Unboxing a Keydous NJ98-CP (magnetic) keyboard!

Get it here: keydous.store/products/nj98-m...
Best wishes for 2024! :)
It's been a bit of a slow start, but let's kick off with Keydous' new contactless keyboard with adjustable actuation!
Intro by Kyle Carter
Outro by Facundo Cabanne
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I'm Thomas and I do videos and reviews on mechanical keyboards ranging from the most sickening modern RGB gaming keyboards to vintage hardware relics, or sometimes keycaps or keyswitches ranging from Cherry MX to Alps SKCM to IBM buckling springs and anything in between.
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[@Brunnen_Gee]

I'm a fan of side print keycaps, I like how they clean up the look of a keyboard without going full blank, letting you still see what keys are what. I'll be looking forward to the full review.

[@thephlophers]

Side printed is definitely my favorite type of keycap too, and especially backlit they look really nice. I loved them when I still typed in QWERTY but now that I use colemak I'm kind of limited to either blanks or uniform profiles that I can move around. Turns out it's pretty hard to find backlit, doubleshot, uniprofile, side-printed caps.

[@arstd196]

as an osu! player, it’s great to see more and more HE keyboards in the market, i’m sure in the near future you’ll be able to get a full HE keyboard for like $50

[@wkgmathguy218]

One can only hope that with the popularity of Hall Effect switchs that other interesting switchs, for example magnetic separation ones might see a return as well. Speaking of returns, good to see you Tom, I'll look forward to the full review!

[@Slada1]

Wooting does the calibration each time you connect it to the computer (because if you connect it with key pressed, you won't be able to press that key unless you disconnect and connect the keyboard again)

[@morgenanspyrys]

MX + Magnetic means that this version of the board has both the Hall Sensor AND (Kaihua?) Hotswap Sockets. Ergo, you can take out the Gateron Hall Switches and replace them with any MX compatible switch of your liking. Why you would do that, though, is a bit of a mystery to me, at that point I'd rather just save the money and get the regular version, no?

[@gamingsoups]

why someone would do that is definitely a mystery but I suppose it's like a "well the option is there" kindof thing so you don't have to buy an entirely separate board if you also end up disliking the sound profile of the keyboard itself. Dunno, probably a form/acoustics over function thing

[@gazehound]

Sounds nice out of the box!

[@lughnasadh696]

The hall effect craze is really starting to grow popular. A few years ago it was mainly wooting and the apex pro (I don't think the xmit keyboards had as much success as the other two), but as of now there is like a dozen option for keyboards with magnetic switches, and it'd be interesting to see how far they'll go with it, because right now it's mostly about copy/pasting wooting features mostly haha. Looking forward to the review although I can take a guess as to whether you like the switches. By the way, will you consider at some point making some sort of quick ranking video with which hall effect switch you think is the best, or keyboard for that matter?

[@grimetone]

Is the Wooting still what people recommends around here? I'm looking for a TKL/75% sized keyboard ready to use out of the box, preferably with no gap between function keys and the rest.

[@lughnasadh696]

@@grimetone It really all depends on whether you'll be using its features or not, if so I'd probably say yes because their software is probably the most reliable. If you're just looking for a keyboard with magnetic switches there are cheaper options. Chyros did a video about their drunkdeer a75 that might be what you're looking for, and even more recently the atk75 by vxe has been released, which is one I'll be trying but can't attest yet of its reliability/quality. Might still be worth a little look.

[@Gr0pnik]

hey kinda random, I remember you mentioning that you where into airsoft in another video. Do you have an airsoft channel? i'm very interested to see your taste in replicas.

[@Chyrosran22]

I do like airsoft, yes! I have amassed quite a collection by now, even. But I wouldn't pretend to be very knowledgeable on the subject, so I don't have a channel about it ;) .

[@Gr0pnik]

please consider doing a collection video/showcase at some point! :)))))) airsoft in Europe is quite different than in the states, you guys get access to way cooler replicas. @@Chyrosran22

[@DavidLee-cw6ci]

​@@Gr0pnikEurope is not a country! And particularly with something as sensitive as Airsoft laws are very different country to country. I'm the UK they have to be two tone to look like toys, not guns.

[@Gr0pnik]

@@DavidLee-cw6ci I’m sorry you’re from the UK. You guys still get cooler replicas than us for cheaper.

[@Chyrosran22]

@@Gr0pnik Heh, sure, maybe I'll do a showcase video at some point :) . I'm surprised to hear you think we get better replicas here, and cheaper. It was always my understanding replicas were much more plentiful and cheaper in the US! Oo

[@jackplissken5328]

Appreciate you contextualizing your drinks a little. Some are rather exotic choices 😮

[@raulsaavedra709]

Sounds promising. How it sounds, I mean: thocky while also very silent. Looking forward to the review

[@duhanarslan9338]

is there any worthwhile vintage keyboard you haven't rewieved?

[@Chyrosran22]

Loads! But I've done a big portion of the hard core already :) .

[@etyrnus]

The Drunk Deer A75 you did a while back has the hot key adjustable actuation as well.

[@Chyrosran22]

Ah yes, that was the one! Thanks for reminding me.

[@nagyteso2976]

Not anymore. The Devs of the Drunkdeer KB dropped that feature with a firmware update a while ago. I think the rapid trigger features and the hotkey actuations were too much for the limited size of the onboard memory.

[@tayvin88]

Looking forward to a review of this! This seems reasonably priced compared to Wooting

[@johndo3744]

If we disregard the yellow escape and enter key, that grey keyboard in the background has stolen the show. What is that?

[@arstd196]

keychron q(insert number i cant remember)

[@oscarcharliezulu]

Dammit, the beer looked great so here I am drinking a beer watching a keyboard video and listening to that melodious potty mouth

[@Mizai]

nice review again 😊

[@jacekruzyczka3058]

5:48 Scary laughter, bwahahaaaa!!

[@adamlabby]

The Plum NiZ(Topre clone) and rebrands let you adjust/cycle the actuation point on the keyboard with an Fn combination.

[@qwertyuiop32935]

Hey man! Love your reviews. I have a question about a specific keyboard. Overall, do you think it’d be wise to buy a NOS BTC dome with slider keyboard along with some aliexpress doubleshots? I am primarily concerned with reliability.

[@Chyrosran22]

I've not had any issues with any BTC DwS ever. But if you want reliability above all of course a HE keyboard would be my primary advice.

[@qwertyuiop32935]

@@Chyrosran22 Thank you!

[@vibingwithvinyl]

Any plans on reviewing Akko keyboards?

[@oscarcharliezulu]

Imagine the swearing!

[@VeachOnTheBeach]

When is the review!!!

[@pokepokepoke64]

I really miss the old keyboard reviews but I understand that there arent many more interesting board that thomas hasnt reviewed

[@Burning_ship]

Now im kinda sad that i bought the standard NJ98 like a month ago :( still a really good kb but dang...

[@FrontSideBus]

Checks sub list... 1 minute ago. I'm right in there!

[@mafiakitten5059]

how long did it take to get the keyboard after you paid for it?

[@Chyrosran22]

I didn't pay for it, this channel is run entirely on donations.

[@mafiakitten5059]

@@Chyrosran22 ah ok, I was just curious because I ordered one and still haven't heard anything yet.

[@aphaxtwan]

@@mafiakitten5059 mine arrived yesterday (1/13). it took 3 weeks.

[@thylacine622]

What switch is that?

[@Chyrosran22]

If I understand correctly they're called "ice cream magnetic" by Kaihua.

[@ChinchillaBONK]

Sidenote besides the reviews you do. Not sure which sounds nicer, the keyboard or your voice. You seriously need to be a Voice Actor. Or narrate some novels. You have an amazing voice.

[@minhquanvu2944]

They cheaped out on the keycap with this one. That set is just 10$ in china.

[@Chyrosran22]

I'm not surprised tbh, it looks extremely cheaply made. It's even stencilled.

[@johndo3744]

@@Chyrosran22 Please find us a modern version of BTC dome with slider. Something that is good for typing and gaming, good feeling, and cheap. We trust your opinion... (every other reviewer feels comfortable recommending pos MX brown, MX blue, and the zillions of remakes from other brands, we need you).

[@Chyrosran22]

@@johndo3744 This is a difficult one. Honestly, very hard. There are about 10000 "mechanical-like" keyboards on the market rn, most very generic, with nothing worth reviewing other than the switches, and most of the time, even those won't be worth talking about. Plus, it's unlikely sellers will want to send me stuff like that. Finally, many people that have never used BTC will easily mistake a generic mem-chanical switch for BTC-like simply because they don't feel like a random office keyboard. What I'd need is someone who is well-versed in rubber dome keyboards including BTC DwS to find and then recommend me a specific model of keyboard that feels like it, and then someone to send me one.

[@BlissBee]

From the moment I learned what the word thock meant i swear it was in every singly content creators video titles And every time it sounds exactly the same it's such a boring God dam sound I thought people buy expensive keyboards for them to sound unique loud and cool not be super quiet isn't that what cheaper ones are for Your the only guy besides glarses I've seen who doesn't at least say it like 5 times in every video I agree with it being an annoying buzzword

[@user-gb7bv4wo7o]

Thanks for the video but please don't drink and review :P

[@PinBouncer]

Tbh I prefer it when you are sober and the video is edited.