A great budget option! - Cooler Master CK720

[@Nedas-ef9ft]

woa a big company actually implementing hotswap instead of forcing people to keep using their switches

[@MaxC_1]

Only if a big company did it before...oh nvm Glorious already did

[@Pimpmister78]

They're not forcing you to use their switches, you can still other switches.

[@WyattOShea]

@@Pimpmister78 That's what they said.

[@rossharper1983]

Corsair also started to now with some of their new boards

[@justAguyDs]

@@MaxC_1 I have a gmmk pro and love it but glorious is not a big company.

[@SrTengue]

That smooth transition from cooler master software keyboard preview to the keyboard top view was just very fancy, gg wp editors

[@MilkIsASauceTV]

It’s nice to see bigger companies implementing things that have been popular for custom keebs for a long time so Norman’s can finally get at least a decent keyboard

[@Natepwnsu]

I also like the nob. Even ideally having it with a screen to tick through media and such was such a nice inclusion in a keyboard. Wish they would bring that back. Think Logitech did it first.

[@MaxC_1]

@@Natepwnsu except the fact that majority of implementations of the rotary encoder/knob are useless because of super limited functions. Need QMK for the true power of a knob that can allow you to change volume to just scroll through webpages or even video timelines

[@kingoftherevolution4855]

Keyboard weebs

[@Suckmabalzz]

@@kingoftherevolution4855 skill issue

[@MaxC_1]

@@kingoftherevolution4855 seethe

[@UranTCG]

It's very cool to see Cooler Master building a brand for their peripherals of offering cheap, niche, enthusiast-oriented designs.

[@guillaumejoop6437]

I work in retail and their stuff is so easy to sell, especially alongside razer and corsair with the same offering for twice the price

[@ayporos]

I have a CM Storm Quickfire XT (cherry browns). It is literally the PERFECT keyboard for me. - 104key full size - proper cherry browns - no RGBullshit - sleek understated design - big metal plate in it for rigidity, sturdiness, weight and feel Got it at a nice price too (60 or 70 euros or something). My keyboard at work, which tbh I never really liked anyway, fucking died on me and I'm looking for a replacement but I cannot for the life of me find a similar keyboard for a similar price. The only keyboard that comes close to it is the Ducky One 2 Phantom Black (100 bucks).. and that's not really available in a regular webshop here in the Netherlands. I was browsing for a 'sleek robust' keyboard and I cannot find ANYTHING remotely comparable pre-built on just normal webshops. It's all GAMER shit or Logishit (my current keyboard at work is a logishit keyboard.. I am not paying money for a logitech board). Is the market for proper decent understated sturdy keyboards just not a thing!? Everything looks like horseshit out there. >:( I loathe the day something happens to my Quickfire XT... I have no idea how I'm going to get over that.

[@UranTCG]

@@ayporos Aesthetic preferences will often cost you more when they're unpopular.

[@ayporos]

@@UranTCG If that were all of it then sure.. but that's not really true now is it? Or do you seriously believe the fact that practically not a single mobile phone these days comes with a headphone jack is simply because they're unpopular?... No. Apple pushed the market forward despite practically unanimous complaints and all other brands followed suit so they could all save a few bucks on their devices while at the same time push people to buy more expensive more environmentally unfriendly bluetooth wireless headphones/headsets that have worse audio quality than a 10x cheaper wired solution.

[@UranTCG]

@@ayporos Do you think a headphone jack is an aesthetic feature or is your example just intended to be irrelevant

[@odenwaldquelle8228]

I'd really like to see more 100% keyboards with that attention to detail. Didn't manage to find anything compareable to my durgod taurus. I like it simple.

[@spooderous]

Check out the 4398 by Qwerty Pop.

[@coololly]

Easily the Keychron Q6, nothing else comes close for the price

[@Natepwnsu]

I've been really happy with my roccat 100% their software is great. I have not had a great experience with my first roccat mouse tho, it didn't last, this one has been fine but It's not a standout like the keyboard.

[@coololly]

@@brandonw1604 Which ones are you referring to? Last time I checked they dont make a 100% keyboard, And I certainly wouldnt say the F97 beats the Q6.

[@coololly]

@@brandonw1604 There are many official Keychron resellers around the world with normal shipping.

[@iamsmashy]

Liked for the transition at 10:20. Very nice editor

[@ninjaa003]

The sticker may not have said warranty void if removed, but the stuff left behind when it was peeled off definitely said void

[@robbie99us]

kinda love what cooler master does, its like that company that somehow puts attention to some details and the things they sell are kinda good for the price and study, fell in love with my MH752

[@darkazn55]

Love this keyboard been using it for a couple of months now. Updating the firmware is a hassle sometimes though.

[@timheikamp]

Where did you buy it? I can't seem to find a place that sells it (in EU at least)

[@tiltedbybox6118]

I've recently moded my corsair strafe. I made it hot swappable with mill-max sockets, did the PE, EVA, tape mods. Also lubed my mx browns and the stabs. It's so good now, lol. I know most people might not feel the difference, but I do and I can't wait for my Boba U4Ts to arrive.

[@chrisk3127]

browns? good? never thought I'd see those together lol, personally digging the holy panda x's and C3= tangerines

[@tiltedbybox6118]

@@chrisk3127 I mean, compared to what was before (unlubed). The only other switches I've used for longer period were some liner on the cheapest mechanical keyboard at the time (before I got the corsair). Tbh the biggest difference is on keys that have stabs, especially the spacebar. Hopefully the Bobas would be as good as I expected them to be :D

[@pb730c3]

3:10 Plouffe is the kind of guy that leaves the yellow splitter protectors on his Dodge.

[@pb730c3]

7:41 he redeemed himself.

[@profosist]

At this point Dodge has played into it too!

[@Ghost19_]

CM used to be the one of the OG back in the rising prime days of mech keebs (CM Quickfire TK / Storm Quick Fire Rapid / Novatouch Hybrid / Trigger-Z). Those series suddenly disappeared but had been copied again and again by other and most recent brands. They deserved such a redemption arc for what they've honestly brought out to the gamers back then.

[@Slay1337pl]

Quickfire TK was my first mech (MX Browns). Still has a special place in my heart due to the unbelievably practical layout. I wish they'd revisit it with a slim KB.

[@profosist]

@@Slay1337pl it only made it one more generation before they canceled it. It's realistically the perfect board for all those people that say they can't have a TKL.

[@StaySic4Ever]

Definitely good seeing more hot swap on the market.

[@andrewslovak1]

Editor needs a major shoutout for putting the footage from the top down camera inside the RGB software

[@KiloLima39]

Just bought one and I love it. Swapped out the "clicky" keys with some reds and I gotta say this is really nice! This is a great way to enter the custom keyboard world, I'll for sure go deeper into this hobby now since this keyboard has a great barrier to entry with the price and the customizability. I can see Coolermaster coming out with keycaps, and whatever else, similar to what Glorious has done but being within reach for some of us poors.

[@carnsoaks1]

Try 3d printing some sets of feet for one keyboard that doesn't have the multi-step feet, then replace them. Could be a good project. Could be quite deep and value add for peeps with access to those tools and improve a near perfect KB with a single tweak.

[@zynix27]

Imagine having to fix an expensive brand new keyboard 😂.

[@Alsry1]

​@@zynix27 expensive hahah expensive.

[@zynix27]

@@Alsry1, come on, at least you guys in China feel what's poverty.

[@oliverbadger949]

@@zynix27 You do realise the person was saying expensive relative to the average custom keyboard that can easily cost 500?

[@laffeybunn8557]

4:04 to prevent confusion id recommend calling these "plate mount" and not "clip ins" because "clip ins" are different from both screw in and plate mount entirely

[@profosist]

Well I mean there's peace be Mount and plate Mount when there's also different brands and types of each of those. I don't think I've ever seen screw in plate Mount though...

[@ChristopherWoods]

CM have always been a bit nerdy at heart. I've been a big fan of their keyboards since I won a crazy stupid one (CM Storm MECH aka The Aircraft Carrier) and have subsequently bought their Topre hybrid capacitive and a bunch of their Masterkeys Pro in various sizes. They're fairly priced, decently built for the price and aren't horrifyingly expensive. Hot swappable switches was the thing they really needed to bring to the party as I didn't enjoy resoldering my board once to swap some broken MX browns out, so it'll be nice to keep CM ecosystem going and experiment with more variations more affordably. Good, even-handed first review.

[@vernoningram5421]

Those are plate mount stabilizers (clip-ins & screw-ins mount to the pcb); good clip-ins like TX stabilizers don't rattle. To fix the rattle with loose plate mount stabilizers you can put a piece of band-aid or tape or other material to shim the gap that's allowing it to rattle (you can take out pate mounts from the top without taking the switches and plate off which is why cheaper boards use them - they can be installed and removed more quickly and easily which saves time and money on their side) but they tend to rattle because the sizing of the plate holes for them isn't as consistent as the holes in a pcb for clip and screw-ins

[@azur1o]

only downer is that it's north facing switches. for eveyone who's not scared of qmk/via i can recommend the keychron V series boards

[@scofrona]

I'ma be honest, North facing LEDs are better 80% of the time if you are using RGB. I bought into the marketing with my glorious and it makes my shinethrough keycaps look like trash.

[@azur1o]

@@scofrona yeah sure Incase you use non Cherry profile shine through caps north facing makes sense.

[@profosist]

I find it interesting that this is a thing now switches on gaming boards have basically always been upside down due to the OEM style backlit keycaps I doubt you're going to stop them from doing that anytime soon

[@Karma_komodo]

Aren't warranty void stickers just plain lies? At least in the US your warranty can't be voided by just opening the device, you have to prove the user actually damaged something on the device after opening it to void it.

[@rollingtroll]

As someone who (also) uses Apple I'm really happy to see other brands pick up on it. The Magic Keyboard is honestly great for office typing, I'm incredibly fast and consistent on it but it's not the most satifsying thing to type on. Have really bad experiences with Keychron and their reliability and service so seeing other options pop up, great. The MX Mechanical isn't worth it, so now I'm waiting for someone to make a low profile, preferably red or clear key'd mechanical wireless keyboard.

[@nickthaskater]

Check out the Nuphy Air 65 and 75

[@tybera1114]

Plate mount stabs aren't bad they just need a little tape around the housing, on the plate openings to dampen a bit, as well as a little extra lube. They will get rid of that noise.

[@nit-Inundate]

True.

[@tacon6351]

THAT TRANSISTION IN THE SOFTWARE PART GOOD JOB EDITOR

[@kaptmart]

I've modded more than 20 keebs this year, and in my experience there's no significant difference between a screw-in/PCB-mount and a plate-mount stabilizers. If you are gonna tune your stabs anyway, I suggest go with plate-mount - it's so much more easier to retune. With PCB-mount, you have to disassemble the whole keeb if later on you found out that it's not quite where you want it to be yet.

[@leonardwisniewski3418]

Durock V2 clip-in stabalizers might help. I used them on the Red Dragon 65% I built for my wife.

[@nirsommer]

There are already hot swappables for far less, just not from mainstream companies

[@stxrfighter]

I've purchased hot swappable keyboards off Amazon for $40. Currently on a fully modded rk61 wireless with Gundam keycaps from Ali express, lubed stabs filled it to the gills with foam and taped the PCB. Running lubed kiwi switches from ajazz I love it

[@patchworkwashere]

if you are on a budget, get a RK61, has literally all the same things as this for half the price. Also there is a pro version for $10 with an aluminum case.

[@riceshakes]

No knob, old version of rk61 is only outemu compatible hotswap. Case design matters. Software is much better in cooler master. Both mid

[@patchworkwashere]

@@riceshakes I mean true but why would anyone pay an extra $50 for a knob, and the old rk61s are almost impossible to get anymore, and the software does the same exact things cooler masters does.

[@riceshakes]

@@patchworkwashere lets not pretend all software is made the same. You're 100% right, I personally wouldn't pay 50 bucks for a knob, but if someone wanted the cooler master support + warranty and a knob + the easier to use software, it makes sense. And the case design matters a lot, I personally hate the rk but don't mind this cooler master design.

[@kernalmustang260]

This feels more like an ad than a short circuit

[@MrSjirafje]

I agree, why is there no comparisson to other keyboards?

[@chrishahn3834]

Most Plouffe videos seem like ads because he doesn't know how to be critical of his hobby. Which is why I skip most of the videos featuring him.

[@lilyphipps1]

Does plouff have his own channel where he makes keyboards? Because i would so subscribe

[@FunTimeWithSouls]

He does but it’s just highlights from his twitch. He streams keyboard content on Saturday’s on Twitch. twitch.tv/fresh_fisher_fred

[@jamesborb4255]

One thing that many manufacturers gloss over or just fuck up is the software, but Cooler Master nails it

[@eflarsen]

love that bigger companies are getting on board with the hotswap, but i definitely want a 96%/1800 style keyboard that's hotswap that doesn't cost like two hundred plus american dollars

[@swiftrealm]

Keychron K4 is a 96% for $99. Hotswappable.

[@profosist]

I mean you could just put the switches you want in the board and be done with it or order it with the switches you want in it and be done with it

[@potofblack]

IMO at this price a keychron v1 (75% layout) or V2 (65% layout) is a better buy. they are both $84 ($94 for knob version), hotswap, come with screw-in stabs and work with QMK/VIA

[@velka3313]

There are some excellent budget hotswap mechanical keyboard in Indonesia, they're Noir and Vortexseries. Vortex is more budget one and noir is kinda mid range one. I don't know wether they're selling globally or just locally, but definitely worth checking. I got Vortexseries VX7 Pro Smokey edition for 35-40$, it has south facing led, 3-5 pin hotswappable, with usb c connector. Really solid for a newcomer.

[@justinedzard]

Vortex and Noir usually just use an OEM ready boards, so I think the western hemisphere already got a similar board under different brands. But still, Vortex' pricing can't be beat atm

[@zimbu_]

Quick search makes it seem like they're both Indonesia-only. There's a Taiwanese mechanical keyboard manufacturer called Vortex that sells internationally, but I don't think that company is related to the Indonesian Vortexseries.

[@Andiama]

VortexSeries has upped their game a lot recently. Moved from an old VX7 Pro to GT-8 and I can safely say that if they stay on pace, they would definitely compete with bigger international companies. oh and if any of you are looking for alternatives to VortexSeries and Noir Gear, I'd say go for either Press Play, Fantech, or even Rexus (currently using a Rexus Daxa M84 as a portable keyboard)

[@Theafter.]

Yea that’s great and all but what about everyone that wants that type of quality in a 100% keyboard that’s what I have to use so it would be nice to see stuff like this on full keyboard

[@tynova4672]

Just a little nitpick, you kept referring to the top case half as the "top plate". The plate is the part that sits above the PCB and below the key caps. The Plate on this keep looks like it's polycarb, not aluminum.

[@JAK_EDITS.]

TX stabs are clip ins and work good for a lot of people. balancing wires is much more critical. Wouldn’t agree necessarily that screw in stabs are generally ‘higher end’ by default

[@RannonSi]

0:30 Man, The only thing lacking is the numpad (going by the first 30s) … And the function keys - Man, I had hope! T.T

[@adrianmiller1971]

As much as i love Plouffe, theres only so many times you can watch him get MOIST about keyboards :)

[@profosist]

For real

[@ZuGuitar]

"You like to see screwin'." "They're not screwin' but there IS lube"

[@fish_h]

I have the box white v2s in my keychron q3! Great clickies, nice to see someone using them

[@jish-jash]

“Spacebar is ok” Continues to smash a level 9000 rattle spacebar

[@shinkenger2234]

Redragon has their barebones boards around 40-50 rn. Pretty good for those looking for budget tkl and/or full size kits. Also comes in 60%.

[@leftcoastfunk]

I can possibly see this as an ultra-cheap way to dip your toes into the custom keyboard world, but at the same time I struggle to find the true target market for this. I see really only two scenarios happening: 1) you're a casual gamer or computer hobbyist, you're happy with it as-is because it's still way better than that membrane keyboard you replaced. You never mod it, and never dive deeper into the custom world - in which case there's no reason for it to be hotswap and it could have been cheaper.... OR 2) You quickly discover the beauty and wonder of custom keyboards and within only one or two weeks of using this you are wanting a "starter" keyboard that's *actually* good - in which case you've just literally wasted over half of your Keychron Q2 purchase

[@rwhite9994]

I do not know why I like these videos, I mean I have used the same Logitech keyboard for a dozen years. I hate small kbs, need a num pad. And hate clicky loud keys. But yet I love these types of videos. I'm not well.

[@ArturoTabera]

I didn't know that Cooler Master has at least 90 different keyboard in stores. Only 10 brands have even more variety. Wow!

[@TheRealAstro_]

Imo unless you really like the look of this keyboard or really want this specific software (for some reason), any Keychron just seems like a straight up better 'bang for the buck'. Like I get this is very competitively priced compared to other big brands but that doesn't immediately make it a good budget option. At least nice to see some improvement :)

[@xyzain_1827]

They showed both colours!!

[@aarontimm]

Wow, a knob on a keyboard! What innovation!

[@jGRite]

I want to commend Cooler Master (and a few others) for not putting a dash, point, notch, or indicator on the knob. If there's no beginning and end point then there's no need for any indicator on the knob. However I noticed that caps lock wasn't lighting up for some reason.

[@Madcatz7]

I'd rather just stick with my logitech keyboard. Thanks though

[@Ecus85]

I have the CK721, looks exactly the same as this one, and I really like it. Unfortunately de keycaps are abs and the wasd keys faded away after a couple of months. Had to buy a new set on amazon. Besides that no complains.

[@JustChebbie]

check out the custom keycaps market like keycaps offered on DROP, i think they're ~45? and PBT material. textured and durable, much better than ABS (which is probably what you were/are using)

[@llamaestingpie]

I bought this keyboard after watching this video. My first keyboard of this type, im very pleased and it wasn't that expensive compared to how crazy keyboards can get

[@MrPruske]

4:08 it DID leave "VOID" lettering when you peeled that anti tamper sticker

[@faokie]

> hotswap, hotswap, it's a hot swappable board > doesn't pull a single switch

[@Xirree]

first time to see a major company using hotswap

[@trolle517]

Can you check the keychorn c1 out its a very good and cheap keyboard but not that many people know about it

[@skizzarz]

white board sounds great, good job cooler master

[@BassRacerx]

This is probably the best prebuilt yet (in this price point) I just wish that they made it wireless like it's predecessor the ck721. its like they gave you hotswap but took away the wireless.

[@memberberries7669]

These company's are still years behind when you have cheaper non group buy options from companies like Akko making gasket mount kits with polycarbonate plates for about the same price or cheaper, ill stick with my ACR PRO 68.

[@profosist]

You're talking about a group by from tens hundreds maybe thousands of units to something that is made by the shipping crate and shipped internationally to multiple places not really comparable there

[@jas_094]

COLOR BLOCK HOODIE. NEED IT!

[@orphanuprising]

It absolutely says VOID under that sticker.

[@vivekvs1992]

65 percent? OK bye-bye... Difficult trend for many.. Like those feather weight mice for those weak wrists

[@accelement3499]

i 100% love the different sounds space bars make i think that complaint is sort of silly kinda like complaining about bubbles in your glass of milk

[@classicrockonly]

“Space bar is OK” - that is how I felt about my Cooler Master keyboard I got with PBT keycaps

[@MmmmmmmmEarHair]

Hey my 60$ keyboard does the exact same thing. Thats cool.

[@Keshro]

Which keyboard?

[@asan1050]

Sorry, no it doesn't. its impossible

[@WyattOShea]

@@asan1050 It's really not my keyboard is about the same price and has hotswap switches in it.

[@mattlox3981]

You know this was posted to brag rather than help other viewers save $40 if the claims are true

[@WyattOShea]

@@mattlox3981 I have the sk64 but it has gone up in price considerably since I bought it but the EPOMAKER SKYLOONG SK61 which has a few less keys is only $59 AUD (Australian dollars) on Amazon so $40 USD and it's hotswap but only with optical switches as far as I'm aware. It's not great but it's better than all the high prices gaming keyboards and is definitely a lot better once modded (individually lubed every switch in mine and made a custom silicone dampener for acoustics and weight).

[@King0fgames_]

Keychron has a ton of keyboards below $100 with hotswap and lubed switches as well. Great brand.

[@sznikers]

They dont really, just went through process of getting new keyboard and when you look close in keychron is pushed by ytubers but its not that good deal in reality. There was not a single keychron keyboard that had both wifi connectivity (bluetooth sucks), properly backlit keycaps (doubleshot with clear plastic) and swapable switches. Neither were they that cheap, board alone was same price as fully assembled keyboards from other manufacturers. They just spend a lot on affiliate marketing and youtubers do their job and shill.

[@jeffdriver693]

So I'm deep in the rabbit hole for keyboards. It's an absolute money pit. If the stabilizers are clip in, you could change them out for much better ones. TX stabilizers are some of the best clip ins I've ever tried. Or just lubing the stock ones. Doubt they're consistent. I would suggest changing them out if you get this keyboard that rattle is no good.

[@xmojojoeox]

Shipping tape is not “accent tape”

[@harbl99]

Of course Plouffe has his own keycap puller in his pocket, in case of emergencies.

[@integraz2000]

The guy who leaves his yellow shipping guards on his Dodge Charger/Challenger 😅

[@a3-radio]

So many people! XD

[@moustashguy5315]

i like that they are starting to make nicer keyboards more accessable to everyone, however when he's talking about how the stabilizers should be "screw in" or other things- and how you would see them in "higher end keyboards" i just find it absurd that a mid range keyboard is 100$. we have had keyboards since the 1870's and while there has been innovation, not much has changed. Intel is making computer chips on a numerically incomprehensible size, and improving them by 15-30% a YEAR. we cant make keyboard go click in a satisfying way after 150 years without spending 300$?? this is fucking absurd.

[@keonxd8918]

Yes keep reviewing budget boards that have features of an expensive board. Prove people wrong that this hobby didn't need to be very expensive

[@xkanor2473]

Btw akko 3068b already offered hotswap, wireless and custom akko keycaps and switches for 100€

[@asan1050]

Thanks Much !

[@lBrainB]

Loving the keyboard content. As an keeb enthusiast I find it very cool that the larger companies are implementing "tools of our trade"

[@riceshakes]

Clip in stabs are not the same as plate mount stabs that are shown in this video. The vocab matters as clip in would be equivalent to screw in as well.

[@RichardJActon]

More Split Spacebars Please - That'll solve the stab issues and they are so much better for other reasons

[@profosist]

They also make keycap compatibility a nightmare

[@User-ik2kc]

Shame their software doesn't work on Mac. Otherwise I'd have bought it instantly!

[@iamyotka]

The stabs are Plate mount stabs , not Clip-In :)

[@Loves2spooch123]

I am just so confused on their decisions. The ck721 is wireless 2.4gh, Bluetooth, and can be wired, but no hotswap. The ck720 is hotswap but strictly wired. WHY!!???? why can't we have everything?! Also why the stupid 1.5u right shift? People on the subreddit were begging for them to change it to the more common 1.75u. They are so close!

[@MrGrimsmith]

The old bar type stabilisers that Filco used (don't know if they still do) on the Majestouch 2s helped drop the space bar noise a chunk. I still love mine, solid as a rock more than 10 years on. Coolermaster aren't bad either, I have a Masterkeys S that I've been using for a good few years at home that's rock solid. Hated the font so changed the keycaps but it's far from the worst I've owned, I prefer it over my Vortex TBH.

[@GenuineRage]

costar stabilizers are definitely good for eliminating rattle and ticking, downside is theyre easy to break if youre not dexterous enough to remove them carefully and in the long term they increase time spent on keyboard maintenance, but if youre looking for the most tunable and easiest to mod to good sounding standards i really do think costar is the way to go, and I'll keep saying it and getting flak from the greater mk community because cherry style stabs are just so much easier to install and maintain

[@lordmissingno]

@@GenuineRage Nah I agree with this 100%. I have a Cooler Master Masterkeys PBT S and a Filco Majestouch 2 along with my custom boards, and I still wish I could have costars on my more expensive boards. The stabs on the Masterkeys and the Majestouch sound so much better with next to no effort.

[@cataliniliescu82]

Please let this guy do more videos, from the entire crew (excluding Linus and Luke) he is actually one of the most pleasant and non cringy on video. Very cool!

[@soggycracker5934]

Surprisingly enough, it's priced pretty okay.

[@niqu9814]

3:28 Clip Ins can sound as good as screw ins if not better, if you take TX Stabilizer for example they sound better than almost every screw ins. So what you just said is not true.

[@friedapplejuice]

This is a good steap for mainstream compaines to incorporate hotswap but the keychron v1 is a better buy for much less.

[@megadeth8592]

I'm not buying this over a ducky at this price. Better yet spent a little more for a keychron

[@TaffyGaming]

Did anyone else notice that the caps lock color stopped working on the white bored when he was changing the RGB?

[@zigziar]

TIP: When testing the keyboard noise (Switches, key caps, general keyboard noise), try letting viewers hear, instead of talking over it and giving your opinion. Also, its hot swappable, mention compatibility eh.

[@spicy_wizard]

For one second I thought it was unbox therapy

[@JamiesonM]

Looks a bit like the gk gamakay lk67. This is a good thing. Love the board.

[@itsdeonlol]

Cooler Master is awesome for this!!

[@serceband]

there's also Cooler Master CK721 and MK721 that's basically the same keyboard but wireless. For those of us who like less cables on desk.

[@sznikers]

CK721 is still on sale and its a steal. That's doubleshot keycaps with proper even backlight on keys. Fully programmable if you want and lots of control shortcuts so if you dont want to install anything just plug and play. Wifi connectivity so no bluetooth lag. Metal volume knob with button. Got mine for 65£ when all those "keyboard for snob" brands shilled on yt charge over 100£ if you want all those features or dont offer some of them at all and still charge more than current price for fully assembled keyboards from CM or SS. But affiliate marketing money flows so "customer trends" follow.

[@serceband]

@@sznikers I was going to get it as well, but what stopped me was the lack of hotswap + TTC switches. I wish they made a hotswap version

[@sznikers]

@@serceband yeah but for 65£ when it has everything else i just couldn't justify paying 120£ for similar keyboard but with swapable switches. Its not my first mechanical so i know which switches i want and it most likely won't suddenly change. With 110-120 for similar keyboards but with swapable switches and switches at 25 and keycaps at 20-30 you quickly realize you can buy two keyboards instead of paying for one with swapable switches.

[@serceband]

@@sznikers that's absolutely very fair, I think it's a great keyboard and actually good value. The thing is, switches are most important to me and I would prefer to buy them myself even if it means paying extra for the hotswap option

[@sznikers]

@@serceband what do you plan to put in?

[@CryoseGaming]

any chance of you looking at the cooler master ck721 ? I am wanting to go wireless but wanted to hear your opinions

[@ITechHero]

looks like a great keyvoard. just wish it had a number pad :/ all these "Custom" Keyboard designs never have a number pad. :/

[@guillaumejoop6437]

Once again, I know 65% and TKL are hype rn but I just can't live without my numpad. Full size gang where you at ? For real tho, finding a full size mechanical keyboard is a real pita. Add the need for an OSI layout and you're screwed. Want it in white too ? Might as well search for a unicorn bro. Oh and don't even start on the switch selection... Want anything other than red ? ahahahahahah

[@b4lderm]

Pretty dope board for the price

[@jtland4842]

I would consider it if it was a 75% because the function row is just really useful and it doesn't really take up useful desk space.

[@busterscrugs]

Another five years and we might have decent affordable prebuilt keyboards with gasket mount from a big company lol