[dasKrokodil]

I think the whole noise issue with mechanical keyboards is way overblown. I have two mech keyboards (with Cherry MX Brown and Black switches), and nobody at the office or at home has ever complained. The Apple butterfly keyboards that some of my coworkers use are subjectively just as loud as mine, if not louder (depending on typing style/force obviously – one of my colleagues seems to really hate his Macbook :) ). Furthermore, rubber dome keyboards actually require you to bottom out on every keystroke, while with mechanical keyboards, there is at least the possibility to avoid that.