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
lol
Plastic being cheap is a misnomer. Many plastics cost more than metal by volume.
I would not be surprised to see people on massdrop spend $150 for a set of paperclips.
I guess that's still less than the $500 I paid for my Boring Company flamethrower. Plus $265 shipping to Europe. Plus 23% VAT and import/storage/handling fees. Hang on, shouldn't have said that, wouldn't want you to rupture an aneurysm or anything.
What are you gonna do with your money, take it to the grave? Eh, guess that'd be better than spending it on an O2/ODAC, too much time spent trying to put down other people and their hobbies to actually research your own interests.
See, everyone's entitled to buying stupid shit every once in a while. Isn't that nice?
And I joined the drop as soon as it is released.
I'd be surprised if you didn't with that Kinesis Advantage.
As said many times before, the base kit covers a LARGE amount of keyboards out there and this is a normal price for a base kit this size. I think the only expensive kit is Novelties but Laser started at that too and it went down a lot.