A brief reflection and look at how far our community has come since joining. I’ve been in the mechanical keyboard hobby for a very long time. It started as a high school student’s search for a keyboard for writing novels back in the 2008-2009 school year. I thought I wanted to be an author and I felt I needed a keyboard that I could sit down to at my desk and just write. After researching, joining forums, and saving money, I made my first purchase in the hobby, a blank black Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2. I still own this keyboard and while it is heavily modded now, it remains one of my all-time favorites. My HHKB Pro2 with MitchCapped Accents Many people would have stopped there, but keyboards became a hobby. I enjoyed learning about them, and early on, I enjoyed hunting for them in thrift shops. I would dig through bins at Goodwill and Salvation Army while popping keycaps off with paperclips looking for mechanical switches. I searched for a birthday Model M...
May 7, 2024
- Very good typing experience using Box White switches
- Clicky but not too loud, nice weight, gently tactile (note: I have limited experience with switches beyond Cherry Reds/Browns). But better than what I have used before. Recently I purchased a Cooler MasterKeys Pro S Mechanical Keyboard to use at work and I prefer the CTRL with the Box Whites; I think the metal base helps. YMMV.
- Fast enough for my gaming needs and really good for accurate typing and programming
- Not too much play
- My son has more experience with Mechanical KBs than I do and he thought the stabilizers were good
- Supplied Keycaps are OK
- Some users report that they are too grainy, but for me they are just right; I like that they are not so slippery as those on my Corsair STRAFE for example
- They are easy enough to read (with sufficient LED light)
- But they are dull/boring. I replaced them with something more cheerful.
- Massdrop's keyboard configurator is easy to use for basic control
- I had no issue getting QMK up and running
- I hadn't thought about power issues (per above) until I saw the code in the driver
- I've not really had a problem with the feet being dislodged when the keyboard is moved. I agree with other users that a fixed hinged design would be better than the magnets, or to simply have screws to anchor them in place. I have only rarely moved the keyboard in a way that has caused them to come loose. No biggie for me.
- The screws on the base were tight but not too tight; I didn't have any issue with the screws being overly tight or loose that some users reported.
Best.