# Show us your keyboard! — best typing keyboards **URL:** \ **Category:** TextExpander Talk\ **Tags:** discussion\ **Created:** [January 23, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/show-us-your-keyboard-best-typing-keyboards/72 "2025-01-23T19:22:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jason](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/user_avatar/community.textexpander.com/jason/32/26_2.png) [@jason](https://community.textexpander.com/u/jason)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/show-us-your-keyboard-best-typing-keyboards/72/1 "2025-01-23T19:22:51Z")
We know you’re rocking TextExpander, but what about its trusty sidekick, the keyboard? We want to see where the magic happens! Are you a laptop road warrior, conquering expansions on the go? Perhaps you’re a commuting virtuoso, transforming your travel time into productivity gold. Or maybe you’re a home office maestro, orchestrating your workspace for maximum efficiency. Share your setup with us and inspire the community with your unique style! _I’ll kick things off._ 🚀 I use a [Keychron Q1](https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q1?variant=39974595199065) QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard - Version 2, decked out with Gateron G Pro Brown switches. And yes, I gave it a bold splash of orange paint (naturally)! 😃 This trusty keyboard has been my companion for two years, and it’s not budging anytime soon. It’s my ultimate tool for expansion magic! ![IMG_1381](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/original/1X/d739ff9878c6ddeb8f415d550ca3194338118153.jpeg) Looking forward to seeing your setups! 😃 //Jason ---
**Author:** ![josh.centers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/user_avatar/community.textexpander.com/josh.centers/32/8_2.png) [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/show-us-your-keyboard-best-typing-keyboards/72/2 "2025-01-27T14:59:44Z")
My keyboard is very old school. I type on a [Unicomp New Model M](https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/NEW_M) with a customized Mac layout. Unicomp still produces keyboards in the United States at their factory in Lexington, Kentucky, based on the old IBM Model M patents. You can read my [TidBITS review](https://tidbits.com/2021/02/17/new-model-m-is-an-american-made-keyboard-that-puts-a-spring-back-in-your-typing/) from back in the day to learn how to have it customized for the Mac. ![IMG_3110](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/original/1X/4e02746fc5ea1ab614c74194d2f564aac5a9f698.jpeg) The New Model M isn’t a mechanical keyboard but rather a buckling spring keyboard. The result is a satisfying, springy click that is easy on the fingers. My son Stone demonstrates the sound of the keyboard here: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/original/1X/3b6f59c24d469e337ab45552e1264990758f45ec.jpeg "Baby Stone Testing the New Model M") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMQQ2K6cgek) ---
**Author:** ![ahoobing](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/user_avatar/community.textexpander.com/ahoobing/32/45_2.png) [@ahoobing](https://community.textexpander.com/u/ahoobing)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/show-us-your-keyboard-best-typing-keyboards/72/3 "2025-01-27T22:29:15Z")
After many years with a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard, I recently switched to mechanical keyboards. My setup includes the Logitec MX Mini paired with a Logitec MX Master 3S Mouse. ![IMG_0762](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/original/1X/71dede394a25345d03e84d3801a545836614bad9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![hernanc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/user_avatar/community.textexpander.com/hernanc/32/107_2.png) [@hernanc](https://community.textexpander.com/u/hernanc)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/show-us-your-keyboard-best-typing-keyboards/72/4 "2025-02-13T18:46:00Z")
I love the sound of it, reminds me of the old IBM keyboards. ---
**Author:** ![macfixer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/user_avatar/community.textexpander.com/macfixer/32/1001_2.png) [@macfixer](https://community.textexpander.com/u/macfixer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/show-us-your-keyboard-best-typing-keyboards/72/5 "2025-03-18T15:12:09Z")
I need to represent for the team scissor! I love my mechanical keyboards (I 🧡 my Das Keyboards), but they were too rough on my hands, so I switched to the MX Keys S, which pairs nicely with my MX Master 3S mouse. Not as sexy as Cherry Blues, I know… …and yes, I do type with my keyboard slightly askew. A perfectly aligned keyboard doesn’t ‘feel’ right to me. ![Logitech Keyboard And Mouse On Desk](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/original/1X/0a235c6bb7b8aedccaca055477c5027f3101b4d6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![josh.centers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/textexpander/user_avatar/community.textexpander.com/josh.centers/32/8_2.png) [@josh.centers](https://community.textexpander.com/u/josh.centers)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.textexpander.com/t/show-us-your-keyboard-best-typing-keyboards/72/6 "2025-03-18T15:21:30Z")
+1 for the vertical mouse! It’s a game-changer.