Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
I find the BPT keys to feel somewhat slow on the rebound, and the overall typing experience to feel a tad too slow. The lighter ABS keys, however, feel just right to me on this keyboard.
So key weight can make a feelable diffence.
The Novatouch uses 45g Topre switches, which are a high quality rubber dome membrane keys that also have a spring in each switch.
I don't know if the effect is as great on Cherry type switches. But I'd imagine that anytime you have a weight sitting on top of a spring, a change in the weight will affect the feel and timing of the key action as it accelerates down and rebounds back up.
The question is whether that difference is big enough to be noticeable, and if it is, which one is preferable over the other.
In the case of the Novatouch, the difference in weight is noticeable. I find I prefer the lighter keys in this case.