ALU87B Celestial
Overview:
Dark Project ALU87B Celestial is an incredibly beautiful and impressively quiet keyboard built on G3MS Voidstone switches, which come factory-lubed. As a result, typing on this keyboard is a real pleasure—it's incredibly quiet, and the typing experience is very satisfying. This is further enhanced by its attractive and eye-catching design.
The keyboard also features factory-lubed Cherry-style stabilizers. It supports hot-swap technology, so there's no need to desolder switches—just pull one out and insert another.
That would have been the whole story with this keyboard—ALU87B Celestial—as I had only used it for about a week.
However, after a month of use, one drawback became apparent: the stabilizer on the spacebar started to make a noticeable rattling noise. The factory lubrication doesn't help much in this case, which is disappointing—especially for a keyboard marketed as "silent."
Pros:
- Beautiful design: Attractive and eye-catching aesthetics.
- Very quiet: Impressively silent during typing.
- Pleasant typing experience: Typing feels satisfying and enjoyable.
- Factory-lubed G3MS Voidstone switches: Smooth out of the box.
- Factory-lubed Cherry-style stabilizers: Enhance keystroke stability.
- Hot-swap support: Easy to replace switches without soldering.
Cons:
- Spacebar stabilizer rattle: Noticeable rattling noise appeared after a month of use.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, the author is satisfied with the keyboard overall, but it's not perfect due to the discovered flaw.