Ordered a 'silent' keyboard online but it started clicking after 3 weeks

I bought this mechanical keyboard from a random site back in February because the ad said it was 'office quiet.' First week it was great, soft thuds. Then around day 18, I started hearing this sharp click on the 'A' key, then 'S' and 'D' followed by day 22. By week three, every key had a different sound, like a tiny drum kit. I took it apart and found the factory grease had dried up unevenly, some switches had none at all. Has anyone else had a quiet keyboard go loud on them after a short time?

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parker_foster535d ago

Mechanical keyboards always need a break in period where the sound changes. The grease drying up is actually your fault for not using the board enough to distribute it evenly. Those soft thuds you liked were just the initial coating, real mechanical switches have character and variety. If you wanted something that stays silent forever you should have bought a cheap membrane board from a big box store instead of a mechanical from a random site. The fact that every key sounds different now means you're getting the true mechanical experience, that's a feature not a bug. Maybe next time do some research on how keyboards actually work before complaining about normal wear and tear.

susan_nguyen5d ago

Real mechanical switches have character and variety" is a wild way to defend keys sounding like a typewriter that ate a bag of gravel. It's a keyboard, not a mood ring.