Mechanical keyboard with gasket mount for 489 CZK. Keyboards costing two thousand have this feature

Gasket mount construction and hot-swappable switches were, until recently, features found on keyboards costing two thousand and more. You can now buy JEDEL KL81 with code ALZADNY30 for 489 CZK instead of 699 CZK – and it also adds a rotary knob for volume.

👍 Get it, if you want the cheapest possible entry into mechanical keyboards with a softer and quieter keystroke and English keycaps don’t bother you.
🤔 Hesitate, if you need Czech diacritics on the keys or wireless connectivity – this one only has a cable and an EN layout.
💰 Price: 489 CZK for a mechanical keyboard with gasket mount construction and a rotary knob; the rating is currently 4.0 out of 5 from four customers.

Gasket Mount Construction Works Wonders for Keystrokes

With cheap mechanical keyboards, the plate with switches is usually screwed rigidly to the body, leading to a hard and hollow-sounding keystroke. Gasket mount construction “suspends” the plate in flexible silicone inserts, allowing it to flex slightly when pressed – the result is softer, more muted, and quieter typing. It’s a detail known to custom keyboard enthusiasts, and you typically won’t get it for under five hundred crowns.

The Drinkey switches with a lifespan of 50 million presses are pre-installed, but thanks to the hotswap construction, you can replace them with others at any time without soldering – allowing you to fine-tune the sound and feel of typing to your liking when you get into it. The TKL format with 82 keys saves space for your mouse, and it also features multi-color backlighting, anti-ghosting for simultaneous presses, and a rotary knob for volume. Connectivity is handled by a 1.5-meter USB-C cable, and the keyboard weighs 634 grams.

English Keycaps Are the Reason for the Low Price

A crucial thing to note: this variant has English keycaps. You can, of course, set up the Czech layout in Windows, and diacritics will work, but you won’t see them printed on the keys. This doesn’t bother programmers, gamers, and anyone who types by touch; those who look for characters with their eyes will struggle at first.

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