Thursday, September 20th 2012
Matias Releases World's Quietest Mechanical Keyboard
For users who crave the feel and speed of mechanical keyboards, but are put off by the noise, Matias has the solution...Today, they released the Quiet Pro Keyboard, an ultra-quiet version of their award-winning Tactile Pro. "Users love the Tactile Pro, but it's too loud for some work environments. Other mechanical keyboards have the same problem - too loud to use in a shared office, too loud to use near other people. Now, we finally have a solution. A mechanical keyboard that's tactile, feels amazing, and is no louder than a regular keyboard," said Edgar Matias, CEO of Matias.
With ultra-thin, flat keyboards now the norm, many users find them uncomfortable and awkward to type on. This has led to a resurgence in the popularity of higher-quality mechanical keyboards, which were commonplace in the early days of the computer industry. The only drawback is that they've always been louder to operate - until now.
"We've been working on this for over 2 years. We had to develop a whole new keyswitch to do it. It was an enormous undertaking. We weren't even sure if it was possible - but we managed to pull it off. It feels just as good as the Tactile Pro, but it's quiet," said Matias.
Matias also plans to sell its new switches to other companies, who wish to produce their own quiet mechanical keyboards. More details will be released soon.
"After doing all this work to develop these amazing new switches, we didn't feel it was fair that they only got used in our products. So, we're planning to start selling them as stand-alone components. Other keyboard companies can buy the switches, and incorporate them into their products. We even plan to sell them in smaller quantities (on our website) for hobbyists who want to build their own custom keyboards," said Matias.
Price & Availability
The Quiet Pro is $149.95 (US) with separate PC and Mac specific versions. The US models are available now from www.matias.ca and authorized resellers.
For more information, visit the product pages of Quiet Pro PC and Mac versions.
With ultra-thin, flat keyboards now the norm, many users find them uncomfortable and awkward to type on. This has led to a resurgence in the popularity of higher-quality mechanical keyboards, which were commonplace in the early days of the computer industry. The only drawback is that they've always been louder to operate - until now.
Matias also plans to sell its new switches to other companies, who wish to produce their own quiet mechanical keyboards. More details will be released soon.
"After doing all this work to develop these amazing new switches, we didn't feel it was fair that they only got used in our products. So, we're planning to start selling them as stand-alone components. Other keyboard companies can buy the switches, and incorporate them into their products. We even plan to sell them in smaller quantities (on our website) for hobbyists who want to build their own custom keyboards," said Matias.
Price & Availability
The Quiet Pro is $149.95 (US) with separate PC and Mac specific versions. The US models are available now from www.matias.ca and authorized resellers.
For more information, visit the product pages of Quiet Pro PC and Mac versions.
40 Comments on Matias Releases World's Quietest Mechanical Keyboard
online at 8 AM?
Nobody uses mechanical keyboard in the office anyway.
No thank you .. I'll stick with my $20 Wireless Logitech, with its multimedia functionality.
Would love a quiet and presumably high-quality keyboard such as this at work. At home, I'm still leaning towards the CM Storm Trigger.
The CM storm keyboards are fantastic with bumpers under the keycaps. Cherry browns or reds.
For gaming mostly, I am interested to see what type of action these things have. It DEFINITELY sucks not being able to tappity tap on these babies before you buy em.
would have been better with a detachable palm rest maybe?
On a different note, does anyone know of any mechanical backlit keyboards? been wanting a mechanical one for a while though I need it to be backlit as it's my gaming PC which I spend most of my time on in low light