Drop Ctrl vs Drop Alt

After four weeks the cheap Halo-brand keys started flaking out. First the V key, then the R. They were so noisy people asked me to mute my zoom calls, and these aren't the colicky model. All of this was okay, because I had a set of MX Cherry Pink on the way, but I went to replace them and the Halos refuse to budge

, So the RGB shine-through effects on the Drop ALT, not that great. The Skylight keycaps, not that great.! Wouldn'T buy them. Now getting back to the ...

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Probably so, as you can see, it's a very minimalistic design. We have a textured silver aluminum chassis on here. It's a it's, a full aluminum build, ...

For many, that won't be an issue, but if you're someone who values aesthetics and was hoping to use a custom USB C cable with your Drop ALT, you'll find yourself disappointed. Drop needs to work on this in future revisions because a lot of custom builders desire the look of a coiled C cable.

I found that if I used the QMK firmware that is provided on GitHub and flashed that the problems I was experiencing disappeared. So, the online configurator that DROP provides delivers flawed firmware, which was causing the issues. Why they are behind an active open-source communities modifications baffles me. My best guess is that it is due to the generic online QMK configurator not supporting every lighting configuration that the DROP keyboard supports (e

It worked great for me and they even support macOS, which I wasn't expecting. This is a MUCH better experience than what I've had with other keyboards, which required downloading their janky software onto a Windows PC and then trying to figure out how to work it. Drop's site was easy and intuitive. The Drop software also makes it easy to program volume, play/pause, and skip buttons wherever you want them, even on macOS

Firstly my package arrived two days late. No big deal. I was just excited to see what a premium keyboard feels like. My initial impression was very good

The Good - It’s construction is solid. It’s very high quality (in build-quality) and that is the best thing it has going for it. The meh - This one is more of a personal preference, but I absolutely hated the Halo True switches unlubed. I feel like they’re polarizing though, so another person may absolutely love them; I like to bottom out when I type, and those switches are definitely for typists who glide from key to key with little taps

Although the software is powerful, QMK configurators can sometimes feel a little unintuitive to use. The best version I’ve come across is Via, which is the configurator that Keychron’s boards use. But Drop’s instructions are much less intuitive and point you towards its own configurator and its own software for customizing the Mythic Journey’s layout. One of the steps, which you’ll find on a separate GitHub page, involves literally running a terminal command to flash your new layout to your keyboard

Only took me a couple hours to get acclimated to the layout. And the quality of this thing is top notch.

Make it more user friendly and I’ll come back to buy a keyboard. Returning this one and going with gmmk.

1. For someone who's fingers are strained by a 45g Topre and who absolutely loves MX Blues (for typing), would you suggest I compromise by going to MX Brown (for both typing and gaming) or buy two separate boards, one for gaming and one for work?

Save your money, it isn't worth a 1/4 of the price, I have had similar build keyboards for $50-80.

The Drop ALT is a great keyboard but with a few faults that make the price point questionable. For one, the included stabilizers are god awful and require extensive amounts of Krytox to make it bearable. Along with that, it only supports 3 pin switches rather than 5 so you have to waste snipping the tiny legs off your switches before using them. Finally, the software you use to add macros, and change the RGB lighting effects suck