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Review on ๐Ÿ”ฒ Havit PBT Pudding Keycap Set - Double Shot Backlit with Puller, Compatible with DIY Cherry MX RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Black, 60 87 104 Keycaps) by Robert Ewing

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Perfect fit for CORSAIR K70 RGB TKL โ€“ Champion Series

Although I've owned mechanical keyboards for years, the Corsair K70 TKL Champion Series (https://amzn.to/3dki4Bt) was my first with RGB backlighting. A friend suggested I look for custom keycaps and I accidentally found these double-shot PBT Havit Pudding keycaps. For those like me who are unfamiliar with the terminology: - double-press means the text on the keycaps won't rub off as they are made of layers of plastic, not printed - time will tell if the text will hold up - PBT is a stronger plastic than ABS (which is used in the K70's stock keycaps) and shouldn't shine over time - pudding keycaps are double-layered - translucent at the bottom to let in more RGB light and solid at the top. The concerns about getting custom keycaps for Corsair keyboards stem from previous reviews (not just for this set) - some Corsair keyboards have custom key sizes on the bottom row, so custom keycaps won't fit. The most common was with the Windows keys and the space bar. I was very happy to see that this is not the case with the Corsair K70 RGB TKL Champion Series keyboard - all the keycaps fit perfectly, including the bottom row keys. Just compare them to the stock K70 caps. In the pudding set, the amount of RGB light really increases. I didn't notice any separation between the translucent and solid black portions of the keycaps. They're packaged in a tray organized around a standard keyboard layout, making it quick and easy to install new keycaps and store old ones. caps on several of them. And I'm not sure if that's a limitation of the PBT process or a stylistic choice, but the writing on the keycaps has breaks, so no part of the black is completely covered by the translucent writing. For example, the letter "O" has a small gap at the top. This is most noticeable with smaller characters like "@" and "%", making them look less legible than other characters. None of these nits were significant enough to deduct a star from my rating. After all, this was one of the less expensive pudding keycap sets that was PBT and Double Shot. While I don't have any more expensive sets to compare I am very happy with this set and want to reassure anyone who is concerned about the quality of these baseball caps because of the price - they are great!

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