The initial round took an eternity, to the point where I had nearly forgotten about placing the order. While anticipation is said to sweeten the reward, the prolonged shipping duration did test my patience.
In terms of quality control, looking closelier reveals the remnants of the molding process. Similar to an observation made by another reviewer, it's quite apparent where the keycaps were detached from their mold. This isn't noticeable from a regular viewing distance, but the devil, as they say, is in the details. Especially if you're buying these to, well, you know, look at. I would chase this up but the purchase was over a year ago and frankly I've moved on.
The packaging, a mere zip lock bag, leaves much to be desired. Not only does it play roulette with the keycaps' safety during transit, but it also raises concerns regarding its environmental impact. Unlike the more sustainable basic cardboard, the soft plastic packaging falls short in both protection and eco-friendliness.
Beautiful, nostalgic facade and a pleasing tactile experience, but the pricing coupled with the quality control and packaging issues makes this a Not Recommended for me.
The modifier row (first row) keycaps are clearly different
I don't know what's going on but the red CTRL-ATL-WIN keys are clearly a different shade of red compared to the red alpha keys. To the touch it also feels like they're made differently. I have many Signature Plastics SA keycap sets in my collection and to me it seems like these CTRL-ALT-etc keys are actually the rougher SA PBT (what the company refers to as SA-P) variety. The material reflects light differently and isn't as smooth. Either Drop or SP dropped the ball on this one, it's very unacceptable. I invite them to provide an explanation.
Otherwise a solid set and I don't regret buying it. I love uniform SA and they're vary rare these days.