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What Another Keyboard?

So last month I got myself a new keyboard. It was a Kemove Snowfox and I got mine from Aliexpress because it was cheaper and shipping was free to Korea.

I have been using it for about a month. I didn’t mod it and was just stock. I was getting used to it.. But as a programmer using Visual Studio there were some hard choices.

Pressing a combination of CTRL SHIFT Function row key was hard to rewire because I had to use both modifiers on the right side. But what was even harder to get used to was Shift Arrow keys. 60% keyboards just don’t have arrow keys and mostly need to press the Fn + some key to use arrows. Ofcourse there are ways to do it.. Some keyboards detect a fast tap to register the key as an arrow key. But I was too ignorant and got my self a budget version.

Well, after a few weeks of usage of the Snowfox, I started hearing creaking sounds on the keyboard. Note that I didn’t “mod” anything including lubing anything. So there I was complainging about the creaking sound happening on my left shift key on one of my Kakao Group chats. They aren’t complete strangers but I have only met a few of them in real life once or twice.

Anyway, one of the members asked me to join a private chat. I have never met this guy, but I did know that he was a keyboard inthusiast. So I started talking to him and he asked if I wanted a keyboard. I said “Sure! Why not?”. He then asked if I would use a brown or red Cherry MX. And if I prefered RGB switches or normal. I asked him to put anything in as it didn’t matter.. I couldn’t be asking to do this or that? I was getting a free keyboard!

The Keyboard

After 2 days, a delivery came in. And it was a keyboard. And it was heavy! I opened it to find keyboard from Cox called Black Pearl(Affiliate). A full CNC machined aluminum keyboard. This particular version was a “DIY” Kit and the sender decided to put in some Cherry Non RGB red switches. It was my first red switch. And I am loving it.

The Keyboard is quiet and smooth. It has RGB (although it is almost invisible due to the normal switches). So for now.. This keyboard is my main. I have moved the Snowfox aside and I might just use it for on the go work and leave it in my bag. Or maybe I might lube it and reuse it. But for now… I am loving this keyboard.

Next step.. Get RGB switches and some nice keycaps for the keyboard to shine!!