1 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:03,780 foreign 2 00:00:04,140 --> 00:00:11,040 if you buy a Mac Studio or a Mac Mini 3 00:00:07,319 --> 00:00:14,880 you get nothing no display no Magic 4 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:19,140 Mouse and no keyboard as Steve Jobs put 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:21,000 it it's byodkm on one hand it's a little 6 00:00:19,140 --> 00:00:26,939 Annoying that your brand new computer isn't usable out of the box in the other 7 00:00:24,240 --> 00:00:32,040 you a Mac User can now Venture beyond the magic keyboard and choose or make 8 00:00:29,519 --> 00:00:35,600 something much much better what a dream 9 00:00:33,899 --> 00:00:41,879 this should be easy meet Nicholas plutfe he's a writer from 10 00:00:38,820 --> 00:00:44,399 the orange Channel who loves keyboards I 11 00:00:41,879 --> 00:00:49,200 like how expressive they can be and how customizable they are he loves keyboards 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:53,100 so much he's the go-to guy for ShortCircuit videos on the subject he loves 13 00:00:51,180 --> 00:00:57,899 keyboards so much he set up a workstation in his home devoted entirely 14 00:00:55,559 --> 00:01:01,739 to the making and modifying of them oh here it is it's one of those things 15 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:05,159 where you see a picture of something on someone's desk and you're like wow that 16 00:01:03,059 --> 00:01:08,700 looks really cool once you experience it and you feel the jump in quality that 17 00:01:07,260 --> 00:01:13,020 comes with a much nicer custom mechanical keyboard it's just like a 18 00:01:10,860 --> 00:01:17,700 rabbit hole he loves keyboards so much that's what he streams about God 19 00:01:15,799 --> 00:01:22,259 watching that sounds like something second only to paint drying this is why 20 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:27,979 he's going to be helping me out in this journey to find the perfect keyboard 21 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:31,619 because there are a lot 22 00:01:27,979 --> 00:01:33,479 hey you're the keyboard guy sure and 23 00:01:31,619 --> 00:01:39,180 there are a couple of new Macs that don't come with keyboards that's crazy 24 00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:40,860 so I'm wondering if you can help show me 25 00:01:39,180 --> 00:01:45,000 the world of mechanical keyboards what do you need on your keyboard I want it 26 00:01:42,420 --> 00:01:49,439 to sound exactly like the keyboard from The Sims one 27 00:01:49,439 --> 00:01:55,140 that's like really mechanical and funky and it sounds like buckling spring like 28 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:59,759 a model M or something like that I don't know if that's possible okay so where do 29 00:01:57,540 --> 00:02:03,299 we how do we start keyboard from The Sims sounds like an 30 00:02:01,860 --> 00:02:07,439 Abomination what do you mean it doesn't sound like an Abomination yeah it does 31 00:02:04,979 --> 00:02:10,619 it sounds amazing no I hate it but the game was so good yeah the game was good 32 00:02:09,239 --> 00:02:16,080 that doesn't mean the keyboard sound is good oh so like these things no 33 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:20,280 don't use those are there more yes even Mac users are spoiled for Choice wait 34 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:23,640 what are you doing I'm not done yet there's a lot to consider if you're 35 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:27,180 looking to get into keyboards the feel of a mechanical keyboard is largely 36 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,640 driven by the switch you choose these are Browns you don't want these what 37 00:02:28,379 --> 00:02:34,020 kind of switches do you like The Sim switches We're not gonna find those I 38 00:02:32,099 --> 00:02:38,220 don't like that Vulcan I don't like it no there's also a layout what about this 39 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:43,620 layout where they're all aligned that's Ortho linear like Teeth the numb pads on 40 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:47,400 the left side yeah why are there two space bars because if you want two space 41 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,920 bars why not it's just not Mac layout but that's kind of nifty looking and 42 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:56,400 then there's the endless variety of qualities like case material and color where's the white keyboards this should 43 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:58,560 be good right no this is full mechanical 44 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:02,819 those feel like rubber Dome the type of plate you want to use how it's mounted I 45 00:03:00,540 --> 00:03:07,319 may put that on the bottom and even wait that's heavy these are all things that 46 00:03:05,879 --> 00:03:11,580 help contribute to how the keyboard feels under your fingers that's it one 47 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:16,379 of these drop boards a drop board where's the new fee we use a mountain a 48 00:03:14,159 --> 00:03:20,099 mountain yeah this is a mountain there you go and then we'll do a tea kale 49 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:23,580 because maybe you like the tea kale I picked the blues for you kale Blues 50 00:03:21,900 --> 00:03:27,360 because I like the clicky stuff is that gonna sound like The Sims no what's in 51 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:30,900 that suitcase oh you want this so you want the Cyber board okay don't drop 52 00:03:28,980 --> 00:03:38,159 this it's expensive yeah you're good yeah cool where are we going oh my God 53 00:03:34,620 --> 00:03:39,840 ah why is this lit up 54 00:03:38,159 --> 00:03:43,220 now before Nicholas and I take a look through all of these let me tell you 55 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:48,180 about this video's sponsor War Thunder yes that's right War Thunder is a video 56 00:03:46,140 --> 00:03:52,739 game that has been offering solid gaming performance and graphical quality on Mac 57 00:03:50,099 --> 00:03:57,720 OS since 2013. use your new mechanical keyboard to battle it out on over 100 58 00:03:54,780 --> 00:04:02,340 major battlefields with more than 2 000 historically accurate aircraft ships and 59 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:05,700 tanks all from the 20th century head to the link in the description below to 60 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:11,340 start playing War Thunder for free today and you get a free premium vehicle just 61 00:04:08,580 --> 00:04:16,500 for signing up this is the group of keyboards ploof has piled on me to take 62 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:20,760 to the lab it's a diverse lot and as interesting as they look I want to start 63 00:04:18,299 --> 00:04:25,199 off by getting his thoughts on Apple's option to give ourselves something to 64 00:04:22,860 --> 00:04:32,580 compare to let's start oh with the magic keyboard I think it's 200 what 200 did 65 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:38,460 you watch that episode of ncax oh yeah the double hacking yeah that's not 66 00:04:35,340 --> 00:04:40,860 because Chiclet style I hate the 67 00:04:38,460 --> 00:04:45,780 fingerprint reader stuff it's great the clickiness of it for what it is is 68 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:50,160 actually pretty decent I think it's perfectly fine being the 69 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:54,600 keyboard person and considering all the keyboard options there are yes would you 70 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:58,979 suggest to a Mac User to skip this and go elsewhere the only reason I would 71 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:02,580 ever tell them to get this is if they want like the ultimate importability 72 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:08,220 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 73 00:05:06,300 --> 00:05:12,600 now it's fine I'm just being elitist this is the grand irony is that the PC 74 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:16,620 people particularly in keyboard circles yeah are elitist 75 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:19,500 so what I think most normal people are going to do is they're going to go 76 00:05:17,639 --> 00:05:23,580 straight to their Logitech store and they're going to get one of these yeah I 77 00:05:21,900 --> 00:05:27,360 don't like Logitech keyboards for the most part which is crazy because I love 78 00:05:25,500 --> 00:05:32,820 Logitech mice and I love Logitech headsets as well this is literally the 79 00:05:29,639 --> 00:05:35,160 MX for Mac Wow crazy I should note that 80 00:05:32,820 --> 00:05:39,780 they just expanded the lineup of Mac specific keyboards in mice and it comes 81 00:05:38,039 --> 00:05:43,979 in a nice silver to go with your it's not space gray I like the silver I like 82 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:49,320 the silver and the like off-white I don't like the typing experience though 83 00:05:45,419 --> 00:05:51,660 no not at all it feels gross it feels 84 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:56,039 great what okay what about the compared to the magic keyboard I take the magic 85 00:05:53,280 --> 00:06:00,120 keyboard over this really yeah thanks for those options Jonathan but I want to 86 00:05:58,740 --> 00:06:05,220 show you what a really nice keyboard looks sounds and feels like so how much 87 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:08,880 is that one this one's about five or six hundred dollars and this one's also 88 00:06:07,020 --> 00:06:12,120 about five or six hundred dollars for this you're really paying a lot for the 89 00:06:10,380 --> 00:06:17,820 screen here and this one is kind of just pure quality this is I know I love it 90 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:23,160 that's my favorite right now it's eight pounds 8.2 yeah this is a similar like 91 00:06:20,759 --> 00:06:27,000 what are these Ivory no those are ceramic those you buy separately you buy 92 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:31,860 the keycaps separately I've ruined it with my driving hands 93 00:06:29,940 --> 00:06:35,580 pretty nice keyboard still it doesn't sound like The Sims though no no no no 94 00:06:33,479 --> 00:06:38,940 this is a linear keyboard like this is also linear so these are all linear so 95 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:43,199 these are probably all linear yeah so what is linear linear is a type of key 96 00:06:41,460 --> 00:06:47,100 switch there are three types linear tactile and clicky if you're looking at 97 00:06:44,940 --> 00:06:50,940 Cherry switches the linears are going to be red the Browns are going to be 98 00:06:48,660 --> 00:06:54,840 tactile and the blues are going to be clicky and this kind of works for other 99 00:06:52,979 --> 00:06:58,020 brands as well the linear ones you can press down on the key and it moves 100 00:06:56,340 --> 00:07:01,259 smoothly to the end they're also good for typing I like typing on linear 101 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,840 sometimes it's good for people who don't want anything getting in the way of 102 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:07,860 their kills I guess what could be getting in the way of their kills feel 103 00:07:05,699 --> 00:07:12,120 there's no bump to worry about with a tactile switch there's a detent that you 104 00:07:10,319 --> 00:07:15,360 can feel as you type so what does this mean for my Sims keyboard like the 105 00:07:14,460 --> 00:07:21,479 closest thing we're going to get is either a clicky or a very heavy tactile is my guess the other ones are probably 106 00:07:19,139 --> 00:07:26,940 going to play better with your Mac because they're like specifically made 107 00:07:23,940 --> 00:07:28,800 to work with Apple products so do you 108 00:07:26,940 --> 00:07:33,599 think I should just make my own keyboard well let me tell you these days it's 109 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:37,500 only intimidating because a lot of people fear taking apart or putting 110 00:07:35,460 --> 00:07:40,259 together small electronics but since you're putting it together yourself 111 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:43,800 you'll know all the ins and outs of how it works and what's inside of it it's 112 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:47,400 just a few extra screws and maybe a ribbon cable or two unless you want to 113 00:07:45,479 --> 00:07:50,340 go to the trouble of lubing switches it should only take an hour or two to put 114 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:54,479 together your own mechanical keyboard easy peasy this one has Blue switches so 115 00:07:53,340 --> 00:07:58,440 you might actually like it because it's got clickies oh this is a Mac layout 116 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:01,620 that's great and they probably have a little switch on the side somewhere that 117 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:06,720 lets you like turn it from Windows to Mac yeah there you go so I mean you know 118 00:08:04,020 --> 00:08:11,639 you have options whoa what's with all the colors you get that sweet sweet RGB 119 00:08:08,819 --> 00:08:15,120 oh my goodness can I change the color if it's not a function then you can find 120 00:08:13,740 --> 00:08:19,440 software that'll let you change the color is this linear this is tactile but 121 00:08:18,180 --> 00:08:22,620 it's brown they're annoying because the bump is incredibly minor it feels like 122 00:08:21,180 --> 00:08:26,460 it's it feels like it's broken it's linear no no it's not broken it's just a 123 00:08:24,539 --> 00:08:30,560 cherry Brown I think I can safely say that I do not like brown switches 124 00:08:30,780 --> 00:08:38,520 this is probably closest to your magic keyboard yeah but it like has a cookie switch 125 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:40,800 it's not the Sims one the new fee one of 126 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:43,500 my favorites the backlight on this just lights around the keys it doesn't 127 00:08:42,060 --> 00:08:47,580 actually tell me where the keys are yeah so these are not double shot so you 128 00:08:45,899 --> 00:08:51,240 can't see through them but it is nice to see this Mac layer and the colors are 129 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:55,860 fun a bit Google though here's the thing okay Apple users have a 130 00:08:54,360 --> 00:09:01,440 bit of history of good keyboards there's one keyboard I want to show you there's actually two keepers there's one keyword 131 00:08:58,680 --> 00:09:04,620 I want to start off with excuse me you're gonna be so amazed you're gonna 132 00:09:03,300 --> 00:09:07,160 be like this is the best keyboard I've ever tried 133 00:09:08,839 --> 00:09:13,620 foreign foreign 134 00:09:14,959 --> 00:09:22,019 this is Apple's equivalent of the IBM 135 00:09:18,899 --> 00:09:24,839 extended how is it acceptable extended 136 00:09:22,019 --> 00:09:29,600 keyboard too this keyboard uses the famed Alps switches 137 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:34,860 feels gross I genuinely hate this I would never type 138 00:09:32,220 --> 00:09:38,640 on this in my life you like this maybe you should just buy a memory keyboard 139 00:09:36,420 --> 00:09:43,680 also why are the home row keys on my middle fingers that's gross these Alps 140 00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:49,019 keys are legendary in the Apple circles and that's cool I don't like them yeah 141 00:09:46,500 --> 00:09:54,060 the bump is so mushy and I don't like the recessed caps lock why is this so oh 142 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:57,600 it just sticks that's old that's fine that's what they used to be like don't 143 00:09:55,740 --> 00:10:00,300 you remember using these as a kid like I do remember using these because I grew 144 00:09:58,980 --> 00:10:05,339 up using like apple twos and stuff because my school was broke so you can't 145 00:10:03,420 --> 00:10:10,800 get this keyboard anymore okay but there is a Canadian keyboard manufacturer that 146 00:10:08,399 --> 00:10:15,959 manufactures or else key switches maybe I like Alp switches that aren't 30 years 147 00:10:12,899 --> 00:10:18,620 old maybe they're just old maybe if 148 00:10:15,959 --> 00:10:22,980 they're fresh they're not this mushy mati this is a small outfit based in 149 00:10:21,300 --> 00:10:27,000 Canada they have worked to keep the spirit of the Apple extended keyboard 150 00:10:24,660 --> 00:10:30,540 alive for instance when the ELP switch was at risk of going out of production 151 00:10:28,620 --> 00:10:35,279 they bought a million in switches to keep their keyboards alive and when 152 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:39,300 production eventually did end they loved the feel of the Alps switch so much that 153 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:45,300 they design and manufacture their own this is the Matthias tactile Pro wow and 154 00:10:43,140 --> 00:10:49,380 then the laptop Pro which has the quiet click key switch what makes it a laptop 155 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:56,399 Pro it's small it's wireless oh it's wireless and does it use lightning no no 156 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:58,380 it uses micro b what oh my God they told 157 00:10:56,399 --> 00:11:02,820 me it's based off of simple Alps I like these a lot more than I like these 158 00:11:00,779 --> 00:11:05,279 because these are snappier and they don't feel as mushy on the very bottom 159 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:10,530 out this is pretty close to the Sims 160 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:13,600 oh my God 161 00:11:15,660 --> 00:11:20,519 it is it's like exactly the same it's 162 00:11:19,079 --> 00:11:26,880 all a lot in the space bar you get that Chunk in the space bar 163 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:28,440 I am so amazed I found it I can't 164 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:32,339 believe it but do you want to type on this all day yes I have a choice that's 165 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:37,200 the beauty I always wanted to be a Sim it really did this threshing it'll whip 166 00:11:35,519 --> 00:11:43,260 out of snow yeah that's pretty good it's silica for the Mac User like what do you think 167 00:11:41,220 --> 00:11:46,380 is the best keyboard for them so there's no perfect answer everyone's gonna have 168 00:11:44,820 --> 00:11:49,320 different needs so really this is the sky's the limit it's sky's the limit 169 00:11:47,820 --> 00:11:52,620 it's a giant rabbit hole that you can just Dive Right into and get lost 170 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:57,240 completely the mechanical keyboard world is full of 171 00:11:55,079 --> 00:12:01,500 a dizzying array of choice it can be quite overwhelming but also very 172 00:11:59,339 --> 00:12:06,000 personal it's nice to be able to choose for yourself and if you know what you 173 00:12:03,300 --> 00:12:10,459 want you can find the perfect one like this I can't believe it sounds like the 174 00:12:07,980 --> 00:12:10,459 Sims 175 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:16,920 thanks for typing out this Mac Address if you like the sound of this keyboard 176 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:20,160 give this video a like and if you would rebel against the magic keyboard and get 177 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:24,000 any of the Alternatives you might as well subscribe now in the comments I'm 178 00:12:21,839 --> 00:12:29,899 curious what keyboard would you choose or is there one you really like that we 179 00:12:26,220 --> 00:12:29,899 didn't try out pop it down below