Drop MT3 White-on-Black (Base)

The price is shocking but I have been getting into building keyboards with my daughter and I really wanted something that would feel like an old-school terminal.Once I started using them I began to appreciate the attention to details. The concave keys just seem to fit my fingers and although there is no notch on the F and J keys, these two keys have a deeper notch to help find them without looking.I am pleased with the materials and the aesthetics are top-notch. With the right switches these keys are a dream. Honestly, I am a bit worried that I just won't be able to go back to 'normal' keycaps again. Overall, I am still not particularly happy with the price but these keys have really helped me see just how important the keycaps are in the overall experience of typing. At the end of the day I am spending soooo many hours a day at the keyboard that I am not unhappy with the purchase.

I will go on record and state this, If you are not a real deal typist and enjoy being so, do not buy these. They are of the highest quality and are well constructed. But they are for typists. Not gamers. There are better options for gaming than this. But if love typing, you cannot beat these caps! Once you get used to them, they have this way of sucking you into the sculpt and you will find yourself typing for hours, and enjoying every minute of it. They have the feeling of the one time you hit the golf club right in the middle. Every strike is bliss. Your fingers just mold into the sculpt. Great job Drop!! Wish you could make these in a little lower profile.

Let's cut to the chase here: If you're seriously considering purchasing a $100+ set of keycaps, then you already have a pretty good idea of what to expect. The legends are incredibly sharp, the caps themselves are made of very high-quality plastic, and it comes with enough caps to cover the vast majority of common keyboard layouts.The selling point for this set is going to be either the aesthetics, or the profile. Aesthetics are subjective so I won't really go over them here - what you see in the images is exactly what you're going to get, and you've already figured out if you like it. Instead, I'll talk about the MT3 profile a little bit since it's exclusive to Drop.If you're coming from the Cherry profile that's common on a lot of other high-end keycap sets (such as GMK), then the first thing you should know is that the keys are roughly twice as tall, give or take a couple of mm. This means that if you have a keyboard that's already on the taller side, or has a steeper typing angle, you may want to pick up a wristrest should you not already own one. It depends on your typing style; if you rest your wrists on your desk while you type then you may find MT3 a little uncomfortable without one. If you hover, then it's not likely to be an issue. The sculpting on the keycaps takes a little time to get used to as well, particularly if you've never used an SA-profile (or similarly sculpted) set. Personally I find it quite easy to type on, though because I'm not a touch typer, my error rate is definitely a bit higher than it is with other profiles when typing at anything over ~95 wpm. Lastly, I'll say that the deeper-dished F and J keys feel even better under my fingers than the rest of the alphas do, and I almost wish that they were the standard shape.I docked one star from my overall score because, on my compact 65% board, there is a small amount of interference between the up arrow and the enter key. It's nothing that a couple of minutes with some fine-grit sandpaper wouldn't fix (and it would be invisible when mounted on a board), however it's still disappointing considering the cost of the set.

I love these key caps because of how they feel, look, and their quality is very good. I have been using them for the last 6-7 months and they haven't shown any signs of wear. Overall worth it for people looking to build a custom keyboard that resembles keys from a classic terminal keyboard.

Don't know if the keycap profile is too wide or if I got warped keycaps, but in my Lin Works Whale75, most of the outer keycaps will SCRAPE up against the walls the top plate of the board. 100% it is not an issue with my keyboard, because its not your regular cheap keyboards, and it was carefully engineered. I tried Cherry profile keycaps on the same board, and there are zero issues with them.Also these are really ugly and uncomfortable to use. Do not recommend. I will be returning these.

If you're looking for a set of keycaps with a profile that emulates old-school terminals, look no further than the MT3 profile. Double-shot ABS ensures the legends will never fade. The keys included are enough to cover most keyboard layouts, accommodating 6.25u and 7u space bars, as well as HHKB layout's 1.5u backspace and 1.75u ctrl keys.I found that this set has pushed me to buy more MT3 profile keycap sets, as I really, really enjoy this profile. At just over $100, I think these keys are a bit pricey, but given that they're double-shot in a unique profile, with such wide layout coverage, I think they're worth a try.

Great set of keycaps. Unfortunately I had one defect on the Y keycap with small black marking on it. For the price I was really hoping there would be no imperfections but I was unlucky here. So I have to give it 3 instead of 5.

If you've made it this far, just buy it. It's expensive but is a considerable upgrade over the stock Keychron keycaps. Whereas my fingers were sliding across the keys- causing misses, they're now comfortably cupped and snug. The height/sculpting are also feel more natural to me, and as a result I'm typing faster and more accurately.