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When I first ran my fingers across the GravaStar Mercury V60 Pro, I thought I'd found my next daily driver. As a sci-fi nerd, I got an instant kick out of its distinctive H.R. Giger-inspired styling, with its precision-cut aluminum upper frame giving me serious Xenomorph vibes.Lifting out of the box, I was also struck by how weighty and substantial it felt — this is not a keyboard that's going to slide all over my desk, nor is it one that would be in danger of sounding hollow or plasticky.What really grabbed me, though, was the feel and acoustics of the typing experience. Having experimented with many types of switches with my own hobby keyboard, and with various other models I've tested over the years, I was struck by how satisfying it was to type on the Mercury V60 Pro.
(Image credit: Tom's Guide)I don't mean to sound hyperbolic, but it is without question the most luxurious sounding keyboard I've ever typed on, achieving a remarkably deep and creamy "thock" with every keystroke — it's what I imagine typing on a keyboard made of chocolate would feel like.I have to assume that part of this is due to GravaStar's factory-lubed UFO Hall-effect switches, which provide a smooth, frictionless glide. That said, I've used other magnetic switches in the past that didn't sound even half as thocky as they do on the Mercury V60 Pro.While I've previously showered admiration on the MGX Hyperdrive switches in Corsair’s Vanguard Pro 96, their sound profile is far brighter and more clacky by comparison. They also exhibit more wobble than the Mercury V60 Pro’s UFO switches, which stand out as some of the most solid and stable switches I’ve tested.
