Look, no $45 PBT keycap set is going to compete with GMK sets or the sort. If you know what you're buying these are actually a fantastic deal. Fits better than the keycaps that actually came with my board, so thumbs up there. Overall a great deal, therefore the 5 stars.
Wanted these for the shine through, PBT feels great and the sound's nice. Didn't find any blemishes on the keys, the underside isn't the prettiest in some of these along the edges. Legends are sharp, super crisp.
My only gripe is the uneven shine, most noticeable with white light. Some keys have the white LED come through clearly, while on others it's a bit muddled, with a tinge of color from the keycap instead of mostly white. Some of the light also bleeds through the keys outside the legends, with it being the worst on the W, being very apparent on max brightness.
Not compatible with the Shift. I assumed they were since it listed all the other Drop KB's but on the num pad both the + and 0 caps are too big. IMO Drop really should throw in extra 1u keycaps for both of those as well, even charge maybe $5 more even.....
Are the whites in the White set the same white as the whites in the Bamboo and Horizon set? Really cannot tell from the pictures. If they are different, please do elaborate on the differences if possible. Really interested in these keycaps and am thinking to mix keycaps set. Thank you in advance.
In the end I bought both the White and the Bamboo colorway, so I thought I'll answer my own question for the benefit of all.
No, the whites from the White set are not the same white as the off-whites in the Bamboo set.
Here the P L ; ' keys are the off-whites from the Bamboo set and the rest of the alphas are from the White set:-