I understand Drop not offering Ergodox sets with all their new keysets, but would be buying this if generic spares were available in DCX profile. Would be great to have some option for unconventional layouts, working on Dactyl and finding a quality keyset for that has been super difficult as well.
Please convince me why I should pre-order this when there is no discount and the waiting time is uncertain.
Don't get me wrong; I'll buy this if it's in stock or has a pre-order discount like any other set.
This is all well & good, but just as a friendly pointer (and I would love to be wrong), DCX hasn't even existed for "long-term" yet, and half a year is no time at all for keycap life.
I know we love our plastic addiction in this hobby, and most of us enthusiats have more sets than boards; but QUALITY ABS shouldn't shine within 6-months regardless. Unless you are a carees programm—no; unless you're someone using their keyboards for multiple hours every single day, even GMK can look fine after only 6-months of use (all depends on the person & how much they sweat, what they use their boards for, etc. - of course. We've all seen posts from hobbyists who wear the texture off their new GMK in "3-4 months" from grinding daily).
Just a warning from experience to avoid jumping to self-conceived conclusions. Half a year is a good start, though, if it really does still look new! Contrary to what a lot of less-experienced users claim, even PBT looses its grip & matte after use, and a half a year of consistent use would be about when I'd expect good PBT to *start* losing its visible texture (but still feel fine).
PancakeGoonI believe it’s been about a year now, can someone else confirm? I’ve definitely been running my DCX for 6 months+ for sure now, daily running them. Still look amazing. My GMK sets have never lasted this long.