What is so special about the IBM model M keyboard?
1. It is the rare computer part from the 1980s that still works in the 21st century. 2. Keys are standard size and standard locations (e.g., not having to search for the tiny keys that some foreign keyboard designer decided to move and translocate because it looked better in a marketing promo ad) 3. Keys have full-length travel and actuate before hitting the bottom, not like the laptop style short-length travel that requires a full press to register. 4. The lettering on each key is imprinted and dyed into the plastic (not a removable sticker or rub-off paint) 5. All letter keys are the same full size/shape and can be easily swapped from QWERTY to DVORAK or removed for perodic cleaning 6. Within each model M keyboard, there is a 1.2 pound curved steel plate which places the keys at the optimal typing angle and forms a solid base for typing madly away at. 7. Each keyboard has an individualized serial number and the exact date of manufacture printed on the bottom keyboard plate. 8. No ext
