I Tried The Most Popular Keyboard On Tiktok. (Higround)

[@HipyoTech]

This is a different style of vid so LMK if you like it! Sorry about the audio balance on this one - I was on vacation this week.. Get Howdy Hey Merch: hipyo-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/howdy-hey-collection ⬇Affiliate links to help out the channel ⬇ Other Desk Mats: kineticlabs.com/desk-mats?ref=hipyo Womier S-K71: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKm4nqKKlsRnl6s

[@breadles5]

media offline...

[@etherealw]

Sir, the media is offline.

[@chencan1964]

Try nj80

[@pizzapr9287]

LMAO MEDIA OFFLINE

[@sir.ducks.]

you should try the Ajazz 820 pro with gift switches, black and grey

[@LukeExists]

From a marketing person to a fellow marketing person, I respect you calling this out for what it is at the end of the day. Mad respect.

[@bobbobson6290]

a keyboard?

[@OffscreenkillVA]

@@bobbobson6290 ba dumm tss

[@LukeExists]

@@bobbobson6290 lol, exactly. Really, though, what I meant is that it's a usual $90 keyboard with marketing and style that's so damn good on tiktok it allows it to sell for much higher than its value. 100 Thieves, at the end of the day, is a brand. It's marketing, through and through, and they're leveraging that to upcharge heavily on a a very standard keyboard. It's just very good marketing.

[@I-Am-No-One]

As a marketing major, if the ROI is there why would they stop marketing on tiktok?

[@nicholasdenittis46]

@@I-Am-No-One It's not about stopping marketing. Of course, if people buy and enjoy the keyboard, the company will (and should, from a business sense) continuing producing it. However, Hipyo is adamant about transparency and honesty in marketing messages. Marketers, well, typically not so much. The big marketing knocks on this keyboard: (a) it overpromises and underdelivers, and (b) it is priced in mid-to-high range for an entry-level keyboard, which is not a good value considering the far superior products available at a fraction of the cost (a Keychron C3 Pro, for example, retails for less than 1/3 of its MSRP)

[@cliftonchurch6039]

It might be a bit outside your standard content, but a video about actuation force and simple real world comparisons to things we can easily experience (pressing the button on a TV remote is about 40g, that's comparable to a light switch) might be a very informative video, and help people to understand what they're looking for.

[@maxgood42]

And a reference sound....

[@MIKEx2112]

At 1st I was going to say something rude....Trolling But I like this idea....Actually one of the best ideas I've heard in a minute. This would help countless people,myself included

[@theSato]

I mostly agree with the comment, but TV remotes have wildly varying amounts of pressure/actuation force on their buttons, so even that isnt really a useful comparison generally, unless someone's personal childhood TV remotes happen to line up lol

[@maxgood42]

@@theSato So then we need to agree on a popular Keyboard like a Logitech or Microsoft and this could also be the base sound sample as well.

[@ImusNoxa]

I too would actually love to see this

[@gazehound]

It was only like a year or two ago when I got my Tiger Lite, plastic case, no switches or keycaps, for around $130 or so, and that was considered a pretty sweet entry keyboard. Now $130 for a decent fully built custom is considered bad value. It's really amazing how far this hobby has come and how quickly the industry is growing. Weirdest thing about that furst board to me is definitely the alu plate. Very weird to put in a plastic case.

[@aiims_music]

Alu plate for plastic keyboard is really common no? Any RK entry board or cheap gaming keyboard has an metal plate usually?!

[@DasKeebs]

To be fair, Keychron uses aluminum plates in plastic cases. Not really trying to defend Higround, because I don't like their boards, but just pointing out that it is "standard practice" elsewhere

[@dhoffnun]

Somebody's gotta try to sell all the extra GK61s that got made a few years ago ;)

[@eltiolavara9]

entry keyboard...? it still types just as good as any other keyboard i dont get it

[@zatozatoichi7920]

@@DasKeebs Keychron uses steel and polycarbonate as stock plates.

[@iamshabingus]

Higround also has a "performance edition" of their keyboards that has magnetic switches and rapid trigger. Take a wild guess as to how good those are 😂

[@breadles5]

they perform worse than their mechnical counterparts

[@vinnieb977]

i was just about to comment that i can't imagine buying one of these when i can get a wooting cheaper.

[@Shaiahwhioaybiahab]

i have a performance one and they are acc decent i dont understand the hate tbh @@breadles5

[@Enigma1990ad]

The different "Whooohooo yeah heh heh hehs" had me dying in this video...LMAO!

[@jonathansharpe2347]

i like the new style of video! longer form content with more of your opinion is appreciated. i also like how despite providing your opinion you stress that it's still preference, which can sometimes get lost. i'd love to see you continue this style of review!

[@HipyoTech]

Glad you like them!

[@KeebClack]

@@HipyoTech it gives us longer content to enjoy :D

[@soup_shy]

media offline lol​@@HipyoTech

[@marshallstakkk]

Agreed!

[@remi58]

no one: tik tokers: only 300 dollars?! what a deal!!11!1!!!

[@HipyoTech]

Also tiktokers: $50?! That's an overpriced scam!

[@maxnum1sgameclub263]

300 dollars…. I rather have a great razer mechanical keyboard. Costs me less and its way better! And above all chroma support, cant live without it!

[@lebronjames5287]

@@maxnum1sgameclub263 razer keyboard...

[@LocalLooka]

@@maxnum1sgameclub263 even razer is overpriced

[@HyunMin0124]

@@maxnum1sgameclub263wooting is just better than razer in any and every way.

[@starrybook]

The keycaps are a dyslexic nightmare. Clear and easy to read letters are always what I go for in looking for keycaps. I occasionally look down to see what I'm typing. I'm never the best at it. If I saw more squiggles than the red squiggles under words with easy to mix up letters, I would probably pass out from exhaustion.

[@neilbrideau8520]

Alfred is my favourite alter ego. Not mine as in personal alter ego, but identifyable alter ego of a third person. Def needs novelty side channel.

[@mr.bigmangames]

Video is a bit messed up. There are 3 times MEDIA NOT FOUND and at the end it starts from the begining

[@FlashBombGod]

"There's no underglow? With a *clear* case? That you can *CLEARLY* see?!" Looking at you, Wind Studios.

[@n1k0n_]

Big ups to your new editor. Great flow, great shots, etc...

[@LeeseTheFox]

Absolutely love the new "Media offline" effect

[@imtheengineer]

yes!!! huge shoutout to the editor. Great job!

[@xd_joe]

the media offline edit was the best for sure

[@Astax1]

You can tell that it wasn't intentional

[@xd_joe]

yeah obviously but it has happened in tons of his videos so he just doesnt proof watch his videos which isnt smart@@Astax1

[@imshmovin]

Would highly recommend the Nuphy line of keyboards to review, in my opinion the best budget option for prebuilts right now. I have the halo 65 and compared to the Higround boards, I couldn't be any happier with it

[@Dekar_the_Great]

I'm using the Air96v1 and it's great! I got the clickys because I like to clickity clack, plus I live alone so who gives a shit about the noise if I like it.

[@dhoffnun]

I'd take a Halo over a Highground any day for basically every reason. I think a discerning shopper can still min-max even more - but NuPhy sells self-branded BSUN switches that are legit fantastic. They also have POK stems like the White Flames HG uses.

[@dcsoda1]

Considering what you can get for 150 and less these days, I think it’s very fair to call these what they are.

[@albertko1]

For 130 you can get tri-mode Neo65 barebones... Throw budget keycaps and switches at it and get a much better result for the premium end. On the cheap end, a GMK67 would be the $30 basis for a build.

[@Waldo13453]

I’m only mentioning this because he mentioned them in the video. Womier has a topographic design 65% that looks exactly like this if not better and I’m sure it performs better too.

[@jimmmi7655]

Finally someone actually do an honest review about these tiktok keebs

[@EmilioMejia]

That little chime that sings out when you're in a transition in the video; I want it as a notification sound. It tickles my brain.

[@krisrobitzsch]

For $135 you can get a Neo65 in whatever colorway you want customized to your liking. And it’s a GREAT board.

[@benedictusharyanto4109]

Neo65 is the best purchase decision I’ve made this year

[@xxcridonxx7614]

@@benedictusharyanto4109same dude. Same

[@krisrobitzsch]

@@benedictusharyanto4109 it punches WAY above its price tag. It really should be the ONLY board recommendation under $150. Why are we watching a higround video?????

[@Brzzzyexe]

Just got my womier s-k71 and it 's such an insane improvement compared to my ducky, switching the keycaps to xda profile really lowered the tone of the board though.

[@Ronthedon485]

Same but i had a epomaker th80 b4

[@grayphobe]

i got mine for myself for christmas too and the difference is crazy going from a standard gaming keyboard and it looks hella nice

[@Ronthedon485]

@@grayphobe ikrrr

[@folkengames]

I really like the sound & feel of their keyboards. I got the 135$ on sale for 90 ish because it's bright orange, and I use it on my work rig. Quiet, smooth, no complaints!

[@lmaosiren]

thanks hipyo for introducing me to the keyboard community, i have got a custom keyboard on christmas and i dont regret it a little bit and its all because of you

[@vcrqzylol]

I’m getting into keyboards and I just got my first mechs one and am now addicted to this Chanel. That is a good thing, I hope.

[@Fwsabo]

3:52 i MIGHT have heard a voice crack

[@muhammadsufi3015]

HaphazardLy~~

[@bland9876]

Imagine not going down to your local thrift store and picking up a keyboard for less than 20 bucks couldn't be me.

[@The_Cloth_Surgeon]

I just love how obsessed Nola the kitten is with Hipyo it’s adorable.

[@InkLyned]

9:09 , nice editing hipyo

[@chasep3241]

Okay not just me.

[@chasep3241]

12:22 oh boy

[@SenseiFamilyJedi]

I bought two Corsair k65s about 8 years ago. I game with mine and gave one to my sister who loves to write journals and short stories. We both love ours. $50 x2 for two "premium" cherry (mx red?) keyboards. So nice. $$$FIFTY DOLLHAIRS$$$ AND IT'S FREAKING METAL. I'm honestly missing the ten keys lately because my role at work has evolved. And I looked for a full-sized version of this and boom. I'm back to looking at Corsair. 🤷🏼‍♂️... Metal keyboard with more function for half the price of the PLASTIC CHEAP VERSION

[@knowledgeisacurse]

4:57 why is the cable so DIRTY 😭

[@MemelordSupreme]

Never heard of them but I have to say I do dig the topo graphic and their aesthetics on some of the other keycaps and the frosted look is cool. Definitely don't like the branding slapped all over it. Give me the design without the logos haha. The price is crazy though for sure. Definitely a pass

[@Miss_Wonderful1]

The cheaper version reminds me of the Euro 50,00 kits I bought in 2020 when I got into this hobby. Given the many budged-friendly options available now (and wireless, at least), I think they're both overpriced

[@ZapProd]

Just got a budget custom keyboard for Christmas, lubed all the switches with Vaseline, and it sounds amazing! Please try Vaseline Hipyo!!! (After a few years it can damage the switches tho)

[@WhiskeyTape]

Friendly warning, Vaseline could somewhat deteriorate some kinds of plastics (I don't remember which ones though.) it usually 'melts' the part or warps it.

[@thatFarHunt]

Please never use Vaseline ever again! It ruins the plastic of the switches and won't stay smooth for as long as actual lubricants

[@ZapProd]

​@@WhiskeyTapethat's something I was aware of when lubing the switches, but a lot of people mentioned that the effect is not very significant and takes a few years to take effect. A lot of people who have done it say they've been going with it for a couple of years already, without issues, and since I was already considering replacing the switches I thought it was worth a try. Definitely something for someone on a budget with a cheaper keyboard, with the intent of eventually upgrading. Obviously if you can afford/have patience to wait for the right lube that's the way to go.

[@WhiskeyTape]

@@ZapProd Okay then, thanks for the explanation.

[@farmeunit]

Vaseline sounds like a terrible idea....

[@jGRite]

I like the "in front of the camera" moments included with the voice over, but I guess the video editing software didn't like that missing media.

[@laggingfr]

i think most people who don't know about keyboards first look at the design more then the actual keyboard (like switches, 60%, 75%... or just the beautiful keycaps) and the price, people sometimes get confused and think that 300$ is good, don't get me wrong its a good keyboard but i can find a better keyboards in 50$ and becuase of that many people get tricked buying bad and expensive keyboards like highground, and becuase of tiktok always blame tiktok ._.

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

I sure as hell hope 100 Thieves don't make their PC eSports teams use this keyboard at tournaments.

[@maxnum1sgameclub263]

Nah, all pc’s and gear are generally the same across the venue. So all progamers use the same gear. Although some tourno’s allow their own keyboard and mouses. Wich in turn allows a lot of options for cheating (looking straight at you cod).

[@TheOmegaRiddler]

@@maxnum1sgameclub263 cod players use controllers at tournaments.

[@PaulBlartGaming]

You should have put some typing from other keyboards in the same price categories. It would help show the differences in quality

[@lucasdude]

would have liked to see this. that said, even using my own cheap gamakay to type this, it sounds better to me than the alu one. the plastic one seems nice but WHY does it not have underglow lol (again, even my gamakay has this.. come on)

[@buddybleeyes]

Its a good day when hipyo uploads 😁 Happy late Christmas and a happy new year Hipyo!

[@AnIdiot173]

hipyo saying wooo yeah was amazing lmao

[@redranger6402]

For anyone that wants a recommendation for a keyboard whether your broke or just know nothing about keyboards, I recommend the Royal Kludge 61 as it is hot swappable and sounds incredible. You can customize along the way the more you learn about keyboards.

[@Sofia-ts6gy]

I LOVE YOUR CAT SO MUCH. I browsed through your channel looking for a couple cat-focused videos and didn’t find them. I think you’re using your marketing degree to make people watch your every video with close attention trying to get glimpses of your cat.

[@Beamng-g]

They changed a lot now I would buy their keyboards their so cool!

[@michaelzhur3954]

Hipyo, ypu are my saviour! *I was going to buy those keycaps, but hearing about their quality I won't do this mistake But now I have a question - can you recommend some shine through keycaps with topological lines? Because I fall in love with that design and looking for some other variants now

[@Energy_maskling]

Can you do a video on the “Royal Kludge R75” keyboard?

[@dhoffnun]

White Flames have been around for a while - good switch and one of the first to include POK stems - but this is the first I've heard of HG being involved 🤷‍♂️

[@hanfo420]

North facing LEDs are the one and only.

[@SOMBREROCLIPS]

can you try drunkdeer and polar rapid trigger keyboards?

[@QwertyZ70]

9:08 "Media Offline" describes my entire channel

[@Dexッ]

Day 1 of asking Hipyo to review a keyboard from alt customs

[@velkoh]

Great video! Also there is some clips missing and blank screens saying “media offline”.

[@shayes.x]

I'm not deep into the keyboard niche but I've tried a few different ones and personally have landed on using an RK84 75%. MSRP around $90 but eternally on sale for about $70 and currently $55 on Amazon at the time of writing. You get hotswappable, Bluetooth, 2.4G wireless, USB C, per-key RGB with customizable onboard presets, and probably more stuff I'm forgetting. Your choice of OEM switches, white or black body. To me it feels great, I'm using the OEM brown switches. I got it for around $60-70 on sale so I spent about $15-20 on a set of XDA profile key caps and to this day it's my favorite keyboard ever. All together less than one of these TikTok keyboards for what's probably a far better experience.

[@thinnyzzonviddyzz6546]

Okay so why waas that intro bit so fire tho??

[@bi9smoke]

Respectfully I bought one cuss the AOT collab one looks so clean and the keyboard sounds decent. for those wondering I bought it at 95 USD I get it there's prolly better keyboards out there but I really like the design and I haven't bought a keyboard since 2018

[@AphillyatedYT]

This keyboard sounds absolutely incredible. Only thing I would say is the price is a little hot

[@Deadponygaming]

If an influencer made something, and pushes it with social media shills then it's obviously not a quality product

[@bigMax1337]

"It's over Hippyo I have the Higround" - Alfred 2023

[@_juswa]

Hipyo, can you try out the Leobog Hi75? It's a budget 75% aluminum board that sounds nice. I'd like to know your opinions on it.

[@V4lorLol]

FINALLY YOU MADE A VIDEO ON THIS

[@juniorthememe]

ALFRED NOOOO, NOT THE TIK TOK KEYBOARD😭😭

[@DorBenBunan]

"Dreamland keycaps"? i think king Zøg wants his keycaps back

[@severalkorveks138]

Absolutely love the new "Media offline" effect

[@user-gl9qm4hb4n]

I think you went a little hard on this. I feel like $188 is a decent price point for the aluminum board. If you compare that to the Keychron Q1 Pro at like $220 and consider the aesthetics and collab designs, I think that makes up the rest of the difference in quality. Most purist gamers would say you shouldn't play on wireless so that's not really a missing feature. For non-enthusiast brand (100 Thieves) I think they've done a pretty good job at upping the quality. If you're looking at gamer brands maybe the razor blackwidow is a better option, but they've also been doing this for a lot longer and have only recently started coming out with decent keyboards.

[@zivens.2407]

Anything from Qwertykeys blows this out of the water for 160 or less, shipping included. Saying 188 is a decent price given the last year of the keyboard hobby is WILD.

[@MarioFarmer617]

Love your villager minecraft empresion ❤❤ hipyo oooh yeahahah

[@Tobikaboom1]

I gotta say... Never tried it, nor any other highround keyboard, nor for that matter any fairly expensive 60% or above. Right now as a DD i am using an about 70$ 40%, and i have to say it sounds quite good (imo obviously). About the Highround keeb, i think for the sale pricepoint of as he said 87$, its def fair. The keycaps (especially on the black and white one) are gorgeous (even better without logos am i right?), the sound is nice and overall its a cool keyboab. For the regular price.... well, i think the price-quality goes down a little.

[@leftcoastfunk]

8:10 but Hipyo, enhanced doesn't *only* mean "make better", in this case they clearly just mean they made it make more of the sound it makes. Bad sound, amplified.

[@wpwentzell]

Hello Hipyo! I want to make an observation from someone who loves mechanical keyboards but doesn't have the insane distaste for North facing LEDs like you do: there are many of us who prefer it because shine through legends are important to our work. I honestly will never buy a board with South facing LEDs because I work in a dark room and I need shine through legends. There are many of us out there that prefer this, too bad the enthusiasts aren't catching on that we're a neglected part of the enthusiast market. To highlight this neglect, you can't find almost any lower set key legends that are shine through. There are side facing shine though, but those are awful. And yes, I understand that South facing pcbs support more key cap sets, but there are absolutely switches on the market now that fix this issue. So, the next time you say the North facing pcbs are cringe, remember that there are many abandoned enthusiasts out there that WANT North facing.

[@definitelycultured7521]

Ngl I'm kinda happy they're using dreamland switches cause I'm using the tactile ver 😂

[@mPerfect_]

dreamland tactile gang

[@heardbefore]

Really enjoy the new style - love the cut ins to your live opinion

[@respect386]

Just FYI Hipyo, there’s quite a few “media offline” clips.

[@HipyoTech]

Yeah 😭

[@respect386]

@@HipyoTech wish the backend KZbin editor could help fix it!

[@MarbsMusic]

All of those tiktok videos are like " this is the best ever, it's got great RGB, it looks fantastics, I love the keycaps" none say anything about the actual keyboard. Those guys are making a killing off gullibility IMHO.

[@rabbitgames1971]

Here's what I'm looking for. Where to get it? Full-size keyboard I like typing in silence, with zero bounce/flex to the keyboard. Tactile. Hot-swap. Shine-through (white or RGB is fine) I checked QwertyKeys to customize material/colors, but I have no idea what will work best to achieve what I'm going for.

[@AtomicSub]

You should try the Epomaker x Aula F75

[@sneakytubs]

Very bold of 100 Thieves to copy Randomfrankp's signature pattern: topographic keycaps

[@The_Chxmist]

Oh boy my first new video as a new hipyo tech viewer

[@PhoenixKeebs]

Higround needs to hire Hipyo at this point

[@AphillyatedYT]

Good I’m glad there’s no flex flex absolutely sucks especially for anyone that wants to game

[@crtya]

Does Hipyo have a keyboard brand? If not, he should really make one. It seems like he knows a lot about keyboards and what people like. If he does eventually make a keyboard. I'll definitely buy.

[@Silentheaven89]

when you have keyboards like the S-K71 for $89 and AL71 for $99 and rk m75 for $110 AND the rainy 75 for $99 when it becomes available LUL.

[@-That1King-]

Can you do a challenge where you try to make a keyboard sound as WORSE as possible - like if you want to see it

[@NoLettuceBTW]

Bro is both a voice actor and a keyboard expert 💀😭

[@stephenkelly8312]

Love the new style, Hipyo.

[@manglo87]

Love your videos! Any keyboard recommendations for Macs?

[@60-ish.]

im not a keyboard guy but maybe a different material thickness or material in general instead of the alluminum could improve the sound? it works for exhaust systems on cars where Steel, Stainless Steel, Nickel alloys, Titanium and Inconel all have different notes. also the way the metal is shaped? be it bent sheetmetal, forged or milled from a block if you're feeling fancy.

[@CainXVII]

I know nothing about keyboards but this makes me want to practice typing

[@David_Palka]

I have found few other content creators testing clicks, clacks and thocks copying the idea with "Eeeehuuuuuuh" 😃 so you are a pioneer 😁

[@thembofriendsimp]

glarsses was the first one to do the "woo ooo oo yeah ah ah"

[@Zephyr-cz1oe]

Hey, Hipyo you should make your own keyboard brand

[@dumby2175]

The woohoo yeaeah 💀💀💀

[@Vancha112]

Hmm so basically it's an expensive keycap set with a keyboard attached :o

[@xxcridonxx7614]

“If they’re spending more on a premium keyboard, they probably know how to touch type. They should just go with a pure topographical design” Me with a 300 dollar custom who can’t touch type:💀

[@obsidianquill7949]

I’d highly encourage you to learn it

[@xxcridonxx7614]

@@obsidianquill7949 I want to.

[@Thereal_Crossbowwwed]

I still got high ground

[@RousselX]

3:50 nice voice crack lmao but great video

[@switchprocontrollersplatoo7240]

All my work buddies keep saying they want a highground and I’m like dude no

[@ktg5]

i love davinci resolve

[@hellion_spitfire]

Maybe I am wrong, but I think the Cidoo V65 is a better keyboard. I followed Hipyo Tech's advice, and bought a Cidoo v75 pro. I must say that it is really nice, solid, although Via is not fully compatible. Higround keyboards cost a bit too much for what they offer.

[@amphob1c]

not hipyo comparing my normal order at in-n-out to a bad keyboard 😭😭

[@DJ-Art-Morris]

What’s the app or site that you always use in your videos to test your typing accuracy and wpm? And if it’s not on Mac os is there a similar equivalent?

[@creamsdestinedfuture]

the best keyboard from tiktok .. yeah i believe that

[@echung168]

I haven't bought much of their base camp keyboards. But I did get their crystal clear line with the silent glaciers switches. (I think it's their own line cause I don't think I've seen other companies with this name.) The only other Higround keyboard I got was their Mewtwo Summit line. It looks nice, it feels nice, and I'm not a keyboard snob but more so an aesthetic snob so it works *for me*. But I swap back and forth between the Mewtwo and crystal clear ones as well as the Melgeek I one I got. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places but I thought for under 250 to have that custom-feel without doing the custom work is not a bad price at all. I could probably spend that same price on a fully custom keyboard but I suck when it comes to keyboard building on my own. I don't have that patience. And for me, if I can just pay out the labor then I will. And that's what I see when it comes to a prebuilt "custom" keyboard. And other companies I do look at that aren't as in the spotlight, they are going for 300+ and it's groupbuy and I have to still build it. For me, it's about convenience and getting near the same. I think if I were to get that completely custom feel as if I built a premium and had someone do it, I'm looking around 400 or more... That being said- the Higround softwares being different and unique to both their base and summit lines are annoying and an extra thing to have on my PC. ---- Though I never thought about Higround through their slogan. I like that they had a raised feel where many keyboards like the well-rated Nuphys on Amazon and such. But they just look too low for me, even with the flaps on the back.

[@kokonut5]

a decently built tester68 would probably eat that one for breakfast

[@lupowolf7136]

this davinci resolve MEDIA OFFLINE screen is way to funny