[doublepg23]

Love the New Model M keyboard. I have one for my personal setup and one for my work setup. Recent batches also use Rpi Picos now which let you flash custom firmware. https://github.com/purdeaandrei/vial-qmk-overnumpad-and-aris...

In theory, they're probably "worse" than a brand new IBM made Model M was but I think people overestimate the feel of extant Model Ms that have been around for 30, 40 years now. I also found PS/2 -> USB adapters to be pretty flaky after a few years.

My comparison is a IBM made SSK and Lexmark made regular M.

[breckenedge]

Thanks, I had no idea these were running a Pico, yay QMK

[guenthert]

The new "New" Model M Keyboard does afaik. My ten-key-less (space saver) (anno 2019 or so) has an older MCU which apparently doesn't get the USB protocol quite right. Every now and then (perhaps once a week) the keyboard isn't recognized at boot (currently Windows 10, but it's the same in Linux). I have it connected to a switchable USB hub, so that's not a big deal. More annoying is, that rarely (about once a month) the 'Q' key is dead (real fun when a password contains it). Most annoying is that the 'T' key tends to bounce (that developed only after two or three years of use, so probably not firmware related). Overall, I'm still satisfied, but can't wholeheartedly recommend it.

Unicomp offers (or offered?) to repair those older "New" Model M (replace the MCU), but I moved internationally meanwhile, so this probably not an option anymore. I wished, they would offer the MCU daughterboard separately, so that I could install it myself.

[doublepg23]

Yeah I also had hiccups with the USB. Nothing as extreme as you but it wouldn't be detected by my BIOS/UEFI - that was fun to debug! :D

The new rpi module is flawless though, great change.