for the lack of keys.. It would be a shame you not using this keyboard, it looks amazing. I own the unicomp new model m, which is also pretty great, except for its looks. Thanks for the review!
I've had mine since last March but still no keycaps. I too bought mine over two years ago. Really hoping to see those keycaps soon. I appreciate his work making all this happen but at the end of the day I'm still waiting to be able to use mine and trying so hard to stay patient. You're right, it's incredibly stout, built like the old IBM beamspring keyboard cases. Designed to survive nuclear combat.
I really, really wish that Ellipse had offered these in an extended layout. I get that it's his project, and he was reaching for his own dreams. He wanted a brand new Model F Kishsaver, he put in all of the work, achieved it, and here I'm just some rando on the internet complaining. For what he did, he deserves all of the praise in the world. But damn. If he'd released a brand new Model F with a modern layout in the realm of $400, I wouldn't have thought twice before getting on that list. I own a lightly modded F122, and even bought new springs and flippers from his site to make it feel new again. It's is as close to the dream as anyone can get, but I'd sell it straight away if it meant I could get a brand new extended Model F. Like you, I can't do the compromised layout. I need access to those programming shortcuts, and fiddling around with modifiers won't cut it.
It actually turns out that it's kinda luck of the draw. From what I've gathered, Ellipse ordered a not-insignificant quantity of keyboard controllers with micro-USB connectors on them, but then the design of the controller PCB was updated afterward to use a USB-C connector instead. The micro-USB controllers are perfectly fine and otherwise 100% functionally identical to the USB-C ones. So some keyboards will have a micro-USB connector internally, and others a USB-C connector. It's the ones with the USB-C connectors that have been shipping with the cables that have external braided fabric sleeves. I'm guessing that whoever is the manufacturer of the USB-C cables he's been using isn't making micro-USB cables, so he has to source those elsewhere.
Since it's run off of QMK, you could really put those keys wherever you wanted! I have a dedicated backslash key under backspace, and tilde is a function layer under escape.
The form factor is really frustrating because otherwise it seems to be a fantastic keyboard. I heard he work (the guy behind this keyboard) on a beamspring version too. How long it took to ship after yourorder ? I just ordered a New Model M (unicomp) and the shipping has been delayed for 3 weeks (it was a plain standard layout). EDIT : Ok someone asked you the same thing about your delay. So, 2 years ! You are really patient :p . 2 months is probably the longer I can wait.
I placed my order in the beginning of August and I hope to get it before 2022, but we'll see. I ordered it in a Swe/Fin layout with a bunch of extra keycaps and that will probably delay my order a bit.
One of the promising things about the beamspring project is that those will be available in both 104-key and SSK styles: nicer to live with, I think, than the 62- and 77-key layouts of the new model F.
@@SheeplessNW6 Yeah, I saw the beamspring prototype using the good old model m configuration (f1:12 keys, numpad, arrow, etc.). And their keycaps are cherry mx compatible. Really promising. The 62/77-key form factor is outdated now, it's not convenient.
I'm playing games heavily. I know it has a NKRO like most of the modern mechanical keyboards. The only thing that is holding me off is. How's the accuracy of this keyboard? Is there a noticeable delay when you're using this? Or is it the same with modern mechs? Would you recommend this for daily driver in gaming? Hope I can get an answer. Thanks Great review btw!
Thanks for watching! In short, yes, I believe this is a good keyboard for gaming, although there are a few caveats. 1) The switches are buckling springs, so the travel distance is long and the force to actuate is heavy. If you prefer speed switches (i.e. linear), then this won't be a great gaming board for you. If you like heavy, dedicated key presses, then you'll love the tactile feedback from buckling springs. 2) The accuracy is great - on par with any high quality keyboard. It's wired, so there's no noticeable interference issues like you would have with a wireless option. 3) QMK is the firmware this runs, and it lets you customize every key as well as apply layers to it. This type of programmability makes it ideal for gaming. Please note though, this is not designed to be a gaming board, and to be honest I don't think most people will think it's very good for gaming. It's heavy, requires a lot of force to press the keys, and much bulkier than most "gaming" boards out there. I love heavy switches, so this is great for me, but you'll need to consider how you personally like to play games and what works best for you.
@@techbytes4988 thank you for this. I love heavy switches as well. And I think it wouldn't take me a while to get used to it. Last question. They say that it takes 1-2yrs for it to be shipped?
@@jebclarianes5419 Yep! I don't know what the current wait time is for shipments, but I waited about 2.5 years for mine.😀 It's definitely a long term commitment if you're thinking about picking one up! Given that its been available for a few years now, you may be able to find people on eBay selling theirs, but that's just a guess.
@@techbytes4988 i guess ill go with the brandnew and not take the risk on buying in ebay. Im from philippines so it's too hassle for me to get preowned from ebay.
I use it for casual gaming and I can say this. While it felt dumb that I ised my unicomp model m to play games and it very obviously made it so there was a big delay. This one feels a 100 times better. I don't know how it compares to a gaming board with sjitty MX switches that are still good for gaming. But I can say its a 100 times better than a model m for this lol
You might have provided the best review! I wanted to buy the Model F so badly... and because of my constant usage of work of the function keys and num pad.. there is no way I could use the Model F comfortably long term.
I really, _really_ want this, but I'm a little annoyed that they didn't do a full 106 key version. I understand why they didn't, as the number pad seems to be a bit passe for a lot of keyboard enthusiasts, probably because most of them are either gamers and/ or writers and not doing anything with a lot of data entry, math or programming and so they don't need to enter numbers quickly, but I think it's invaluable when it is needed and my keyboard feels incomplete without it. I'm still very very tempted to get one while I can, and the fact that it has an option to enable NKRO is a big, big draw for me over trying to restore old stock (though I wish it didn't require me to fuck around with flashing the firmware, If I'm reading the documentation correctly). Very very tempted to get this and just suck it up and get an extra number pad. I figure that it might be worth it to get a keyboard that could last the rest of my life and that will have an unparalleled feel to it. The unicomp model M's are also on the table. I know some people say they don't feel right, but I strongly suspect that a lot of that has to do with the fact that most people are either comparing them to old stock that has been getting heavily used and broken in for decades or else unfairly holding them up to their nostalgic memories from the 80's that makes them imagine that each keystroke is going to make naked women riding unicorns flying on rainbows made of chocolate shoot out of the monitor with each keypress. Which, I'm sure someone could code that up in unity but the keyboard doesn't come with that mode by default. Without _flashing the fucking firmware,_ at least.
I'm on-board with the full 106 key version - I would have loved to have a dedicated numpad since having things hidden under layers never works out well for me. The project was centered around creating a "faithful reproduction", which in this case meant no numpad unfortunately. If you do plan on getting a numpad to supplement the keyboard, be aware that the arrow keys are still going to be a bit tricky to find by touch since there isn't an empty space above the left and right arrow keys to hint that you're resting over the arrow cluster - it's actually one of the big reasons I stopped using this for my development board. As far as Unicomp is concerned, their quality issues were mostly related to the tooling wearing down over the years. They were using the original Model M tooling from the 80s, and as that wore down over time, the quality began to suffer. They also started using a cheaper case, which produced a much hollower sound and feel which many people didn't like. They recently updated their tooling and are producing a much "better feeling" board that they're calling the "New Model M". You can still buy the "Classic Model M" from them that uses the old tooling, although I wouldn't recommend it at this point. Hopefully that helps with your decision! Thanks for watching, and good luck finding your end-game keyboard!
I bought a NOS model M about 10 years ago.....it's my favorite keyboard and if I don't buy a new one it will be the newly produced one. Compare it with the modern laptop keyboards (for example).....absolutely junk....no feed-back at all.
I ordered around summer of 2019 and received the board (with keys) in the summer of 2021 - just a little over 2 years. I could have received it much earlier if I opted for shipping without the keys, but I decided to wait to get everything together. When I ordered, manufacturing and development were still very much in progress, so it may be faster now that the board is fully developed. Ellipse does a really good job of keeping the forum updated and has been very responsive to questions over on his site if you'd like to check it out: www.modelfkeyboards.com/press/ Thanks for watching!
Yeah I'm a programmer too and the layout is really the only reason I'm not buying it otherwise it would be a no brainer even at $500. I appreciate that they're trying to build a keyboard that already existed but I really want my dedicated function keys, ideally my numpad too. Although I suppose building a 101 key model F would require investing in R&D since such a keyboard never existed and they may want to make sure it sounds the same. Or perhaps it's just Unicomp telling them not to make standard keyboard since I think they own the patent for the switches, so I suppose they can tell them what they can and can't build with those switches if that's in their agreement.
I use emacs and intellij with emacs so the lack of function keys is not TOO bad for me even if it still very very annoying. But in the end using this keyboard is just too incredible so I tolerate it. But for playing zomboid its annoying lol. And I accidentaly ordered it with a numpad instead of the othrr keys so I need to figure out qmk soon. Received the keyboard last week to be honest
I would be interested in buying this keyboard, if it was truly brought into the 21st century. That of course means wireless functionality, different colors (all white & all black) and an optional Mac layout with control, option, command keys and Mac multimedia keys available via FN.
I think (and I could be wrong) that the layout and Mac keys could be handled by QMK. That open source firmware is about as flexible as it gets, so I'd be surprised if it didn't properly handle MacOS. Wireless isn't an option, but there is an all black option for the case in both the industrial and ultra compact versions. Keycaps are pretty standard and new ones from Unicomp should fit without issue, although I haven't confirmed that myself. Thanks for the feedback and for checking out the video!
@@Scragg- i received mine this week and installing the keys is a whole afternoon thing. Best keyboarf I ever used but the keys are more difficult to install than whit my unicomp. Because the big flippers make spring naturally in the wrong spot
This keyboard is a disgrace. For a third of the price you get better quality from Unicomp. I can't believe you paid a fortune for such garbage. A loose cable straight to the PCB, no membrane, no F-keys, no numpad, ...
@@EpicDrew15 Thanks for the info. I didn't know about the bad quality of the Unicomp keyboards. I thought the manufacturer was still using the original production technique, bought from IBM. Good quality is nearly impossible to find nowadays.
I just got my F77. As someone who doesn't need urgent/constant access to the F-keys, I can very comfortably say I can daily-drive mine (barring any failure). I also like that the process to flash the controller with Vial-compatibility got easy in the past year or so, because I did have to rearrange shit. But I like having that freedom.
>made the upper-left key a full-on tilde (~) key instead of a function layer for Esc
>moved Esc next to the right Ctrl, where the blank/Num Lock key was
>removed Scroll Lock/Pause/Insert keys since I don't need those, and moved the keys below them up to those spaces
>used that new free row for Mute/Vol Down/Vol Up
If only they’d create a model “FM”
The construction and direct to PCB of the F
With the layout of the M
That would be truly special!
This literally exists. search IBM FSSK
@@f40ph88 So is it a drop-in mod for model m?
@@SweetTodd You need an xwhatsit controller and a bolt modded model m and soldering experience
@@f40ph88 Oh, hell no.
IDK if you've kept up with the project but they literally just did that lol and they even have a 122 key config.
Note that you actually need to hold the keyboard with the *back* of the keyboard (cable side *down*, not up!) on the desk, not the way you are showing it in the video. This is to ensure that the springs line up properly with the small little plastic nub deep inside the keycap stem when you push it on. Without doing this (keyboard just laying flat on desk), gravity tends to pull the springs down toward the bottom of the barrel rather than keep the spring centered within the barrel. And holding the keyboard cable-side-up is going to do the opposite, and pull those springs down the direction you don't want them to go!
Was just going to comment this. Putting the keycaps on is a simple process as long as you actually vertically orient it correctly as shown in the tutorial videos.
I'm surprised he got it to work at all when doing it completely upside down.
I bought the Unicomp Classic 101 March 2021 and now September 2023. Used a few times and was put into storage. Recently rediscovered and noticed "P" key was acting erratic requiring two or three taps to make contact. Contacted Unicomp and was given RMA but would cost $48.00 plus $16 shipping. After doing my own disassembly I found all but 6 plastic rivet heads were broken off. Unicomp claims this issue was resolved before I purchased in 2021. I would not advise purchasing from Unicomp based on my experience.
This video is not about the Unicomp (model M) keyboards.
Bro, your so underrated🥵🐐🐐🐐
Maybe you can use a macro pad, to compensate for the lack of keys.. It would be a shame you not using this keyboard, it looks amazing. I own the unicomp new model m, which is also pretty great, except for its looks. Thanks for the review!
I've had mine since last March but still no keycaps. I too bought mine over two years ago. Really hoping to see those keycaps soon. I appreciate his work making all this happen but at the end of the day I'm still waiting to be able to use mine and trying so hard to stay patient. You're right, it's incredibly stout, built like the old IBM beamspring keyboard cases. Designed to survive nuclear combat.
Fantastic video man. I've been wanting to pick one of these up for a while.
I really, really wish that Ellipse had offered these in an extended layout. I get that it's his project, and he was reaching for his own dreams. He wanted a brand new Model F Kishsaver, he put in all of the work, achieved it, and here I'm just some rando on the internet complaining. For what he did, he deserves all of the praise in the world.
But damn. If he'd released a brand new Model F with a modern layout in the realm of $400, I wouldn't have thought twice before getting on that list. I own a lightly modded F122, and even bought new springs and flippers from his site to make it feel new again. It's is as close to the dream as anyone can get, but I'd sell it straight away if it meant I could get a brand new extended Model F.
Like you, I can't do the compromised layout. I need access to those programming shortcuts, and fiddling around with modifiers won't cut it.
He has!
great video :) May i ask what color is that?
it seems like you probably got a older version of the new model fs, i believe that they have switched to braided cables relatively recently.
It actually turns out that it's kinda luck of the draw. From what I've gathered, Ellipse ordered a not-insignificant quantity of keyboard controllers with micro-USB connectors on them, but then the design of the controller PCB was updated afterward to use a USB-C connector instead. The micro-USB controllers are perfectly fine and otherwise 100% functionally identical to the USB-C ones. So some keyboards will have a micro-USB connector internally, and others a USB-C connector. It's the ones with the USB-C connectors that have been shipping with the cables that have external braided fabric sleeves. I'm guessing that whoever is the manufacturer of the USB-C cables he's been using isn't making micro-USB cables, so he has to source those elsewhere.
@@nathana.7473 big RIP
Where is "Back slash" and "tilde" key?
Since it's run off of QMK, you could really put those keys wherever you wanted! I have a dedicated backslash key under backspace, and tilde is a function layer under escape.
When somebody comes out with the OLD MODEL F design ( numeric keypad layout) Lemme know ASAP!
The form factor is really frustrating because otherwise it seems to be a fantastic keyboard. I heard he work (the guy behind this keyboard) on a beamspring version too.
How long it took to ship after yourorder ? I just ordered a New Model M (unicomp) and the shipping has been delayed for 3 weeks (it was a plain standard layout).
EDIT : Ok someone asked you the same thing about your delay. So, 2 years ! You are really patient :p . 2 months is probably the longer I can wait.
I placed my order in the beginning of August and I hope to get it before 2022, but we'll see.
I ordered it in a Swe/Fin layout with a bunch of extra keycaps and that will probably delay my order a bit.
@@annoyedwalrus7803 Good, keep me informed if you receive your new Model F :) !
@@alexandrebouvier7731 I will try!
One of the promising things about the beamspring project is that those will be available in both 104-key and SSK styles: nicer to live with, I think, than the 62- and 77-key layouts of the new model F.
@@SheeplessNW6 Yeah, I saw the beamspring prototype using the good old model m configuration (f1:12 keys, numpad, arrow, etc.). And their keycaps are cherry mx compatible. Really promising.
The 62/77-key form factor is outdated now, it's not convenient.
I'm playing games heavily. I know it has a NKRO like most of the modern mechanical keyboards. The only thing that is holding me off is. How's the accuracy of this keyboard? Is there a noticeable delay when you're using this? Or is it the same with modern mechs? Would you recommend this for daily driver in gaming? Hope I can get an answer. Thanks
Great review btw!
Thanks for watching! In short, yes, I believe this is a good keyboard for gaming, although there are a few caveats.
1) The switches are buckling springs, so the travel distance is long and the force to actuate is heavy. If you prefer speed switches (i.e. linear), then this won't be a great gaming board for you. If you like heavy, dedicated key presses, then you'll love the tactile feedback from buckling springs.
2) The accuracy is great - on par with any high quality keyboard. It's wired, so there's no noticeable interference issues like you would have with a wireless option.
3) QMK is the firmware this runs, and it lets you customize every key as well as apply layers to it. This type of programmability makes it ideal for gaming.
Please note though, this is not designed to be a gaming board, and to be honest I don't think most people will think it's very good for gaming. It's heavy, requires a lot of force to press the keys, and much bulkier than most "gaming" boards out there. I love heavy switches, so this is great for me, but you'll need to consider how you personally like to play games and what works best for you.
@@techbytes4988 thank you for this. I love heavy switches as well. And I think it wouldn't take me a while to get used to it. Last question. They say that it takes 1-2yrs for it to be shipped?
@@jebclarianes5419 Yep! I don't know what the current wait time is for shipments, but I waited about 2.5 years for mine.😀 It's definitely a long term commitment if you're thinking about picking one up! Given that its been available for a few years now, you may be able to find people on eBay selling theirs, but that's just a guess.
@@techbytes4988 i guess ill go with the brandnew and not take the risk on buying in ebay. Im from philippines so it's too hassle for me to get preowned from ebay.
I use it for casual gaming and I can say this. While it felt dumb that I ised my unicomp model m to play games and it very obviously made it so there was a big delay. This one feels a 100 times better. I don't know how it compares to a gaming board with sjitty MX switches that are still good for gaming. But I can say its a 100 times better than a model m for this lol
Sure, there's no function row, but I'm using this keyboard with a numpad. I just use numlock when I need to switch over to home, pgup/pgdn, etc
You might have provided the best review! I wanted to buy the Model F so badly... and because of my constant usage of work of the function keys and num pad.. there is no way I could use the Model F comfortably long term.
I really wished these had a removeable USB cord.
Solenoid!
I really wanted this to be a functional replacement to my trusty model m
I really, _really_ want this, but I'm a little annoyed that they didn't do a full 106 key version. I understand why they didn't, as the number pad seems to be a bit passe for a lot of keyboard enthusiasts, probably because most of them are either gamers and/ or writers and not doing anything with a lot of data entry, math or programming and so they don't need to enter numbers quickly, but I think it's invaluable when it is needed and my keyboard feels incomplete without it. I'm still very very tempted to get one while I can, and the fact that it has an option to enable NKRO is a big, big draw for me over trying to restore old stock (though I wish it didn't require me to fuck around with flashing the firmware, If I'm reading the documentation correctly). Very very tempted to get this and just suck it up and get an extra number pad. I figure that it might be worth it to get a keyboard that could last the rest of my life and that will have an unparalleled feel to it. The unicomp model M's are also on the table. I know some people say they don't feel right, but I strongly suspect that a lot of that has to do with the fact that most people are either comparing them to old stock that has been getting heavily used and broken in for decades or else unfairly holding them up to their nostalgic memories from the 80's that makes them imagine that each keystroke is going to make naked women riding unicorns flying on rainbows made of chocolate shoot out of the monitor with each keypress. Which, I'm sure someone could code that up in unity but the keyboard doesn't come with that mode by default.
Without _flashing the fucking firmware,_ at least.
I'm on-board with the full 106 key version - I would have loved to have a dedicated numpad since having things hidden under layers never works out well for me. The project was centered around creating a "faithful reproduction", which in this case meant no numpad unfortunately.
If you do plan on getting a numpad to supplement the keyboard, be aware that the arrow keys are still going to be a bit tricky to find by touch since there isn't an empty space above the left and right arrow keys to hint that you're resting over the arrow cluster - it's actually one of the big reasons I stopped using this for my development board.
As far as Unicomp is concerned, their quality issues were mostly related to the tooling wearing down over the years. They were using the original Model M tooling from the 80s, and as that wore down over time, the quality began to suffer. They also started using a cheaper case, which produced a much hollower sound and feel which many people didn't like. They recently updated their tooling and are producing a much "better feeling" board that they're calling the "New Model M". You can still buy the "Classic Model M" from them that uses the old tooling, although I wouldn't recommend it at this point.
Hopefully that helps with your decision! Thanks for watching, and good luck finding your end-game keyboard!
I bought a NOS model M about 10 years ago.....it's my favorite keyboard and if I don't buy a new one it will be the newly produced one. Compare it with the modern laptop keyboards (for example).....absolutely junk....no feed-back at all.
It would have been nice to have a detachable Type C
correction: that is a grey, not silver badge Model M
otherwise, nice vid
How long did it take for your order to come in?
I ordered around summer of 2019 and received the board (with keys) in the summer of 2021 - just a little over 2 years. I could have received it much earlier if I opted for shipping without the keys, but I decided to wait to get everything together. When I ordered, manufacturing and development were still very much in progress, so it may be faster now that the board is fully developed. Ellipse does a really good job of keeping the forum updated and has been very responsive to questions over on his site if you'd like to check it out: www.modelfkeyboards.com/press/
Thanks for watching!
This is so cool
You're hodling it the wrong way. You need to hold it the other way to put the keys
Yeah I'm a programmer too and the layout is really the only reason I'm not buying it otherwise it would be a no brainer even at $500. I appreciate that they're trying to build a keyboard that already existed but I really want my dedicated function keys, ideally my numpad too. Although I suppose building a 101 key model F would require investing in R&D since such a keyboard never existed and they may want to make sure it sounds the same. Or perhaps it's just Unicomp telling them not to make standard keyboard since I think they own the patent for the switches, so I suppose they can tell them what they can and can't build with those switches if that's in their agreement.
I use emacs and intellij with emacs so the lack of function keys is not TOO bad for me even if it still very very annoying. But in the end using this keyboard is just too incredible so I tolerate it. But for playing zomboid its annoying lol. And I accidentaly ordered it with a numpad instead of the othrr keys so I need to figure out qmk soon. Received the keyboard last week to be honest
I would be interested in buying this keyboard, if it was truly brought into the 21st century. That of course means wireless functionality, different colors (all white & all black) and an optional Mac layout with control, option, command keys and Mac multimedia keys available via FN.
I think (and I could be wrong) that the layout and Mac keys could be handled by QMK. That open source firmware is about as flexible as it gets, so I'd be surprised if it didn't properly handle MacOS. Wireless isn't an option, but there is an all black option for the case in both the industrial and ultra compact versions. Keycaps are pretty standard and new ones from Unicomp should fit without issue, although I haven't confirmed that myself.
Thanks for the feedback and for checking out the video!
$75 for shipping (not including possible customs fees) is just ridiculous.
The new Model F sounds better.
For as much money as this keyboard costs, it should come fully assembled.
$400 and you have to install the keys? Come on, that is absurd.
You must be new to custom keyboards.
@@Scragg- i received mine this week and installing the keys is a whole afternoon thing. Best keyboarf I ever used but the keys are more difficult to install than whit my unicomp. Because the big flippers make spring naturally in the wrong spot
Ridiculous layout. No F keys? Pass.
They make a model m layout with model f keyswitches
Ridiculous only to the ignoramus who never heard of the function key.
Right. I should use two fingers instead of one.
This keyboard is a disgrace. For a third of the price you get better quality from Unicomp.
I can't believe you paid a fortune for such garbage. A loose cable straight to the PCB, no membrane, no F-keys, no numpad, ...
@@EpicDrew15 Thanks for the info. I didn't know about the bad quality of the Unicomp keyboards. I thought the manufacturer was still using the original production technique, bought from IBM.
Good quality is nearly impossible to find nowadays.