Thanks. I'll be very interested to hear about your new Plum keyboard. I may have a 45 G ABKO on its way soon, for comparison.
Sure. Let's compare it with the ABKO, which btw was my second one on the list
My ABKO arrived a few days ago, and it is v. good.
I hope to write a full review in a few days.
Basically, the tactile feel of the keyboard is like MX Red [in weight], but with a consistent tactile resistance throughout the keypress.
It is not like MX Brown, as Browns feel like you are hitting a 'grain,' [the tactile bump], and then it is almost bottom-out. With the ABKO, it's more cushioned. It definitely feels like Topre, but IMHO it is a more 'linear' Topre, reduced in tactility compared to some of the more extreme variants. I would say the closest in my memory is 45 G Silenced Topre on a Realforce 86U.
Typing is very certain when you get used to it, although resistance is still present at the bottom. That means if you are holding down a key, it is a little easier to accidentally double-tap a key as compared with MX-style switches. Yet, it was very easy to switch to the ABKO from MX tactiles. Like 5 minutes adjustment were all that was needed.
So it's a less-tactile Topre in a light weight. I didn't comment on the sound yet, but it really does sound like boiling water as reviewers noted. It's lower-pitched and deeper than almost anything I have used.
The build quality is outstanding for a factory board. The stabilizers and sound are better than any MX factory board, and there is less wobble. It honestly puts all MX factory boards to shame, IMHO.
From an ergonomic standpoint, this keyboard should be very easy to deal with. I would only recommend going to the 35 G Niz Plum keyboards if you are already experiencing some kind of RSI, and need to take extreme measures.