i have a Unicomp ps2 keyboard that I’ve been using for about 25 years that seems to be nearing the end of its service life. it gave me a scare a few years back so i bought a cherry mx board as a backup but the thing gave me doublestrikes all the time so that’s not a long-term solution for my next iteration. considering going for another unicomp since i like the chonkyness of it. i always think about a keyboard i encountered back in the 90s that had a special MACRO section onboard, and the old SIIG ALPS keyswitch keyboards. anyone used one of those new-fangled optical keyswitch boards?
I don’t know about optical switches, but I know that you can still buy new ALPS alike keyboards from Mathias. I have 4 different models of them e.g. this one. There is a PC version that is branded “quiet pro” that I have been using in the office for a while, but I stopped using it when COVID came.
This was a while ago so it’s possible their quality control has improved over the years, but I had two Matias TactilePro keyboards fail: the first developed keybounce/chatter after a few months, the replacement developed it after a few weeks then had keys fail. They gave me some mild run around the second time and I just wrote it off rather than deal with them.
I have a number of other keyboards, including Unicomp, and only Matias and a Filco Majestouch gave me problems and the Filco went several years of daily use before needing a key switch to be replaced.
I tried some software compensators for doublestrikes but i found they didnt suit my needs at any point of tuning. I’m at least glad others have had similar experiences and I’m not just uniquely cursed.
