Best sounding switches and Keycap profile
Hi Everyone, I just bought my first mechanical keyboard (Wooting 80HE) and ordered the Geon Raws HE after watching a few YouTube videos—they sounded great. However, on my keyboard, they sound clacky as hell, and I actually prefer the Lekker 60 V2! They’re much quieter and sound better (in my opinion). Right now, I’m using the PCR case because my Zinc case won’t arrive for another month (mid-March). Do you think that’s why the Geon Raws HE sound so off? I’m considering getting the Jades Pro, but I don’t want to waste more money on switches if it’s not necessary. Should I wait for the Zinc case and then decide? What would you do or recommend for someone who prefers thocky or silent keyboards? I also have a question about keycaps. I’m struggling with typing—I’m used to working all day on an MX Keys S, but with the Wooting keyboard, I keep pressing multiple keys at once. Adjusting has been tough. Can you recommend a keycap profile that might help? Would DSA work, or do you have other...
Feb 6, 2025
Spacing Another piece of feedback I’ve been seeing is in regards to the gap between the Alphas and the Function row. There were concerns about how reachable the function keys would be given the increased space. This is a valid concern, and I think the photos on the page seem to make the gap look larger than it actually is. To hopefully put some concern to rest, here are a few photos below, showing Function shortcuts being used on the SHIFT. Note that these images use different keycaps than what will come with the SHIFT.
Layout I’ve been seeing many posts from people who are advocating for a more compact 1800 layout. The one that I’ve seen gain the most traction from is the removal of row 2 from the numpad cluster and pulling in the Function row with the main cluster to better mirror the space on the CTRL keyboard. We are definitely open to dialogue on this change, but I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts - especially those who have already joined this pre-order and have now seen these additional images in the post. What are your thoughts on variations of the 1800 layout - what is the most preferred approach here? As always, I appreciate the passion from everyone and can’t wait to hear about everyone’s thoughts!