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
Based upon asking around and some quick reading it looks like subatomic and whitefox are both going to drop in April which means those are likely the next 3 boards to drop in some order. MD could also be changing things up as it seems like they've been expanding lately.
and they will probably do another one eventually; so your not losing anything ( or just buy a used one which will have it assembled at a cheap price while the mass drop is active so you can get it even cheaper, or don't get it) hopefully this is helpful