Verdict: Which Should You Choose?
Light or Dark?
For Both Keyboards
✅ Macro creation
✅ Per-key remapping and FN layer customization
✅ Rich lighting control with 7-layer effect stacking
✅ Cross-platform: full web app for Mac & Linux
✅ Microsoft Dynamic Lighting (MSDL) support for ecosystem-wide RGB sync
❌No advanced gaming tuning (no actuation curve tweaks)
Light Mount – €160
✅ Near-silent typing
✅ Beautiful ARGB lighting
✅ Comfort and ergonomics
✅ Fast and intuitive UI
✅ Five macro keys and intuitive layout
❌ No modular accessories
❌ Plastic base and no USB passthrough
Best suited for: Creators, writers, and gamers who seek a high-end, full-size mechanical keyboard with minimal distractions.
Dark Mount – €260
✅ Unrivaled modularity
✅ Eight Display Keys + media dock
✅ Stunning ARGB and powerful software
✅ Stream Deck and numpad in one
✅Display Key assignment (on Dark Mount)
✅ Fast and intuitive UI
❌ Pricey
❌ Heavier, slightly less stable plastic base
❌ No USB-A passthrough
❌ More effort required to set up & maintain
❌Some glitches with modular features
❌Windows Media Stream dependency for full feature access
Best suited for: streamers, macro-heavy users, and power gamers who desire in-depth customization and high-end aesthetics.
| Feature | Light Mount | Dark Mount |
| Price | ~€160 | ~€260 |
| Weight | 01.19kg | 1.59kg |
| Switch Options | Orange / Black | Orange / Black |
| Macro Keys | 5 | 8 Display Keys (Numpad) |
| Media Control | Volume knob | Volume slider + dock |
| Software | IO Center | IO Center |
| Best For | Quiet typists, minimalist gamers | Customizers, streamers, power users |
Conclusion
be quiet! has launched not one, but two advanced mechanical keyboards. They’ve taken cues from the Mountain Everest (keyboard, not the mountain!), polished the rough edges, and infused their hallmark ‘silence-first’ philosophy.
Light Mount is a confident, focused keyboard that nails the essentials. Dark Mount, by contrast, is a Swiss Army knife of functionality, blending modularity, luxury, and innovation.
Whether you prefer simplicity or full-on control, both keyboards are whisper-quiet, exquisitely designed, and built for the long haul. And most impressively, this is just the beginning for be quiet!’s keyboard ambitions.
- Dark Mount is for tinkerers, streamers, and pros who want the full-fat experience and modular flexibility—if they can live with some rough edges.
- Light Mount is for typists, gamers, and creators who want a beautiful, quiet, and dependable board without paying for features they won’t use.
Either way, it’s a confident step into the peripherals ring. And with a bit more refinement, be quiet! could become one of the strongest challengers in the high-end keyboard space.
