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
The MF-87 still pulls more power than my MF-108, and I am unable to plug it into the same unpowered hub that was fine for the larger keyboard with more LEDs.
The MF-108 "ripple" mode looked like spreading concentric rings whereas this one does this rotating radar thing that doesn't look as good. There is a firmware installer on the IKBC site but I don't know which version I have installed and since the installer package is just a zipped EXE with no documentation, I'm not all that keen on trying it.
The typing experience on MX Browns is excellent -- seems better than my MF-108 somehow -- and all keys and LEDs are working. Not a smooth purchase experience but I'm very happy to own it now.