By: Alford Xue (Guest Editor)
December 3, 2025
Review in progress.
Contents in this article are incomplete, and may contain errors or incorrect information.
For most of my childhood, I grew up around very old desktop computers. My dad worked as a lab technician at a university, so our home setups often consisted of keyboards you would typically find in old offices or labs. I continued using antique wired keyboards long after and did not pay much attention to typing sounds or feel, until I opened the be quiet! Dark Mount Silent Tactile. This was my first experience with a high-end, tactile mechanical keyboard, and the combination of the quiet switches, media dock, programmable ARGB LED lighting, and customizable buttons made typing genuinely enjoyable. While my old keyboard is extremely clacky, the Dark Mount is significantly quieter without sacrificing the satisfying tactile feedback. be quiet! claims it delivers a refined and quiet typing experience, but does it actually live up to that promise? Read on to find out.
The be quiet! Light Mount Silent Tactile traveled all the way from Ontario, California, United States, to our location in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, through UPS Standard shipping. This product was also shipped alongside the be quiet! Light Mount Silent Linear. The contents of the box were in excellent condition despite having a few dents and cracks.
The packaging for the Dark Mount is minimalistic and straightforward, giving it a sleek, clean appearance. The top of the retail box displays an image of the product with its ARGB LED lighting on full display, accompanied by the product name and manufacturer’s logo set against a solid black background. The sides continue this simple design, while the back provides more details, including technical data, key specifications, hardware and software details, and the box’s contents. The back of the retail box also provides QR codes that lead to the manufacturer’s website and the download site for the accompanying software.
Here are the specifications for the Dark Mount that can be found on the manufacturer's website:
Model: Dark Mount Silent Tactile US ANSI
Dimensions (L x W x H), (mm) : 256 x 456 x 52
Dimensions without palm rest (L x W x H), (mm): 174 x 456 x 52
Color option: Black
Total weight (kg): 1.59
Weight without palm rest (kg): 1.38
Switch type: be quiet! Silent Tactile mechanical switches
Switch socket: 5-pin, Cherry MX form factor
Backlight: RGB
Layout: US layout, ANSI
Materials: Aluminum top-plate, ABS bottom, PBT keycaps
Warranty: 2 Years
MCU: Cortex M0
Software support: be quiet! IO Center & IO Center Web
Key rollover: Full NKRO via USB
Keycaps: be quiet! PBT double-shot
Stabilizer: Genuine Cherry, screwed-in & lubed
On-the-fly system: ✓, via FN-key
Polling rate (Hz): 1000
The Dark Mount Silent Tactile comes packaged in a three-layer setup, with all contents snugly secured in foam and plastic to protect them from impact. The first layer contains the keyboard itself, with the user manual tucked underneath. The second layer holds the keyboard’s palm rest, the USB Type-C 3.2 cable, and both the number pad and multimedia dock accessories. The final bottom layer includes the keycap puller, two sets of magnetic tilt pads, and the dedicated palm rest for the number pad.
The photo above displays some of the accessories without their protective packaging. On the left and bottom side of the top photo sits the keyboard’s palm rest. Also shown above are two types of magnetic tilt pads. The first tilt pad has rubber padding and is designed to be contacting with the desk, while the second is metal. Finally, on the right is the multimedia dock.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. A Closer Look - Hardware and Software
3. A Closer Look - Disassembly and Internals
4. Conclusion
