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  Yeah I can see why the M wasn't for you then. It's the clunky, grittiness which I like. That's the joy of having all of these mech types though: there's something for everyone!
context: Is that a Unicomp? 
  Nice touch with the blacked out keys. >
  
  Thanks! Yeah, it's a 'Comp. I've owned IBMs in the past (including a model F) and don't think the difference is all that big. >
  
  A model M is a model M. 
  I've scored a super nice one in the past and took great pains to restore it to as-new condition. When I had it all nice and ready, I took it to the office to become my daily driver. Three weeks in I gave up. I do not  like the Model M. 
  I sold it with a huge profit, though. >
  
  These things are, of course, all preference, and you obviously gave it a fair go. That said, what was it you didn't like about it? Too loud? Too much force to actuate? >
  
  Yes, mainly the tactility of the keypresses - the moment when the spring buckles - and the high force. 
  I did not mind the sound that much, but I prefer either smooth keys or ones that have a smoother tactility to them. My current daily driver in the office runs holy pandas.