Durgod Venus - A Ducky One 2 Mini Alternative!

[@josephacriche3072]

Shows silica gel "Some food" 😂

[@mathewchen3847]

shit tastes so good bro, just season it with your steak and its delicious

[@TaeKeyboards]

I legit forgot to annotate not to eat

[@Pi3roe]

TaeKeyboards it’s 2 late, I died

[@clydeceniza2521]

kuyawa archie

[@hunterscars01]

@@Pi3roe you mean you escaped the simulation.

[@Aamutakkimies]

So cool to see Durgod make their boards be available in such a huge variety of different switches. I might just get this one with the Gateron Yellows, hope they make it available soon.

[@oozma1292]

I have the Durgod K320 (TKL) and I have no regrets. I recommend buying from Durgod.

[@CubicCube34]

Same here. I bought it half a year ago and i must say the quality is one of the best for its price range

[@post-leftluddite]

How granular is the lighting control in the software? Can the software control the lighting to a higher detail than what is capable with the keyboard alone? For example, I specifically want to be able to alter and edit the colors used in the animations, is that possible? I want to have the rainbow wave animation utilize only gradient blue colors and I want to know if that's possible

[@oozma1292]

Brynden Rivers I have the white backlit one, sorry.

[@TaeKeyboards]

Yeh had to reupload because of the blasting music lol. smh.

[@beet5932]

Does this have the standard 60% layout?, like can i put the pcb in another case?

[@saucyg6371]

Cupofdirt 86 it looks like it does.

[@post-leftluddite]

Can you please cover the software lighting control in detail on reviews from now on? It's very disappointing to me when the software cannot do anything additional than can be done on the keyboard alone with respect to the lighting so knowing what the software is capable of is one of the most important purchasing points for myself.

[@ttvkineticsb2637]

does this keyboard freeze on you at all if so where you able to fix it just go it today silver switches and it froze on me once so far ?

[@mathewchen3847]

durgod is a brand i respect for their stabs

[@TaeKeyboards]

yeh good stab

[@alieu5225]

Ducky has some nice stabs too

[@thib2582]

@@alieu5225 but bad switches

[@alieu5225]

thib facts tho ngl

[@robertdipietro991]

@@sloththewizard2488 ay, i'll answer for ya. So you're probably thinking why would it be bad switches if they have cherry, and yeah I thought the same. However, there are lots of nicer switch options and durgod really just gives so many good ones. Cherrys are pretty good quality and are reliable but they don't really provide great typing experiences lots of the time. For example, most keyboards that have stock cherries and not like retooled have scratchy linears and some find tactility on browns not so great. Durgod gives gaterons, which have great linears because of their smoothness and kailh box which is also smooth in terms of linears but has nice clickys like jades or whites.

[@jimrossabrena7955]

Thank you for clarifying if it is hot swappable! Please do this every time 👍🏻

[@jcoly]

is IT?

[@jjizzler9592]

@@jcoly no

[@uwaa4467]

it'll definitely be mentioned in the title or vid if it is. hotswap is just such a big selling point

[@Gaer56]

This durgod Vs Anne Pro2 is like choosing between aluminium case Vs wireless connection. Both Great keyboards.

[@G3T0ASian]

that twice poster🔥

[@georgew.9663]

Nice of them to include a lil silica gel snack for you.

[@TaeKeyboards]

very nice of them

[@caleblewis157]

“Some food”

[@ratwhocankickflip]

you can tell the housing was a casting from all the deep circle shaped groves under the pcb, they are were that stems were cut away from the cast after molding.

[@richardzhang2773]

You must have an amazing stomach to consume those "food"

[@Marcel_RSL]

0:31 "some food" 😂😂😂

[@Keqing420]

A lot of people are apparently having freezing problems. Have you gotten any during your time of use with this keyboard?

[@antftwx]

I basically want this board, but as a 65. These stabs are god-tier for stock. Just needs a gat black option.

[@andreworozco4479]

Bro those key switches sound soooo nice

[@catrasuperiority5013]

a coaster and a snack 🥰 how generous

[@zjenl]

6:30

[@tobey1738]

doin gods work

[@trickywoody]

Got this keyboard this week and had to send back as the case was bent under the space bar. The box it arrived in was pristine so I can only assume the bending happened in the factory.

[@lutfirahman63]

going to buy this keyboard. free food

[@freshminht_]

I love the Twice poster in the background lmao

[@egbt2147]

"Ya skubb"

[@TaeKeyboards]

you massive skubb

[@backward9]

i had a ducky tkl on preorder from mk.com for 2 months and that frustrated me. So i canceled my order and got the k320 nebula of amazon in 2 days. I'm so impressed by this keeb. the stabs sound so good, probably because they are pre lubed. If you're looking for a new keeb I highly recommend durgod. They are probably better than ducky AND you don't have to wait months to get it.

[@PTD.]

Whoa a keeb that comes with Jades noice

[@PointlessVideos45]

Great review. Looks like it has the tap function like the Anne Pro II, does it also have the Magic Fn feature?

[@dwighttaylor2184]

At 1:48 he said that it's a hit and miss to find a generic usb type c for that hole. Truth is without even looking. (I own a note 8) I needed a new cord and so I stopped in dollar tree. Remembering what was said I looked at the cord and yup it surely fits. So no I actually believe the plastic usb type c cord oval shapes are going into that direction style wise and it wasnt hard for me to find a cord for mines that I wasnt even looking for. I believe it may have been smart choice for the company looking ahead and such.

[@Donbros]

Oh this that half high profile design ! I had some custom case for one of 60 percent keyboard and it was also in that format :D

[@LarsKelloggStedman]

Thanks for the thorough review. I have a K320 Taurus that I'm really happy with, and I'm looking for a 60% keyboard of similar quality. This looks like an interesting option, other than the RGB lighting, which I could really do without.

[@not_joe5876]

it seems dope and aesthetically pleasing but is it better than the mecha mini? what would you guys advise?

[@menuhin]

I hope they can also come with the optical switches e.g. Gateron optical switches

[@formalpanda6384]

how do you download the software

[@MitchellHang]

I wish I could follow this dude on Twitter.

[@TSLMachine]

Is there a way to program that tap function for the arrow keys on other 60% keyboards, maybe via QMK, or something? That thing is literally the reason why I want to get one of these and I would already have if either Cherry MX Silent Red or Cherry Speed Silver switch options were still available. I wish it was available in Kailh Speed Silvers.

[@knockondood2782]

ya skubb

[@veon5043]

would u recommend these for gaming with the cherry pink switches?

[@ismail9145]

Could you please review the Steelseries Apex Pro

[@GeekNerdNoir]

Wonder if this will ever be available on chinese webstores (Aliexpress, Bangood, Gearbest, etc.) At the moment only present on Amazon.

[@bryce148]

A KZbinr who actually says aluminium. Great review as always! 👍

[@TaeKeyboards]

yeh, i speak english hehe :)

[@angles711]

"food" lmao the keyboard is sandblasted it looks like also ive been thinking about getting the durgod k320 cause my current one is getting pretty beat

[@gx.santiago6842]

Chineyman425 definitely recommend it , I got the k320 corona (white led only) and i really like it although the space bar has some ping when you really try hard enough to hear it , quality is really good too

[@Monsterco4]

I want to get into mechanical keyboards, but I don't really want a 60%. I saw the kbd75v2 kit, but that was just a bit too expensive with switches and keycaps. Is the ducky one 2 rgb tkl a good option to dip my toes in the custom game? It has some extra keycaps and the extra spacebar and stuff

[@Monsterco4]

@@medoki9607 I don't really like linear switches, but the ducky one 2 rgb tkl also comes with speed switches if I want. I ordered a switch tester to see which switches I like

[@jelopezta]

durgod also makes a tenkeyless (k320) which works great and doesn't compromise functionality and has the same build quality as this venus, starting at 99 with cherry browns

[@gx.santiago6842]

Monsterco4 ducky is a good brand but if want to save a couple dollars and ditch The Whole lighting on a keyboard the durgod k320 is another good option and can get it for around 75 ish dollars on eBay (no backlighting though)

[@zuckle5319]

@@medoki9607 recommending a corsair board as an entry point to mechanical keyboards? Shame on you.

[@zamboozled322]

After listening to kailh switches, cherry mx switches sound so scratchy. But maybe it's just the key caps that sound that way

[@mingchan9228]

Zamil Bahri not the Keycaps, Cherry switches are scratchy, with the exclusion of blacks tho

[@rynne7153]

@@mingchan9228 Can confirm. lubed Cherry Blacks are pretty nice

[@katherine-oh3rt]

keep in mind that kailh switches become clicky after factory lube wears off

[@cloudtayy]

Is there any way to reset the keyboard fully

[@cidystar4517]

Gostei Bastante :D

[@jimrossabrena7955]

I’m sorry, but did you say “some food”?

[@Mursalin22]

thinking about trying a SA profile thick keycaps for the gat browns. or should I stick with cherry

[@lorieas]

Are you jerry from unity dental

[@valhallaoutcast]

where do you buy your custom cables? I notice the opening is small on the keyboard and I tested with a few generic cables I have and they do not fit, so wanted to make sure I used a vendor that used a USB C that fits

[@friednoodles4935]

How are the stabilisers on Durgod keyboards? I'm currently using the Anne Pro 2 and want to get a TKL keyboard. The stabilisers are fantastic on the AP2, so I'm not sure I can go back to any rattling of sorts.

[@TaeKeyboards]

Stabs are great on the Durgod keyboards I've used.

[@katherine-oh3rt]

really good and it comes factory pre lubed

[@greenjoyce3001]

The ducky one 2 mini has a setting where you can hold caps lock and use keys I, J, K, L to function as arrow keys. I found this to be a great feature when I owned the ducky, but regrettably had to return my ducky due to key chatter issues. I'm wondering if this keyboard can be set up in a similar way?

[@LucasMiroslawProductions]

easily. the software is great

[@Katzerax]

is your website down?

[@teehee8522]

Deja vu

[@theoldrxn2097]

nice tae

[@senm]

What is a nice numpad? I have a 60% and really miss the numpad

[@ricky2.137]

Looking at the secondary layer for this makes me appreciate my Anne Pro 2 even more

[@brennenchong5090]

They're almost the same

[@rpastora1984]

Can you please review de kmove or Dieyria DK66 i feel is really underRated

[@AJCoReTV]

My Venus doesn’t lay flat... seems like that frame is either bent or the lower right corner rubber feet is uneven.? (Wobbles to an angle when pressing lower right keys).

[@TaeKeyboards]

have you tried it on another surface?

[@AJCoReTV]

TaeKeyboards yes I tried a few diff surfaces.

[@OneClip]

Are these Pcb mount or plate mount switches???

[@Mel0n]

With the gk61 (wich I know that you have reviewed) you can just press fn+q and you get a layout with just normal type bla bla bla + arrow keys

[@hanshen5584]

When are they going to change the keycaps on the hades to pbt!

[@Skyggnast]

Jonathan Hu they said on Twitter that will happen after Chinese new year, which is the 24th I believe?? They will also sell PBT keys for the Hades separate

[@hanshen5584]

@@Skyggnast I see. So will they only sell pbt keys separate, or will they start selling the hades with the pbt keycaps included?

[@Skyggnast]

Jonathan Hu they will start to sell the Hades with PBT keycaps after the 24th

[@jjizzler9592]

I use left shift *ONLY* It's pretty weird

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Julius Provencio wdym it’s pretty weird? people usually use left for gaming or whatever so then they end up just using left shift for everything

[@jjizzler9592]

@@katherine-oh3rt oh cool! Now I know I'm not weird, I thought I was the only one who used left shift

[@void3923]

SOME FOOD BRUH THAT MADE ME LAUGH WAY TO HARD

[@libsons9865]

can u make a review on akko 3068?

[@post-leftluddite]

I need my arrow keys

[@DanteSpec]

Does anyone know an usb cable that will work with this keyboard? The ones that Id tried, do not fit on the usb port openspace =( I need a longer cable!

[@Psil0]

Any tips on which cable to buy? I haven't received mine yet but I seem to understand the plug is a bit tight for most cables...

[@0GuruCS]

Lmk if you find a custom cable that fits!

[@simonwu9606]

Is the ducky one 2 mecha mini better

[@Skyggnast]

Syemin that's personal preference, but what you get with the boards from Durgod that you don't with Ducky is the software that allows you to remap any key and have 3 layers

[@noidsuper]

@@Skyggnast Also a bigger and frankly better variety of switches

[@mystic4panda285]

@@Skyggnast and cherry profile doubleshot PBT keycaps

[@Sayalommy]

0:32 some food

[@Cichlid_Visuals]

i have the pre release hades with gateron silent browns, pleasure to type on.

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Cichlid_Visuals are they mushy and wobbly?

[@supermeseriasu]

u buyed?

[@thomasbrannon8019]

the white version is out do a review

[@CRAZYKID123454321]

I bought the white with gateron silent browns and they are amazing

[@srjosuu9871]

its smooth?

[@usesofmooses]

How do you turn on the lighting effect shown at 3:12?

[@bool6454]

It’s called twinkle

[@zlane2414]

The only thing i dislike about this board is the low profile

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Zlane people usually prefer cherry profile because they feel more comfortable

[@jjizzler9592]

Would you prefer this over the Mecha mini?

[@TaeKeyboards]

I only briefly tried the Mecha Mini at Computex, so I can't really say.

[@jjizzler9592]

@@TaeKeyboards I'm looking for a nice 60% keyboard with bright RGB. Do you have any recommendations?

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Julius Provencio ducky has slightly brighter rgb than this durgod but the durgod has better feel and sound

[@garyt6931]

I went on amazon looking for this and it was 130 and had less switch options and I looked for it from other vendors what’s happenin

[@katherine-oh3rt]

GaryT 69 out of stock not restocking any time soon bc of covid edit: i’ve seen a couple ppl say they’re restocking early april so maybe soon but i’m not sure actually

[@garyt6931]

Bearoh damn

[@byeden5148]

sounds like a HHKB

[@PrestonProductions1]

Does anyone know which keyboard the fullsize keyboard he showed in the video was?

[@rynne7153]

Tecware Spectre Pro. It's a pingy nightmare

[@PrestonProductions1]

@@rynne7153 Thanks for the reply! I really only like the volume knob. lol. I wish more custom mechanical keyboard kits utilized one.

[@donloder1]

D E F E A T!

[@danielbinder6600]

This is more than the Anne pro 2

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Daniel Binder It has some features that some prefer over the anne pro 2

[@grayfox262]

What's the keyboard on 7:37?

[@TaeKeyboards]

Singa V3

[@Velocity3600]

To be fair the one two mini is only 10 dollars more so I would still get the ducky ⌨️

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Hudson Fein Ducky has lower quality build and only come in cherry mx switches. Ducky doesn’t have any software either if you prefer software. Durgod sounds a lot better to me than ducky’s as well. (unless it’s the durgod cherry switches- ew)

[@Parehdox]

Can you swap the key caps?

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Parehdox ..duh.

[@shakyxd]

What would you recommend between Venus and gk61 with pbt keycaps?

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Kaung San wdym they’re both have pbt key caps also i recommend the venus it’s over all just better but just a warning the amazon venus keyboards have a bad batch which has freezing problems

[@jorgeflores6249]

@@katherine-oh3rt i was about to buy it from amazon because its sold out in their website :/, do you know where i can buy it?

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Jorge Flores The batch on amazon actually has been fixed so you can buy it on amazon now. (According to other recent buyers from amazon)

[@jorgeflores6249]

@@katherine-oh3rt could you send a link? I checked the reviews on the one i was going to buy it from and there are some recent reviews that say it still has the freezing problem :/

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Jorge Flores I've only looked at one review and KZbin comment and it said the fixed it but I don't know myself, sorry. It may just still be broken.

[@davidhorton6283]

@HKGaming Why is there such a drastic price between the gateron and Kailh thicc click switches (the Jades). Even gateron browns to Kailh Box whites is a $20 jump-- something you don't really address. Other comparable brands you mention (Anne Pro 2) have a $3 bump from the Gateron Browns to Kailh Box Whites. I could buy a Venus with Gateron Browns ($99.99) then buy 60 Box Jades for $20, install the Jades into my new keyboard (assuming I have the equipment) and come out $20 ahead AND with 60 extra gateron browns. The price jumps just don't make sense, especially since we have producers in the exact same market (60% keyboards aimed at gaming) doing it correctly-- not gouging prices to make a quick buck. For me, this really makes me want to avoid the company because it speaks to the practices and morals of said company. Just my thoughts on a great looking board.

[@katherine-oh3rt]

David Horton Although you’re right it’s still 100% worth it

[@supermeseriasu]

Gateron brown ar good?im between gateron brown and gat silent brown dnno what to chose

[@davidhorton6283]

@@supermeseriasu If you like tactile switches Gat browns are good for the price. I don't like silent switches but ymmv.

[@supermeseriasu]

@@davidhorton6283 kalih ar louder then gat erons brown,yeah?

[@ee1yd]

better than ducky, at a lower price

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Dylly it’s not lower it’s the same price for the gaterons and higher if you want other switches

[@jjizzler9592]

Is this keyboard safe to spray paint?

[@TaeKeyboards]

yeh, you can take it apart and spray the case pretty easily :)

[@jjizzler9592]

@@TaeKeyboards would it be possible to change the case and put something like a kbd tofu instead!

[@notChrisFPS]

looks very similar to ducky one 2 mini

[@katherine-oh3rt]

itschris ????2]2192

[@jjp9303]

Some food lol 😅

[@jeremygunkel]

Can you swap Caps and FN1?

[@Skyggnast]

jeremy gunkel yes, you can change every key

[@jeremygunkel]

@@Skyggnast thank you

[@yusareba]

$119 yikes. could get an AP2 for less. but, nice to have more choices. maybe some people don't like the AP2 or obinslab.

[@zer0slayer1]

This is aluminum dude. You can't compare to a cheap plastic board.

[@katherine-oh3rt]

it comes factory prelubed with god tier stabs and is aluminum no shit it’s gonna have that price tag

[@zer0slayer1]

@@katherine-oh3rt Imagine using annepro as a benchmark 😂😂

[@Varbil]

You should include the price in these branded mechs

[@katherine-oh3rt]

takes 2 seconds to check

[@rezash3404]

some food?

[@katherine-oh3rt]

yes

[@katherine-oh3rt]

yes

[@dankoverloadtv1409]

Food hahhhhaa

[@brendboer6026]

No filp up feed? That's a no no for me bud

[@katherine-oh3rt]

ikplay that’s not the best reason to say no but ok

[@katherine-oh3rt]

ikplay that’s not the best reason to say no but ok

[@katherine-oh3rt]

ikplay that’s not the best reason to say no but ok

[@brendboer6026]

@@katherine-oh3rt What is then? I kinda need my flip up feet

[@mikhail6289]

Hory shit again cherry profile caps with switches turned on the north - it wrong!

[@RampageBT]

What game is that?

[@TaeKeyboards]

insurgency sandstorm

[@wazziz]

Damn this company put some food with their keyboard, they know how to treat their customers right!

[@suchgr8hieghts]

Yeahhh I heard these are freezing up alot.... so hard pass? I think so.

[@AJCoReTV]

I ordered today from Amazon, I’ll be posting a video to cover the freezing topics & updates... plz follow to catch it!

[@CRAZYKID123454321]

wym freezing up?

[@ivylain5479]

E?

[@Rohgamu]

These are too expensive!

[@katherine-oh3rt]

Shadow what do you mean? It has the good switch variants, aluminum plate, pre lubed, nice software, and good rgb. What else could you want?

[@waldoshirt1580]

some food lmao