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[@HipyoTech]

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[@BunnygirlBadass]

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[@Aura60364]

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[@isaaclau2091]

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[@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901]

Ayeee new song! Really cool to see that you're an artist as well! Out of curiosity, how did you choose the name Kadeli? Is it your real name or based off of something else?

[@HipyoTech]

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[@aninstantramen9994]

detachable numpad is cool for about 5 minutes, and then you realize you could've just bought a completely detached numpad that works on it's own

[@polarisation]

Or two keyboards

[@polarisation]

My hyperx alloy was about 100 dollars and you can find it at 80 (tkl),also I think the full version is 80

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

Microsoft also built a keyboard with detachable nympad. And that's the reason why it failed

[@shinoMusic]

@@alieffauzanrizky7202 not true, it was actually good. The reason why it failed was because it was a membrane keyboard in a time where other boards shifted to mechanical switches.

[@walterwhiteunofficial]

But it’s got GaMErZ

[@J7T800]

The sliding numpad is one of thos gimmicks that I want in custom boards too. I guess gaming keyboards do have that one advantage.

[@balustrade4969]

If the detachable numpad is something you want, there is the Everest Core if you want hotswap. I personally have not gotten one to try yet but I am super tempted to. But the price tag for it is stupid high for it sin e you buy the numpad separate from the base TKL board

[@mr6291]

@@user-lv6rn9cf8m Yep. I have a KBDpad MkII and it's lasted me a long while. There are tons of numpad options out there.

[@shinoMusic]

I don't get how Asus can make a detachable numpad this bad tho. Microsoft already had the perfect solution in 2008 with the Sidewinder X6 and a numpad attachable to both sides using magnets. Not sure why no one builds a modern mechanical keyboard version of that.

[@bjk8kds]

Just buy full size, using 2 separate device with 2 separate cable, i think nowadays we don't like too much cable in the desk

[@bourne_]

tbh numpad can be a standalone board w/ bluetooth I don't think you would play games on numpad 😅

[@MangoTangoFox]

The long control I would say is actually a really good feature for the intended user of these. Many FPS players angle their keyboard with the right side closer to them for better positioning of their left arm while their face is close to the display, and for more mouse room, which naturally shifts their pinkie closer to the space bar. Hitting alt with the left thumb is also a common control in games and this moves that closer to the thumbs resting position. With that layout change, both are in more usable positions for both a straight and angled arm for playing games. The fact that we even use keyboards for gaming now is completely and totally arbitrary, and if we were designing something today, the CTRL key would not have been short like that... Games need extra commands pressed/held with similar frequency as SHIFT, so it would have been designed to be long like that... it even makes it in-reach for ESDF users.

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[@IrrationalDelusion]

Use English C instead of Shift, makes crouch switching to slow walking much easier. With Shift you have to awkwardly glide to reach Cntrl key. Ex Global Elite in CS tip.

[@MangoTangoFox]

@@IrrationalDelusion Yeah I personally have always used C for crouch toggle. I forget which game taught me it originally, maybe Borderlands 1? In some games like Overwatch where spamming it has no cooldown (eg on Tracer for dodging snipers), I duplicate it to ALT as well to let the pointer finger stay on D.

[@genericguitarist8489]

500k is a milestone you shall not forget. One you reach that magical 1m, subscribers will come much more easily. You took the long road and won, all your efforts will pay off.

[@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901]

Oh shit I'm glad to be part of the 500k!

[@clevername8832]

Advice from someone with 8 subs

[@SyncronedStuff]

@@clevername8832 Shut up.

[@genericguitarist8489]

@@clevername8832 advice from someone who doesn’t care to upload or to play the algorithm

[@oddinvestigator]

i cant stand people like you guys

[@omgjlmiub]

This is legit the best and most honest sponsored vid I’ve ever seen. I’m honestly impressed with the keyboard sound and I suppose feel if you say it’s good. I’ve been burnt by the razor widow and I will never buy a pre build ever again.

[@shaggyrogers9028]

I have a hyperx alloy core origins, it's pretty nice, pretty customizable RGB, ok keycaps, solid aluminum body, linear red switches, pretty cheap too, and the rgb is great IMO. I like it a lot.

[@goldenhate6649]

Corsair is up shits creek with myself. Not much worth buying from them anymore either.

[@brohemian]

Of all the rebranded gamer crap, I have by far the best record with asus. I have 2 Razer 2k laptops that are fucked, babied all life, just poorly engineered. Also happened to friend I warned to not buy one without a full warranty

[@Hanabe_Fascart]

What is a pre build keyboard?

[@brohemian]

@@Hanabe_Fascart what mechanic keyboard elitists call normal mechanical keyboards

[@YoSmoked]

We appreciate your effort, keep doing whatever it takes to make content!

[@KaiweraGaming]

Congrats on 500k, Hipyo! Your videos helped get me into the hobby and figure out how to mod my keyboard.

[@badgertaco]

I’m surprised they didn’t send you the strix flare animate. It’s like their newest one and probably the most likely for you to like since gimmicks aside it has the most keyboard enthusiast features

[@rao27_cs]

The larger left ctrl is for people who tilt the keyboard, makes it easier to hit. Also the keycaps, most people will never switch keycaps.

[@spellfox_]

But even if you don't care about customisation or sound, you can just get a wooting keyboard, that's better in every way. I only see people buying this if they are desperate for the detachable numpad.

[@dyslexicstoner2408]

Imo the problem is the price, if you're going to make a keyboard that is made for people who don't need more fancy features, why price it higher than most of the keyboards who have all those features. If you make a keyboard with $20 worth of value it shouldn't be priced $130 because it's for "gamers"

[@Gustavo_K11]

I switch keycaps quite often

[@SpecterNeverSpectator]

​@@dyslexicstoner2408 it isn't worth 20 dollars, it's worth 80/90. I mean, how are you guys this stupid, a corsair keyboard you'd find at a Walmart is worth 20 bucks, a custom one can be 500, this is just about 80s worth.

[@SpecterNeverSpectator]

​@@Gustavo_K11 so?

[@lillputte9215]

Hey Hipyo! Congrats on 500k🎉 Your content always makes my day better!☺️

[@HipyoTech]

Hey, thanks!

[@streetbl]

Love the bigger CTRL. Try using the palm just under your pinky for CTRL. I doscover that I can lay my hand flat and just palm CTRL. It works super well.

[@magnuswright5572]

I loved when a sponsored video is honest like this. "It's not bad, there's just no reason to buy these ones _specifically_ "

[@jeremy4ags]

Whoa hipyo 500k 🎉🎉🎉 I love it when I see those KZbinrs that I subscribed when they were still under 100k or 10k and you stick with them long enough and see them being super successful Keeb it up!

[@MidTennPews]

I like the dim RGB keys honestly. I tend to get headaches from brighter lighting especially RGB(for whatever reason. They still can't figure out why) For me, I like it. That being said, I agree with everything else about the keyboard that you said sir.

[@PYROof404]

Great video as usual. Looks like the same stabs as my old Razer Huntsmen Analog. Which is a surprisingly decent keyboard if you go through the trouble of taking it apart and lubing it and you don't mind a very stiff typing experience... And cherry profile caps seem to have issue on it... But it feels and sounds pretty good if you can get past that. But I still sold it and upgraded to a Q1 with POM plate, PE foam and lubed Zealio housing Epsilon stem switches for my daily driver and am far more happy.

[@blakegrigg3573]

Bought a Corsair K100 a while back, despite coming in at $130 for mx speed & slightly higher for the optical the quality is great. They finally added the standard bottom row so keycaps are actually swappable, rgb is plenty bright (along with the addition of rgb around the sides & back), still has the aluminum plate, and the addition of a multi purpose wheel... which i must say... may be imperfect but its still a nice option.. i actually find myself using it.

[@wallmartkiller]

I have had a Corsair K95 RGB Platinum for a while now and am bored to tears of the keycaps so I replaced them.

[@aimloqr329]

Gg 500k good job hipyo

[@slinkousart9849]

I love your response to asus sponsoring you and giving you stuff: “I don’t hate it”

[@JessicaFEREM]

The numpad concept is pretty neat I put a numpad on the left side anyways I hate attached numpads and this is a good middleground. Tho I would prefer if the keyboard had the "cooler master pro m" layout. You choose to have either a tenkeyless or navless with NumLock. It's the best of both worlds and you only need an extra row of keys from a tenkeyless.

[@DmytroMasliei]

I bought an strix animate II. It still has built in cable, but it is NX switches, and normal size for Ctrl. Also switches are hot swappable which is cool for gaming keyboard. Maybe switches have more wobble than RX, but feel of the keys and stabilisers a great.

[@black_abysseus]

Thanks for the honest review! Honestly a ROG keyboard has never been on my radar and I appreciate the awareness

[@floofynoodle]

i'd love to see you do steelseries, roccat, corsair or other more gaming like keyboards (unless you already done it then i haven't seen it)

[@ebenhcf5261]

Don't lie... we all had gaming keyboards

[@HipyoTech]

I had a Razer Blackwidow for a few years! And a Corsair K70!

[@termitreter6545]

I had a CM Storm Trigger with cherry reds for 10 years or so. Tbh, back then, for 90€ that was actually pretty alright, and a big improvement on membrane stuff. These days you can get like 40€ boards with most of the functionality. It broke tho and now im looking into more custom stuff...

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@termitreter6545 I still have my quickfire pro. Still works like a charm.

[@termitreter6545]

​@@HappyBeezerStudios My trigger mostly had a key or two sometimes cutting out because of water damage. Although it also kinda ate cables, idk what happened there. Now I want something better tho, thats why im l looking into channels like this^^

[@Gabriel87100]

4:38 you don't understand, hipyo, with GAMING BRANDS you pay for the cool logo!

[@RubyPuntastic]

I actually don't like cherry stems, because they block RGB on center legends and I find center legends very aesthetically pleasing, but i understand that its a deviation from the norm.

[@BaldiSeedCompletionist]

I commend you for being so honest on a sponsored video, mad respect!

[@HarmonicVector]

Crazy that Razer avoided all of these pitfalls when making the Huntsman TE.

[@sirchessic]

Love mine so much. But I'm starting to want to make it thockier as it isn't the prettiest sounding board.

[@sizzlingcarries]

I love my Redragon k552 kumara to bits, blue switches ofc, Its AMAZING, would recommend

[@kederop7012]

i build my first keyboard today bc of you and it was pretty fun to make the keyboard

[@gzx0l433]

Congrats on 500k!

[@MateiiziGMD]

500k? congrats!!

[@AndrewErwin73]

I would really rather be able to change every single thing about the keyboard... and teh thoc, of course, makes me such a better programmer. You guys really do provide a lot entertainment for sure.

[@CastleKnightAO]

Most annoying thing about the claymore 2 wireless are the keycaps they do not sell any replacements so if you accidently break a keycap your stuck with it!

[@patrickzhao9072]

Love the bigger ctrl because when playing game with ctrl crouch, like apex, bigger ctrl will help a bit.

[@Oatneil1]

Those box switches look very similar to the Hi Tek High profile switches from the 80s

[@harfclouds6547]

HAPPPY 500k

[@WildRapier]

Patriot Viper V730...backlit just R(no GB), Kailh Brown switches, aluminum frame with plastic wrist rest. It's solid, with numpad. $58 @ Newegg or $70 @ Walmart. I'm fairly picky and can't find one thing to complain about. Flawless!

[@magicboy4210]

Congrats on 500k subs!

[@bleach2821]

Good video I am really interested to see your review of logitech G pro keyboard if you ever do that

[@Geniouscat44]

My favourite one are actually slim keyboards. Those are very comfortable when you have a job that you type all day.

[@B77L]

HAPPY 500K! 🥳

[@TeamStevers]

The reason they are stable is because the four posts not a single stem. Thus not hot swappable. All key caps need to switch to 4 post design IMO.

[@Wakkajakka]

My first gaming keyboard was a Razor something or another, and they soldered the switches down, and they were proprietary switches with a RGB led attached to it. The switches are nice clicky switches but you'd need a heat gun to remove the switches to repair or replace them, and you'd not be able to have the RGB effects if you did so, so I hucked it in the trash when one of the switches gave out on it.

[@axelsandi]

the hyperhidrosis squad got me. also my sub

[@tobster786]

i bought a evga z15 and stuffed it with foam, permatexed the stabs, and swapped the switches for akko cs purples. its good and i like it. the only thing is it has abs keycaps that are getting that greasy shiny look to them, so i might buy a new set of keycaps for it.

[@DustyTheDog]

I have a Razer Blackwidow, Model RZ03-0286. I got it for 50$ Christmas of 2020. It is in the Mercury color, which is just white. Idk why not just call it white. I opened it up and filled the back with liquid silicone after blocking off the exits. Once cured, after some trimming to get the board to fit back into the case, I am happy to report that it is better. Certainly not to Hipyo standard, but much better than no silicone..

[@richardxstroker]

My ClaymoreII is in a box, in a closet, for sale. I went to it from a Razer Black Widow X Tournament Edition Chroma, so I feel it was too much of a change for me to even attempt to enjoy it. It just sat and collected dust for about a year and a half. I used it maybe 5% of the time I owned it. Also, you can't use the numpad standalone, which I prefer, and wish I'd known that before I bought it.

[@deadapostle]

I feel pretty confident that even though this is sponsored, you really aren't biased in your review.

[@itsleeivy]

My first hipyo premiere :) very cool hipyo tech

[@zacharybeeman9647]

When I bought the claymore 2 it was the only full size wireless keyboard with addressable RGB I could find at all

[@uebb0]

Have you reviewed the Everest Max keyboard? Also congrats on 500k!

[@HipyoTech]

Tried but never reviewed!

[@RichieRichTube]

I love the features of the claymore. Especially the removable numpad. But the keycaps are a problem and the number pad not being wireless is a problem as well . A numb pad is a must for me. This is pushing me to the 75% azoth.

[@FloatingPhyzzxx]

I have absolutely no idea why I love looking at a guy roasting some keyboards, but I just subscribed sooo. Also hello fellow person with hyperhidrosis, I feel you

[@pomidorka_]

bro i wish i put as much effort into practicing for my exams as this man puts into trying not to just call it trash

[@rochcastillo4844]

Acutally you can make the claymore II thoccy by putting tape mod in it. I tried it and it was successful. I also tried lubricating the switches with 205g. the typing and sound was better. The claymore II isn't soldered but unfortunately the pin slot and switches are different

[@lughnasadh696]

When you removed the screws, were there any under a rubber foot or something?

[@kxurta]

i love the jazz in the background tbh

[@tenzenty]

I’m planning on modding my stabs for the first time and I’m wondering where you guys get your keyboard lube

[@l3xitscomplicated191]

The bigger control button is probably for shooter gamers, they often have to crouch with ctrl or use the button for other stuff. But i wouldn't like it either, even so I'm playing shooter games for 23 years now.

[@matheusbee3441]

I still to this day struggle to find anyone who uses CTRL for anything other than very specific scenario actions. Everyone I know as always used C ever since it was the standard crouch key in old games. F for use key since GTA, Q and E for leaning and Alt for prone. I myself always found CTRL very bad to use, because often times while playing FPS games you are already holding Shift or hitting it frequently

[@jessebensen3569]

@@matheusbee3441 It depends on the game for me. If a game doesn't allow you to sprint while crouching, I prefer to use ctrl as it allows me to maintain full wasd movement without sacrificing anything. If you can sprint while crouching, I tend to use x. My hand wrests above the wasd keys with a slight angle such that retracting my pointer finger causes it to land directly on the x key.

[@outrageous-alex]

The StrixScopeRXTKL was the one I started my "gaming" with, but I am switching to the old Claymore for cost reduction and to have the keypad for macros. My biggest problem with the StrixScope is the secondary key never shows up in darkness, the keycap shades the light so if you forget where they are, it sucks.

[@therobloxproducer.]

7:43 for some reason replaying this over and over again is satisfying

[@nycyabber7103]

I wish more keyboards came with ctrl as the same size as shift. It's goated for gaming.

[@milcki4778]

the biggers control is for you to use the botton part of your pink(like your palm)

[@snowfox163]

I personally use my left hand palm to press ctrl and a bigger button is much more comfortable

[@lukerobinson9325]

Obviously not for everyone but the point of the extended ctrl key is so that when “gaming it’s harder to miss the key when attempting to crouch.

[@schtendo4464]

if you're missing your control key on a normal keyboard layout you weren't good at games to begin with.

[@JanusM]

I dare you to try Cooler Master with TTC low profile switches like SK622 or SK653. For a gaming keyboard i find them realy good in terms of feel and sound.

[@connersullivan4225]

Hyperhidrosis gang. Always go for keycap sets with dark color alphas so the grime shows less from the sweaty hands.

[@WizardClipAudio]

Man, I just bought a 30 dollar mechanical keyboard, made by Logitech, from Walmart, on discount, a few years ago. I love it. Keys feel great, and are singularly solid Virtual Boy red backlit keys. Among my favorite characteristics about it; the cord is long, and it doesn’t shit gaudy ass rainbows and lucky charms, directly in my eyeholes, ever. 😂

[@cameronoleary3916]

You should check out the mountain everest keyboard. It has a similar gimmick to the claymore, but it's way better

[@MuffHam]

I have a merc stealth gaming keyboard. I've been using it for a decade. Everything still works lights, keys, functionality everything. There discontinued. And go for 600 used to 1500 new on Ebay.

[@SakaKaki]

Great video and opinions. Asus needs to step it up on the materials and use less plastic if they are charging premium price. And be more consumer friendly to be able to use other keycaps.

[@MrHb5220]

i think the bigger control button is meant for people who play on esdf instead of the traditional wasd

[@josephrobin5178]

Hello Hipyo, Thank you for the video 🙂 Is there any other keyboard that can do the detachable number pad thing

[@coreymartin9630]

What's that other board you used to demonstrate stem wobble? It looked very cool

[@N4STYNATE]

Never met another person with hyperhidrosis - dope!

[@JosephReference]

was thinking of buying this tomorrow

[@JosephReference]

i just bought it. yes the software is garbage. yes proprietary switches. yes overpriced. i knew all these before buying it. also I've watched every single [sponsored] review of this keyboard keyboard just because i bought this doesn't barr me from getting into the real scene of making a custom keyboard. I'm still planning on getting a HHKB doing a Heavy Grail mod and also a Wooting in a tofu I do plan on modding this overpriced keyboard. It's gonna be great when I break it in the process. i think this keyboard is pretty good ngl. this feels really nice to type on and it's different i guess, even though i can never get aftermarket designed keycaps.

[@overpoweredjelly3513]

I would really like to hear your opinion or to see you review some Razer , Logitechand Ducky One keyboards

[@golden_raccie]

The bigger ctrl key is to make it easier for gamers to hit it because it’s the key for crouching in games.

[@matheusbee3441]

Who the hell uses CTRL to crouch in games? C is for crouching, Alt is for proning and shit for running. Why? because sometimes (alot) you need to transition from crouch to onfoot while running and using the pinky to hit ctrl while holding shift is awkward as hell. C or X is just easier to hit while not clogging movement

[@CesarIkari]

I used that first keyboard but TKL for over a year, an man, in gaming I do miss the larger control key

[@adam_sporka]

I often press left Ctrl with my palm, so large Ctrl for the win!

[@philippdorfler3127]

Howdy hey, Could you do a Video on Buckling Spring Switches like from the IBM Model F or M? Maybe what modern switch feels similar or where to get new switches of that Kind? I couldn't find a video of yours on that topic.

[@itsalexplayz3286]

Ok I know this is a review of a keyboard but when u said, you have hyperhidrosis, it caught my attention, and I wanted to say I have the same condition as well just wanted to put that out there😊

[@Koolas418]

The fact he does not want me to use a gaming keyboard but I have one 😂😂😂

[@Indyfficient]

I’m a gamer and a data analyst, I would not detach the num pad ever lol this is great for a lefty though to put the num pad on the left maybe

[@alistairblaire6001]

To put it nicely I think these keyboards are like hot hatches and the premium DIY keyboards are like Bentleys. There’s a market for both, some people really want to spend $80k on a hot hatch and who am I to judge.

[@rvmist-ow3pb]

4:00 My friend has this and he calls it his own chemical defence

[@spekky2x]

the build quality to price ratio of gaming keyboards was always so strange to me... corsair k100 being $300 for an absolute garbage keyboard is a standout to me (and this $270 asus board being plastic... wild) would be interesting to see if you could do any modding to these keyboards (or any other off the shelf gaming boards) like tape modding, etc. (cheap stuff) to make them sound better. great content as always hipyo :)

[@notyourtypicalcomicreader4805]

I bought a HyperX alloy 60 for like $60 on cyber Monday. Having used some of the keyboards in this video I would rather use that then any of these keyboards for gaming.

[@FreshieNessey123]

What can you recommend for a beginner who’s looking for a full sized hotswappable keyboard? I want to make cool customizable keyboard to use at work but I really want a number pad included with the board. 😓

[@simrock_]

So, I have a hate/love relationship with gaming keyboards. Considering "the hobby", they are actually on the cheaper side and widely available, especially if you live in Europe, where choices for ordering KB stuff are somehow more limited. On the hate side, their main selling point seems to be that they have RGB and some macros, pretty much features I personally don't use :D. Then they are made quite cheaply considering the price point as you pointed out with it being plastic and stuff being mostly non-replaceable. PS: I like to hit left control the fleshy edge of my hand opposite my thumb (we tried to find the proper name for that a while ago, but couldn't find anything non-completely-medical), less contortions of the pinky finger and feels more ergonomic to me.

[@spellfox_]

Hitting control like that sounds extremely awkward... I feel like I would hit at least 5 additional keys by accident if I tried that.

[@simrock_]

@@spellfox_ I have short fingers, so that part of my hand hovers over the button most times, so the movement is essentially either just rotating my left wrist a bit and depressing the button on the outer edge or actually pushing it with the part where the pinky finger separates from the palm of my hand, depending on where my hand is currently hovering. Sorta hard to explain.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

@@simrock_ Sounds like the equivalent of a claw grip, but for keyboards. I have big hands, but I just tried how that could work, and I can see the idea. But for me it makes it unnecessary hard to hit the bottom key row. But hey, if it works, it works. I'm also not into all that flashy RGB stuff, the only reason for me to get something with it would be to set it to a fixed color of my choice. Macros are nice to have, not just for games but also for content creation or office work. I tend to keep ctrl + w on my mouse (closes the current browser tab) Basically all the "gamer" stuff is nice to have, but not for what they advertise it as.

[@jebus456]

Just a friendly reminder that gaming keyboards, plus the patent expiring on cherry switches, is the reason why so many people are now into high end ultra customizable keyboards now.

[@BWB_Cubing]

9:06 well if you are a pro gamer but also like games like farming simulator and dont want to use a steering wheel or game pad u can use the numpad for the indicaters (its the standard indicator buttons )

[@cloudftw.]

The reason the control is bigger is for small hands to crouch/sprint. Or for esdf users

[@KentaSaku]

by this video you made me question quality and price of my keyboard and what i can say is that im so glad that i got it this ''cheap'' (around 40 dollars) for a 60% wireless, adjustable rgb, red swapable switches that actually sounds good, and now its even in sales, like Im impressed what I found. From what i gathered and in my opinion I would choose my keyboard propably even if they all cost the same.

[@Free-4554]

Have you tried other optical switches? Like the ones on the huntsman and apex pro

[@RealNaine]

I'm sure Asus are very happy with you

[@konkeydong6907]

Personally, I have a few custom boards and I do experiment with these big brand keyboards occasionally. I bought the ASUS Strix Scope RX Red switch (the exact first one shown here) and after lubing the switches, it probably has the BEST typing feel I have out of all of my keyboards. Im not too sure why the board shown looks different though. My keycaps are the satin types which show finger oils easily but my RGB on that board is easily brighter than all of my boards so i'm not sure why your board is so dim. But generally, that board is my favorite linear keyboard to type on hands down after lubing em. Without lube, the keycaps do sound hollow cos they are quite thin. But if you know how a good restored typewriter feels like, the RX actually reminds me of that. It really is CRISPY. But yes, it is annoying how the keycaps cannot be changed and I have to wipe my keyboard down every week.

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[@Vancha112]

If it has an enthusiast price point, you can put them to enthusiast standards. I.e: these gaming keyboards are so expensive they are actually bad value, *even* when compared to the enthusiast stuff.

[@cgbasic808]

Keyboard youtubers when the keyboard has pink green 45 switches instead of 8.2 johnny red switches

[@estebanod]

It's a game changer for people who game; it's a gaming keyboard no one changes the keycaps, they want responsivity

[@goldenhate6649]

I guess in first person shooters and maybe starcraft 2 this makes a difference. But you would be hard pressed to give me two gaming keyboards where the actual keystroke is the defining factor on how quickly a command is processed.

[@operator8014]

Hey man, I'm in love with my Dell sk-8135, but she has some issues. I like the key feel, but I hate the lack of nkro and RGB. Is there a way to get a custom board that would swap in that doesn't suck?