Matias Releases the World's Quietest Mechanical Keyboard
Now you can reach 300apm without waking up the entire neighborhood!
As almost any gamer can agree with, mechanical keyboards are incredible. The tactile response from your keyboard can prove to be quite a satisfying experience. But for everyone else that has to listen to the clickity clack, the mechanical keyboard can be a total nightmare. While some companies will offer quieter switches (ie Razer's Blackwidow Ultimate) the loud clicking noises of an active gamer can still be heard from quite a distance.
To the delight of many ears worldwide, Canada's Matias Corporation has announced a new keyboard it likes to call "The World's Quietest Mechanical Keyboard". Called the Quiet Pro, Matias' latest keyboard is the result of over two years of research. Without sacrificing any tactile feedback, the keyboard is advertised to be much quieter than its Cherry MX-based competitors.
As usual, the keyboard comes in either a PC (all black) or Mac (silver & black) layout, each with laser-etched keys and three additional USB 2.0 ports. In addition, each key features sculpted keytops, a refreshing change from most of today's flattop keys. The down side is you'll have to pay the usual premium for this mechanical keyboard, maybe even a little more. Both models are now available for $150 in Canada or the U.S., with additional availability promised for January. For more info or to order your own, head on over to the Matias page here.
My facepalm is the size of the "Stay Puft", right now... :\
And GOD THIS DESIGN IS UGLY.
But at $150? Nope.
In fact I just realised this reading the article, I think I rather prefer to keep my clicky keyboard and annoy the other non existant people that are currently not around me.
Use to be... keys didn't have cheap decals glued to them.
Foam? No. They have new key switches. Logitech had a mechanical keyboard then? No. Also has laser etched keys so the lettering doesn't wear off. This is on par with higher end mechanical keyboards for price. Im not sure I like this keyboard but your post using made up pieces of info is silly.
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The "Mechanical" refers to a mechanical switch, be it designed by IBM (Buckling Spring Switch) Cherry (Cherry MX) or Topre (Topre Capacitive Switches), et al.
Basically a Mechanical keyboard is any keyboard that has a mechanical keyswitch design, or, when used in layman's conversation, any keyboard that doesn't use a digitizer or simple rubber dome membrane.
If you really want to get nitpicky about the definition of "mechanical" then my cell phone is mechanical because it flips open and has electronic parts, but as the term is used amongst enthusiasts, no, not every "regular keyboard" is mechanical.
Even if you are hammering on the keyboard like a wildman, get a 3 dollar set of 0-rings, install in half an hour and you're basically silent again.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Apple_Pro_Keyboard_black.jpg
Concerning the noise, it only takes a few days until the user gets used not to bottom out the keys which is the cause of the clicks.
Concerning the noise, it only takes a few days until the user gets used not to bottom out the keys which is the cause of the clicks.
if you want the click noises then go ahead knock yourself out. but some people want to use mechanical keyboards around other people, so we would like to get the most silent solution possible. If it is truly silent i will get one at work.
would prefer a great silent keyboard from ducky, because i am totally satisfied with my ducky keyboard for my gaming system. but its too loud for office use.
will need to wait for a proper review, cmon hardware heaven.
I returned 3 black widow keyboards, the problem with that keyboard is the flashing, I bricked 1 during flashing, the others had this weird issue where the "W" key would not work after a reboot, unplugging and reconnecting it would make it work for 3 min, then it would die again.
Not sure what to think about that, but I now use a Saitek and have no problems at all.
Not sure what to think about that, but I now use a Saitek and have no problems at all.
I don't understand how that can happen to someone, I really do. I bought the BF3 edition of the black widow and it works perfect; literally. I also have a friend who had purchased the regular edition and it works great for him too. During the early batches of the Black Widows I know people had issues too, but it should be resolved. It's one best plastic keyboards I've used, it's durable and heavy.
rjandric: The resemblance is intentional. Matias makes keyboards specifically for use with macs, since they have a slightly different layout and different keycaps. They also make PC keyboards, but they started out making products for mac users