Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple
Figure 1: I couldn't think of a more literal way to represent this article if I tried... Looking back just a few years ago, there’s no doubt that the huge influx of people that joined the hobby at the peak of the COVID pandemic were drawn to keyboards by way of YouTube, TikTok, and other audio-visual content platforms. Even as the output from these content creators has waned in recent months, their collective impact and legacy on the keyboard hobby is rather firmly etched in the history books. As a result of all of their sound tests, build logs, and opinion videos, the message is clear to any new person joining the hobby: mechanical keyboards are all about the sound. Thock this, clack that. Whether it’s keyboards, keycaps, or even singular switches, seemingly everyone new to the hobby meticulously pores over each component of their keyboard not in an attempt to figure out how it will feel in hand, but how it will sound as they’re furiously grinding their way out from...
Mar 27, 2024
People aren't really providing help, because there really isn't any way to help. Either the keycap is going to fit or it isn't. Either this is on Massdrop/NPKC or on you. Unfortunately the keycaps do not fit and this is on you from our perspective, hence the comments.
It also comes across a bit odd to call razer keyswitches some of the best. By those who investigate keyswitches often, they are of poor to okay quality, and certainly poor value due to the extraprice razer charges.
As per having difficulty getting the keycaps off, that is on you. Keycap pullers are cheap and you can fashion them from paper clips if you must. Even tightly fit keycaps (like those with ALPS stems) will be a breeze with these.
Now, are you claiming that the NPKC keycaps won't even fit on the razer switches? It isn't unheard of to have issues fitting with the occasional rogue keycap, but I find it unlikely that this will happen for every key. After you get them on, a tight fit is no issue.
Now, when they mean that the razer blackwidow x chroma isn't a compatible layout they mean that the keycap widths aren't correct. Take a look at your keyboard (https://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-blackwidow-x-chroma ), specifically at the bottom row. Now take a look at a standard 104 key layout (http://www.daskeyboard.com/model-s-professional/images/model_s_pro_slider_2016.png). Notice that keys like the windows key is smaller, and the control and alt keys are wider on the razer. This is actually one compelling reason to avoid razer keyboard.
Even if you fix your fitting issue, your layout incompatibility is an indication to us that your research wasn't complete.
BTW, you won't find stuff like these on amazon, and when you do they will often be of poorer quality.