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Hey i need help ;c when i want to load the json file, this message appears: "object should not have additional properties"

Great content! I'm wondering if you've had the chance to try out Awekeys metal keycaps. Any insights on how they stack up?

they feel really inconsistent :( tested sets from my friends and some of them have gaps so wide and height difference that I cant ignore. I guess its just up to whether if you won the cerakey jackpot 😩

Oh, ive just bough 2 sets of them, ty for review!

UPDATE: The replacement spacebar arrived literally a day before my scheduled upload date lol. Unfortunately, it still seems to have the same issues. If you ever have spacebar problems, it seems like the best thing to do is just to use the included Kailh Box Dark Yellow switch or some other heavy switch. The snagging still occurs but only when you press really slowly and only right at the top of the key press so you’ll never really notice it during normal use.

I personally prefer clicky switches, and my favorite so far is the Razer Purple Switch. However, I can't use clicky ones at work, so I use MX Browns there. They are the best non-clicky switches I have tested so far. I don't like MX Reds (and all the light linears) at all; they are too easy to trigger and cause many unintentional keystrokes. MX Blacks are a little too tiring for my taste, but I wouldn't consider them bad. I have never tested any other non-clicky tactile switches apart from MX Browns (excluding cheap Chinese ones that I don't count). I also haven't tested any linear switches that fall in the MX Brown ballpark (between MX Red and MX Black).

maraming thank you for this!! you gained a subscriber in me. :)

This or Galaxy80?

Nice vid mate

Whats bad about scratchy?

About adaptability: With enough practice, you will learn to switch layouts on the fly with no issues. There is at least one typist on TH-cam (NoThisisJohn) that I've seen who can switch between Colemak, Dvorak and Qwerty on the fly without his wpm suffering at all. And those layouts require significantly more adaptation than an Alice layout.

I ran the custom tool download to virustotal and it detects malware on it. Are you aware of this?

You think they're the most hated Cherry MX?? My guy, have you heard of Blue

Gateron Oil King or Box Ink V2? Which one? Why?

I've had the Cherry MX Brown for about a year in my Odin R3 and they have been great, after lubing - they really REQUIRE LUBING! Stock hyperglides are bleh, but the improvement of lubing is massive and I believe their improvement to be much greater than many other switches... ...anyways, now that I'm running prelubed Gateron Oil Kings, I don't bother with it anymore. But the browns will be my dependable backup switches.

Alice is such a relief on the wrists. Helped me get rid of tennis/golf elbow issues too.

This looks like an interesting entry point to Alice keyboard layouts, but the lack of a windows key is a complete dealbreaker for me. I navigate multiple virtual workspaces on my PC hundreds of times in a day. Not having that key would completely destroy my workflow.

Late to this 'hobby' but not sure what the fuss is about key sound. I'd been under impression it was all about the switch activation for typists. And I was just looking for a smaller 'ergo' style keyboard. But I start to understand why they ship mushy silent switches as first choice. They know someone coming from a non-mechanical keyboard would understand how they feel and not freak out. I ended up with an Ajazz and glad I didn't end up with one of these because that mode key would have bothered me. But it does make finding key cap packages with two 2.75U spacebars hard. Switch making seems like a good gig these days with hobby builders wanting to try bunches of flavors.

the CIDOO ABM066 listing on EPOMAKER now seems to have an option for CIDOO carda switches which don't seem to be silent switches, and it seems like the keycaps for that version are more conventional (although the enter text is weirdly big)

hello mate, I'm new to custom keyboard, around 5:11 you said that c3 stabs will fit the board, by c3 stabs did you mean C3 equalz stabs right?

That plastic film looks like a manufacturer's way of doing the HipyoTech press and seal mod. And that would explain why the tape mod didn't do much, the plastic film is doing a lot of the same as the tape mod would.

Does it work on Mac ?

Thank you for this video, my first keyboard uses Gateron Oil Kings, love it for home but tired of taking a heavy alu keyboard to and from work. Going to build a 2nd keyboard with the milky yellow pro, stock will be fine for office use.

This is very detailed thanks for the video!

I have been outfitting the medical coders around here with mech boards for a few years, you'd be amazed at how many there are who type constantly, all day, on membrane monstrosities. When I started doing this, I pretty much built with Reds unless the click was important, then it was OFC Blues. After a few didnt like the reds or blues, and wanted something that had the physical bump but not the click, well you can guess where that ended up. Since then, I generally bring 4 boards to demo - Reds, Blues, Browns, and my personal favorite heavy tactile with dual-click, which everyone hates but I love. (Kailh Box Whites are the current GOAT) Anyway, without the influence of all the BS that we have developed in the "community", when normal(ish) people who are doing a job want the best thing for that job, the overwhelming majority choose Browns.

you are supposed to grab the switch by the sides, not the top and bottom.

Used Cherry RED, for years. They were good for gaming. But now I'm typing a lot on my work, so brown are awesome for it. I just forgot about miss clicks and noise level is acceptable.

I love light tactile browns! But then Gateron has better implementation than Cherry, my new favourite is Gateron Phantom Brown.

Super casual here. I tried reds, blues, and browns throughout the years. I occasionally write as a hobby, sometimes 30k words a week, and I found myself liking the browns the best, as it's the least tiring for me. Though I prefer Gateron way more than Cherry MX's brown, so I daily drive that instead these days.

Dont unserstand whatto do with JSON file. Installed program at 8:47, but not one at 7:10. Is that JSON?

Did you remove that plastic before installing switches? I found odd this plastic and shiny foam without holes at the top of it. You need to press really hard to install switch.

what if i cant get via to recognize the keyboard

Browns are a typist switch and are great for ergonomics. They're so hated that they're the most copied switch. Pretty much everyone offers a brown clone. Even Glorious copied them with the holy panda. The tac bump isn't meant to be an actual noticeable bump so much as enough of a bump to make you feel as if you bottomed out the key without actually doing so. It teaches you to type softer and not bottom out the key every time you press it saving pain in the hands. Browns are legit one of the best switches. After trying several others I can't find a switch that feels as comfortable.

I buy my cap from aliexpress and most of them from one seller called G-MKY Store.. they meet my needs perfectly and they are priced at what I’m willing to pay I also have a kintec lab set that cost me about 75 euro most expensive set .. I put my money in boards don’t care what others think they don’t have to pay my food and rent

for me, i absolutely hate the sound silent switches, they just sound like a membrane

Kinda shocking to find that the switch use the haimu/wuque cut out silent mechanism but i think this type of silencing mechanism should be more embrace by manufacturer

Love the type of vids where you can see if it’s worth the cost

At 4:42 I noticed that the "Mute" button you see on the VIA layout looks like it can adjust the press function of the knob, but I had tested it and that key in VIA seems to do nothing or is not recognized by VIA.

great board but my shift key randomly turns on and stays on i think its either the plastic creating a short or the hotswap socket, cant get the json to load in either so im kinda stuck with a broken board at the moment until i can be bothered to resolder a switch in

Best review out there!

Thank you for the tip abt the physical toggle, I managed to get the board to show up on Via when I switched the toggle to off & went into USB mode. So confusing! Also I noticed the TG() & TO() don’t work. Wonder if anyone else experienced this too. VIA seems kind of buggy but the board’s great overall so I’ll keep it. Thanks for this great review!

Looks like shit

hello sir, can i remap the Fn key below the keyboard to another key using VIA?

thank god for ur directions to open this board, i cant for the life of me open this pandoras box

Great video! Two questions: does this keyboard work wired with the battery completely disconnected? And how good are the stock stabs? Thanks!

Even in barebone version doesn’t have the screw to open the case??

I like the browns the way they are as stock. Even though I have other switches at hand (both tactile and linear), I still feel the browns are a valid choice - I feel like the scratchiness and small tactility gives an unique typing experience which is quite enjoyable

Good point!

I cant get into the knob menu evem if I press FN + Knob

i recently ordered this keeb but within 10 minutes of use the display on the knob shut off, i’ve uninstalled and reinstalled drivers, updated drivers and pc/ drivers, and still no fix, has anyone experienced this?