Model M vs Ultimate Hacking Keyboard

Buckling-spring switches are hardly used anymore, but they give some of the best tactile response when activated.

Although heavier than a modern keyboard, this keyboard is built like a tank. There is no flex, and the components were built to last.

Quality construction, good materials.

Clearly signals that I'm serious about what I do and how I do it.

With a hook beneath the caps that you have to get to, you can detach those keycaps and replace them with others.

The UHK has a split design, since two keyboard halves result in a more natural typing posture. The halves are connected by a bridge cable, which expands and contracts as needed, occupying minimal desk space. The halves can be merged together as one, which is useful for transportation purposes or if you happen to prefer a one-piece keyboard.

Through the use of an app called Agent, users can configure the UHK to their liking.

You can attach trackpoint, trackball, trackpad and additional key clusters to the board. This allows for extensive feature customization, for increased productivity and convenience.

For maximum touch-typing productivity, one's hands should not leave the home row frequently. With conventional keyboards, this is not the case when navigation and function keys need to be used. On the HKB, via a thumb key press, several function layers can be activated, turning the home row keys into function keys.

The UHK is modular and has disassembly instructions embossed onto components and even printed on the circuit board. It records use data, so when key switches have reached the end of its lifespan, users can replace them.