n**b looks like a english name
doesn't it?
japanese name would be y***k
I'm pretty sure the "code is _x**y_, where the first and last letters are chopped off and the middle letters are asterisks.
I feel like I got a bargain at $560 back in August. I could turn a nice profit on it, but I'd have serious seller's remorse. Economics is/are interesting like that. I'm not going to sell it for $1000, but I would not have paid $1000 for it. Your supply/demand curves can suck it, Ripster!
I decided to work on my touch-typing skills, and I can get up to 80 WPM, from 55-60 just a short few months ago. And that's with my arms on the armrests of my chair. The lack of palmrest can be annoying but it encourages good hand position.
In case I do decide to sell it one day, and so you guys don't use my old posts against me: what I thought was a hairline fracture is actually just a scratch.
I really like having dual arrow keys. I don't miss having a numpad (my last main keyboard was a MS Natural Pro with the numpad keys removed to make room for a mousepad anyway).
Minor complaints:
Springs feel uneven, and it's definitely not by design. Some keys are easier to depress than others. Namely: A, S, R, N, M, Y, and some punctuation keys. Q, W, Z, and P are particularly resistant (the annoying one is P). I'll have to see if other Model M springs are compatible. It's probably a model-to-model or user-to-user thing. I would think it was wear, but E, I, T, and L are just fine. I actually wish L were lighter.
And would it have killed them to make the Ctrl key double-width? My pinky goes straight into the gap. Who knows, maybe it was on purpose.
The top surface of each key is larger than the keys on the standard Model M. The keys have a bit more wiggle room. They're less wobbly than any rubber-dome or Cherry switch keyboard, but they're not quite as steady as a regular Model M or Alps white. This makes for slightly less solid keypresses. It could, again, be the springs.
Finally, this thing is LOUD. We're talking typewriter loud. My ears actually ache a little after typing for a while.
I should really post a full review, shouldn't I?
