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
It seems so silent?
That andrew guy has some bad luck. He has a multi hundred dollar unfunctional kit in a box.
He's pcb don't work at all. This drop is a disaster.
Hope they learn from their mistakes and don't do this to me.
I missed the previous drop. For me is was around 250 euro's with all the options and shipping to belgium.
It depends how were you live and what options you choose.
Mx cherry is more expensive than gateron, etc... Full hands on version etc.
Don't expect to cheap out in this drop. It will always be expensive. But if you use this keyboard for a lifetime and for boosting your career, than it is worth the price.
BTW, you have to pay in USD, not in EURO's.
You need to be the one to pay first. I check massdrop everyday.
Don't know how far this is true. But is says: This drop is limited to 800 kits. Is this minimun or maximun?