Matias Releases the World's Quietest Mechanical Keyboard

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By Tuan Mai
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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.

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Tuan Mai
Tuan Mai
Tuan Mai is a Los Angeles based writer and marketing manager working within the PC Hardware industry. He has written for Tom's Guide since 2010, with a special interest in the weird and quirky.
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20 Comments Comment from the forums
  • rocknrollz
    The fun of a mechanical keyboard is the sound.
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  • master_chen
    Mechanical keyboard
    Quietest

    My facepalm is the size of the "Stay Puft", right now... :\

    And GOD THIS DESIGN IS UGLY.
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  • azathoth
    Personally, this is my favourite keyboard design. It is very simplistic, and mechanical. However for those late nights my regular mechanical keyboard can make a LOT of noise.

    But at $150? Nope.
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  • assasin32
    But where is the fun in having a keyboard that doesn't make a lot of clicky noises. I don't know about the rest of you but that clicky noise makes me feel like I am getting stuff done and typing real fast, if you take that away I will feel unproductive.

    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.
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  • dalethepcman
    So they took a Logitech keyboard circa 2005, and stuck a thin foam layer between the keys and keyboard and charge $130 additional for it. Sounds like a business model taken strait from the Apple playbook....
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  • belardo
    Nothing about THIS keyboard screams Logitech 2005 keyboard.

    Use to be... keys didn't have cheap decals glued to them.
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  • DRosencraft
    Love quiet keyboards. Gaming i don't notice the click-clack because I usually have the sound so loud or headphones on. But when i'm sitting and relaxing while I type, the noise certainly gets annoying. Annoying enough for the price tag on this keyboard? No. Seriously, $150 for a keyboard? That's about the price I paid for my SSD. Heck, that's more than some people pay for their CPU. I like the idea of a quieter keyboard, but it's not nearly so important to drop that kind of cash on.
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  • JamesSneed
    9406820 said:
    So they took a Logitech keyboard circa 2005, and stuck a thin foam layer between the keys and keyboard and charge $130 additional for it. Sounds like a business model taken strait from the Apple playbook....

    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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  • when will people realise that all regular keyboards are mechanical..unless you using some sort of touch surface that is
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  • internetlad
    proffessorclickwhen will people realise that all regular keyboards are mechanical..unless you using some sort of touch surface that is
    wat

    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.
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