New Beam Spring Keyboard
Shares rank 8 of 13 mechanical keyboards by recommenders
Recommended for its distinctive beam spring feel, easy setup and MX keycap support; critics most often warn it is fragile.
Recommended for its distinctive beam spring feel, easy setup and MX keycap support; critics most often warn it is fragile.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 43%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy setup and works immediately
“The new beam spring (v2, metal case) was a breeze to set up (just put the caps on, mx style) and works flawlessly.”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” “those who have never used a Model F before tell me they were able to easily set everything up and it works fine.”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” “worked immediately out of the box and all I had to do was but key caps on”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” - Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards”
Distinctive feel and sound
“it's a physical mechanism that has a unique feel that modern switches don't mimic”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” “Those beam springs had the second-best feel ever, after the Selectric.”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “IBM didn't want Microsoft to use the Tab key to move between dialog fields” “I got one and it is unlike any other keyboard I have ever used”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” - Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards”
Takes MX keycaps
“The new beam spring (v2, metal case) was a breeze to set up (just put the caps on, mx style) and works flawlessly.”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” “Amazing keyboard. This one is good to, and takes MX key caps.”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Fragile, unreliable build
“These are definitely not robust. The product description mentions about 5 times that it will most likely be broken when it arrives”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” “being openly unreliable is a significant problem at this price point”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” Keys and firmware need fixing
“Some keys won’t work right away – you are responsible for making this keyboard work”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” “they bought garbage controllers with insanely painful firmware installs”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” Poor documentation
“the docs initial provided were utter dogshit”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards” “This document is poorly formatted”
Comment from 1 Jun 2026 in “New Beam Spring Keyboards”
Other mechanical keyboards people recommend
The four most recommended other mechanical keyboards, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Keyboard mechanical keyboard | 55 | 11 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
| IBM Model M keyboard | 39 | 10 | 80% | 8 | 18 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| Keychron keyboard | 29 | 18 | 62% | 8 | — | — |
| Filco Majestouch TKL | 15 | 2 | 88% | 3 | 15 yrs5 owners | — |
| New Beam Spring KeyboardThis page | 6 | 8 | 43% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This document is poorly formatted”
“those who have never used a Model F before tell me they were able to easily set everything up and it works fine.”
“they bought garbage controllers with insanely painful firmware installs”
“the docs initial provided were utter dogshit”
“It has a distinctive sound and a fantastic feel.”
“if ~£175 gets something of similar quality on your desk I'd say that's a fair value deal”
“it's pretty terrible compared to the incredibly varied and fully customizable modern mechanical keyboard market”
“The manual was redone recently”
“these keyboards have held up well for those who have bought during that timeframe”
“Amazing keyboard. This one is good to, and takes MX key caps.”
“worked immediately out of the box and all I had to do was but key caps on”
“The keyboard worked flawlessly and immediately.”
“it's a physical mechanism that has a unique feel that modern switches don't mimic”
“The new beam spring (v2, metal case) was a breeze to set up (just put the caps on, mx style) and works flawlessly.”
“The keyboards look janky.”
“he uses verbiage like this to weasel out of INAD claims”
“Some keys won’t work right away – you are responsible for making this keyboard work”
“the idea that you can have a little pile of parts and take it apart on weekends”
“being openly unreliable is a significant problem at this price point”
“Making money on pointless overconsumption that borders on obsession is kind of the opposite of being human-centered.”
“These are definitely not robust. The product description mentions about 5 times that it will most likely be broken when it arrives”
“I got one and it is unlike any other keyboard I have ever used”
“Those beam springs had the second-best feel ever, after the Selectric.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.