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Review of Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard
So I've been using the Tactile Pro Keyboard for a few weeks now and here are my thoughts:
PROS:
- power key on keyboard
- mechanical key switches really do let you type faster
- reasonable effort made to match design of current apple peripherals
- I think this very well may last as long as it's warranty -- which will be about 5 times longer than my previous 3 Apple Pro keyboards
CONS:
- A neighbor joked that he could hear me typing all the way down the hallway in my building. This keyboard's clicking does take some getting used to.
SUGGESTIONS FOR MATIAS:
- beef up the flip out feet on the back! I'll bet 99% of all warranty requests will be from people who put a little too much weight on those weak and brittle legs. Make them solid plastic blocks! it will still look good and you'll be able to sit on the keyboard w/o breaking it.
- The overall shape/form factor is a bit "loose" -- the designers could trim off a good 1/3 inch around the sides, in the thickness, and get rid of extra "ridges" to make for a tighter, smoother looking device (you'll have to get a good manufacturer who can hit those tolerances)
- lose the advertisement on the spacebar
Posted by Aaron R. Deutsch on July 20, 2004 5:18 PM