From the looks of the side profile, this is using low profile mechanical switches, which seem uncommon or at the very least not popular in the mech keyboard community.
I don’t think that they’re targeting the same sort of user as the enthusiast board manufacturers do.
I mean the MX Keys is a popular product outside of mech keyboard circles, this may be positioned as an alternative for those users
So from a sample size of one, I've never broken a keyboard on a full height key, I've broken 3-4 on laptop butterfly keyboards over the last 20-ish years, and I've broke one on a G915 in one year.
I mean just look at the underside of the logitech keycaps with two thin prongs versus the heavier duty (and redundant points of connection) on the female + connector on a cherry key, I know which I'd bet on.
> From the looks of the side profile, this is using low profile mechanical switches, which seem uncommon or at the very least not popular in the mech keyboard community.
Where are you getting this from? I can count at least 3 people I know using low profiles. Without doing a poll. Some people want that laptop feel in a desktop board.
Have those people built the keyboard themselves, though? I've been periodically checking the more popular/accessible low-profile keyboards and other than Keychron and Logitech it was difficult to find something available in Europe. Low-profile switches definitely exist, but keyboards are pretty rare. If you add requirements like USB-C and bluetooth, there's really not much choice left (or is there? I'd love to be proven wrong)
Choice does not equal demand. Low profile switches are relatively new. And no, there are a few brands that build them. I would not build a board myself.
I don’t think that they’re targeting the same sort of user as the enthusiast board manufacturers do.
I mean the MX Keys is a popular product outside of mech keyboard circles, this may be positioned as an alternative for those users