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
HOWEVER - from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective - this keyboard is bad. The PCB and case are not-standard, which will make it very hard for you to replace it, shall you want let's say a CNC aluminum case (like the pok3r's, for example). The 'programming' is not great either - there are better options out there that allow you to temper with the 'main' layer in a graphical and intuitive way.
In summary - this keyboard is a great 60% starter keyboard - it's just that it's not expandable in almost any way. I would go for the pok3r, just for the better case, and for those of you who want to program your keyboard - this is not it.