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by learc83 5268 days ago
I use a unicomp (http://pckeyboard.com/) buckling spring keyboard. You can order an apple key from them if you'd like.
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They also appear to have an apple-specific model (unless this is the one you're talking about): http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/onthestick.html

The one pictured is hideously ugly, though.

I switched from a Model M to the default iMac keyboard (the wired one with the number pad) back in August when I switched to from linux to an iMac and it's taken me until just recently, to get used to it. I still don't like the feel of the keyboard quite as much and have been tempted to buy the Unicomp keyboard many times. That said, I do find it more comfortable than most other non-mechanical keyboards out there.

I've had several offers from people wanting to buy the Model M, but I refuse to part with it, even if I'm not using it at this very moment. I found it years ago, in the back of a storage shed, covered in about a decade of dust, grease, and cob webs, cleaned it up, and it looks practically new and works perfectly. I do so love that keyboard.

> The one pictured is hideously ugly, though.

You can order a customized version. I have a custom Unicomp EnduraPro with blank keycaps (like a Das Ultimate) and they also reprogrammed it (i.e.: I wanted to swap CapsLock with left Ctrl and Tilde/Backtick with Esc).

I can't recommend them highly enough.

Is it hideously loud like a lot of the other mechanical keyboards mentioned in this thread. Safe for office use?
Yes, it's very loud. Every buckling spring keyboard I've ever used is loud, but I can type so much faster on it that I can't stand anything else.