The IBM Model F was discontinued in the 1980’s. The problem…they just aren’t made that way any more. The IBM Model F keyboards not only used the best switches, the materials used in their production (well over 5lbs of steel and other metals) means they will be working as good as new when it’s time to pass it on to your grandchildren. Keyboards with those other switches are often your only choice if you are looking for a 60% compact or tenkeyless board, since there those form factors with buckling spring and beam spring switches either don’t exist or are rare and can only be acquired second-hand. This is one reason mechanical keyboards are gaining in popularity, but unfortunately, availability has been a real problem for new buckling spring and beam spring keyboards. ![]() Many consider the buckling spring and beam spring the best switches for typing, with anecdotal claims that using a buckling spring keyboard reduced fatigue and improved accuracy. If you are new to mechanical keyboards, the buckling spring switch is what other mechanical switches are modeled after and compared against (especially those blue and green switches!). ![]() ![]() This keyboard switch has a delicate yet incredibly tactile response that makes typing a pure pleasure. This switch technology was developed in the 1970’s and is at the core of the IBM Model F. At the heart of the Best Keyboard Ever, is IBM’s venerated buckling spring switch technology.
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