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. Remember mice with little balls in the bottom? Computer mice. Stop that. In the Unicomp Ultra Classic we have a mechanical keyboard that’s essentially the same as one crafted in 1984, and it’s just as satisfying today as it was way back then.
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. Remember mice with little balls in the bottom? Computer mice. Stop that. In the Unicomp Ultra Classic we have a mechanical keyboard that’s essentially the same as one crafted in 1984, and it’s just as satisfying today as it was way back then.
This is a specialist keyboard, but it excels at its primary directive at the expanse of its looks. So, this one will not attract attention, unless it’s the A-10 Warthog type attention you are looking for. Indeed, the Ultra Classic is not going to win any design awards, but boy, does it shine at what it does while holding up well after much use.
However, despite the minor flaws in the casing the Unicomp Ultra Classic is absolutely solid and the hardware is well made so I highly recommend looking into Unicomp if you want to buy a brand new Model M (known as the Unicomp Classic) or any another buckling spring keyboard.
I feel I got the best of both worlds. I have the substance and engineering of the original Model M with updated electronics and aesthetics. I can't wait to bash this thing until it finally dies, which if it's anything like the original, will hopefully be not for a very, very long time.
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.
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. Remember mice with little balls in the bottom? Computer mice. Stop that. In the Unicomp Ultra Classic we have a mechanical keyboard that’s essentially the same as one crafted in 1984, and it’s just as satisfying today as it was way back then.
As reviewed by TechSpot