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I landed myself a solid salary job as a head of a department and as a reward my wife gave me permission to go wild with a new Keeb.

Enter the blue beauty.

Mode Sonnet - Navy body, brass bass, brass internal weight. Internal silicone mat, foam kit, POM plate, Durock V2 Gold Stabilizers.

Gateron Oil King linear switches.

GMK Blue Samurai doubleshot ABS Keycaps.

I am in love with looks and feel of this thing and can wait to put in some hours in front of the computer with it.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

do you have experience with wear on ABS double-shots?

if i wanted a WOB set of ISO-DE keycaps, they'd have to be ABS. sadly that's all that's available, but from what i heard they have a deeper sound profile. that would suit my needs perfectly, although the faster wear worries me a bit.

i've shot ducky an e-mail, since they obviously have the molds, but don't currently make PBT WOB ISO-DE keycaps.

would love a short review compared to PBT.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

The only thing you will get is shine on ABS. It will not look worn out. The legends don't just fade. It's doubleshot.

Some prefer the shine...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I'll have to get back to you on that. These will be my first ABS Keycaps. I didn't plan it this way but my last 5 (6?) sets have all been PBT. Obviously I'm not worried about the legend disappearing but I'll have to give a 6 month check in on the texture/feel.