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Review on πŸ’‘ HyperX Double Shot PBT Keycap Set - Translucent Layer, Full 104 Key Set, OEM Profile, English (US) Layout - White by Chad Boho

Revainrating 3 out of 5

An improvement over last year's keycaps, but still some flaws

I really like the look of the pudding keycaps, and when I saw that HyperX had updated fonts to allow circles in the font letters, I realized that i gotta get you. In the old version, it was not possible to create circles in characters for a font using this manufacturing process. Letters like O, A, and D had spaces that spoiled the visual appearance. These new keycaps have completely solved this problem and they look great visually. As for the font, I'd prefer it to be 5-10% thinner as it gets past the point where the letters look like they have a cheap "gamer" aesthetic. She. The reason for 3/5 stars is because of some quality and design issues. As shown in the picture with a gap you can see traces of mold on the side. All PBT custard caps have them to some extent, but in my case they weren't sanded flush and looked pretty cheap. All keys in this set have them to some extent, most are small and unobtrusive, but on some keys, like Fn and Alt, they look like a space in the picture. The space logo looked ugly too, and I don't need that. Most people buy these caps to fit other boards and the HyperX logo doesn't really fit. You should just stick with the standard string as in the previous version. I ended up not using a space and opted for my original instead, which is very disappointing. One star off for the choice of the Space logo and the slightly bolder font, and one star off for the lack of quality control on the shape markers, which causes them to occasionally protrude on some keys. They also look great if you ignore these flaws. I used them on my Anne Pro 2 and they fit perfectly.

Pros
  • Excellent overall performance
Cons
  • Doubtful