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 have personally switched to Kaihua Speed Silvers in a couple of recent builds, and again in my opinion I think they are in a different class when compared to MX Reds. Super fast response and an almost friction-less key press feel which I have not found is as consistent in boards I have owned with MX Reds in.
I also took the slightly unnecessary step to lube them which made them insanely smooth, but even without this I thought they were far better feeling then Reds out of the box.
If you are looking to get this board for gaming first I think from the list of options the Kaihua Speed Silvers are the obvious choice. However I would say if you want to type a lot on the board, you may want to consider a more tactile or even clicky switch, as speed silvers are insanely easy to actuate, and it is easy to make mistakes/have other key strokes register when typing fast. Although that might just be me and my clumsy hands haha!
And hey with the hotswap nature of the board, if you don't like them swap them out for MX Reds later!
After some responses and a great deal (almost a full hour!) of research, I settled on the Speed Silvers. They seem to be, of the options available, the most similar to the reds.
Here's hoping I chose wisely.