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Earlier this year, keyboard specialist Drop announced its new lineup of DCX keycaps<\/a>. But rather than focusing on making flashy, colorful designs like most aftermarket keycaps, the first three sets to use the new DCX profile are relatively understated, with simple black-and-white designs or a small selection of primary colors. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s because the focus here is on getting the tiniest details right in the hopes that Drop\u2019s sets might be able to compete directly with GMK\u2019s \u2014 a German manufacturer commonly seen as the producer of some of the best-quality keycaps around. GMK produces keycaps in the \u201cCherry\u201d profile (which refers to the overall shape of the keycaps) while \u201cDCX\u201d refers to the profile of Drop\u2019s keycaps. I\u2019ve had the chance to compare Drop\u2019s new black-on-white DCX keycaps directly with a set of white-on-black keycaps produced by GMK. Both are sold by Drop, but its DCX keycaps start at $89<\/a> for a base kit, while GMK\u2019s cost $110<\/a>. And you know what? I think I prefer Drop\u2019s (slightly) more affordable keycaps. <\/p>\n

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The cylindrical name refers to the way both sets of keycaps are scooped from left to right.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

At first glance, the two sets look very similar. Both are made out of thick ABS plastic, both are double-shot (their legends are made from a second piece of plastic for added durability), and both have a so-called \u201ccylindrical<\/a>\u201d design. This name can be confusing because the overall shape of the keycaps is relatively square, but look at them from the front, and you\u2019ll see that they\u2019re concave, as though you could place a cylinder vertically across each keycap. Like GMK\u2019s, Drop\u2019s keycaps reportedly have slight<\/a> fit issues with north-facing switches.<\/p>\n

The standard sets of both keycaps also include a variety of extra keycaps that you won\u2019t find on a standard US keyboard, like the smaller left shift and the larger enter key you\u2019ll see on my UK keyboard in these images. There are also a couple of different size options when it comes to bottom-row keys in an attempt to cater to the variety of keyboard layouts in use today. <\/p>\n

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