[Nursie]

Have you ever used a Model M?

With a decent amount of enthusiasm, a Model M can disrupt phonecalls being made in another room entirely.

Best keyboard ever, but I also don't take mine to work any more, out of consideration for my coworkers. Also it's really big and heavy...

[bogomipz]

Add to the Model M the acoustics of a typical open office plan found at most startups and its unbearable. Its not uncommon to have a startup in a concrete loft type space with a group of people who insist on using whatever the modern $200 hipster version of a "buckling spring" keyboard is. It's "cred" man.

[falcolas]

> using whatever the modern $200 hipster version of a "buckling spring" keyboard is

Those would be Topre switches. Which makes the keyboard worth more than $200. ;)

They are good switches, and do rely on a spring, but they are quieter. And more expensive.

[peatmoss]

Unicomp sells actual buckling spring keyboards. They bought the tech from IBM -> Lexmark. Not bad keyboards, and pretty cheap compared to some of the hipster keyboards. I got mine with hardware Dvorak layout.