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Olaipai
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Nov 13, 2020
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Looks and feels great!
Keyboard: Tofu V2, w/ brass plate, case foam and plate foam.
Switch: C3 Kiwi 67g.
Stabs: Zeal (spacebar with jank chinese wire).
I have used a little bit of everything in terms of keycap profiles. And MT3 has quickly become one of my favourite profiles. The alphas has a nice "thoccy" sound thanks to the thick ABS plastic which I believe is 1.8mm thick. The spacebar sounds a little hollow, I believe this to be mostly the poor quality wire I am using, but there is some hollowness to it. There is a nice texture to it similar to a PBT switch.
The keycaps feels cozy in the way that your fingers slips into a small pocket on the keycaps especially J & F-keys. And has a pleasant sound to them. It is somewhat similar to SA caps without the height. (I'm not a big fan of SA as I think they're too tall). I have used them now for 2 weeks and I also see no signs of wear (yet).
I would recommend them to someone who wants something new or looking for something similar to SA without the tallness to them. I deduct 1 star due to the hollow sound of the spacebar and some height inconsistencies which you can see from the picture if you look at the numerals, this is not something I notice from day to day use at all. These small things does not detract from the fact that these are great keycaps!
4/5
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Recommends this product? Yes
Olaipai
39
Nov 17, 2020
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WingedThank you for taking your time replying to me. I have tried doing this. But I don't dare push any harder in fear of popping out the hotswap-socket. So I am unable to get them even. It is fine, I don't notice it while typing, only when looking down on it at an angle, just barely misaligned height wise.
TheChosenJuan
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Nov 18, 2020
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OlaipaiUse the keycap puller to see how easily they come out. If they come out noticeably lighter than the ones properly seated, then you just hard to press them back in until they're flush. If they don't come out as easily, then it might actually be an issue, but this is unlikely.
Regarding the procedure to seat them properly, just gently apply increasing pressure until they are flush with keys that are well-seated. If you're still worried about damaging your board, just rest your palms on your desk and tap strongly using only the strength of your fingers. They should be fine after a few taps. But really, the first method is no big deal, just press a little harder, it will be fine.
Olaipai
39
Nov 18, 2020
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TheChosenJuanThank you for your tips. I have already done this. But as I told Winged I don't dare push any harder in fear of popping out the Kailh hotswap socket. I cannot be bothered taking apart my keyboard to solder it back on. Most of the keys are on very very firmly, so firm in fact that the board lifted multiple times taking of some of the keycaps and had a couple switches pop out along with the keycap. And this board is quite hefty!
There is still some variable height when glancing down at the keyboard from an angle, but not noticeable while typing. I'll leave it be as the only solution for me would be to push down even harder, which I don't want to do as said. I know there is something going on with the stem of my keycaps, might not be applicable to every keyset but it is on mine. None of my other keyset have this issue.
But thank you for taking your time giving some tips! Might help other people out there :)
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