Because I was confused between blue and clear switch on my Pok3r, I ordered both of them to compare and return which I dont feel comfortable. And after received two Pok3rs I was surprised because they have very different stock aluminium case. So that I wanna share that as a review.
1st of all, very remarkable point is the case's length not the same. The one with MX Clear (White keycaps) is about 3mm longer than one with MX Blue. And as result, there is a ~1mm gap between plate and case, while the Blue has almost no gap.
The finishing are also different to each other. The Clear has a matte finish while the Blue has a glossier.
And even their profiles are diffenrent, you can see the angles in this picture. The corners and edges of Clear is overall more smoothly casted
The Clear case is even with the plate surface while the Blue have the edges raised higher than then plate.
As I read the serial number the clear Pok3r belongs to a later batches (VTPKBUS1xxxx) than the blue (VTPKBUS0xxxx) and although I love the matte finishing, I have to say the gaps/ un-fit of it are big negatives to me. I think all the tolerances are because they are casted aluminium case, so the precision cant be compared to cnc-machined, but these two came definitely from two different mold.
It will be nice if other Pok3r's owner can post their stock case with S/N so that we can determine that the quality based on batches.
P/S: I was typing this review with my clear Pok3r, and this feeling is so good