Long time lurker, first time poster. So greetings I suppose
For a 4-pak beer I've saved this board from complete destruction. Construction workers wanted to hammer it to bits...
To be honest, was interested purely in keycaps, as they are alps mount, but in the end decided to keep it.
Construction:
Would say, average build quality. The plastic casing is nothing special. But does not flex, or sqeaks which is a plus in my book. No metal backplate though. Legs are ok, and there's rubber underneath so board does not slide all over the desk. From estethics point of view, well it's ugly in my opinion.
Keycaps:
Beautiful bluish-greenish color with white lettering. On pictures it looks like grey but it's not. Lettering is sharp, with one exception pictured above. Some kind of production error me thinks.
Thin plastic though. Not sure if it's ABS or PBT. Betting on ABS but need to test it with acetone.
Whats inside:
Metal plate + membranes.
Plastic plate with acer switches attached.
Detachable cable. Quite thick actually and looks well made. Wee bit on the short side. PS/2 conector with gold-plated pins inside (lol).
Switch from underneath.
Keyfeel:
Not as smooth as SKCM whites. But not bad to be honest. Was expecting way worse. All the keys feel consistent, there's no blocking when pressed from the side. Clicks are quieter and keys feel lighter compared to alps. Tacktility is more subtle. To my susprise there's no need to bottom out on those, the keys register when switch "clicks" which is awesome. I'm curious if dry teflon lube will help smooth those out, which is my only gripe with this switch. It's not rough or anything but could be better.
In the end going to keep this one. And make custom case for it, since "naked" looks way better than in this ugly plastic thing.
Cheers!
