Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
I own a Das Model S Pro keyboard that has the red switches and the same layout as the pictures in this drop (1.25+1+1+1.25+6(Space)+1.25+1+1+1.25) and the layout is a PITA to buy keycaps for. The keycaps are ABS on mine and it's not been easy to find a PBT set that includes a 6U spacebar.
I think the pictures on the das website show a model s with a "normal" layout.
The new OEM which I forgot which company it is, does the new "non-standard" 1.25, 1, 1, 1.25, and 6 space (the one you own now). So my advise is to only buy the Ultimate, Mac, 4 and 4C models (standard layout).
That said, I really kinda like the layout for daily use. Even if it is a little funky.