Do I Need to Lube My Keyboard Switches?
Figure 1: Sometime around here is a good time to ask that question... If you’re new to the mechanical keyboard hobby, I have no doubt that planning your first keyboard build is a bit of a daunting task. To be entirely honest with you, it’s only a tiny bit less daunting for your second or even third keyboard builds should you stay around a little while longer. You’ve got the keyboard itself to worry about, stabilizers, keycaps, and even switches on top of all of the intangible marks you want your dream keyboard to hit. Switches are especially daunting right out of the gate as there’s just so many options out there to pick from – each with their own unique specifications, manufacturers, and more. Yet, in spite of all of these differences between switches, time and time again I find people always asking about lubing switches as one of their chief concerns when it comes to picking some up. With countless numbers of content creators talking about lubing switches, its no...
Apr 17, 2024
The expected shipment for the most recent drop was April 26, 2018 according to the drop page but mine shipped exactly 24 hours ago and are expected to arrive this Monday. Why do things ship so early sometimes? I'm obviously not complaining but it just sucks to think there's so many things I didn't buy and missed out on because I know by the time I get the item in 2-4 months (or like a year for those Matt3o caps) I'll lose interest or possibly move on.
I know it's impossible to have mass quantities stocked and this is more complicated and intricate than buying from a giant like Amazon but I really wish an explanation could be provided for when things ship so early like this. It would make a lot more people buy more frequently and it seems like a win, win, win for consumer, manufacturer and Massdrop. Either way, I can't wait to get the key caps.
So this shipped early simply because Tai Hao really rocked on production, but even still there was FAR less work involved than something like MT3 here as the profile was already created.