I randomly got recommended Hipyo Tech on YouTube one day and since have been watching his videos. I haven’t got a clue about mechanical keyboards, but I have strong tastes in terms of aesthetics. Long story short, I kept checking shit out and stumbled across a keyboard he hasn’t reviewed yet and I think I’m in love. But I don’t know if it’s any good or is even Linux compatible. So… is the ATK V75X a decent purchase? Or does it suck?

https://www.atk.store/products/atk-vxe-v75-x-mechanical-gaming-keyboard

The look I’m interested in, is the all matte black oka Gunmetal. I don’t have the foggiest about the difference between the switches.

  • @wjrii
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    34 months ago

    For sound, apart from clicky, keyboard and keycaps will have more of an effect on sound, particularly if, like most people, you bottom out while typing. The operational bits of both tactile and linear switches are not inherently all that noisy, though over time people can definitely hear a difference. For “thock,” thick PBT keycaps and a board with lots of foam should be a decent start. The terms are notoriously variable though, and Hipyo, fun as he is, is not trying to wow anybody with acoustic science. Stuff the case with, well, stuff (or, these days, buy a board where the factory already has), and you’ll get a fairly flat, deep sound profile that is not unpleasant.

    Or so I am told, LOL. WTF do I know? I love big dumb loud clickies, the heavier the better.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      14 months ago

      You’ve honesty been super helpful and that last sentence actually made me laugh aloud. Thank you.