Yes, I agree with the quality of MatrixLab boards! It was dream to own one since I got into the community and saw the Abel lineup, and then I was finally able to get the AbelX and was very very happy with it's look and quality. I look forward to owning more whenever I get the chance! I still love the look of the numbpad and the Tetris(Would probably buy that instead of the Noah if I could lol)
As stated earlier, people don't always buy a board for its quality, at least not quality/design alone. What can really make or break a purchase can be programmability; for example, the AbelX is not programmable aside from being able to change the color of the LEDs. I believe previous boards were the same, but the Matrix 2.0 and the Noah are both QMK programmable. Having said that, I don't regret buying the Abel before deciding to buy the Noah (Partly because I didn't know when it'd be available lol), as I don't really need to change my layout.
Anyway still excited and patiently waiting! I imagine not very soon since the global situation, but that's okay for me so I can save more money
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