$200 Keycaps Vs Cheap Keycaps - Why

[@soondubu.]

"It seems almost impossible to spend this much money on pieces of plastic" ...lego sets...

[@CaveyMoth]

...Anime figurines.

[@tobubiify]

@@CaveyMoth or just figurines in general, they cost like 1000$+

[@Chester200100]

Gunpla but the engineering is amazing so i shill. Maybe someday i will afford an PG set.

[@enriquemunoz6415]

@@Chester200100 slowly staring at pgu rx-78-2 that I wanna buy

[@Chester200100]

@@enriquemunoz6415 Cries in not having 300 usd to spare

[@janalphabet]

i dont use keycaps im typing on the switches

[@jimrossabrena7955]

😭 Nice

[@nathanl7221]

bruh same lmao i actually dont use the keycaps

[@thallium54]

brutal

[@mclaren10k]

what a legend

[@NotGoodAtYoutube]

Janalphabet Lol you use switches, you fucking noob, I activate it with a switch puller going in the pcb Edit: just in case, it’s a joke please don’t get mad

[@Glarses]

this is a brilliant video

[@nibbsta5019]

you make brilliant videos

[@RealOxygentv]

You actually do WATCH EVERY video of keyboards xD , your skit wasnt lying damn .

[@Glarses]

@@RealOxygentv fr, I'm obsessed atm

[@Decenity]

@@Glarses and i watched all your videos

[@cruf9376]

lmao you’ve got me into custom keyboards i’m on my way to making my own now lmao tysm for making me spend unholy amounts of money on asthetic utensils

[@thereckless2205]

Somebody get this man a pointer so he stops marking things with his nice pen

[@HentaiNat]

Or maybe just suck out the ink

[@kylemckell]

@@HentaiNat slurp

[@CaveyMoth]

I thought he was writing on the keycap to demonstrate something.

[@75yomu]

It looked like just a normal pen you get for $1

[@jdtechgear]

Custom legends

[@andrewy2830]

"can cost as much as some cpus or GPUs" it's alright i'll just use integrated graphics

[@HardyMirandaHD]

Hell yeah

[@jakobdingsbums5661]

Allways if I can get good looking keycaps with GMK on the box! Why would I want a good computer anyways. It more reasonable to buy 200 $ pieces of plastic.

[@MitchellJBridges]

I have a weak PC cause that's all I need.

[@qorkado5007]

As a person who swapped out pudding keycaps for matrix keycaps, I was wondering why my keyboard sounded so different. Thank you for this video.

[@jdtechgear]

Yeah the Matrix caps are much better than the Pudding ones.

[@mr6291]

Just a heads-up but if you like the look of pudding but enjoy thicker, higher quality keycaps... The new Ducky pudding caps are pretty great. Got some for my son and they were better quality and thickness than standard pudding caps found elsewhere. PBT doubleshot.

[@randyrocha5846]

Got purple pudding Matrix keycaps not to long ago! Really enjoy them though I cant tell the difference much from those and some Amazon Green ones I got for half the price.

[@benjimc1]

Working in the injection moulding industry. I can confirm the main thing you're paying for is limited availability/limited runs. Abs vs pbt and even manufacturing quality to an extent is not the biggest price differential. That will be a few pence/cents per key cap at most. But limited runs can be the biggest difference. When you divide tooling costs and press time into each part, a 50k single shot tool or 100k double shot tool set (rough estimates) with colour variations with setup costs and small run times etc is where the money adds up for the manufacturer ROI.

[@nickglover]

So what you're saying is that they are intentionally making them available for limited times so that they can charge more rather than keeping them around so that they can charge less. That is, artificially inflating demand and price at the same time so that they can justify the absurd prices. Hmmm.

[@benjimc1]

@@nickglover yes and no. The manufacturer will estimate demand and base their runs on this. At the end of the day you have a cost of investment, so if you can't invest for 100k sets but can only afford 1k sets then so be it.

[@nickglover]

I suppose that also doesn't really explain why sets that are normally stocked, like basically every MT3 set on Drop, are so expensive. Those should have the better ROI, and yet...

[@benjimc1]

@@nickglover again you can look at it from a pure material and process aspect and these sets should cost no more than about £10. You put a price on your brand though separately based on what you think of your engineering/design input and what that is worth. When you talk Automotive (segment I work in) , you are not looking at 100k more car from an audi Q5 to a range rover vogue. But people pay that for the perceived quality/luxury of the range rover.

[@nickglover]

Yeah, I think that's really what I'm saying. People want to justify the prices, but really it's just that they can get away with charging that. If we all stopped buying, they'd probably lower prices. But it's a weird inflated market we've all accepted, so it continues.

[@bedzy]

"As it seems almost impossible to spend that much on pieces of plastic". Cries in WH40K

[@ferigalung]

i love "actually the entire of this hobby require a lot of patience" just, true

[@riteu]

Damn! I feel like my knowledge of keycaps seriously levelled up in under 10 minutes! Super informative video JD!

[@jdtechgear]

Thank you Rita! I'm glad it could be followed without getting too technical 😅

[@tomsanderson]

preach

[@samanthakim5035]

Same

[@zekeviews]

Legend says he's still inking the insides of keycaps till this very day.

[@jdtechgear]

It's how I prototype novelties

[@sanjacobs6261]

It's so refreshing to see a video that doesn't need music to be engaging. Great work, man!

[@amizan8653]

Got myself some $30 dye sublimated PBT keycaps. The japanese coral sea. Fucking love them. I'll take the aesthetic of them over the $200 GMKs any day.

[@Bluesourboy]

EPBT is seriously underrated. Also no mention of Signature Plastics SA. Their ABS is on another caliber. Not as crisp as GMK but looks better when it turns shiny.

[@Shadowsphere1]

I got myself a KBD67 which requires a shorter shift key that many mainstream keycap sets don't have, which forced me to dig into the custom keyboard market and many of the popular Chinese keyboard websites like Taihao, Kprepublic and KBDfans. I'm really glad I didn't go for a cheap $40 set of two-tone and instead settled on a GB of EPBT Sushi keys. They are really nice to touch and super high quality. $100 for the set.

[@velitasali]

I don't use keycaps or switches. I short the key wirings to send an input.

[@xXDarthBagginsXx]

JTK has become one of my go to brands of middle-ground, Also JTK has been one of the few to pull off a Triple-shot set of caps on a few different runs. Custom boards is a endless rabbit hole to fall into, but imo worth it over-all.

[@arkaneforyou]

im poor

[@frim3647]

excellent video, straight to the point and toned down comfortably

[@Jdroo20]

I’m waiting on the GMK Vaporwave to arrive, it’s going to be a nice upgrade from the cheap white keycaps that I currently have and help bring my setup together

[@jdtechgear]

Send pics on discord when they come in

[@Jdroo20]

​@@jdtechgear I'll be sure to! I'm hoping for them to come within the next two weeks

[@Phiz787]

@@Jdroo20 Did you get your keycaps? :)

[@MrBlitzpunk]

That group buy thing sounds like dlc season pass in gaming

[@JustifyTheseHeathens]

Didn't know there were $200 keycaps. Definitely seems like a scam for nerds with more money than things to do. Where can I buy some?

[@FrancoDFernando]

IMO, the best modern keycaps are on Leopold keyboards. THICC doubleshot PBT. We all know why we like THICCness, the doubleshot lettering means it will last forever, and the pbt is SIGNIFICANTLY less prone to shine than ABS. The build quality and legends are superb They do have two drawbacks: 1) Since they only make them for basically one layout (Their different board layouts is just some sort of cutdown version of their 100% layout), compatibility is an issue. And 2) they don't come in many colorways. But if you don't mind those things, I highly recommend them I wish whoever made the keycaps for Leopolds would sell sets of these keycaps, with additional functionality and colorways

[@technostarsmr.j4193]

Wait... I just watched a video about key caps... What has this lock down done to me

[@kazuhira_miller]

There's a big community for keyboard enthusiasts

[@jfmg64]

You should look for artisan keycaps, they're very expensive but beautiful. Usually people use them on the ESC key.

[@XalphYT]

You will be horrified to learn that most of us have been enjoying custom keycaps long before pandemic lockdowns ever happened

[@KirballsKeys]

It’s made you a man of culture.

[@IronCake44]

This is really fantastically narrated, thanks for putting together this video for us! You did great👍

[@Drinkyoghurt]

I honestly don't buy the price justification. I just got a 15 SA profile PBT set which is doubleshot and they feel amazing. They're super thick and rigid and have a nice colorway. The lighting shines through the letters but really slowly fades on the bottom which would be the only issue, but it's not very noticeable and definitely not worth a price increase of 50 or even 100 euros.

[@Jackpotur]

have you ever owned a set of GMK Keycaps to compare them to your PBT set?

[@DOMadorable]

@@Jackpotur Why do he need to? He's good with his keycaps, that's it.

[@oliverbryant1]

“It seems impossible to spend this much on plastic” *Looks at LEGO collection*

[@Slada1]

And lego is mass produced!

[@rks5457]

@@Slada1 Lego also has good quality control and a long history of it. These low volume keycap, switch and keyboard companies do not. You'd think these supposedly "one off" group buy keycaps and switches would be of the highest quality but they rarely if ever are completely without defects. Gmk plays it safe by barely innovating.

[@GUT5S]

you forgot a major con of GMK sets; they get shiny due to being made of ABS, the font won't wear off since its doubleshot but they'll start to feel pretty nasty and the shine will be visible

[@omarsheriff51]

Just "$200 keycaps" sounds absurd

[@huntertran5422]

Thickness, anti fading, anti warping are pretty much the only things I look out for. After that, its just personal preference of the design

[@Ryan.Kooper]

I’ve done so much god damn research about plastics after going through a few sets of caps. U touched on a lot of good points.

[@iunlisted1176]

I love how monotone the whole videos was

[@trrr4377]

Nice

[@jdtechgear]

Me too, I'm just here to deliver information

[@KwCpRoDiiGy]

It's my favotire. I'd rather not adjust my volume if he gets too quiet or too loud.

[@jdtechgear]

Link and information to purchasing my custom deskmat now available! : bit.ly/2xuVC6Q

[@hnogueira90]

Hey JDTechGear I needed help with Anne Pro 2 keyboard (60% keyboard): I need a Portuguese keyboard, but doing so I lose the functions on the side of those keycaps. So my point is, where can I got to, to order custom backlit keys, in Portuguese, backlit but have the side functions on them?

[@lanzlagman3511]

Additional point: Profile. Most boards use OEM but I've seen a few with DSA. I haven't seen boards with SA caps stock, so if they're your thing, it's aftermarket only.

[@Ostreaf]

The amount of times he said keycaps...

[@zywpx1572]

Can’t believe you didn’t method Signature Plastic, they are famous of SA profile.

[@thanhlengoc3805]

A long needed explaination, and a nicely executed one. 10/10

[@fair-chance]

I'd just rather by clones over paying resellers twice the original price. Also, most of the clones are PBT, which is great - ABS shine may not be a defect but I hate it.

[@Hyperion9700]

I'm getting GMK Umbras in 2021 and I wanted to fully understand what makes them so good ! Thank you for the video

[@GrimYak]

and to think I bought the RK61 for just $35

[@theomnivert]

Bro you're so good at talking I am mesmerized, subbed instantly

[@ultrasquid579]

I plan on getting some cheapo ones from amazon initially so that i can actually use my first board, but upgrading to GMK as soon as possible.

[@joshe2420]

Maybe this will help me explain to my friend that a $12 keycap set from aliexpress is worse than a $12 spacebar from matrix

[@Crustee0]

To you its worse, but to him its probably better. Imagine if he just want to change to overall feel of his keyboard, with a full set he can change everything on his keyboard, but with a spacebar? Good luck with that.

[@ojcubz]

Thanks for this, I always thought PBT was the be all and end all of key caps. The shining on ABS you mentioned is pretty accurate, I've had my keyboard for like 3months now and I can already see some shining on my keys. That's pretty much how I figured out that I have ABS key caps lol.

[@lilv728]

This was super helpful thanks!

[@OvaltineClassique]

I thought that PBT spacebar with the lattice on the inside was familiar... the VA68M that it came with might've been hot garbage but they certainly knew what they were doing when they made a nice spacebar.

[@finnk1289]

I got a blue switch TKL keyboard for free. Thin shinethrough ABS keycaps. When I build a proper board, it'll be with thick PBT DSA profile caps. The uniform profile is better for typing personally and for compatibility. And it looks and sounds more premium at a decent price.

[@saucyg6371]

I contacted the designer of the Apollo set, he said there’s currently no plans on a second run. He’s focused on new designs.

[@jdtechgear]

Nooooo. I need my gray set. Modern Dolch it is

[@JerelTeh]

beautiful summary right there, you've just earned a like, nice vid

[@Praxtra_]

I’d love a comparison video of the GMK Laser and Akko Neon keycap sets.. I love the look of the laser, but the Akko looks solid for the price. Tons of additional options and robust colors

[@mechros4460]

Definitely, some would go far as to say that the Akko has better quality.

[@Praxtra_]

@@mechros4460 I definitely wouldn’t go that far, I had warping on a spacebar and a bunch of caps were missing chunks. It was a nice keycap set but definitely had its flaws

[@mechros4460]

@@Praxtra_ seems like the quality is pretty inconsistent. Some people have great sets and some people have a lot of warping issues. Also the font lettering is inconsistent on some of the keycaps (modifiers, enter).

[@catoflado4977]

I give up. Too expensive, researching about it just makes me mad. The basic keycaps for you are a fortune for me. Not worth it

[@dulla8469]

the hardest thing about buying keycaps, is finding a set you like the legends, colors, thematics, and how it all looks as a whole, i couldnt care less about abs and pbt and stuff like that, but i cant seem to find any keycaps that i like, and i dont know where to look, amazon is limited to maybe 25 keycaps, and banggood the same, and most of those look too flashy and weird

[@jdtechgear]

Having all the preferences met is definitely tricky. Sometimes it depends on my mood haha

[@Ken-zg3ze]

Whoaaa. It is you! You're the guy that did the Batman Parody mouse review.

[@christofferredfielfd1758]

Domikey and tai hao are both good. Some interesting bow Jian coming I have a good feeling

[@adamrustly7558]

Dsa magic girl is the most colorful, prettiest keycaps ive seen. Wish they were 2mm thick though

[@Altirix_]

to add to this, getting any custom keycaps for ISO (even UK ISO which has only a few additional caps compared to france or german) is very hard, most of the cheaper but still decent quality caps only support ANSI or partial ISO support, so the £100 range is non-existant there. maybe if someone knows of some sets link them below but ive yet to find any

[@jdtechgear]

Yeah this is also true. There isn't as much support for ISO layout from what I've seen.

[@Altirix_]

@@jdtechgear seems KAT kits may be a good option, they are slowly poping up. maybe more will come out with the GMK wait times

[@nikolaslialios479]

I joined my first GMK group buy last week and am now waiting on my set of GMK Nightshade!

[@alex99x99x]

dont worry, theyll be waiting for you next year.

[@nikolaslialios479]

@@alex99x99x oh ik, I bought it for my Christmas/New Years gift 😂

[@YanDoroshenko]

And there I was thinking that waiting 2 weeks for a pair of split keyboard PCBs is a long time.

[@AthrxL]

short answer to why: because people is willing to pay 200$ for plastic without a good reason, so why not put that prize tag

[@jdtechgear]

No

[@ElliotKwan]

Just bought a $200 keycap set. Hope I remember in a year.

[@christophersmith8028]

Set yourself a few notifications for the 8, 9, and the 10th month mark from now to help you remember, and get you excited to get them. What set did you end up joining in on? Cheers!

[@ElliotKwan]

@@christophersmith8028 oo. Did not know that. I joined the GMK Monarchs. Rough ly $200 cad with shipping

[@christophersmith8028]

@@ElliotKwan that’s a rad set. Hope you enjoy them when they come in. Cheers!

[@coma-fx]

do not stone me pls. i bought a 2 tone abs set (navy/pink) from taihao's website for like $30 w/ shipping! (i paid in TWD) and i love them! The caps don't feel slick at all, the colors and legends are very clean and the manufacturing quality is a 100x better than expected!

[@coma-fx]

and no they don't feel any thinner then the double shot pbt set that i bought for 80$ a few months ago

[@Joeker8171]

WOW! my Nephew is deep into key caps, I shared this video with him on his Discord. I never knew they would cost this much, WOW.........AWESOME video JD

[@jdtechgear]

Thanks Mr Cly! I hope he enjoyed it 😆

[@Joeker8171]

@@jdtechgear we both enjoyed it.

[@BigBoyz33]

Very well put and a educational video, thanks !

[@matheaumichalak7537]

Gonna need the link to that Metropolis keycap set.

[@nervz]

So ur not a sneaker head, ur a kb head

[@Jackomo2011]

A lot of good information, but i would have wished for a form of comparison table at the end to better decide what to get. Cannot wait for my first set to arrive =)

[@jdtechgear]

I feel ya, there's a lot of brands out there I've yet to see in person that I feel would be necessary to put together a chart for pure comparison. Honestly after a certain price range it comes down to preference

[@yubinator7455]

The only thing I hate on my stock ABS keycaps is it is a finger grease magnet. I had to clean it one a week or twice a month.

[@UnusualPudding]

Thats when you reached the shininess the lubey keycap so yummy i want to lick

[@jenthulhu]

The truth is that ABS is not really inferior to PBT. They both have strengths and weaknesses. Otherwise GMK, Signature Plastics, and many others wouldn't be using ABS for their high-end production runs. I get kind of annoyed when people constantly say that ABS is inferior to PBT and that ABS is more likely to shine over time. Any keycap can shine over time. You get what you pay for, generally. That said, to the average user, it probably makes nil difference and they probably don't even notice "shine."

[@muCephei_]

Keycaps are not like watches in which replicas are hard to make. You can find replicas (although limited selection) of certain colorways that are doubleshot pbt 1.5mm thick at half the price or even less, since I'm counting the shipping cost as well. The reasons mentioned in this video ARE reasons yes. The same reason why designer clothes cost x100 more than they cost to make. I don't think GMK keycaps are that insane, but I'm sure they don't have to charge as much as they do. They just CAN.

[@jdtechgear]

Not necessarily. These keycaps are usually one-offs. The molds for the legends have to be made and the colors have to be matched with each new set. An exclusive design and/or color combo is incredible expensive to do in small numbers from a manufacturer. Small numbers meaning orders less than 1mil-500k or so. The volume of production is so low that these keycaps would be virtually impossible to get for any price without a group buy.

[@muCephei_]

​@@jdtechgear I did alot more reading on how doubleshot keycaps are made and I see that alot of QC and a complicated process is involved. Also the colouring of the plastic is done separately. But the above would apply to less expensive doubleshot keycaps that are non GMK. So I'm guessing it has more to do with producing the new colorways, since they have to start from scratch. As for molds, novelties aside, the base kits are always the same legending with japanese characters on some, which molds are also available. So it doesn't need to have a mold made from scratch like novelties which makes sense for it to be expensive. So, I'm guessing the difference between $140 GMK set and $70 aliexpress set is simply a matter of having to create a new color combination of plastics. I'll have to look into whether making different colored plastic from scratch would justify difference in cost. Although I was also assuming that labor is more expensive in certain parts of the world than others and I think you know what I'm alluding to. But I forgot one more factor. The person who designed the set deserves to benefit from it. So I guess in some ways I can understand the difference.

[@jdtechgear]

Also what set of keycaps are y'all rockin? All sets welcome here from $0 to expensive ↓↓

[@jonathanstone8553]

GMK Mizu for me.

[@jdtechgear]

@@jonathanstone8553 I wish I picked up Mizu. Perfect blue colors. And also wish I picked up 8008 as well.

[@jdtechgear]

@@VCM5 Those were my first caps that I bought that weren't stock

[@choke-]

A month late but GMK red samurai and GMK olivia on my two main keebs

[@Hoa....]

Second-hand Leopold stock keycaps:v

[@thestreamreader]

What is a good keycap set at around $50 or less range? Good video idea!! Key cap sets for every budget range with a review of what might be best for each budget range $25 or less on up.

[@megadeth8592]

Amazing video 👌 do you have any plans on covering pom keycaps in the future?

[@ronakparikh]

If a keycap is just a bunch of plastic, a cpu is just a bunch of sand Gmk sets are like designer handbags, they're exclusive and they appreciate in value as they become more rare. Let's not kid ourselves on quality, sure they are higher quality but given how the whole system is automated it is definitely not worth hundreds based on the product alone, what is worth hundreds is the exclusivity of designs and colors. They are expensive because group buys are so long and in very small batches Here is an example: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08N6FFP1C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I have that keycap set and a GMK set, the GMK one cost me $215 and this one cost $18. Aside from the backlighting being uneven like in the video at 4:08 which is just a problem with all pbt, these keycaps are just as thick as the GMK set and have no warping or other issues. For $18 they are just as high quality as the GMK set except for that one issue, but the GMK set is worth it because its worth minimum $300 now because it is exclusive and its in a niche colorway that perfectly matches everything else in my setup. If you just want quality you can't go wrong with keycaps similar to the one I linked, but if you are buying GMK you are buying the exclusivity and uniqueness of the design. I think the video did a good job of making this point clear but I think there was too much of a focus on the quality. The quality is not important up to a certain level, and it makes no sense comparing $200 keycaps with free ones that come with the keyboard to say they have higher quality, its more fair to compare them against $20 - $50 keycaps and the truth is there really isn't much more quality, its all just about exclusivity

[@bopuc]

*leans into the microphone* "actually this whole entire hobby requires a lot of patience…" 😅

[@akira8-customkeyboards17]

On ali express you can find G-MKY keycaps and Maxkey/Domikey keycaps, same quality for half of the price and always in stock.

[@jdtechgear]

Actually have been researching this for the last couple of months. I'll say the price is better but the quality depends on the brand you buy off of Ali. MaxKey, Domikey, ePBT, and a couple others are actually pretty solid. Don't fall for OneCao though

[@aeriacross770]

Really happy with my aesthetic keycaps from aliexpress and their sound. So all good. It's the limited buy that pushes that price. I can never justify to myself these luxury marketing premiums.

[@BooHeeee]

One month back I was laughing at people who buys 200 dollar keycaps... Just spent 400 usd on keycaps jus now bloody fking hell

[@gaydubbbz8148]

The quality of keycaps and quality of the color add some bucks yea that s right but what really break the bank is usually availability

[@jimmymonz]

I think a typing sound test of comparison would complement your explanation better.

[@jdtechgear]

There isn't a notable difference in sound besides some acute differences. Sounds is mainly affected by case, sound treatment, switches, stabilizers, and plate material.

[@DethMetlZomb]

Extremely informative. Thank you.

[@redforrori]

Best places to shop for good keycaps? TIA!

[@everx7]

I get that this is a great option for customization but, its still well a bit pricey. I dont mind for the keyboard and everything around ur PC to look nice, but for that money, ill go with just any keyboard for 30$ and im ok, save up money for more important stuff around my PC. Thats how i feel about it. Its very niche and very limited, almost to the point that its kinda worthless to have worth. If i understand and heard right from the video, u need to wait sometimes a year for ur caps , seriously ?? Really now, no thank you. I think i wont have the patience = its not for me. U lot who love this stuff, good for u, but its really hurtful to my eyes seeing how much some cost. No thanks, staying with a regular keyboard with boring caps. I dont need to show off. And or i dont need for my keyboard to look as part of an exhibit in a museum. Switching those caps instead of regular ones, id hate to use them afterwards, even if u telling me that they last very long. Still it cost too much. Personally for me they arent worth it. As i stated many times, or a few times. Good for u who like or need this stuff, good for me that its not essential to buy it and can save up some money for more practical and useful stuff around my PC. Good video with good info. Thanks.

[@jdtechgear]

Absolutely. That's the thing about being an enthusiast in a hobby. I could drain a ton of money building realistic small scale train sets (which I would love to do). But to most people that's a waste of money. Same for cars, some would/can spend lots of money on a car they are incredibly passionate about. But a lot of people may see the car as just a unit of function. Get me to point A to point B reliably. That's all. The same can be said about keyboards, shoes, pokemon cards and so on. There's a point past the actual return on value depending on how you value it yourself. On the flip side I would like to do a follow up video on cheaper keycaps to customize your keyboard a bit on a much more wallet friendly version.

[@xbraac]

JDTechGear Please do!

[@brunomarcos5001]

man I been lookin for some ISO-portuguese keycaps layout since forever

[@klackin4205]

The only reason I bought gmk key caps is just to flex yes you heard that right but they are really nice double shot caps

[@tdg9281]

« It’s an investment » haha ha Ha... please help me I spent 250€ on gmk sets

[@Delta-it8ou]

Any thoughts on the tai-hao keycaps? They seem pretty high quality.

[@phatanhduyle7259]

Taihao caps are really thin compared to gmk or even epbt which sound worse than both. The legends on taihao caps are also pretty thin and sometimes. uneven. However, for the price, it is pretty good value. But epbt has been starting to make double shot abs like gmk for very low price as well (around $70) and is a much better option if you save up a little it more.

[@jackstezsavage3815]

I got the tai hao abs keycaps and I actually prefer it over my Doubleshot PBT Keycaps. They are as light as an abs keycap but they feel like pbt keycaps. I definitely recommend getting Taihao abs keycaps if you can find any. They are Doubleshot abs so they won’t wear out but they will shine over time but for me I don’t really care since the feeling of the keycaps are really pleasant

[@jackstezsavage3815]

I also got the Taihao abs keycaps only for 30$ + 20$ for shipping

[@nu3566]

it looks good, but the quality isn't that high, qc is kinda meh since my taihao caps has some scratches and looks like a nubmark out of the box I recommend you to save some and buy EnjoyABS or just find cheap PBT keycaps instead

[@Anderson-yn4or]

It’s good for an entry level board but if you get premium customs you would want better ones in the future

[@Max-en9rz]

I'm going to order a $200 keycap for my membrane keyboard, hope it fits

[@dezyy8489]

this comment gives me anxiety if u aren’t joking, it’s not gonna fit

[@Max-en9rz]

@@dezyy8489 Hahaha

[@tdk5507]

and 90% on all sites are out of stock

[@ericxueAAA]

I don't understand the logic that more color choices add value to a single set price higher. In GMK, there is no best color.

[@hackcult3738]

I have 3 gmk sets. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of them.

[@daan2299]

I didnt know it was so complex, i just want a cute color 😭

[@oscarshinkfield4105]

you deserve so many more subscribers with this quality of videos

[@JoshTechgamer]

Great video thumbs lol I just bought keycaps lol matrix tho.

[@jdtechgear]

I have a set from Matrix, solid caps for $45

[@JoshTechgamer]

@@jdtechgear yea got the free mouse pad to get today omg can't wait 4k video here I come

[@persia317]

U litraley used lol 2 times in a sentence 🤣🤔

[@MiloKolb]

Lol

[@SerCaliber]

Keycaps and modified keyboards as a whole are really cool, but it’s absolutely goofy to wait a year for keycaps.

[@jdtechgear]

It used to be a few months, then 6 months, then 9, then over a year. I agree even a year is too long for me.

[@12371eric]

Just finished a GMK Metropolis build, I can say, these keysets are expensive as fuck but it's worth it if you're willing to drop the coin.

[@jdtechgear]

nice dude, I hope you enjoy it!

[@TonyThomas10000]

Excellent video and useful information.

[@XalphYT]

GMK? You should buy higher-quality, full-profile kits manufactured by the inventors of the SA and DSA profiles over at Signature Plastics.

[@Nivengoh]

Been in the custom keyboard game for over a year, 100% would say this video is accurate and insightful to any new beginners. Surprise u didn't mention Enjoypbt as one of the better PBT keycaps.

Great production quality. Also the narration is awesome, very nice to listen to. But for the gods sake man, stop making marks on the keycaps with that sharpie :)

[@jaydawg4014]

I looked for the metropolis keycaps that were in this video and was disappointed when i saw they were sold a year ago smh

[@johndeguzman5516]

1 piece of keycap is more expensive than my rubber dome keyboard.

[@AshF1]

Great info and excellent video :)