Mechanical Keyboard Guide - Page 371

A log of my experience with WASD Keyboards

After several years of using scissor switch keyboards, I switched to mechanical after spilling water on my old workhorse....

So I decided to go buy a WASD keyboard so that I could fit my picky preferences of being quiet-ish and classy. As such, I chose a tenkeyless, a simple neutral color scheme, Cherry MX Reds, a textured spacebar, and thick O-rings(because I don't want to figure out how to do that myself aintnobodygottimeforthat.gif).



A close up of the textured spacebar, this feature costs an additional $5. It adds a nice feel to the spacebar, but I mainly purchased the feature for aesthetic purposes. The Korean stuff printed on the keycaps is a free feature, although you kind of pay for it due to the overall cost of the product.


Picking up from the office

I decided to take advantage of WASD's free pickup at their office. After about a week and a half, they had prepared my order and I was able to pick it up directly from their office as it is on the way to my girlfriend's place. Upon entering the office you will be greeted somewhat awkwardly as there is no reception or lobby: you simply enter a tinted door and you are suddenly in the middle of the WASD's workplace. That said, the employee who greeted me was polite and quick to help. She aided me in installing the textured spacebar upon my request as I lack experience in removing keycaps and i didn't want to damage my new purchase.

Sidenote, lacking a lobby/reception is acceptable given the fact that it is a very small business, but I found it odd that WASD did not attempt to confirm my identity during the pickup process.

Experience with first mechanical keyboard

The total for the board and selected features came out to about $185 + tax. My first impression was rather poor and I was feeling a bit like I had bought too much into the prestige, hype, or marketing of mechanical keyboards. However, I recalled that it is not required to press down all the way to actuate the keyboard mechanisms, so I tried typing lightly. After going to work using a standard rubber dome keyboard for a few seconds, I recognized realized the pleasures of typing with a mechanical keyboard.

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