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Title: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: water_aspirant on Sun, 20 March 2022, 20:25:28

Seriously. I love the mt3 / SA WoB keycaps available however I don't want to purchase them as they are ABS. I just don't like the idea of having my keycaps start looking greasy after a few months of use.

The closest thing I can find is Akko's ASA WoB set, however I've heard that even those start shining as they are not pure PBT.

Title: Re: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: Faceman76 on Mon, 21 March 2022, 03:12:55

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/rdqpwk/where_to_buy_sa_pbt_wob_keycaps/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

You will have a hard time finding such a thing...if they even exist. 

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Title: Re: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: Darthbaggins on Mon, 21 March 2022, 14:42:43

I don't get the hate for ABS caps, there are different variations and when done right are fine.  So good luck on finding DS-PBT SA profile that are done right. 

Title: Re: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: butre on Mon, 21 March 2022, 17:43:34

I've seen PBT SA profile caps on AliExpress.  shine isn't really an issue like people seem to think though, particularly on spherical profiles where it happens pretty consistently anyway.

I've been using the same domikey set for a bit over a year now and they don't look greasy.  I think that comes from the rubber coated abs caps that comes on gaming keyboards.  it's not the abs that looks greasy, it's the rubber.

Title: Re: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: LASERman Projects on Tue, 29 March 2022, 08:02:10

Quote from: butre on Mon, 21 March 2022, 17:43:34

...shine isn't really an issue like people seem to think though, particularly on spherical profiles where it happens pretty consistently anyway...

Some of us are sensitive to glare from reflective keycaps that cause strain on eyes.

Title: Re: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: butre on Thu, 31 March 2022, 10:15:06

Quote from: LASERman Projects on Tue, 29 March 2022, 08:02:10

Quote from: butre on Mon, 21 March 2022, 17:43:34

...shine isn't really an issue like people seem to think though, particularly on spherical profiles where it happens pretty consistently anyway...

Some of us are sensitive to glare from reflective keycaps that cause strain on eyes.

are you "sensitive to" it, or just "pedantic about" it?

Title: Re: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: LASERman Projects on Thu, 31 March 2022, 10:34:52

Quote from: butre on Thu, 31 March 2022, 10:15:06

Quote from: LASERman Projects on Tue, 29 March 2022, 08:02:10

Quote from: butre on Mon, 21 March 2022, 17:43:34

...shine isn't really an issue like people seem to think though, particularly on spherical profiles where it happens pretty consistently anyway...

Some of us are sensitive to glare from reflective keycaps that cause strain on eyes.

are you "sensitive to" it, or just "pedantic about" it?

I have real discomfort with dark shiny alphas to the point that most dark GMK sets are not only ugly but unreadable for me due to their ABS texture (https://i.imgur.com/ZeKvo6d.jpg) that comes already from factory even before shine.

Title: Re: Are there any PBT White on Black high profile keycaps?
Post by: phinix on Tue, 05 April 2022, 08:24:08

There are OSA PBT WOB keycaps, OSA isn't the highest profile but still:
https://kbdfans.com/collections/keycaps/products/osa-oreo-pbt-double-keycaps-set