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
1. Didn't expect the hole for the USB ports to be so huge, hopefully won't be attracting too much dust in the future. 2. 2U keys with the stabilizer bars kept "sticking" so I decided not to use them for now on my right. 3. Happy to see a small pinhole for the flash buttons on both cases. 4. Had to recap a few keycaps and the Cherry MX clears made it very difficult! 5. Soldering was easier than expected.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Now to get used to typing on this...