For the curious, this is the Ducky Origin Vintage.
Only thing missing is a CRT to make that warm staticky smell. Looks fantastic though
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That's Hot. I would switch if they had a buckling spring version I love the low profile.
Somebody a few years ago was trying to cram a buckling spring mechanism into a Cherry MX footprint, but AFAIK it never went anywhere, and even the Asian market "Alps Buckling Spring" modules still actuated a membrane.
For actual buckling spring feel, people will recommend heavier Kailh Box clickies, but while they're some of my favorite switches and generally recommend them to people who don't need to worry about sound levels, they don't feel like buckling springs to me but rather their own thing. I have some really cheapo "Outemu Dustproof Green" that I like quite a bit, actually, and feel a bit more like buckling springs, though I know we're not supposed to like click-jacket MX switches. Nothing sounds like buckling springs though, not by a long shot.
Yeah I just have to stick with my Unicomp Keyboard you are right nothing feels quite the same and even then my old Model M feels better than my Unicomp even though they use the same molds
I have a Unicomp (actually two, but one is the quirky rubber dome they made) from the early 2000s and a Scotland-made one from the 90s, and they feel pretty similar. I understand the biggest thing is just that molds wear out over time and eventually there was a little slop. I have heard, but can't personally confirm, that the "New Model M" they sell has tightened things back up via new molds.