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so much he's the go-to guy for ShortCircuit videos on the subject he loves keyboards so much he set up a workstation in his home devoted entirely to the making and modifying of them oh here it is it's one of those things where you see a picture of something on someone's desk and you're like wow that looks really cool once you experience it and you feel the jump in quality that comes with a much nicer custom mechanical keyboard it's just like a rabbit hole he loves keyboards so much that's what he streams about God watching that sounds like something second only to paint drying this is why he's going to be helping me out in this journey to find the perfect keyboard because there are a lot hey you're the keyboard guy sure and there are a couple of new Macs that don't come with keyboards that's crazy so I'm wondering if you can help show me the world of mechanical keyboards what do you need on your keyboard I want it to sound exactly like the keyboard from The Sims one that's like really mechanical and funky and it sounds like buckling spring like a model M or something like that I don't know if that's possible okay so where do we how do we start keyboard from The Sims sounds like an Abomination what do you mean it doesn't sound like an Abomination yeah it does it sounds amazing no I hate it but the game was so good yeah the game was good that doesn't mean the keyboard sound is good oh so like these things no don't use those are there more yes even Mac users are spoiled for Choice wait what are you doing I'm not done yet there's a lot to consider if you're looking to get into keyboards the feel of a mechanical keyboard is largely driven by the switch you choose these are Browns you don't want these what kind of switches do you like The Sim switches We're not gonna find those I don't like that Vulcan I don't like it no there's also a layout what about this layout where they're all aligned that's Ortho linear like Teeth the numb pads on the left side yeah why are there two space bars because if you want two space bars why not it's just not Mac layout but that's kind of nifty looking and then there's the endless variety of qualities like case material and color where's the white keyboards this should be good right no this is full mechanical those feel like rubber Dome the type of plate you want to use how it's mounted I may put that on the bottom and even wait that's heavy these are all things that help contribute to how the keyboard feels under your fingers that's it one of these drop boards a drop board where's the new fee we use a mountain a mountain yeah this is a mountain there you go and then we'll do a tea kale because maybe you like the tea kale I picked the blues for you kale Blues because I like the clicky stuff is that gonna sound like The Sims no what's in that suitcase oh you want this so you want the Cyber board okay don't drop this it's expensive yeah you're good yeah cool where are we going oh my God ah why is this lit up now before Nicholas and I take a look through all of these let me tell you about this video's sponsor War Thunder yes that's right War Thunder is a video game that has been offering solid gaming performance and graphical quality on macOS since 2013. use your new mechanical keyboard to battle it out on over 100 major battlefields with more than 2 000 historically accurate aircraft ships and tanks all from the 20th century head to the link in the description below to start playing War Thunder for free today and you get a free premium vehicle just for signing up this is the group of keyboards ploof has piled on me to take to the lab it's a diverse lot and as interesting as they look I want to start off by getting his thoughts on Apple's option to give ourselves something to compare to let's start oh with the magic keyboard I think it's 200 what 200 did you watch that episode of ncax oh yeah the double hacking yeah that's not because Chiclet style I hate the fingerprint reader stuff it's great the clickiness of it for what it is is actually pretty decent I think it's perfectly fine being the keyboard person and considering all the keyboard options there are yes would you suggest to a Mac User to skip this and go elsewhere the only reason I would ever tell them to get this is if they want like the ultimate importability take this out of here I don't want it out of my sight I don't want to look at it you're like so like nice about it and now it's fine I'm just being elitist this is the grand irony is that the PC people particularly in keyboard circles yeah are elitist so what I think most normal people are going to do is they're going to go straight to their Logitech store and they're going to get one of these yeah I don't like Logitech keyboards for the most part which is crazy because I love Logitech mice and I love Logitech headsets as well this is literally the MX for Mac Wow crazy I should note that they just expanded the lineup of Mac specific keyboards in mice and it comes in a nice silver to go with your it's not space gray I like the silver I like the silver and the like off-white I don't like the typing experience though no not at all it feels gross it feels great what okay what about the compared to the magic keyboard I take the magic keyboard over this really yeah thanks for those options Jonathan but I want to show you what a really nice keyboard looks sounds and feels like so how much is that one this one's about five or six hundred dollars and this one's also about five or six hundred dollars for this you're really paying a lot for the screen here and this one is kind of just pure quality this is I know I love it that's my favorite right now it's eight pounds 8.2 yeah this is a similar like what are these Ivory no those are ceramic those you buy separately you buy the keycaps separately I've ruined it with my driving hands pretty nice keyboard still it doesn't sound like The Sims though no no no no this is a linear keyboard like this is also linear so these are all linear so these are probably all linear yeah so what is linear linear is a type of key switch there are three types linear tactile and clicky if you're looking at Cherry switches the linears are going to be red the Browns are going to be tactile and the blues are going to be clicky and this kind of works for other brands as well the linear ones you can press down on the key and it moves smoothly to the end they're also good for typing I like typing on linear sometimes it's good for people who don't want anything getting in the way of their kills I guess what could be getting in the way of their kills feel there's no bump to worry about with a tactile switch there's a detent that you can feel as you type so what does this mean for my Sims keyboard like the closest thing we're going to get is either a clicky or a very heavy tactile is my guess the other ones are probably going to play better with your Mac because they're like specifically made to work with Apple products so do you think I should just make my own keyboard well let me tell you these days it's only intimidating because a lot of people fear taking apart or putting together small electronics but since you're putting it together yourself you'll know all the ins and outs of how it works and what's inside of it it's just a few extra screws and maybe a ribbon cable or two unless you want to go to the trouble of lubing switches it should only take an hour or two to put together your own mechanical keyboard easy peasy this one has Blue switches so you might actually like it because it's got clickies oh this is a Mac layout that's great and they probably have a little switch on the side somewhere that lets you like turn it from Windows to Mac yeah there you go so I mean you know you have options whoa what's with all the colors you get that sweet sweet RGB oh my goodness can I change the color if it's not a function then you can find software that'll let you change the color is this linear this is tactile but it's brown they're annoying because the bump is incredibly minor it feels like it's it feels like it's broken it's linear no no it's not broken it's just a cherry Brown I think I can safely say that I do not like brown switches this is probably closest to your magic keyboard yeah but it like has a cookie switch it's not the Sims one the new fee one of my favorites the backlight on this just lights around the keys it doesn't actually tell me where the keys are yeah so these are not double shot so you can't see through them but it is nice to see this Mac layer and the colors are fun a bit Google though here's the thing okay Apple users have a bit of history of good keyboards there's one keyboard I want to show you there's actually two keepers there's one keyword I want to start off with excuse me you're gonna be so amazed you're gonna be like this is the best keyboard I've ever tried foreign foreign this is Apple's equivalent of the IBM extended how is it acceptable extended keyboard too this keyboard uses the famed Alps switches feels gross I genuinely hate this I would never type on this in my life you like this maybe you should just buy a memory keyboard also why are the home row keys on my middle fingers that's gross these Alps keys are legendary in the Apple circles and that's cool I don't like them yeah the bump is so mushy and I don't like the recessed caps lock why is this so oh it just sticks that's old that's fine that's what they used to be like don't you remember using these as a kid like I do remember using these because I grew up using like apple twos and stuff because my school was broke so you can't get this keyboard anymore okay but there is a Canadian keyboard manufacturer that manufactures or else key switches maybe I like Alp switches that aren't 30 years old maybe they're just old maybe if they're fresh they're not this mushy mati this is a small outfit based in Canada they have worked to keep the spirit of the Apple extended keyboard alive for instance when the ELP switch was at risk of going out of production they bought a million in switches to keep their keyboards alive and when production eventually did end they loved the feel of the Alps switch so much that they design and manufacture their own this is the Matthias tactile Pro wow and then the laptop Pro which has the quiet click key switch what makes it a laptop Pro it's small it's wireless oh it's wireless and does it use lightning no no it uses micro b what oh my God they told me it's based off of simple Alps I like these a lot more than I like these because these are snappier and they don't feel as mushy on the very bottom out this is pretty close to the Sims oh my God it is it's like exactly the same it's all a lot in the space bar you get that Chunk in the space bar I am so amazed I found it I can't believe it but do you want to type on this all day yes I have a choice that's the beauty I always wanted to be a Sim it really did this threshing it'll whip out of snow yeah that's pretty good it's silica for the Mac User like what do you think is the best keyboard for them so there's no perfect answer everyone's gonna have different needs so really this is the sky's the limit it's sky's the limit it's a giant rabbit hole that you can just Dive Right into and get lost completely the mechanical keyboard world is full of a dizzying array of choice it can be quite overwhelming but also very personal it's nice to be able to choose for yourself and if you know what you want you can find the perfect one like this I can't believe it sounds like the Sims thanks for typing out this Mac Address if you like the sound of this keyboard give this video a like and if you would rebel against the magic keyboard and get any of the Alternatives you might as well subscribe now in the comments I'm curious what keyboard would you choose or is there one you really like that we didn't try out pop it down below"}