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
Having been into mechanical keyboard for a couple of years now I have my share of small keyboards. In fact just about all of them are Planck based and one thing I learned quick about myself is that I could not live without arrows. Before my conversion to mechanical boards I would have laughed at the very thought of a 1u backspace or not having a standard T configuration for navigating (I also would have known what 1u was). For me, vi style arrow keys. I'm still not 100% there, but it seams like the way to go for me.
So here is my topic: