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
Gamebreaking problem that I have yet to solve: This keyboard does not maintain connectivity when my PC is put to sleep or rebooted. This is an obnoxious thing to deal with forcing me to unpair and repair the keyboard before being able to use it at all. Thank god I don't have a password required to log into the computer or that would lengthen the process by a few minutes.
The "pairing" seems fickle at best. I can't tell if I'm pairing over an existing connection or using the "secondary" pair. And the only way I can seem to turn the thing off is by getting into the pairing mode (blinking insert key) and then holding insert. If it's a solid Insert, 9 times out of 10 I can't turn it off.
I would've much preferred a designated power (and pairing) button as opposed to a silly combination of keys that you have to remember or decipher to do simple operations. This is especially silly when the keyboard isn't trying to be compact! It's not a 60%, it's a ten-keyless. There is no space saving they're trying to achieve. Just a silly design choice that proves to be more problematic than anything.