Cerakey V2 Keycaps | How do Ceramic Keycaps Stack Up? 

Let me know! Hope they're awesome!

Yeahhh unfortunately it was a limited run. Not sure if any Jelly Epoch's are being sold on MechMarket, but you can give it a shot there. Aftermarket prices have really gone down so maybe you can find one for MSRP or even cheaper 🤞

try to wash them, crazing is basically micro fractures in glaze (glass) , the cracks probably just filled with your skin cells and random particles

@@v000000000000v the official fix from cerakeys was to boil them in water…. But to keep removing them from the switches. Which would break first? The switch stem or my mind?

@@acidbern12 lol time to wear gloves when using them

@@acidbern12 why not both 🙃

Thanks for giving me the opportunity!

It's a pretty set tho I don't usually use it. Maybe I'll find a permanent home for them on a board one day

That's a good idea!

For my personal preference, I prefer Cerakey but it's mainly because I prefer cherry profile overall and I'm not the biggest fan of the legends on MT3 and SA-P

Hi! So the reason why Ducky keycaps probably felt rough to you was because they're made of PBT plastic which usually has a "rougher" texture. It does help prevent shine (this is when your keycaps start to shine after prolonged use) which I know a lot of people dislike, but from your comment, it seems like you prefer that look/feel (which is all cool!). Like you mentioned, Cerakeys will have that smooth glossy feel to them, but won't really allow light through based on the color way you have chosen. I think that they'll still look nice, but I'm also someone who doesn't care too much for RGB 😀. I must admit that shine through keycaps aren't super big in the "custom keyboard" hobby at least not from "high end" manufacturers, but they do still exist. I'm not 100% sure on quality since I've never sued them myself, but I do know that both Drop and Razer make shine through keycaps. Akko had made several sets with shine through, but I'm not sure if they're still making them. Keychron and Glorious I think do also make shine-through sets, so maybe you can check them out as well. Hope this helps!

@@kirin_ Thanks for all the input! Yeah, I don't get the obsession with textured materials. Human fingers are designed to grip smooth surfaces. They glide right over those surfaces which resist our finger prints. Imagine that. This is also the reason I won't give up my Mk1 Razer Death Adder. Do any of the other more common materials, such as ABS, tend to have a smoother feel? That said, I think it's the Ducky stock keys' sharp edges and corners that are more off putting. I feel like the edges catch my fingers a little bit, instead of gravitating naturally to the center of the key. I don't like RGB for RGB's sake, either.. But having the legends light up does look really cool. I'll keep looking and check out these other brands you mentioned. If only the Cerakeys weren't so expensive, OR had a return window..

@@zackw4941 yeah ABS will be smoother than PBT and tend to shine easier. Like you said though, it could also be the keycap profile that's catching your fingers, so that might another thing you want to look into (though options could be limited if you want shine through).

Not for the most part. I usually just touch type unless I have to type numbers or something.

True so they get rid of ceramic stem, and change back to plastics lol kinda weird to have a mix

Yeah I did hear that being an issue. Plastic stems seemed to have worked well, unless you saw reports of those cracking as well? It sounds kind of weird on paper to have ceramic and plastic, but in practice I feel like it worked way better compared to V1 since it won't destroy your stems and was a better fit for me.