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geekhack Community => Keyboard Keycaps => Topic started by: tenfour on Thu, 15 March 2018, 03:15:10
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Wallet's feeling a bit cold, and I'm thinking about getting my first dolch-ish set :cool:. I'm seeing these two items from Kbdfans:
https://kbdfans.myshopify.com/collections/keycaps/products/maxkey-dolch-sa-double-shot-abs-keycaps
https://kbdfans.myshopify.com/collections/keycaps/products/maxkey-doubleshot-pbt-portland-147key
Both are $99, MX-compat, SA profile, doubleshot ABS.
1. What is the difference between these two, besides the two red keys? What am I missing?
2. Are they as glossy as in the photos (below)? I'm afraid to drop the $$ if they're going to have the same textured finish as typical keycaps, but if they have this vintage glossy look as in the photos, that's quite unique.
3. Any other words of wisdom if you've got experience with these or other Maxkey sets?
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1473/3902/files/1_80baae9d-5c87-4676-a328-4be72f39c82b.png?v=1496379317)
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as someone who had a Portland set. I think the only differences is the red keys?
They where extremely glossy when the light hit them. They where not shined if that is what your afters but the texture was extremely extremely smooth. They where nice key's just I couldn't get use to the SA profile and had to let them go.
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That's a render, not a picture I believe. They are not that glossy in person. Maxkeys sets are not super glossy like SP sets, they're more of a satin finish.. not quite matte, but not quite glossy.
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That's a render, not a picture I believe. They are not that glossy in person. Maxkeys sets are not super glossy like SP sets, they're more of a satin finish.. not quite matte, but not quite glossy.
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Dolch and Portland use different shades of gray. Portland is gray and black, whereas Dolch uses two grays, one very dark (GX) and one medium (GE). In fact, the grays used on SA Dolch are the same as DSA Dolch.
As for the "shine", both will be the same as any other SA set you can get, even the ones from SP. They all use the same molds. However, these being ABS the satin-like finish will wear away over time and become glossy. I have lots of SA sets from SP, and brand new they also have a satin-like finish. This is what they call their "semi-matte" finish, though I think it should be called "semi-gloss". They have a completely different finish called "gloss" which I don't think anybody has ever used for a custom SA set.