IBM 5251 keyboard review (beamsprings)

Skip to 15:15 for a typing demonstration with the solenoid off. Skip to 15:43 for a typing demonstration with the solenoid on. Buy a beamspring controller here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xwhatsit-IBM-... Download the layout file here: http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=7... Follow me on Twitter for updates on my keyboard videos!   / chyrosran22   My other keyboard reviews:    • Thomas' Keyboard Reviews   I'm Thomas and I do keyboard videos and reviews. Today we look at the IBM 5251 keyboard, a massive behemoth that uses the famous beamspring switches. This one took around 4 hours to film, and several hours to edit as well. Hope you enjoy the video! The practice sentence was: "Hello my name is Thomas and I'm typing on an IBM 5251 right now. Well, what more can I say that I haven't said already? It's absolutely magnificent!"