Customer Reviews for Satechi - SM1 75% Mechanical Keyboard, Backlit Bluetooth/2.4GHz/USB-C, 84 Keys - Dark Gray/Gray
Customer Rating
4
Great keyboard; can't explain the choice for custom switches with an odd stem shape.
on April 15, 2024
Posted by: Giancarlo T.
from US, United States
The keyboard itself is absolutely fantastic, but when I tried to silence it a bit with rubber rings, I noticed that the shape of switches' stems is such that rings will have almost no effect on them. I was not expecting that: the key cap that fits on the stem has a shape that appropriately accommodates for a ring, but the stem itself has a large rectangular area against which the ring will push - the ring is therefore a bit higher than where it could actually dampen a key press. Fitting two rings will just give you a loose key cap with no other advantages. I found a convoluted way to fit a second ring in a way that would attenuate bottoming out a bit, but it is a chore to do, and key caps are still not perfectly firm and affixed to their stems, so I won't do this on the whole keyboard.I would welcome cheap accessories to customize key press feeling, like cut foam or custom rings.
This is such a buttery smooth keyboard to type on and it has the perfect feedback in terms of ‘clickiness’. It has been a great everyday keyboard at work!
From the professional Apple-like packaging to the sleek minimalist design my initial impressions were very positive. Once I started actually using the keyboard things got even better. The mechanical key action and sound is exactly what I was looking for. This results in a great feel and just enough click sound to create a pleasing and efficient typing experience. The adjustable lighting patterns are not a plus for me - I just use the constant pattern on the dimmest setting, but there are plenty of lighting options for those that like that sort of thing. All in all a great option for anyone who appreciates a well built mechanical keyboard that uses space very efficiently.
I absolutely love this keyboard i use it all the time, I'm a developer and its easy for me to code and switch from macbook to pc on the color scheme is awesome. I'm starting to content create for my dev studio and this keyboard will be in all my videos and images.Its portable and lightweight, key clicks are smooth and not overly clicky, my fingers travel easily across the keyboard.I'm gonna buy the black one once i get the funds and use that one as main travel keyboard and keep this one at home.
Been using this keyboard for a couple of weeks with both mac os and windows in both bluetooth and wired modes. Keys feels great, right amount of force to type. Only thing is i keep accidentally hitting the backlight key which is right above the delete key. Just something to get used to.