Ducky DK9008 G2 Pro with gray PBT keycaps and MX Green switches.
Nice quality. Solid and heavy. Much less CLICK-CLACK than my QFR with the same switches, almost as light to the touch as MX Browns, although much more clicky. Easy to type on. Certainly better than the QFR. Will probably replace the spacebar switch with a tactile Gray switch.
Keycaps are very nice. Good registration, sharp edges, slightly different cylindrical top than the Geek Hack PBT "Escape" keycap. Very nice feel. LEDs are blinding as always, but they are in the switches, so they should be simple to switch out.
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not like the extra four keycaps above the numpad. The "home" key deleted the first edition of this entry by telling Firefox to go home. I'll be re-mapping those! (Or maybe blocking them altogether!)
Have not opened the "manual" yet to see what the Fn key does. Probably just the media keys, which I can do without. Nothing that a little soldering can't fix!
I'll use it stock for a day to see how it goes, then decide what to do about the keycaps. I have a couple of sets of WYSE keycaps and Moogles that might work. Or maybe 33 or 51 whites to go inside the gray. We will see.
So far this gets 1.75 thumbs-up! (.25 off for those special keys. They are next!)
- Ron | samwisekoi
