What about the keys? I was thinking of getting a mechanical keyboard but with shared space the noise would be a problem. I have heard a lot about the cherry switches but not about matias, so wondering about that.

It seems that the ergonomics is a bit touch and go by person. Its difficult for me to get these keyboards so I want to make a safer choice. Anyone has a thought if I should try for a more ergonomic keyboard for comfort or getting a mechanical one should be first priority.

I ordered a 2nd production run, still waiting for it. Marco Arment has a nice review of it: [1], but note that they fixed the Num Lock key position which he mentioned.

[1] http://www.marco.org/2015/02/26/matis-ergo-pro-review

I've had one for 3 months and highly recommend it! It's pretty close to my dream keyboard - a tenkeyless version of the Microsoft Natural 4000 with mechanical switches.

Yes: http://jakeseliger.com/2007/10/18/product-review-matias-tact.... It wasn't good.