My first keyboard was an Aula membrane keyboard (still going strong after 10 years of use!) with a wider spacebar, so at first I thought this standard size would take some getting used to.
Aula S102 Pro Membrane Keyboard
EPOMAKER Aula S102 PRO Membrane Gaming Keyboard with TFT Screen, Volume Knob & Number Pad, BT/2.4G/USB, RGB Backlit, Creamy Silicone Structure, Silent Keyboard for PC Game/Office (Pink)
By Aula
What one Redditor said
“putting a membrane keyboard together is easier than lego”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
8- +Durable
- +Long-lasting (10 years)
- +Wider spacebar (preferred by user)
- +very silent
- +lighter than mechanical
- +good middle ground
- +waterproof
- +keyboard switches are too good
Cons
6- −subpar experience
- −lacks quality and lifespan of a mechanical keyboard
- −not great to type on
- −not better than cheap used membrane keyboards
- −louder than some silent mechanical switches
- −difficult to implement NKRO
Where Reddit talks about it
117 comments · 17 subreddits
Reddit reviews
interesting, you went with a subpar experience instead of realizing the whole point of mechanical keyboards is to customize the experience to exactly how you want it to sound and feel.
Isn’t this all subjective though? It is just a keyboard at the end of the day idk
And then you have the quality and life span of a mech keyboard.
I only consider full size keyboards (no macros needed). Are there silent full size mech keyboards? I searched before, mostly are 75% or even 60%, which I try to avoid.
if you can find the rest and put it together yourself, I'd recommend building a keyboard with silent switches. I know many other options exist, but the ones I've personally tried and loved are the Out
What is the barebone kit to shart with? I really don't want to spend $200 on a mech keyboard.
While a high quality membrane board is better than a crap mechanical board, generally.... membrane boards aren't that great to type on.
Honestly haven't found a membrane that's actually better than the used Dell L100s I used to pick up for $3.99 at Goodwill.
they make less noise than the membrane switch on the Corsair k55.
my new deathstalker v2 pro tkl with red optical switches is pretty quiet. noise level depends on the mechanical keyboard and switches you go with
I guess you could call topre switches the higher quality version of membrane, although technically they use different mechanisms.
the difficulty with NKRO is that it usually requires diodes to prevent the sense current to flow in the wrong direction. That is hard to make in classical membranes
Its trace are prone to disintegrate with time and frictions from membrane friction one point to another point to make the keyboard register. Also, the membrane itself will also disintegrate and there
membrane is not customizable in that way, only the caps at best.
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