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
I do feel like the decision to use a micro connector on this board is more of an inconvenience than a benefit (at least for people with multiple keyboards), since I'll have to swap out my Mini-B cable whenever I want to use the Whitefox. The micro connector's improvement in max insertions seems mostly irrelevant here as well, considering that a keyboard isn't something you'll be unplugging and plugging in very often. But, if it does hold up better long-term, I guess that's sensible.