Like the thread title says.

I just recently got the chance to use an old IBM Model M and I have to say that the experience of typing on that old keyboard was excellent, much better than your usual rubber dome keyboard.

So the question is: Does anyone use a mechanical keyboard, and is there anything below $50 that you could recommend besides "go find a good condition Model M"? I don't particularly care for the layout of the keyboard, as long as it's in English.

If you are reading this and wondering wtf is a mechanical keyboard google is your friend.

On an rather off-topic, unrelated note, it's and its rules make my brain turn upside down, no matter how many English memos I have on my desk.

I had a roommate in college with the loudest keyboard and the heaviest, loudest typing style I've ever heard. It was like a firecracker going off every time he hit the spacebar. His keyboard was probably something similar.

Actually, I type with one of these from time to time, and, maybe it's just this particular keyboard, but I find the keys too heavy to be pressed at a convenient rate. Possibly the keyboard is just too old and stick, though. Honestly, I don't see what's wrong with newer keyboards. what really makes the difference to me is the shape and layout of the keys, not how they are built themselves.