...Then I swapped out the keycaps for two different sets, to see how that experience goes. The keys are ‘low profile’, and the keyboard feels great (though it makes clickety-clack sounds at around 60 dBA from a foot away).

If you crave more information, I have you covered:

Full video with all the details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv3RRAx7G6E

And if you enjoy text more than video, I have a couple blog posts:

Keyboard experience: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/testing-raspberry-pi-500s-new-mechanical-keyboard
eGPU testing: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2025/full-egpu-acceleration-on-pi-500-15-line-patch

@geerlingguy I'm going to guess the reason the didn't make the switches swappable is that it requires a socket to be attached to the back of the PCB. That would add probably around 3mm to the over all thickness of the system -- which would probably mean they would have to adjust the case to fit it.

And I am guessing they don't want to add more sku's to offer different switch styles.

Although, I do agree, I am surprised they went with clicky switches. I would have thought some tactile switches would have been a good compromise between clicky and linear switches.