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 have 3 Pok3r's and love them. Two are RGB which I got through Massdrop, one is unlit which I bought barebones because I didn't need more keycaps I was going to pull off and never use anyway.
Here is one of my custom Pok3r keyboards.
One thing a lot of people don't know about the Pok3r is that the right side FN/PN/CTRL/Shift can be assigned as arrow keys, if you really want them.
My only gripe is I don't like low profile cases. That is easy enough to change and totally personal preference though. On that note, if you want to use another low profile case, the RGB may sit a little higher than the edge (the thickness of the top PCB actually) because of its dual PDB design for the lighting.
I have not had any service issues in my two years of owning them although the RGBs needed the firmware upgraded out of the box for all of the features to be available.
Also makes a nice travel keyboard. On this one, I've added some slightly taller feet so it bridges over the laptop kb without touching the keys but I can still get full use out of the touchpad.