Editing Matias Mini Quiet Pro

{{infobox dkeyboard
| image name = Matias MQP front.jpeg
| name = Matias mini quiet pro
| family = [[75%]]
| pn = FK303QPC
| fcc = 
| branding = Matias mini quiet pro
| manufacturer = [[Matias Corporation|Matias]]/possibly [[Costar]]
| switch = [[Matias switch|Matias quiet click switches]]
| layouts = [[75%]] ANSI
| interface = [[USB]]
| years = current; in production 
| price = ~ $107-130
}}


==Introduction==
The '''Matias mini quiet pro''' is a [[75%]] computer keyboard, built primarily for the PC, made by [[Matias Corporation|Matias]] that uses [[Matias switch|Matias quiet click switches]].


==Description==
The "mini quiet pro", is an all black, [[75%]] keyboard that uses the [[Plate mount|plate-mounted]] [[tactile]] and heavily dampened (quiet) [[Clicky|clicky]] [[Matias switch|Matias switches]]. While it's based on the [Matias Quiet Pro]], the "mini quiet pro" comes in a space-saving compact form.


====Type feel====
The keyboard is solidly made with an easily recognizable [[Alps SKBM White|Alps SKBM white switches]] type feel to it but with significantly reduced auditory feedback/sound. This is achieved, as Matias explains, by sound dampening on the downstroke and upstroke. The sculpted [[ABS]] keytops make typing more precise by not easily losing the home row position. 


====Build====
On the first look, maybe because of its glossy finish, the case/housing looks flimsier than it is -- actually, the material used is one of the sturdiest, very hard to break plastics. Surrounded by a tough plastic housing and being [[Plate mount|plate-mounted]] there is very little torque/twist flex and almost no board flex when the keys are pressed very hard. A weakness of a cosmetic nature is that the glossy finish "attracts" and displays fingerprints, dust, and other smudges.



==Similar "'''mini'''" shape keyboards by Matias==
Several Matias' mini keyboards look similar or identical, but they have either different switches (quiet or clicky), are primarily built for a specific OS (Mac or PC), or have a wireless or wired capabilities (in addition to other less prominent differences):

{| class="wikitable"
|- 
|  || '''PC:''' || '''Mac:'''
|-
| '''Wireless/quiet:''' || [[Matias secure pro|secure pro]] || [[Matias laptop pro|laptop pro (bluetooth)]]
|-
| '''Wired/clicky:''' || n/a || [[Matias mini tactile pro|mini tactile pro]]
|-
| '''Wired/quiet:''' || mini quiet pro (this page)  ||  n/a
|-
|}

==Conclusion==
The '''Matias mini quiet pro''' is a well designed and well built keyboard that doesn't disappoint in any critical way. As in the case of [[Matias mini tactile pro]], improvements can be made in some areas, for example, replacing the [[ABS]] keycaps with the sturdier [[PBT]] plastics, or having a matte case finish instead of glossy, but, overall, there is no serious negative side to this space-saving [[75%]] keyboard. This keyboard is ideal for crowded cubicle-style offices, or offices where (thin) walls were put up as an afterthought, and in any home or office situation where the sound output needs to be low and/or controlled. The packaging is modern, professional, and tasteful. The 3 built-in USB ports offer lots of (portable) expandability, and the included USB cable for home/office (2 m / 6.5 feet) and one extra cable for travel ((1 m / 3.25 feet) is a classy touch.


==Full specs==
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
| Model name: || Matias mini quiet pro
|-
| Model #: || FK303QPC
|-
| Switch name: || Matias Quiet Click 
|-
| Switch Part #: || PG155B01 
|-
| [[Tactile]]:     || Yes 
|-
| [[Clicky]]: || Yes, sound dampened  
|-
| Stem colour: || Grey 
|-
| Actuation force: || 60 g (+/- 5 g) 
|- 
| Dimensions: || 337 × 165 × 35 mm  / 13.26 × 6.5 × 1.38 inches
|-
| Weight:     || 934 g / 2.06 lbs 
|- 
| Case/keycaps colour: || Black/black
|-
| Keycaps/legends:     || [[ABS]], [[keycap_printing#Laser marking|laser-etched]]/foaming
|-
| Switches:     || [[Matias switch|Matias switches]]
|-
| Switch mount type: || [[Plate mount]] 
|-
| Keycap mount: || [[Alps mount]]
|-
| Contact mechanism: || Metal leaf and spring
|-
| NKRO: || Yes
|-
| Interface: || [[USB]] 
|-
| Cable: || Detachable (2 USB cables included)
|-
| Buily-in USB ports: || 3
|-
| Key travel distance: || 3.5 mm
|-
| Actuation point: || 2.2 mm (+/- 0.2 mm)
|-
| Audio control keys: || Yes
|-
| [[DIP switch]]: || No
|-
| Backlight: || No
|- 
| Included: || 2 USB cables, user guide
|-
| Full OS support: || Windows
|-
| Compatible with: || Linux, Mac
|-
|}


==Gallery==
<gallery widths=250px heights=187>
File:Matias MQP front.jpeg           | Front/top view
File:Matias MQP back.jpeg            | Back
File:Matias MQP backplate.jpeg       | Back label
File:Matias MQP box.jpeg             | Box
File:Matias MQP box back.jpeg        | Box back
File:Matias MQP box content.jpeg     | Box content
File:Matias MQP arrows.jpeg          | Cursor keys
File:Matias MQP caps switches 1.jpeg | Matias Quiet Click switches 1
File:Matias MQP caps switches 2.jpeg | Matias Quiet Click switches 2
File:Matias MQP caps switches 3.jpeg | Keycaps/switches
File:Matias MQP caps switches 4.jpeg | Keycaps top closeup
File:Matias MQP user guide.jpeg      | User manual
File:Matias MQP sideview 1.jpeg      | Top sideview 1
File:Matias MQP sideview 2.jpeg      | Top sideview 2
File:Matias MQP USB.jpeg             | One of the 3 built-in USB ports
</gallery>


==External links==
* Deskthority – [http://deskthority.net/review-f45/matias-mini-quiet-pro-pc-t7114.html Matias Mini Quiet Pro PC]
* Engadget – [http://www.engadget.com/products/matias/mini-quiet-pro/ Matias Mini Quiet Pro]
* Deskthority – [http://deskthority.net/review-f45/two-months-with-a-matias-mini-quiet-pro-t6696.html Two months with a Matias Mini Quiet Pro]
* YouTube – [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-5kiJoE8Wo Matias Mini Quiet Pro Review]
* Matias – [http://matias.ca/miniquietpro/pc/viewer/?p=1 Matias mini quiet pro gallery]
* Matias – [http://matias.ca/miniquietpro/pc/support/ Matias mini quiet pro support page] 


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