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Add to SafariWhen comparing KB Paradise v60 vs Unicomp Ultra Classic Buckling Spring, the Slant community recommends KB Paradise v60 for most people. In the question“What are the best keyboards for programming?” KB Paradise v60 is ranked 33rd while Unicomp Ultra Classic Buckling Spring is ranked 52nd. The most important reason people chose KB Paradise v60 is:
The keyboard backlighting color can be set to either green and blue or red and blue. This option can be switched on the fly.
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Pros
Pro Backlighting has two color options
The keyboard backlighting color can be set to either green and blue or red and blue. This option can be switched on the fly.
Pro Compact layout
The 60% form factor means your hands almost never have to depart from home row for any reason, increasing efficiency.
Pro Wide switch choice
With this keyboard, there's a wide variety of switches to choose from. From practically all Cherry switches to cheaper, non-backlit Gateron or Matias switches.
Pro Solid
This keyboard is built to last.
Pro Beautiful legend typeface
The keycaps are typeset in Futura, arguably a more attractive option than what many similar keyboards (such as the KBC Pokers) feature.
Pro Customisable layout
The v60 has six DIP switches on the back that allow for a variety of layout customization options, and the keyboard comes with extra keycaps to reflect those options, so that the inscriptions always match the key functions. Some examples include replacing Caps Lock with Ctrl (a popular trick for programmers, as some Unix software was written with such a layout in mind) or swapping left Super and left Alt to accommodate users used to Apple keyboards.
Pro Quieter than Das keyboards
Pro Keys feel nice
This keyboard uses buckling spring key switches, the same used on the famous Model M keyboard, from IBM. This mechanism gives a nice feel to the keys.
Pro Resistant
Due to its good construction, this keyboard is very resistant.
Cons
Con Too few keys
This might be useful for typing texts, but not for programming, because of no dedicated F-keys, cursor keys and Home/End/PageUp/PageDown keys.
Con Backlighting leaks from beneath the keycaps
At certain angles, the backlighting LEDs are unobstructed, which can become an issue.
Con Takes a lot of desk space
The Unicomp Classic is huge, so it takes a lot of space on one's workspace.
Con Ugly
This keyboard doesn't look very aesthetically pleasant.
