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
- Include a couple of dished keys, the SP DSA set I received had none. - Include some rubber feet for the keyboard. - Instructions! Something as simple as an update to the product page with a link would make everyone’s life easier—searching through hundreds of comments for information is getting cumbersome. (http://input.club/devices/infinity-ergodox/infinity-ergodox-build-guide is the link BTW.) - There is no way to access the button for flashing the firmware without disassembling the case, this is pretty inconvenient if you didn't read the instructions before building the keyboard. - The USB cables are THICK and inflexible.