(2017) btw.<p>They wrote a retrospective piece on MT3 earlier this year [1].<p>[1] <a href="https://matt3o.com/mt3-keycap-profile-a-brief-history/" rel="nofollow">https://matt3o.com/mt3-keycap-profile-a-brief-history/</a>
Matt3o’s attention to detail is fantastic. Quality of his MT3 sets is always top notch.<p>I have probably bought four or five or his sets, and I kind of regret it - I can’t see myself using anything else now! The feeling is like getting your fingertips “hugged”, very different from more traditional profiles. Even the original SA profile seems a bit wrong in comparison.
I absolutely love Matt3o's aesthetics. Every couple of months, my bleached /dev/tty mt3 kit spends a few days on my board as I try to convince myself that I'm finally getting used to it, that it's all about to 'click'.<p>It's been a couple of years now though, and it's just not happened. Just like XDA or ASA, and most likely the LDSA set due in August, the 'sweet spot' is just too small for me. Maybe it's because a lifetime of Cherry/OEM profile caps have ruined me, but the 'lip' along the top and bottom of the key - a feature of all the aforementioned spherical cap profiles - does nothing but disorient me when I hit a key even slightly off vertical centre.<p>I'm not giving up though, they look and feel too amazing. Maybe next month I guess.
I’m a big fan of the MT3 profile, it really nails that kind of retro vibe. I find them really comfortable, but like everything about keyboards that’s personal preference.<p>They’re worth a shot if you think you’ll like them.
After finishing Severance, I went looking for a keycap set mimicing the Data General Dasher keyboard that the series based their terminals on. Thankfully there's an MT3 version of it[0] which looks and feels amazing. Really love the profile.<p>[0] <a href="https://drop.com/buy/drop-mt3-dasher-keycap-set?defaultSelectionIds=967015" rel="nofollow">https://drop.com/buy/drop-mt3-dasher-keycap-set?defaultSelec...</a>
I like that the MT3's "scoopy" shape helps me keep a good sense of where my fingertips are on the key surface. It feels like it helps reduce typos.
I have built two mechanical keyboards bases on MT3 profile and I would absolutely do it again.<p>I used Susuwatari and Biip Extended 2048.<p>A nice side effect of tall keys is the deeper sound they produce and the fact that you can even partially fill them with Noico sound deadener if (like me) you enjoy an heavily muted typing experience.
Mt3 for me has a really good angle, expecially having small hands..but the top profile ( the side of the O on the keycap ) of the cap is too sharp and tiring after some time.