ABS and PBT together?

[Weltschmerz]

Hey everyone, I'm looking at upgrading my keyboard. Currently I have (probably thin) OEM Dolch keycaps, but I am looking to get cherry profile keycaps. I'm looking for darker colors, and what seems to be the best bang for my buck is http://www.geekkeys.com/geekkeys-dark-grey-dyesub-thick-pbt-full-keyset/, a dyesub PBT set. Also looking at http://www.originativeco.com/products/purple-modifiers for my keyboard as well, because purple is my favorite color  I was wondering if anyone much more experienced in keyboards could describe what it's like to mix abs and pbt together. Is it okay, or is the difference so great that it would cause great annoyance?
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[xondat]

It's the texture of the cap that you'll feel, not the actual plastic. Unless you're SUPER picky and it will bug you because you know they're mixed then don't.

My GMK set feels nicer than a Ducky PBT set for example, as the PBT is smoother. But PBT DSA from SP are really textured, and feel quite nice.

[x9Memoriez]

I would usually steer way clear of Originative due to a very bad reputation here over a few disputes, im not sure how they are like now, but many people feel scammed from them.

On the other hand, Geekkeys is run by Feng, a very reputable sellar on ebay and a great GB hoster here, so that should be fine.

To answer your question, some ABS keys have a REALLY grainy texture, even moreso than the natural sandyness from PBT, but unless you're super sensitive and picky, theres nothing to worry about. (Although ABS can start shining relatively sooner, but since mods dont really get used that often, then meh)

[Halverson]

I would usually steer way clear of Originative due to a very bad reputation here over a few disputes, im not sure how they are like now, but many people feel scammed from them.

On the other hand, Geekkeys is run by Feng, a very reputable sellar on ebay and a great GB hoster here, so that should be fine.

To answer your question, some ABS keys have a REALLY grainy texture, even moreso than the natural sandyness from PBT, but unless you're super sensitive and picky, theres nothing to worry about. (Although ABS can start shining relatively sooner, but since mods dont really get used that often, then meh)

Sherry is back, I hung out with him the other night. I know they've been flaky in the past but right now I trust him 100%.

[rowdy]

I've found that differences in profile (OEM vs. Cherry, for example) are far more obvious than different plastics.

If it was different plastics/texture across the alphas, that could be somewhat irksome, but modifiers of one plastic and alphas of another will probably be fine.

[iLLucionist]

One difference I found is that ABS sounds a bit higher pitched / higher frequency than my PBT caps. And indeed the texture... big difference.

[crickclackman]

I would usually steer way clear of Originative due to a very bad reputation here over a few disputes, im not sure how they are like now, but many people feel scammed from them.

On the other hand, Geekkeys is run by Feng, a very reputable sellar on ebay and a great GB hoster here, so that should be fine.

To answer your question, some ABS keys have a REALLY grainy texture, even moreso than the natural sandyness from PBT, but unless you're super sensitive and picky, theres nothing to worry about. (Although ABS can start shining relatively sooner, but since mods dont really get used that often, then meh)

I don't think he scammed anyone, just communicated poorly.

It is not like Feng, IMSTO and a number of other Geekhack Group Buy leaders are that much better.