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I recently purchased a HyperX Alloy Elite 2 keyboard and read that while it came with pudding keycaps, they were abs whereas the HyperX Pudding keycaps you can purchase separately are PBT. Upon visual inspection, I noticed they are quite different.
I'm having trouble deciding which to use. So far here are my pros of each.
ABS:
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better light diffusion
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Cleaner and more legible font (idk why but the PBT font is especially horrendous to me)
PBT:
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Better feel/grip
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More durable and said to show less wear over time
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Perhaps more lighted area (though definitely dimmer) seeing as the PBT white area to the black area seems to have more white than the abs
Below I have included some pictures and a link to a YouTube video comparison. For those unsure which keys have been changed, it was the left 1/3 of the keyboard, focus on 5-6 and f5-f6 that's where the line is. PBT to the left, ABS to the right.
Pictures
YouTube video
I want to upgrade my HyperX alloy origins TKL keyboard keycaps because I got some of them broken. I found these 2 on Amazon USA.
HyperX PBT Keycaps
HyperX Pudding Keycaps
I want sturdy keycaps that handle hard work and my hands are always oily so matte keycaps are preferred. which of these should I go with?