QWERKYTOYSQwerkywriter Typewriter Inspired Retro Mechanical Wired & Wireless Keyboard with Tablet Stand

I write about 5k words a day and I used a gaming keyboard for the springback on the keys, but it annoyed me for having functionality I didn’t need and clicking a wrong button could send me wherever. Figured this was probably a total gimmick but it does look good, so maybe?I love it!! Do get the wrist rest, but they keys feel good on your actual fingertips and you can find your position easily without looking down (f and j have bumps) like a regular typewriter. It has ctrl, esc, page down, etc but they’re well positioned and I’m not hitting them accidentally when I get on a tear.I wish it were wireless, but that said it hooks up effortlessly so wouldn’t want to trade that. The scroll works and the carriage return works- which was cute at first, and then I spontaneously started using them in earnest :)Others mentioned a delay. I experience that as well, but it’s intermittent and short and doesn’t really bother me much. But it’s definitely a thing that pops up every 200 words or so, and is resolved in a second or two.It’s maybe kind of a gimmick- but I love it! It’s great quality, perfect weight- I look forward to using it every day. Very happy with the purchase!

This is I think the 3rd 5-star review I've created.Mechanically this thing is apparently sound and it appears very well-made. In design and physical production it's really a beauty. The keys are loud; the switches themselves have a significant clickety, and the whole key bottoming-out in its housing produces its own separate clackety. In large part this latter is result of the metal construction of the box itself. I consider the clickety-clackety a good thing which remind me of the pleasure of my Royal typewriter, but consider it and whether it will work for you. Apparently the key switches are not "hot swappable," whatever that means for you mechanical keyboard-heads.It's high; you'll want a wrist-rest. It doesn't have to be the expensive-as one you see listed along with it; I'm using a piece of foam cut out from some package or another and it's Just Right.Paired with a couple of freshly downloaded Typewriter fonts from Dafont, it makes me want to write stuff despite having really not much of interest to say.

I originally ordered a different model of the retro-typewriter keyboard, but I had problems with that one and I returned it. I bought this model instead. This is the review I wrote for the other model, which still applies:I'm 65 years old. I learned to type on a typewriter when I was 12 years old. I typed all of my school assignments. I typed letters. I typed mail order forms. I typed everything. In college, I typed all of my papers. In law school, I typed my exams. When I took the California Bar Exam, I typed that too.I started using a computer, the original IBM, in 1983. I worked for a film producer who insisted on computerizing the office. I did everything on the computer, except envelopes. For those, I used an IBM Selectric. When computer keyboards first came out, the best ones had the feel of a typewriter.Time passed. Keyboards changed to smaller keys, squairish keys (what we used to call "chiclet" keyboards"). Laptops came out and became cheaper than desktops, all with chiclet keyboards, or worse. For laptops, I have always used a separate keyboard, and I have tried to find brands that feel like typewriters.I finally gave in and searched for a computer keyboard, to attach to my laptop, that has the look and feel of an old fashioned keyboard. Most prices were just too high. I went with a cheaper model, but immediately had problems. So I bought this model.I've been using it for at least a week. It feels good. There is some adjustment, given the slightly different layout, key sizes, touch feel. For example, sometimes when I reach for the backspace key, I end up hitting the Print Screen key. I'm sure that will stop as I use the keyboard more.So, for anyone that misses writing in a typewriter, I highly recommend this keyboard.

I ador this keyboard and don't regret buying it. I only use it casually, so hopefully it lasts. The pairing and swapping between devices is a little unintuitive, I've had to look it up on their website a few times. Maybe it's because I'm used to the Function key being on the left side of a keyboard.