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NEW AND IMPROVED SWITCH

Feb 23, 20224224 VIEWS

In early 2020, our Drop Studio team began work on an ambitious project: an improved version of the extremely popular Holy Panda switch. Together with the Panda’s original creators, we sought to create an all-new switch, built and designed from the ground up, that retains the signature feel of the first Holy Panda—but with a few subtle improvements. A few of our key goals for this switch included:

To create an even smoother and more refined feel than the Holy Panda
To have factory-applied lubricant that is great out of the box, but leaves room for improvement by dedicated enthusiasts.
To create a switch that Quakemz, Invyr, and Mech27 (the Holy Panda’s original contributors) would all agree is an improvement over the original
To create a switch that delivers more consistency than the Frankenstein-assembled Holy Panda

While there have been many replica and clone “panda” switches released since the original Panda and Holy Panda, none of them have formally involved or directly compensated the designers for their groundbreaking work. With the creation of Holy Panda X, these three creators will receive royalties for their contributions to the intellectual property of the switch.

The Holy Panda X improves upon all of the things I loved about the original. The smoother, rounder, and more refined tactility lends itself to a much more modern day typing experience that I personally prefer over the original. They're honestly just better.

Quakemz

Cutting back on the harshness of the Holy Panda yet still retaining the majority of the desirable traits, The Holy Panda X is a distinctly unique yet familiar switch. The switch features negligible stem wobble, a smooth downstroke, and of course, pronounced tactility. I will definitely be using these in my next daily keyboard!

Invyr

I'm done searching for my perfect switch.

Mech27

Here's a force curve of the original Holy Panda as sold on Drop.com. In coming days, we'll release more details about the modifications and the final force curve comparisons.

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Feb 27, 2022

I was interested in buying this switch when it was going to get released but this thread helped open my eyes; https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=92451.msg2677226#msg2677226

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sixelannif

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Feb 26, 2022

Ok, so I just read through the Mech27 V2 Geekhack drama involving mech27. And whereas I would be somewhat reticent to call it a scam (as that would imply it's intentionnal) it feels more like mech27 ****ed up pretty bad getting in way over his head on stuff he just couldn't manage. That being said people have every right to be furious about it and it definitely points to mech27 not being reliable. Combine that with Drop not being known for their reliability especially when it comes to quality control (sorry Drop but you know it's true). Well... this might end up going fine and being an awesome product but definitely not inspiring much confidence here.

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dashie_07

Feb 26, 2022

ratio lmao 💯

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speedycake

Feb 25, 2022

consider cutting mech27 out and reducing the price by whatever his cut would be

ackrynom

Feb 25, 2022

Lmao imagine wanting to associate yourself with a known scammer.

jcas0058

Feb 25, 2022

It wouldn't hut you take a look into the Gat Oil King's top housing. Designed not to interfere with Cherry keycaps while norht-facing.

steezkeebs

Feb 25, 2022

Don't support Mech27. Don't buy these. Make your own. Novelkeys have trash pandas for cheap.

holykeyboard

Feb 24, 2022

i would eat switch lube for some holy panda X's

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Lbassett_21

Feb 24, 2022

It's just so funny that Drop uses Mech27 for a reviewer... Yeah, great idea to use a known scammer and someone who has disappeared from the community for the past 3 years to pop up trying to sell us something. Bad move drop, bad move.

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everywhere

Feb 26, 2022

Search for "Mech27 V2 Geekhack" on google. the rest should be self explanatory once you check out the thread

Ghenghis

Keyboard Club Member

Feb 26, 2022

everywhereI just see people discussing his products. Is there a specific reddit thread or something?

Milad88

Feb 24, 2022

Mech27 literally stole peoples money. Do you really want to represent a thief DROP?

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