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keyboard weighs in at over 2.5 pounds. With its rubber feet, it’s not going anywhere no matter how hard you pound on it. The feel of the keys offers a bit of resistance and a muted click when it hits bottom. The sound is something typists may enjoy more than the people that are within listening distance but it is notably quieter than the clicky, original Apple ALPS keyboards. But the Cherry switches bring back memories of the days when computers were expensive and cutting corners on the keyboard was unheard of. The design of the keycaps is equally important, particularly for fast, touch-typists. The MacTigr’s keycap design provides an ideal combination of surface indent, giving your fingers a sense that they’re centered on the key, and bevel, to keep your fingers at a safe distance from adjacent keys. The overall design is considered low-profile. This is achieved by having each row of keys at a unique height, offering a slightly concave overall layout that’s part of a slightly angled base. There are no legs to increase the angle the keyboard sits at. When typing at gamer-speed, it’s possible to experience a situation known as ghosting. This means that pressing certain keys simultaneously will send a totally different keystroke with possibly fatal results (for your avatar, anyway). The MacTigr’s switching circuitry provides what is known as n-key rollover (NKRO), which prevents ghosting no regardless of the number of simultaneous key presses. In terms of connectivity, the MacTigr is all USB-C, with a cable long enough to reach an under-desk system two additional USB-C ports on the back.