Unicomp Ultra Classic

Unicomp is keeping the buckling spring alive with its lineup of Model M-inspired keyboards. The $84 Ultra Classic offers that classic switch feel in a body that is considerably smaller than the old Model M keyboards of days past. However, the keyboard...

The Unicomp Ultra Classic is a monument to the staying power of well-engineered mechanical keyboard technology. You wouldn't use a 30-year-old monitor to play World of Warcraft. You couldn't load Windows 10 on a hard drive made three decades ago....

It's a plain keyboard, where all the attention was put toward making it the best typing weapon you could have with this particular technology. For people with nostalgia for the great 'boards of yesteryear, or for the die-hard typists among you, I say give one a try. They are available in beige or black, with PS/2 or USB connections. Mine is the USB, as I find this to be a far more convenient connection type in most cases.

The old buckling spring tech absolutely positively does give you the letter when you feel the click. These keyboards feel very much like an old IBM Selectric typewriter – there are plenty of these ironclad behemoths still in service, and they may herniate anyone that has to move them but they’re darn nice to type on.