Unicomp PC122

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Unicomp PC122 mechanical keyboard
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The Unicomp PC122 is a 122-key buckling-spring keyboard with a bank of left-side function keys and a 5250 terminal-emulation layout for legacy IBM midrange use. It is wired via USB and hand-built by Unicomp in Lexington, Kentucky.

Best for: typing, enthusiast.

Unicomp PC122 specs

Layout full
Height Standard
Connectivity Wired
Hot-swap No
Stock switches Buckling spring
Keycaps n/a
Case plastic
Mount n/a
Backlight White / none
QMK / VIA No
Battery n/a
Typical price $215
Sound (stock) Loud, heavy buckling-spring clack, the same mechanism as the Model M but in an extended terminal layout.
Released n/a

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Alternatives to the Unicomp PC122

Unicomp Ultra Classic full · $199 The Unicomp Ultra Classic is a 104-key full-size buckling-spring keyboard in a slimmer clamshell case than Unicomp's original Classic, with PBT dye-sublimated keycaps and a loud, springy typing sound. It is wired only over USB and hand-assembled in Lexington, Kentucky.
Unicomp Classic (Model M) full · $104 The Unicomp Classic keeps the original IBM Model M alive, built on the same buckling-spring mechanism and tooling Unicomp acquired from Lexmark, delivering the heavy tactile click and thick PBT caps that define the heritage full-size typing keyboard.
Unicomp New Model M full · $119 The Unicomp New Model M modernises the heritage full-size with a slimmer trimmed case and USB, while retaining the authentic buckling-spring key mechanism and thick PBT keycaps that made the original IBM board legendary among typists.

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