Eh, I don't know that I agree.
While it is my fault for not researching about pad print, typing on Tai Hao and typing on gmk/cherry is nowhere NEAR the same.
I have a couple of Duckies at work with Tai Haos (Dolch and Granite from the latest Harry GB). Aside from the look (which is not on the same level) the feel, sound and profile are not the same.
Similar to PBT. I bought a cheap pbt set (the thin vortex one with the funky fonts) and then later on down the road I bought a set of IMSTO and the feeling is night and day.
Sure, I got suckered in by the pretty red lettering. I had read that GMK coats their keys. I was under the impression that the coating would prevent this. Now i know to avoid pad print
Night and day?
I've heard this before, and I guess I just don't and will never understand.
I have used (and still own) keycaps and keycap sets of all kinds. And while some do indeed feel and sound different (different is greatest when using stock blue switches), the difference is minimal (at least to me) when using clears, and pretty much non consequentional when using my jailhouse blues.
So I think it's very much a question of personal opinion. There are some people on this site who absolutely hate Tai Hao, so much that they sold at 50% loss within minutes of touching the keycaps. And there are some people who don't care about the dif.
ME, I couldn't care less even about Razer keycaps in terms of thin ABS. (What I dislike is Razer's font and the generally cheap, ugly look.)
The subjectivity on this topic never ceases to amaze me. I do not like linear switches, and it so happens that all my favorite makes and brands are totally obsessed with linears and will never produce a single tactile or clicky keyboard. That's my great pain. I have to desolder them all and I hate desoldering so much.