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
Now, what I am not happy about is the $18 COD ransom from DHL. The shipping on this drop was a complete mess. Sent to DHL, who happily charged me for handling on top of what I paid Massdrop, whom then handed it off to standard postal delivery with a COD. So if you're Canadian, the shipping shown for this drop will actually be double, because of how its shipped with this farce of a service from DHL.
@Massdrop, please don't do this again. Seriously, this is a mess. Just ship it via standard post, and leave DHL out of it. DHL drops a ~$20 charge / ransom on everything. The duty fairly owed, which is like ~$2, and then their handling fee; which should have been covered in the shipping already paid to them. The fact that they paid for COD service to collect that, while still using standard postal services, is absolutely absurd. Let me rephrase that, I apparently paid for the COD service in my original shipping charge, so I could be ransomed for my package at the post office.