Tex Shinobi Mechanical Keyboard

I bought this board to go with a desktop computer I use primarily for programming and writing. I'm a longtime TrackPoint™ user, and there are few mech boards with a pointing stick. Mine has Cherry Brown switches; I'm not incredibly fond of Cherry, but they are fine. I love the feel and response.

I haven't yet reprogrammed the board, though I do intend to make a few minor adjustments over time. However, I can't comment on Tex's customization software at this time.

This is definitely not the most inexpensive board around, but if you want a good quality board with a TrackPoint, you can't go wrong with it.

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.