Clackety DAS Keyboard, Now available in Mac

Few product tag-lines are as descriptive as that of the DAS Keyboard Model S Professional for Mac, which reads “gold-plated clicky mechanical switches.” The keyboard is the brand new Mac version of the ultra-tough DAS Keyboard for PC, and shares the same German-engineered mechanical key switches, the same 6-key “n-key rollover” (you can press up […]
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Now Mac users can annoy friends and neighbors with a super-loud DAS Keyboard

Few product tag-lines are as descriptive as that of the DAS Keyboard Model S Professional for Mac, which reads "gold-plated clicky mechanical switches."

The keyboard is the brand new Mac version of the ultra-tough DAS Keyboard for PC, and shares the same German-engineered mechanical key switches, the same 6-key "n-key rollover" (you can press up to six keys together and they'l all register – good for fast typists and gamers) and the same clickety-clackety noise in use.

So what's new? Especially considering that fact that the PC version is also available in pure, monolithic black, with no markings whatsoever, not even a Windows key to confuse Mac users? The big new feature (apart from the command and option keys in the right place) is the addition of media keys to the top row, letting you use the otherwise useless F-keys to control music, volume and screen brightness.

I'm clacking this post out on an old DAS Keyboard I dug out from the gadget closet, and it's proving a real pain not to have these media keys. The command and option keys are less of a problem, however. Despite a warning from the Despite Keyboard people that you should never, ever pop of the keycaps, I did so with easy success.

The other features of the DAS Keyboard are a two-meter USB cable, which is a boon or an annoyance depending on your setup, and for those used to a wireless keyboard, the two USB 2.0 ports will be a pleasant surprise.

The new Mac DAS Keyboard costs $133, $4 more than the PC one, and can be pre-ordered now for $113.

Gold-Plated Clicky Mechanical Keyboard [DAS Keyboard. Thanks, Thomas]