Tbh, a $10 membrane every couple of years is prooooobably the better route to go fiscally.
I can see cheaper mechs failing maybe but if the PCB gets fried somehow. But for the most part, once built, they should be good for a long time as long as they are kept well. Switches are usually tested and good for like 100 million presses. And a lot of people are gravitating towards boards with hot-swap sockets which allow you to pop out the switches and replace with different ones without having to do any soldering. This is great for if a switch might be bad.
Another anomaly that happens is that once you get a mech, you want like 3 more. It's a meme in the community for saying your next build is your endgame. Endgame is a myth basically. So maybe they got bit with the bug and is going through the process of finding the next endgame.
I own 7 boards total. Have a build I meant to do last year and have 2-3 others I kind of wanna make.
Tbh, a $10 membrane every couple of years is prooooobably the better route to go fiscally.
I can see cheaper mechs failing maybe but if the PCB gets fried somehow. But for the most part, once built, they should be good for a long time as long as they are kept well. Switches are usually tested and good for like 100 million presses. And a lot of people are gravitating towards boards with hot-swap sockets which allow you to pop out the switches and replace with different ones without having to do any soldering. This is great for if a switch might be bad.
Another anomaly that happens is that once you get a mech, you want like 3 more. It's a meme in the community for saying your next build is your endgame. Endgame is a myth basically. So maybe they got bit with the bug and is going through the process of finding the next endgame.
I own 7 boards total. Have a build I meant to do last year and have 2-3 others I kind of wanna make.
I've done some light soldering in my current keyboard. I'm kinda invested in it now. I've cleared out quite a lot of beer from it
Mood lol
I'm always super weary when I have a drink near my board. I have 2 kids that are wild too so we have a soft rule about being around my computer desk.
I've seen many horror stories though.