Tex Shinobi Mechanical Keyboard

Tex Shinobi Mechanical Keyboard

This is the best keyboard I've ever used. As a longtime Model M and Thinkpad user, the Tex Shinobi combines the best of both. I may never buy a different keyboard.

This is my second Shinobi from this retailer. I find the trackpoint on this keyboard to be very accurate and an asset to this keyboard. Once you master it it, you never have to take your hands off the keyboard. It make mouse and typing work seamless and much more efficient.

This is it! This is finally a solid mechanical keyboard with a touch stick. The layout is almost the same as the one on a modern Thinkpab X1, same size too (11' across). Having keyboard switches for mouse buttons works better than I was expecting. The long travel trips me off a little bit, but that can be fixed with o-rings. The trackpoint stick feels excellent, actually better then on my X1 Gen 7. It's very responsive and easy to control. The default mapping needs some tuning, like the middle mouse button not pasting by default, but that is really easy to solve with the companion website that allows you to customize everything about the keymap. The keyboard becomes a USB drive in programming mode. You just upload the keymap file there and you're done! If you are a fan of Thinkpad keyboards, you will love the Tex Shinobi.

Bought this direct from Tex when it came out, brought my own switches, first kb project I soldered together myself. Almost 2 years as daily driver, really love it. Lettering on WASD keys started to show wear sooner than expected. Heavy, great packaging, great build quality, Only con on aesthetics is the keycaps-- they're bespoke bc of the trackpoint, but would love PBT and a better match to the OG thinkpad font.