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OCUK Cherry MX Keycaps and Rubber O-Ring Mod Review

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OCUK Cherry MX Keycaps and Rubber O-Ring Mod Review

 

Mechanical keyboards offer incredible performance and durability

compared to membrane switch keyboards, and they're loved by gamers and

day-to-day PC users alike for their unique tactile feel. There's more

to your typical mechanical keyboard than just the feel and the sound

of the switches, you can choose the type of switches you want in your

keyboard, such as Cherry MX Blue, Brown, Black, Red, Green and of

course the mechanical switches from competing brands such as Kailh.

There are a lot of MX compatible keyboards that allow you to remove

the key caps and replace them with aftermarket ones, and that's

exactly what I'll be doing today.

 

Mechanical keyboards do have one downside vs a membrane switch,

plunger or even scissor switch keys, in that they're often louder,

this can be a big distraction for some and while the noise levels vary

from one switch type to the other, mechanical switches are almost

always noisier than membrane keyboards. There is a solution to this

problem, known as O-Ring modding, which is something I've known about

for a while, but never really had the opportunity to put to the test;

until today. So while I'll be replacing the key caps on my keyboard

today, I'll also be installing a range of O-Ring mods to test how they

can effect the overall acoustic performance of my keyboard.

 

For those of you who don't know what O-Ring mods are, they're simply

little rubber hoops that can be put onto the stem on the inside of a

mechanical keyboard key cap, this prevents the key from bottoming out

(hitting the chassis of the keyboard or the switch) and as such, they

can massively reduce the acoustic levels of your typing.

 

URL -

http://www.eteknix.com/ocuk-cherry-mx-keycaps-rubber-o-ring-mod-review/

 

 

 

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