Fantastic keyboard! Except for one issue.
TLDR: Probably one of the best keyboards available right now. I would say it's the best if not for some gripes with the software. Pros: - TMR tech - Metal case (with added weight) - PBT Keycaps - Fantastic Stabs* - Great feeling switches (and sounding) - Hotswappable switches (AND can use traditional mechanical switches) - 8k polling rate - Wireless and wired connectivity Cons: - RGB lighting isn't the greatest - Software is limited in what you're allowed to remap (especially on the fn layer) - Centered USB port Thoughts: This is actually one of the best keyboards I've used so far. My main was a Wooting 80HE, before that the 60HE, I've used the Keychron K2, and Lemokey L5 HE. I really like magnetic keyboards if you can't tell. First off, if you didn't know, the difference between TMR and standard Hall Effect is that basically TMR is the newer version of the magnetic switch technology. It's more accurate, lower power consumption, doesn't lose accuracy over time, and is less affected by temperature shifts. There might be more, but the long short of it is that TMR is just the "better version" of standard Hall Effect. None of that makes a difference if they keyboard feels like crap to use. I'm glad to say, this is one of the best feeling/sounding keyboards I've used right out of the box. Usually, I feel the need to put some Krytox on the stabs, but all of mine sound fantastic. I put an asterisk* regarding the stabs because I did see a video where the person was unsatisfied with his, so I'm not sure if there could be some QC issue there or, we just have different expectations from stabilizer sounds. Other contributing factors as to why this keyboard feels so good to type on is that the case is aluminum. None of that partial marketing where they emphasize an aluminum case, but only the top plate metal is or anything like that. This baby is SOLID! A really cool feature is that you can also use traditional mechanical switches! Even though I won't be doing this, I think that's a really cool feature. I could see someone wanting their movement keys to stay magnetic, but everything else mechanical or something. Now for my gripes. I'll start with a personal peeve, and that's the USB port is in the middle of the board. Probably not a big deal for most, but I like to keep my stream deck right against the front of my keyboards. Because of this, I just prefer the port to be on the left side. Hardly even worth mentioning, but just in case anyone else cares for that sort of thing. Now for actual issues. Also, not a big deal, but the RGB is kind of lacking. This might be mostly due to the factory keycaps being non-shinethrough. The only thing that I really find annoying considering how great the keyboard is otherwise, is how limited key remapping is. First of all, there aren't even a lot of bindings to choose from. All you really have is media controls, RGB controls, and a few other things. On top of that, on the FN layer, there are a lot of keys that you're not allowed to rebind because they're reserved for things like switching between wireless and wired connections, or RGB controls. The reserved keys are: esc, del, home, end, pg up, pg dn, arrow keys, FN key, M, QWERT, backspace, and windows key. I just think that's a lot of keys to make uncustomizable. Conclusion: If none of those cons bother you, I highly recommend this keyboard! Overall, I'd give it a 4.5 out of 5, only docking it for the almost unnecessary limitations with rebinding. Read more
