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IBM Model M or Unicomp New Model M (lemmy.haigner.me)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by lukas@lemmy.haigner.me to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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I want to buy a Model M, and the New Model M comes with everything I'm looking for, such as:

USB support out of the box
Meta keys
No hunt for the correct model

But the price is steep:

$125.00 New Model M
$24.00 2x Customization fee: RP2040 controller for New Model M outside of the USA^1^
$101.56 Fedex International
Subtotal: $250.56
$50.11 Import sales tax 20 %
$0 Customs fee (Goods code 8471606000 and 8473302000)
Total: $300.67

Keyboardco appears to be a former(?) European supplier since they don't ship the New Model M to Europe, so the shipping costs are here to stay. I could probably get an IBM Model M for cheaper, albeit with more work and additional equipment for modding, but I dunno. What do you think?

^1^Unicomp is not allowed to ship the RP2040 controller built into the New Model M outside of the USA according to support.

UPDATE: I'm now the proud owner of an IBM Model M keyboard :)

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[–] Fox@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago

If you can find an original Model M locally and confirm it's functional (and not too many plastic rivets are broken), it's a fine keyboard. That's as long as you can live without Windows keys. I mapped capslock to winkey and was happy with that.

A compatible USB controller is easy enough to find.