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
And yes, if you want to switch to a more Mac friendly layout, you can use DIP6 to switch Win and Alt. I have a Pok3r and did so programmatically on their second layer. I will say that having an actual DIP dedicated to that is cool. Then all you have to do is find some Mac specific R4 keys. Really, most boards you can use on a Mac, but you will either have to add some additional programming steps or lose the functionality of some of the keys.
Edit: I do want to point out that with the addition of the new cable routing on this, a standard 60% case will not fit board... so if you wanted to swap out cases for any reason, you wont be able unless you get someone to custom make you one or that location becomes a standard (highly doubtful). More than likely what "could" happen, would be another MD for some new case options that only iKBC would have made.
Thank you for the advice :)
For extremely programmable boards and really fancy options that a single key can do, check out QMK's software with these cool features:
Adding Macros - https://goo.gl/lL8INT Space Cadet - https://goo.gl/4KkRyl Tap Dance - https://goo.gl/ISw6wT
As far as having to program your board for use on a Mac, with DIP6 you should be fine until you get more comfortable with keyboard programming and customizing your layout. Once you get some knowledge under your belt, you should have no issues swapping keys around quickly. I have a Mac and a Pok3r (without the DIP6 option), so I had to take 5min to swap those keys myself inside the keyboards programming. Quick and easy.