Anonymous
8/4/2025, 11:16:27 AM No.106135495
mang releases IBM Model M copy keyboard but with MODERN INTERNAL PARTS, it only looks like a retrokeyboard but it types just like a keyboard from 2025!
AND IT IS WIRELESS
https://reviews.ofb.biz/sa1337
IBM's legendary Model M keyboard was sturdy and solid. But "What would happen if you took the classic layout and look of the Model M and rebuilt it with modern mechanical guts?
The keyboard's casing has the same highly textured plastic that looks and feels instantly familiar to anyone who spent too many hours interacting with early PCs. Model M to a tee. The keycaps likewise look the part... The Vortex M looks like a Model M. Its build quality feels like a Model M. But one key press and it becomes clear this is a different beast.
Vortex's product configurator offers a variety of common and less common Cherry and Gateron options, if you want to get a different sort of feel in lieu of the clicky I tested. This is possible with an MX switch-style keyboard and impossible with buckling springs with their one option of bold clicky. Not only can this be done when ordering, but also later on, thanks to hot swap switches that allow changes without soldering.
The review's highlights:
"The keyboard is exquisitely crafted to look like the IBM original... "
"The Vortex M supports connecting to three different devices via Bluetooth (bluetooth was actually inventend by IBM!), along with a 2.4 GHz receiver and a USB Type-C wired connection. "
There's a emoji key ala recent Macs.
"For repetitive tasks, the keyboard is programmable with macros... And unlike Unicomp's boards, Vortex's can switch between PC and Mac layouts with the press of a hotkey."
"Pricing varies based on options, but as tested, it clocked in at $154. That's the low end of the 'premium' market and this is an exceptional board for that price."
AND IT IS WIRELESS
https://reviews.ofb.biz/sa1337
IBM's legendary Model M keyboard was sturdy and solid. But "What would happen if you took the classic layout and look of the Model M and rebuilt it with modern mechanical guts?
The keyboard's casing has the same highly textured plastic that looks and feels instantly familiar to anyone who spent too many hours interacting with early PCs. Model M to a tee. The keycaps likewise look the part... The Vortex M looks like a Model M. Its build quality feels like a Model M. But one key press and it becomes clear this is a different beast.
Vortex's product configurator offers a variety of common and less common Cherry and Gateron options, if you want to get a different sort of feel in lieu of the clicky I tested. This is possible with an MX switch-style keyboard and impossible with buckling springs with their one option of bold clicky. Not only can this be done when ordering, but also later on, thanks to hot swap switches that allow changes without soldering.
The review's highlights:
"The keyboard is exquisitely crafted to look like the IBM original... "
"The Vortex M supports connecting to three different devices via Bluetooth (bluetooth was actually inventend by IBM!), along with a 2.4 GHz receiver and a USB Type-C wired connection. "
There's a emoji key ala recent Macs.
"For repetitive tasks, the keyboard is programmable with macros... And unlike Unicomp's boards, Vortex's can switch between PC and Mac layouts with the press of a hotkey."
"Pricing varies based on options, but as tested, it clocked in at $154. That's the low end of the 'premium' market and this is an exceptional board for that price."
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