Are You Buying Form Over Function? (Durgod Taurus K320)
18Looking for a retro 80's (cough IBM) style keyboard? Worried about the poor QC and build quality of modern Model M production? Meet the Durgod Taurus K320!
Okay seriously I've been looking at these for awhile now as they have really good reviews on Amazon. This TKL model with Cherry MX Blue switches is selling for $139 CAD and has a 4.5 out of 5 rating based on 2,800+ reviews! The popularity and price certainly got my attention and it looked like a great option for someone who wants a solid keyboard but doesn't care about RGB.
This is just a simple, clean design that's solidly built and has good visibility considering it's not backlit. Minimal front print legends other than a little bit of media control on the F-keys. I appreciate having media controls but do not like it when every damn key has front print legends like many Ducky keyboards do for example. I find this really clutters the looks and it's also pointless if you ever plan on swapping the keycaps. This has nothing you don't need and the few options you expect on a keyboard are easy to toggle such as Win lock for example simply being FN + Win key with a clean array of white LED's to show status. I also like the fact the USB type-C port is recessed as that's one thing I complained about on my Ducky One 2 SF. This is just simple, solid and clean. I like! Actually makes me wish keyboards like this were more common in retail. I mean once you get past the common stuff from Logitech and the gaming brands (Corsair, HyperX, Razer, SteelSeries etc) you're left with low end stuff like Redragon (who do make some decent simple mechanical keyboards for the price) and then maybe on the higher end side you have Ducky or Keychron if you're lucky. I like Ducky in terms of price and quality BUT they mainly do %60-65 with some full size and very few TKL and they're usually mixed with some random color keys (not ideal for a business keyboard) and those cluttered front printed legends are a little much. Keychrons are also good BUT they make mainly wireless models and I don't want wireless. I think there's a market for well built, simple, clean mechanical keyboards like this. I mean Daskeyboard used to be popular. What happened to them I wonder?
Durgod sells many variations in different color themes with most of the popular Cherry MX switch options. Obviously I wanted the IBM Model M theme BUT they have black, blue etc. Oh and they even have a full size version if you REALLY want something to match your old Model M!
This video is not sponsored in anyway (who would actually sponsor my lazy ass videos?) the video isn't even monetized for what that's worth! I have a lot of good to say about this keyboard because it is a solid product. I know the fact I'm downing custom %60 keyboards will offend many keyboard snobs. Oh well. Many of you chose form over function and you know it. Sorry. But this keyboard is more useful as a keyboard than many of those cool looking custom jobs I see on content creators desks these days. Think about it. You know it's true. I fell for the custom keyboard trap myself. But I'm done. TKL is what's right for me and I think if many of you admit it to yourself it's probably better for you to (if you're using a %60 because it looks cool)