On Wed, Feb 03 2021, M. ‘quintus’ Gülker wrote:
[...] there are computer enthusiasts who love to use the
IBM Model M as their keyboard, of which I heard it is not an exactly
quiet one either (I have never seen one used, though, so I cannot
directly compare).
I once owned such a keyboard. It came with the first computer I owned,
an IBM
PS/2. (Model 25, if I'm not mistaken. Long time ago.)
Yes, the keyboard was quite loud. There are sound files on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard
Whether it tops a solid mechanical typewriter, I can't say. Never
really used
them.