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shortly after we posted our model M keyboard video we received a ton of requests to review what some have called the model M of India the TV s gold it's a durable value mechanical keyboard with cherry switches sort of that's been around for many years and can be found all over India in banks offices or uncle's den unfortunately it is not that easy to get your hands on in Canada so we embarked on a month-long journey including the help of the extended family members of one of our viewers to actually get one but with changes in quality and price and competition from China is the TV s gold as good a deal as it used to be let's find out speaking of gold private Internet access it's gold but not like expensive like gold it's just really good like gold go get it it protects you when you're online so here I've got an original model M from 1986 and at EVs gold from June 2018 now it's pretty obvious that the TV s gold took some design cues from the model M like the lock lights for example they are identical but there are some notable differences though like this fridge for example that you can use to hold a pencil or even two pencils also the plastics themselves are pretty different no model ends were made with durable high quality plastics including PBT keycaps by contrast both the key caps and the chassis of the TV s gold are made of the more common ABS plastic which can get that kind of that polished shiny look over time from the oils in your hands so we were able to confirm this with a quick acetone test going further we can also see that the white lettering is coming off even though the letter outline remains that's because the legend on the TV s gold is laser etched which essentially means that it's got a groove burned in the top of the key cap then in this case it's filled in with a colorant so this kind of lettering isn't the most durable but it's much better than pad printing which is what most budget keyboards use so it should last you reasonably well even in a professional environment the next thing that a lot of T vs gold users talk about is the layout now at first glance it looks like it has the same North American key layout that was pioneered by the model M but it actually has a bigger Enter key and a smaller backspace key which that second one in particular can be really frustrating if you're not used to it I actually experienced this for myself on steel series's 7g though with that said you shouldn't confuse this layout with the European ISO layout which also has a tall enter key no no this one is actually a special layout called index script or in script which was ratified by the government of india in the early 1990s and it's designed to work with 12 different indian scripts this keyboard by the way was also the first one ever to have the indian route signed printed on the legend though you may find yourself needing to go through some extra steps in order to actually get it working now let's talk about the typing experience now traditionally T vs gold keyboards shipped with cherry MX blue key switches so these are high-quality german-engineered switches with a clicky tactile feel and a distinctive sound that makes them beloved by typists the world over and the fact that a keyboard that you could usually find for between seventeen hundred and twenty three hundred rupees came with real cherry switches was almost a miracle except for one small problem sometime near the end of 2017 get off you bastard ah yes here we go wait wha wha do they good TV us stopped shipping golds with cherry switches with all of the newborns getting equipped with Chinese clones made by kale now to be clear the kale blue switches are still mechanical and they actually use the same design as the cherries you might say they ripped them off so they still have that clicky feel and if this is your first mechanical keyboard you'll probably love them but it kind of raises the question in a world where budget mechanical keyboards are becoming more and more available is the T vs gold still even a good deal especially considering that the price has moved up rather than down into the twenty seven hundred to thirty five hundred rupee range I mean at that price why not get a keyboard from cosmic byte or red gear that has more switch options an updated look gaining features like anti-ghosting and windows key lock not to mention freaking RGB so then given the recent decrease in switch quality and increase in price the TV s gold is no longer the outstanding value that it once was especially considering competition but that doesn't mean that it's a bad keyboard so if you like the vintage look and you won't be bothered too much by the shortened backspace key then the TV s gold is still a classic in its own right just be sure to order from Amazon even if it's cheaper at your local computer shop that way you'll get a one-year warranty to protect you from their easily crushed boxes speaking of easily crushed I'll be crushed if you don't 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