One Keyboard to Rule Them All - DROP x LOTR Keyboards
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Plouffe loves three things, two of which are keyboards and Lord of The Rings, so when Drop sent over their new LOTR keyboards for us to check out, he jumped with joy. Will Plouffe be impressed by the fan service or is this keyboard bound for the depths of Mordor? (if that doesn't make sense I'm sorry I'm not a huge fan of LOTR I just write descriptions)
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 This is special!
0:19 Black Speech keyboard
4:21 Elvish keyboard
4:57 Dwarven keyboard
6:50 Three specialty keycaps
7:54 Sponsor - Warframe
8:34 Typing impressions
11:09 Minor nitpicks
12:38 Pricing, comparisons, and overall thoughts
16:16 Outro - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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Drop’s keycaps are really good. I’ve bought a few sets, and there’s nothing to say except the price. As for the keyboard, poor quality control, average type feel and sound, short of stocks, slow delivery, poor after-sales service. To whom new to Drop, please watch more videos posted by those who bought the Drop keyboard with their own money, before you buy a $200 keyboard.
Typing on some 17 euro taxes/shipping included Aliexpress keycaps (Yong Qiu milk sea salt) I just wonder what makes expensive keycaps that much better?
@@MijamotoMoesasji some of them are made from thicker plastic and they may feel solid and could also help with the sound as well. But other than the feel and aesthetic, not much tbh. With the exclusion of exclusive keycap sets that may never be available again. Honestly it feels like a bit of a FOMO trap more than anything. But there are people who are enthusiastic about the hobby and do participate in group buys to get slick keycaps.
@MijamotoMoesasji as someone that had both GMK (150+ USD) and clones, and random keycaps, the GMK is crazy good, but not worth waiting a billion years + paying like 120$ extra when clones can be found for 30$.
I find it super funny how with about 130-150$ you can get Ceramic Keycaps, meanwhile GMK are more expensive and they are PBS. And with the exception of corner/mold "precision" (ceramic is hard to work with), the ceramic keycaps are so much better both in sound and feel.
@@MijamotoMoesasji More expensive sets will have crisper, more consistent printing for the legends and consistent colors throughout the set. It's also more likely that the spacebars won't be warped out of the box. They're also more likely to support more layouts.
Ive used sets that range from 35USD clones to 180USD GMK, and if you're not looking for the differences, you'll likely not notice anything outside of material thickness, how quickly the caps gather finger oils and spacebar warping.
@@MijamotoMoesasji As for someone who own 15 sets of GMK both from Drop and from other vendor, i can say that it is the best both in feel and look. I used to own Nk Pbt, Canoncaps, MT3, Dcx, Dcs, Epbt, Geekark, Omnicaps, NicePBT, and CRP. I think the real value of the GMK is at 120-140$ if not flipped (sell for profit) and the only downside is the packaging which is really bad but very environmental friendly (its the German policy so idk if its will change)
That elvish should have been transparent for that elvish glow
Plouffe kept saying that these were based on the Drop CRTL keyboards but they're actually based on Drop ENTR, which cost just half as much as the CTRL.
The standard CTRL goes for $199 while the standard ENTR (without LOTR branding) is $99. You're gonna be paying $69/$99 extra here for the LOTR branding and special keycaps.
For a product that, at least to me, screams just about everything *but* fantasy, what with it being a thoroughly modern keyboard and all that. Even as a massive, massive Tolkien fan it's too much of a disconnect/contrast for me, even though I know it's purely in my head. Honestly wouldn't want a LOTR themed board even if it was gifted to me.
he’s the “keyboard guy” but half of what he says is objectively wrong
@@pcefulpolarbear yup. been noticing that all too much lately. he got the switches entirely wrong on that stupid Epomaker keyboard
“Gondo calls fo aid”
“And Ohan will answe!”
Linus should really be the one testing out "DROP" products ; )
Lol
The original drop release eye of sauron keycap you showed in the graphic did yes - have the eye the wrong angle. They fixed it a few months(?) later though. Don't know if they made it right for their customers or not.
I noticed on the website they showed that the first pic the eye was in wrong direction, but in the lower one it was correct,
hopefully they shipped the correct ones out to customers who bought it.
I can tell you that they did not fix it for customers, mine is still sideways 😢
I had the dwarven keyboard in December. Thought I'd miss the numpad but it has been a worthy sacrifice considering how beautiful this keyboard is!
the fuck are you going to use a numpad for
You can always just buy a separate numpad
I never thought I’d get rid of the numpad. Then when I started having shoulder pain from moving my arm so much to reach the mouse, I decided to do anything I could to reduce the distance. Now I don’t miss the numpad. This is a really cool set of keyboards.
@@cjepino True and drop sell matching keycaps for the numpad. I wish I had thought about this in December, could have saved myself some money when it comes to import tax (UK)
@@GordonChil I never thought about it like that before, it makes sense now that you've said it. I still use a numpad in work so if I start getting pains at least now I'll know why. Thanks
Those are actually pretty awesome looking keyboards! Did not expect a Warframe ad. Would have been awesome if Warframe did a their own themed keyboard/cap drop.
With the Duviri date announcement today, DE is definitely going for all the hype. A Warframe keyboard would be cool, plenty of lore to take from.
Narsil is not Isildur’s sword. It belonged to his father, Elendil.
But then was wielded by Isildur after his death
@@NobleKage Nope. It remained broken until it was reforged as Anduril for Aragorn II Elessar.
@Fpark9985 Aragorn named it so as “Flame of the west” in Quenya. As Gondor and Arnor being two symbolic cities in the west 3000 years ago and him is the heir of the throne.
I mean the sword was wielded by isildur and shattered when fighting Sauron
@@LeFlyGuy Nope it broke when Elendil fought sauron. The broken sword was used by isildur to cut of the ring and after that stowed away until given to his squire(?) while they were attacked on his travels to Imladris, which he (the squire or house member) brought there in Elrond's safe-keeping.
Unfinished tales, part 3 chapter 1 'the disaster of the gladden fields'.
I think sauron himself was involved in the pricing of this thing ... 😂😆
$200 isn't really that crazy for keyboards
@@Alex-ve1og $200 for an all plastic keyboard is pretty horrendous.
@@something3610 which it isnt
Also not hot-swappable
@@geep8647 Yes it is lol
I thought the south-facing preference is mostly to avoid keycap interference on the home row for Cherry profile keycaps? Would have bought this if Drop shipped to my country, and if I haven't been drooling at the Mode Sonnet and Envoy...
Amazing keycaps on a board that was probably designed in 2017 is Drop in a nutshell
MT3 profile keycaps are definitely an acquired taste. Drop does sales on them fairly regularly too, which is nice. The keycaps are so premium. It’s a shame their keyboards are so meh.
I agree. I would love to have seen this done on a high end keyboard. LOTR deserves it.
It's a very unique profile for sure, I have it on a keyblard I exclusively use for typing (I don't type much) and it's a very special feeling having my fingered being cupped that much more. I also got mine in a 2-for-1 sale and sold the second set to recoup the majority of the cost, I'd definitely recommend others to do so as well.
I have the Dwarven keycap set with the Mount Doom escape key. I really like the MT3 profile used on the keycaps.
I have used the Elvish one as my daily board, and it has been fantastic! I love the switches and the keycaps are awesome to use!
The dwarf one should be brown and gold
Blue and gold for elves and green/gold for hobbits. The red/grey one for Sauron is spot on.
The Return of the [Keyboard] King
That aside, I’ve always been curious about specialty keys. Aren’t they usually heavier than regular ones?
Yeah but they're usually on esc or utility keys that you don't hit a lot so it wouldn't throw you off.
@@batt3ryac1d That sounds about right, I can’t imagine having those on more frequently-used parts of the keyboard.
Yeah, they are made from resin normally, as well as being completely solid. Artisan keycaps generally don't sound amazing (as the acoustics differ from the rest of the keycaps) and (due to their weight) is much easier to press down. Hence why you see them on unique keys (space, escape, enter, shift etc) and are treated more as a visual addition. I've only seen large metal custom keys (I think linus did an episode on this) that become too heavy for key switch springs.
@@tomdgardner it would be cool if someone made a whole set of lightweight ones but it'd be mad expensive 🤣
@@tomdgardner I daily drive a keyboard with full aluminum keycaps and each 1u cap is only 3g with the spacebar being slightly less than around 30g. None of the keys are heavy enough to cause problems with actuation speed (on 67.5g switches). The video LTT did on a metal keyboard was using brass keycaps which are significantly heavier (about 10g per 1u cap)
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One LEGEND to find them
One CABLE to bring them all
and in the darkness KEYbind them ...
North facing is usually less desirable due to interference with some keycaps (mainly gmk)
I bought the Havit brand budget mechanical in 2018. They came with kailh blue switches. I found the travel was too long and they depressed too easily. I still love the clicky style switches tho. Any options? Maybe a low profile keyboard has less travel? But i want more resistance
I have a GMMK TKL with the Drop X Marvel Iron Man keycaps.
Thought I was going to use it JUST for typing because of the Mt3 profile but it's honestly AMAZING for gaming too. Just seems like everything is right there
Stunning. But as an MtG fan those phyrexian keycaps look amazing!!! I'm defo checking them out!!! Would look sick on my KBDFans white Tofu case!!!
These look absolutely amazing. Would love to have one if I had the money.
Like you, I'm not sure which I prefer over the Dwarven and Black-speech. The Black Speech one is definitely more eye-catching, but I think in the long-term I'd prefer the Dwarven. But I also wish the English font on those was smaller - even though they did do it in a font that matches the theme.
I literally bought the black speech keyboard, opened youtube, and this was right there.
Honestly I'll probably be grabbing the Dwarven one too down the line. It was a DIFFICULT decision to choose between the two
when you mentioned putting the spacekey upside down I felt so validated I did that once on cheap mech keyboard I had because it made it WAY better to use for me and thought I was crazy lol
it is when you switch the left and right arrows that your nuts... but it is so satisfying seeing them point at each other
I got the magma keycaps for my K8, and I LOVE them 😁
5:10 The beacons are lit! Gondo calls for aid!
I have the Elvish one and I love it, but the lack of backlit keys is making me consider switching :(
Hey keyboard lovers. Is there an option for silent mechanical or optical switches keyboard with replaceble switches available in ABNT2 that is actually silent? Thanks!
If I were to buy the key caps only would they work on keychron k8 Pro?
South facing is bad due to GMK keycap interference (with standard pole). It can be an issue, but can be mitigated with long-pole switches
To answer a couple of questions left open from the review;
The keycaps are MT3 profile (and made of ABS) - a bit shorter than SA but with more cupping like Plouffe noticed. A lot of keycap sets from Drop are MT3, and they have exclusive rights to the profile (the original designer of MT3 can't make sets himself with it unless its through Drop).
North vs South isn't just a preference thing, and the LED shine through depends entirely on how the PCB is designed, not whether it's north or south facing. The LEDs can be placed wherever the designer wants relative to the switch - how good it shines through depends on the key switches used and where the LED is placed, not much else. (Some switches have a hole to allow LED shine through, some are translucent, etc.).
The difference that north/south makes is mostly relevant to whether the switch and pcb will interfere with certain types of key caps. For example, KAT and Cherry profile can sometimes interfere with North facing switches, scratching away the inside of the keycap and making a less enjoyable typing experience. In this case, I don't know of any specific cases of north/south affecting MT3, so it doesn't matter with the keycaps that you're probably buying the keyboard for anyway, but it could be a problem if you replace the keycaps with something else.
are you sure they are abs? on drop its saying they are dye-sub pbt
@@unholyape you're right! Sorry I didn't double check that. Most mt3 sets are abs, and I figured these would be no different.
Hey, great video. I'd love to see something on ISO layout keyboards. I know you guys in north america are all about the ANSI layout, but it would be nice to see offerings from the "rest of the world". I'm specially interested to see keyboards that could be "converted" between standards and/or languages by changing switches and keycaps.
Congrats this is the first product you guys have sold me on lmao. Bought the dwarvish one
Springs: hear the song of my people -- Re: South facing; it's for consistent feel with Cherry profile keycaps like GMK; North facing is actually better for shine-through in most cases since those usually have letters top-center, and are tall enough to clear the otherwise upside-down from original spec orientation.
I would love that you guys do a compare with mechanical analog keyboards, like the "Wooting Two HE" and so on.
South facing isn't preferred cause of the shine through, but for compatibility reasons afaik. Some keycaps have clearance issues with south facing leds :)
I need this for my mic reviews.
I have the elvish and dwarvish hardcore set so no English legends and they are so good I love them I have the elvish on a white zoom65
That was the first warframe ad that I see in all 7 years of playing an watching ltt
this is awesome 🎉🎉
Are those finger gloves or hand shorts?
I ordered the Wooting Two HE. Coming end of April :)
Yo Nick, where do you get your custom key caps from?
I got the Elvish Keycaps set for a custom board. They are very thocky on linears.
Preferring south facing leds over north facing is because north face has interference with cherry profile keycaps
Not gonna lie the Dwarvish key caps are really sick. I would be pretty tempted to run those myself.
North facing LEDs are better for shine-through keycaps. Most prefer south facing since there are clearance issues with cherry profile keycaps which is most commonly used within the hobby.
I have the Dwarven runes set, and it's awesome
That black deskmat with the orange edges is pretty sick, anyone know where i could get that?
its on llt store
woow war hammer has changed quite a bit since I last played, I think they added their first open world map when I got off
Finally received mine! Only complaint I have is that the black speech keyboard has white leds instead of red :(
These keyboards look sick, dont really need a new keyboard. would love to buy the keycaps!
I don't really care for column staggered keyboards but that black speech board looks amazing.
Could you maybe looka at some mechanical full layout keyboards without any extras? Just raw build quality?
Like the Durgod Taurus K310? Im using this for like 3 years now and its amazing. There are people out there that dont want to spent 400€ on a castrated piece of wireless RGB custom bling bling.
I got the Edroas variant of the Rohan keyboard. It's brown and I'm hoping I like it.
What does the space bar say? I’m learning Tengwar, dwarvish script, and elvish but I’m not fluent yet😅
is the video frozen for like 5 seconds at 7:01 for anyone else?
I just really wish the key caps had backlight. Would have been an instant buy for the black speech
Agreed - they've really missed a trick here. Amber shine-through for the Black Speech one, and perhaps white for the Elvish. Would have looked amazing.
Hi i have a question is it possible to change the Switchs ?
this channel keeps using this track that reminds me of a daft punk song but I can't remember which daft punk song. anyone know what I'm talking about? it's the song towards the end when he's starting to wrap up
o dont understand, the escape are jellykeycaps? i dont see none in the provided link
I love the key caps, but the lack of numpad is a really negative for me. Love the looks, but really sucks when I need the pad
Wooting's latest hall effect keyboards deserve this title - especially for gaming.
So; it's a upgraded Drop ENTR board? Why didn't they used the CTRL platform? Would have been so much better.
I especially love the dwarven one.
I like the style of dwarven keyboard, but I love the colors of elvish one
The keycaps cost as much as a whole keyboard weirdly. But ive been looking for a new set for my keykron so i might grab them!
The real "One Keyboard to Rule Them All" would have a numpad!
I am sad that the blackspeech one inst in rgb compatible form id really like the letters to shine.
Honestly expected these to be a lot more expensive than they are. I expected them to be at least a $300 board for the basic versions. $200 for the "special" one is really not a bad price, especially considering the branding
It's because they use the ENTR platform which is usually $90
@@ShaneCutting Fair enough :p I'm far from a keyboard enthusiast, so I wouldn't know lol
@@combatwombat594 sorry if I was glib.
@@ShaneCutting not at all my friend 😁 good to have the info 😋
Is it the White Tree is it supposed to be one of the two trees of Valinor? Because, those are the Silmarils with two trees in the graphic...
Are these keyboards good for gaming, really want one but not sure of it’s capabilities
Whats with all the Warframe paid ads now. two videos in a row now had them. Props to them
What's with the finger gloves?
Nice keycap set, and great that they're MT3 profile. But them drop keyboards don't sound nice, even with just tactiles, it's too clicky.
Elven set would be my favourite out of the three.
Should try out the Keychron Q12, compact with numpad on the left.
Love it!
Can it be turn to an azerty keyboard ?
man... $130 for the key cap set is pretty pricey... but I need these anyway! thanks for the video!
Oh you sweet summer child.
@@G3rain1 hahah I definitely am. These are going to be my first keycaps bought separately. :)
I like the lotr theme and look but idk if it'd worth that much for that kind of KB....
I never watched LOTR so I was really lost through out the video. Either way, they do look pretty cool.
Oh man that looks sick
Only reason for south-facing preference is because Cherry keycaps interfere when using north-facing sockets.
south facing LED's is so that the ASDF row doesn't interfere with cherry profile keycaps. not for better RGB.
My Havit 87 key KB costs me only 25 bucks but the Dwarvish keycaps are tempting me even at 115.
I bought the hardcore black speech base kit to use on my 30% keyboard and I have no regrets. At me Plouffe.
Eye of Sauron would be cool as the print screen key 😂
just ordered
I have the elvish ortho set on a build i've yet to finish because reasons. no reason to buy these but I want them so bad.
I want it but num pad 😢. I use all the num and navigation keys too much to not have them even in games.
not a big keyboard enthusiast but man do I love LOTR
This thing looks badass
Shouldnt the lothlorien keycap go with the elvish board not the dwarven
John is probably rolling in his grave at the thought of his leopard not having a number pad.
13:50 shoulda done the Hobbits on Carpool Critics!
I have never really cared about keyboards but this looks NICE
You should, if you use a computer at all, it literally changes everything. It can make a night & day difference.
@@simonrockstream I don't know if you are being sarcastic but I should have made it clearer; I don't care much about enthusiast level keyboards, I just like it being full size and wireless
I wish they were available in ISO-DE.
Looks amazing ❤
hot damn i had to buy the dwarven one
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This channel would benefit with someone who’s a custom keyboard specialist.