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I have this IBM PS two mechanical keyboard and I don’t know why but… I don’t really care much for the mechanical keyboards. My first laptop was made by micron, and the keys were very soft and sponge and quiet. The Macbooks from 2012 have a great keyboard.

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My first computer was a Macboon Pro from 2012. I replaced it (well, the aluminum unibody, ship of theseus-style) with a 2017 Macbook Pro when I started college. Now I've got so much muscle memory with the Apple layout that at work I use a USB apple keyboard with my ubuntu workstation. My coworkers are almost all mechanical keyboard junkies, and they never let me hear the end of it.

Why don't you get one of the mechanical keyboards in an Apple layout?

never considered it before! any good examples you can point me to?

I use a WASD V3 with my Mac mini.

Matias makes them with ALPS switches. You can also get other keyboards like buckling springs, etc. with Apple keys, but I prefer ALPS.

I'm actually typing this on an old M0116 right now, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_(Standard)_Key...

It's so much nicer having the control key where caps lock is normally found. This is the traditional location for it.

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