Ducky One 3 Classic Hotswap RGB Mechanical Keyboard w/ Quack Mechanics

Sounds and feels great to type on! Seems high quality and well-built.

Disappointing delays when purchasing (showed in stock 11/28/2024 but I received an email asking about a "free" item that wasn't disclosed during purchase. By the time I saw I had an email on 12/3/2024 it was too late and the keyboard did not arrive until 3/1/2025).

I like that the lighting is configurable on-device and that software is not required on the PC in order to use.

The typing feel is nice, sound is nice, build quality is very high.

Within a few months, the keyboard began having double-press issues that I did not know about ahead of time. Looking into the issue, I do not seem to be the only one having it. It primarily seems to affect the A and T keys, and does not go away with firmware updates, replugging, different OS/PC. It has gotten to the point where there will be at least one double-press over a paragraph but often once or twice per sentence. It may be a stretch to say the keyboard is unusable, but it is very annoying since accurately inputting typed characters is the core function of a keyboard, which this one definitely has a problem with.

Ducky One 3 Classic Hotswap RGB Mechanical Keyboard w/ Quack Mechanics

Pros: The height adjustment legs are wide and easily hold the keyboard. keycaps are smooth but still have some friction to them. volume control without using function key. Adjustable lighting effects and speed control. Has a calculator button, includes additional spacebar, enter, and escape keys for furuther customization. Mine came with a year of the dragon keycap :)

At this point, I just dont understand the motivations behind not supporting QMK. The programming process for lights and macros is such a pain when we could just be using VIA. The deck is solid and sounds super clean but that software is a nightmare.