So aside from slippery, what else can you tell us about POM?
Like how hard/brittle would you say it is, does it sit inbetween ABS and PBT?
Also did you like it?
I didn't bring a mech board with me while travelling, so I haven't had a chance to actually type on them. From reading about POM in the past, it's more durable than PBT, but has a slippery feeling. The side walls of the keycaps look ever so slightly textured, but don't have the clean smooth look of Cherry ABS. I also had a hell of a time trying to pick up the lower profile keycaps I placed on the floor -- it would literally slip out of my pinch
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I think what bugs me the most is the "oily" look it has. The sidewalls don't always have an even finish (it's flat, but you will notice some parts of the plastic "swirled" shinier than the rest).
Imagine taking a stock backlit ABS keycap and touching the sidewalls right after eating something oily/fried with your hands. You'll notice the oil stains smeared across the smooth black surface (except POM looks textured like PBT). It's really hard to describe, I'll take some pics and update shortly.
Here's some picture examples: might be overly exaggerated due to the lighting + me picking the most obvious "oily" keycaps.
