What was the original C64 keyboard like? I had one (the white/beige facelift model, not the cool looking breadbin original) and I remember the lovely keycaps but not the key feel.
I recently bought two c64s, and, when I got them, I was surprised at how
cheap they feel. The whole unit is light, platsicy, and feels mostly hollow.
The keyboard feels similarly cheap. It could be mechanical with some type of spring, but all the c64 keyboards I've used feel mushy, unsatisfying, and don't give me that classic computing feeling that old PC keyboards provide. By putting MX Cherry Blues in the "remake" (just a netbook inside a custom case), they're improving on the original keyboard in every way except the caps. I don't see the point of using a c64 emulator in a custom case if you have no visual indication about the true keymapping.
That being said, there's absolutely no flex in the c64 keyboard, and the layout and keycaps are certainly unique. Not only are there two to four symbols on nearly every key, the tops are dished (except for the spacebar). The only other notable thing I can think of is that the "SHIFT LOCK" key actually locks, giving it a nice analog to typewriters.
