Genuinely my favorite keycap set to date. I have always loved MT3 profiles, and I especially love finding an MT3 in a colorway that I enjoy. It is just a nice clean colorway.
Picked up a discounted set to put on a Keychron Q60, and have been typing on them for the past week. The keycaps included with the Q60 (Cherry profile, dye-sub PBT) certainly aren't *bad*, but I find MT3 caps are much more fun to type on, and the blue/teal colourway is gorgeous. Note I'm not a touch typist and the games I play are usually turn-based, so I can't evaluate whether the profile helps or hinders my typing accuracy or speed.
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Since I already owned a set of MT3 Extended 2048 keycaps, I was also interested in seeing whether there's much difference between MT3 sets in ABS or PBT. They do *sound* different, but not enough for me to say which I prefer. In my limited testing, other factors (keyboard case and foam, keycap profile, whether a keycap is a large spacebar or 1U-sized) have a much greater impact whether a keyboard sounds pleasant to me.
The PBT R1 keycaps seem to be slightly shorter and steeper than the ABS ones, but the difference is so minor that I'd need calipers to confirm. Obviously ABS is reputed to shine easily, but I have PBT keycaps that have picked up shine, so it doesn't concern me much. And the legends look great whether they're doubleshot or dye-subbed. Basically, I wouldn't worry about whether an MT3 set is ABS or PBT, just get whatever set you like the colour of and which supports your keyboard layout.
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Speaking of layout, I like how standard (i.e. non-ortho) MT3 sets include HHKB support (Ctrl in place of Caps Lock, Backspace in place of backslash/pipe, etc). And the fact that MT3 generally has good ortho options is what initially drew me to the profile. However, there's no Dvorak/Colemak support. This obviously isn't unique to Dusk; at present, Noctua is the only ABS colourway with a Colevrak add-on kit.
Finally it'd be great to see some Ergodox love with future MT3 sets, i.e. 1.5U keys for the outermost columns. Susuwatari and 3277 had blank Ergodox options, so the ABS moulds definitely exist, but those options are sold out.
The MT3 profile is awesome for typing. It takes a little to get used to but once you do, you may feel like you're a bit faster! I slapped them on my GMMK Pro and they fit splendidly.
If you like the MT3 profile and are looking for a less flashy set with a uniform color, this is a good option. The base color is dark enough to not be flashy yet distinctly blue enough to not look like a black keycap set.
Two minor complaints:
Some of the legends have inconsistent letter width (for example, the letters on the delete key from the base kit are noticeably thicker than those on the R0 delete key in the hobbyist kit)
Would be nice if the base kit included some more R0 keys for better compatibility with some 65% and 75% layouts