what were you expecting?
Hmm what was i expecting? I think some kind of 'grip', a subtle contact kind of feeling. Also a higher quality feel.
But that might be a bit overthought, they just felt less good than my cherry ds.
(I'm suspecting i might react to pbt with a 'dry finger feel' as someone described it already.)
Another factor is the smoothness of the surface, i prefer less coarse and more smooth. The ones i tried i'd say were medium coarse (on a new G80 from amazon).
I instantly did feel though that they should be quite durable - resistant.
With the exception of the "rubber coated" K90 keys and the WASD cluster K60 keys.. There's no other "grip" keys that I know of.
higher quality feel,,, this isn't a very precise definition, but "usually" people mean "SOLID"
The only way to achieve solid feel, as solid as possibly with cherry is, Plate mount + aluminum Case + Sticker.
The aluminum case makes a surprising amount of difference on the bottom out feel.
The plate obviously prevents pcb flex.
The stickers makes the "very initial" moment of key press, like the first 1.5mm or so feel "straighter" and more controlled..
However, I don't think that keys should be "stickered" at all... Because the upper housing "WAS DESIGNED" to move a little for a reason... to compensate for the fact that you might strike the key "From a different angle"
Because the upper housing can move slightly and has a little give, the "totality" of the "hammer down" process is smoother, because there is wiggle..
Taping the upper housing would make it "more likely" for the stem to directionally GRIND against the inner walls, causing "MORE friction" for the keypress.
