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MGK64 Update! - Monochrome
New keycaps, new keycaps! 20x20


KAT Alpha + OEM Fog White Keycap Sets
25x20 BLANK BLANK BLANK BLANK BLANKS! 25x20
More importantly, both sets have a 2U Keycap in the R4 row. GK64-compatible. :white_check_mark:



MGK64 - Zealio V2 (Alphanumeric + Modifiers) + Halo Clear (Spacebar) Switches
Hm… I don’t think I ever wrote my thoughts on the Zealios?
I think I avoided saying anything 'cos (IMO) they were sorta… unremarkable. Halo Clears and Hako Royal Clears have a sharper tactile bump, I found. 20x20
Also, Topres. Topres exist. Been spoiled by 'em, and I vastly prefer Topre tactility over whatever soft-ish bump a mechanical switch can offer. :sweat_smile:


MGK64 - Kailh BOX Jade (Alphanumeric + Arrows) + Kailh BOX Navy (Modifiers) Switches
Sooo… Clicky switches go back in! :grin:
Linear Keeb: Eighty #391. Tactile Keeb: R2-968. Clicky Keeb: MGK64.
:ok_hand: :ok_hand: :ok_hand:


KAT Alpha + OEM Fog White Comparison
R0 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4
KAT has rounded sides and rounded corners that collect into a barely noticeable dip in the keycap’s center.
OEM has standard straight sides and a cylindrical-like dip over the keycap’s surface.


MGK64 + KAT Alpha Keycaps
Reminds me of tofu, kek. 20x20
Like, silken tofu. Deliciously smooth-and-soft-in-your-mouth silken tofu.
Ah, but there’s clickies in there. Keystrokes are more crisp and clean, rather than silky smooth.
Mm. Onomatopoeia. :yum:


MGK64 + KAT Alpha Keycaps - RGB
50x50


Sound Samples: Kailh BOX Jade + Kailh BOX Navy Switches + KAT Alpha Keycaps

Kailh BOX Jade + Kailh BOX Navy Switches + KAT Alpha Keycaps (Fast)

Kailh BOX Jade + Kailh BOX Navy Switches + KAT Alpha Keycaps (Slow)


For first impressions, I’m quite liking the KAT Alpha keycaps. Comfortable under the fingers, and visually distinct with its curved sides and corners. Not the most accurate description, but they’re kinda like a hybrid between MT3 and OEM?


MT3 vs. KAT vs. OEM Profile Comparison
KAT shares a few similarities with both MT3 and OEM.

Only oddity is the KAT Alpha’s PBT material is considerably smoother compared to every other PBT keyset that I’ve touched (Eighty #391’s EnjoyPBT Blank Black PBT Keycaps, R2-968’s Default PBT Keycaps, MGK64’s Classic Dye-Sublimated PBT Keycaps), to the point where I’m slightly 20x20 whether it’s actually ABS.

In terms of acoustics, currently, I can’t get a firm grasp how the KAT profile affects sound. Mostly because my recording setup’s changed since my last sound sample (Antlion Mod Mic vs. Samsung Galaxy S8+ Phone, lol). Comments might have to wait 'til I swap in those OEM Fog Whites.

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MGK64 - 2U Left Shift
Yeeeaaah, feck you too, 2U Left Shift.
I win this time. :triumph:

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