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minus-squareTheRealCharlesEames@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoLooks cool but also cheap and plastic-y.
minus-squareDefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoPlastic-y is a feature for keyboards like this. Clicky switches need a hollow plastic case to sound nice. I have an NCR80 (a light plastic Cherry G80 clone) and it sounds glorious with Kailh Box Jade switches.
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Looks cool but also cheap and plastic-y.
Plastic-y is a feature for keyboards like this. Clicky switches need a hollow plastic case to sound nice.
I have an NCR80 (a light plastic Cherry G80 clone) and it sounds glorious with Kailh Box Jade switches.