Ally X really has noisy buttons?

Trying to figure out between what to get, the Steam Deck OLED or ASUS ROG Ally X. Both have their pros and cons, but one thing I didn't really think about was how noisy the face buttons are until I tried out the Ally X demo at a Best Buy. It really turned me off by how loud and "clicky sounding" the right side button controls were.

Coming from a Nintendo Switch which has silent control buttons, I really don't like the noisy buttons on the Ally X. Especially since I'm going to be taking a 17 hour flight soon and can imagine how infuriating the sound of the clicks would be for the people sitting around me.

So my question for here is, does the Ally X really have such loud noisy buttons? Or is this just a one off case from an assumably overused demo model at a Best Buy? And if not, are there are any mods to make the buttons silent?