Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
I do however agree with the previously voiced comments on QC issues. Given the price one could have expected the quality to be better. I have the same alignment issues as other posters, blurred text on the yellows, some discoloration/finish issues (see images) and a red "ROLL" key with a white "crack".
I like the size of the legends and the alignment errors to not bother me that much. The issues with the finish are more visible to me. Is there something one can do to "polish" them in some way to even out the surface?
It's really not a big deal to me, and since they ALL seem to have that issue, I guess it makes it a " normal" property of the set, if that makes sense. It's obviously not ideal though, it could have been done better. I guess, thinking about it...if all of my keys showed up looking that way, I'd be unhappy with the set, so I do see your point. It really isn't very noticeable to me unless I'm staring at the board (and that specific key). I know they can do it right though because my enter key is perfect, I wonder if they just have trouble with all 1u though. Somehow I feel like, the smaller it is, the more difficult it is to make, but I have no idea.
The cracks and unevenness in your set though, that's DEFINITELY noticeable and would be a deal-breaker for me.
I don't know that I'd shift the blame on to SP just yet though. That honestly reminds me of hest damage, and it's been 100+ in some parts of the country. I know FedEx is better than, say, USPS, when it comes to shipping and climate, but I wonder if it's possible the hest messed it up after shipping from SP, MAYBE even Massdrop?
Sorry you're having issues though. I hope you're able to get things worked out.