# Tex Shinobi

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Tex Shinobi and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its built-in trackpoint. The most common caveat is cost, limited availability and large size.

## Why people recommend it

- Built-in trackpoint (1 comments): "one my favorite examples is this Shonibi by Tex mechanical keyboard which even has a trackpoint" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46674268))
- Owners say they like it (1 comments): "I have a Shinobi, and like it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163076))
- Chosen by a buyer after searching (1 comments): "I just gave up and bought a nice Tex Shinobi." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46666923))

## What people warn about

- Costly (1 comments): "But it is costly, not easily available, and looks huge, compared to a compact TKL mechanical keyboard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48262514))
- Not easily available (1 comments): "But it is costly, not easily available, and looks huge, compared to a compact TKL mechanical keyboard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48262514))
- Looks large next to compact keyboards (1 comments): "But it is costly, not easily available, and looks huge, compared to a compact TKL mechanical keyboard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48262514))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Magic Keyboard mechanical keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mechanical-magic-keyboard.md): 55 recommend
- [IBM Model M keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ibm-model-m-keyboard.md): 39 recommend
- [Keychron keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keychron-keyboard.md): 29 recommend
- [Filco Majestouch TKL](https://hackerapproved.com/p/filco-mechanical-keyboard.md): 15 recommend
- [Truly Modular Keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-truly-modular-keyboard.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Tex+Shinobi+mechanical+keyboard&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tex Shinobi", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tex-shinobi/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).