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
For the Mac users, I found these backlit modifier caps that I'll be trying out. (The CTRL uses 6.25 spacebar)
http://www.maxkeyboard.com/custom-mac-modifier-backlight-keycaps.html
Regarding the color, the metallic nature seems to make it look brighter or darker depending on the lighting conditions around it. In a darker lit area, it looks really dark like actual space gray and in more brightly lit areas, it reflects a lot more of the light and looks brighter like a regular silver macbook type color.
Also, has anyone been able to get this thing to connect using a Type C to Type C cable? I tried 2 different Type C to C cables and the board wouldn't power on with either.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077S33MMV
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-iXCC-Google-MacBook-ChromeBook/dp/B017TJNGUU
The usb RAID box works fine with that red cable. Transfer speeds are the same.