Narrowly beating out Koala switches, which were initially designed to match with Biip’s then-upcoming keycap set of ePBT Extended 2048, the Alpacas were a linear switch colored to match Minterly’s SA Bliss keycap set with an opaque grey housing and soft pink stem.Īs an interesting historical note in addition to what has been stated above, a fairly noticeable amount of attention has been drawn to Alpaca switches in new-to-the-hobby individuals via way of popular streamers such as Taeha, Minterly, Apiary, etc. While several different switches had been announced or produced up to this point such as Okomochi V1s, Pinoko V1s, and Keebwerk’s Tacit switches, these were the first to see customer’s hands that were themed after a keycap set like so many JWK ‘recolors’ today. Switch BackgroundĮven though Alpaca V2 switches are only roughly a month old now at the time of writing this review, I don’t think the background of them could really be covered in good faith without going all the way back to December of 2019 to discuss the first Alpaca switches.įirst released in early December of 2019, Alpaca switches were among the first ‘custom colorways’ to be produced from the Durock/JWK factory following the Stealios Controversy. With the recent release of a ‘new and improved’ Alpaca V2 switch a month or so ago, and not nearly as many reviews about them being posted, I feel like this is a good opportunity to fill the Alpaca-sized hole missing from my reviews and to give the people what they want. While certainly not my largest review now, it still drives considerable traffic given that ‘Alpaca’ is one of my largest search terms on my website to date. To cap off this long-winded introduction section while still harking back to how long the reviews have been going on, one of the earliest ‘big’ reviews that I had ever posted was my Silent Alpaca switch review. If you would like to show support and help tangibly improve the website/reviews in the future, please check out my Patreon page linked in the photo below to donate whatever you feel like is reasonable. While I’ve never wanted nor expected anything in return for the reviews that I do put out, their generosity last month is already going to pay off in tangible ways and I hope that their continued generosity will only further better the quality of the site as a whole. I’ve recently updated my photo-taking device of my own accord and the supporters over at my Patreon have helped me to purchase a lightbox to even better improve upon my content in a way that I’ve wanted to for some time now. On that note specifically, some soon-to-come quality of life improvements will be arriving to the reviews and website later this month via way of a lightbox for taking better quality photographs of switches. as much as I can so hopefully this years’ content looks leagues behind where I will be next year. However, as we move forward into “Year 2” of reviews, know that I will continue to try and improve aspects of this site, my reviews, etc. Aside the fact that I can now actually write significantly better, I’ve expanded my reach and scope of reviews allowing me to put out opinions on over 75 different mechanical keyboard switches which would have seemed damn near impossible this time a year ago. Good luck finding a set of birthday candles to celebrate that one.Īs I look back at that review, as well as other famous early ones such as the Stealios Controversy document from late December 2019, I can’t help but recognize how much has changed with the reviews in this time. Keeping in line with this chaotic mess, I’ve realized that I’ve completely forgotten that my first switch review that I had ever written took place on September 26th of 2019, making the ThicThock Marshmallow review now officially 1.25 years old. I post at odd times, review things that I personally find interesting, and will just upload photos of my switch collection whenever I feel motivated enough to do such rather than doing any of these things in semi-coherent fashion. If you’ve been following my content, reviews, scorecards, or rants for some time now, you’ll know that I’ve never quite been one for ceremony or tradition.
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