WHY is Everyone Buying This Keyboard?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2024
- This is the cheapest budget keyboard on Amazon... I upgraded it to make it a THOCKY custom keyboard.
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I like how Betty keeps mentioning a $50 budget and yours went over by a bit. Though to be fair you don't mentioned budget in either vid I think. 🤔
Hey hipyo good day... can you gimme your best recommendations for atleast below 20-30dollar keyboards?
Am just a student, but wanna have an affordable yet sturdy mechanical keyboard :(( please respond
I love how the get a better keyboard link is just a keychron v1 lmao
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Yeah, hard to win the challenge if your keyboard doesn't actually work lol. Still, both of them wound up sounding good after the mods you each did. Just goes to show that there is an entry point into the hobby for those of us who are poor and it isn't just all $100+ "budget" options.
This is the next step - sounds good but doesn’t work. After that you’ll just have ASMR keyboard noises playing 24/7 😂
keychron v under 100 with actually good switches!
Leobog just released their V4 and they are also 5 pin... if you pick the right base for your cheap keyboard, you can definitely get a nice keyboard with a few mods. I bought a $26 64 key sandwich mount hotswap trimode from Amazon for my living room PC... threw a set of on sale PBT dye sub key caps on it with a budget long pole linear, some plastilina and free PE foam and it's now a nice small mech key for our browsing and multimedia needs for less than $80
I would just buy a Royal Kludge and not do anything for just under $80… Several in that range don’t need anything bought after purchase…. I bought two of the MageGee 75 for extra work keyboards, and they aren’t bad.
@@farmeunitWhich one? I have the RK68 but it needs at least foam and some stabilizer tweaks.
@@zNoah RK84 Americano with yellows or M75 I got on sale with silvers. I also got an Akko 5075B with silvers for $80. Lots of good budget keyboards pre-lubed. I’m not a keyboard “snob” though. I don’t mean that in a bad way, either. Some people just like tweaking things, which might be me if younger and had the time. I just don’t want to bother anymore. And I lean towards sub-$120 boards.
@@farmeunit Get ya, once I got a job, anything I do on my free time seem to consume all that free time.
I tweaked my rk68 back in college (2020), wouldn't spend that much time again or at least all at once, maybe in the span of a few weekends.
You actually can feel the flex more with that style of integrated plate than the regular cheap tray mount. Are those plate/case hybrid is actually clipped in with the bottom case? If yes then you can cut all the standoffs to make it even more flex and consistent
Sounds amazing. Personally I'm still waiting for a full sized k/b with a volume scroll and good latency (
I have the pro tkl 2023. I love it. Especially seeing my component temps on keyboard screen. I did swap out keycaps. Still looking for creamy switches that work for tkl
Keychron V6?
@@lutylives1852 Missing too many keys and still 7.7 ms latency. I've stopped caring about keyboards for the time being, market just ain't there yet for me. My current keyboard still does its job fine.
Thank you for using your thumb's Hipyo. Thank you Mr. Thumb.
Written from my Zoom TKL with WS reds and Idbao blue cat keycaps.
Thanks for the inspiration to get into the hobby, Hipyo!
Guess if Madison made a press'n'seal mod, chances are good, that she will in fact see this video. I would be a real happy Eric, if Hipyo would mention me in a video, even if he's trying to get me and take revenge for a mod backfiring on him (even if he did it 200 times before and even invented it).
I did a similar mod for my wife's cheapo redragon recently. Same type of PCB. I forced in some Gateron Milky Yellows by crimping the pins. It was super tedious, wouldn't do it again, but it ended up sounding super dreamy after smushing some foam between the plate and pcb, and adding some decent foam in the case.
You can just snip the pins off if that makes them easier to place in
Just so people know, all akko switches work in thoose boards that are "only compatible with outemu switches". I myself have changed out the switches from my reddragon k552 kumara, whitch has the same hotswap socket, to akko jelly purple and It was a HUGE upgrade
Yay another switch and click challenge ❤❤
So I recently picked up the 84 key version of this board from a resell store for about $7. The star84 has a metal plate in it but no detachable cable and no wireless. Sound is more interesting than my standard HP membrane keyboard. Been binging your videos all week and have a set of keycaps, pullers, and lube coming in this weekend. Gonna get some foam for it too.
Is it good? Just got a similar keyboard for $8 called the magegee sky81
"Sound is more interesting than my standard HP membrane keyboard" shitting outta your ass is a more interesting sound than a membrane keyboard
Yet another awsome video!! Hey for a keyboard review you should do the RK61pro with a alluminum backplate. Its verry underated for the price of only $60. Hope you have an amazing rest of your day!
Hey, just wanted to thank you for your videos. I've always wanted a custom keyboard and because of your videos - I just bought Gateron ink black switches, lube and films. Will go through each one and lube them up. Will also do the tape mod with killmat. For my first keyboard, I'm just doing swappable switches, maybe for my second build - I will do some soldering. Again, thanks a lot for showing how it's done.
btw akko swaitches can fit outemu sockets too! those are some really good budget ones
Would've been the obvious choice there. They're better than most switches twice their price anyway. Tons of switches fit. KTTs BSUN TTC etc
@@jetscapo9737 yeah akko has wayy better switches than their sakuras, and they are also extremely cheap
Dimce finding yor channel, i took my crappy newman gm610 and turned it into something that sounds amazing and feels great to use. Thanks!!!
Really fun video!
Outemu does make some really nice switches, for example their silent Peach and Lime/Lemon switches are superb. They are smooth, quiet, and very light - I think you might like them. At worst it's really hard to argue against them at their sub-30$ price for 100+ switches.
With Outemu or Mill-Max hotswap sockets you really need to be careful because they are so small. Poking holes through the press'n'seal with a needle before you insert switches might have made the mod work.
Outemu are TRASH switches. I tried a few cheap keyboards with outemu switches and without fail, the switches last about 2 months before they just start going out. I tried multiple keyboards with them and they all suck. Maybe I just have bad luck and just so happened to get multiple keyboards from multiple vendors all with the same terrible batch or something but I refuse to even entertain the idea of using them now.
Cut the pins off the switches so they fit?? Just did it myself with some epomaker switches and the result was good 👍🏻
Thank you Mr. Thumb; I would also like to recommend one of those metal things you put your thumb into while sowing and it protects it for the most part.
Just watched Switch and clicks version of this, double the enjoyment 😎
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why the hell does no one talk about his amazon recent searches??
I would say something about damping vs dampening, but the flex seal does come in liquid form so you're actually dampening it as well.
that sound good. the linears look like a pretty insane value too
Just came from Betty's video, god, hers sounds so good. You've got your work cut out 🙂 (great collab by the way)
my mechanical keyboard only cost less than 20$ it's the aula f3261 and I tried the eva foam mod, tape mod and pe foam mod also I lube the stock switches and its sounds a bit better than the stock and I'm satisfied since I'm just a beginner in this hobby.
I like the subtle looks. Did you ever figure out why it didn't work? I'm honestly curious. And what would you recommend to quiet up a corsair k100 optical switch keyboard. It's like crazy loud. It's brand new so I'm leery on taking it apart all willy nilly.
thank you mr thumb
I actually bought that keyboard last year, I bought it as a compromise. I really wanted to try a 65-67 key keyboard however I wasn't sure if it was for me, I thought I would regret it if I spend like $250 to build one and only dislike it.
I've always used full sized keyboards so I decided I'm more willing to take a chance on a $20 keyboard than a $250 keyboard.
I really liked the keyboard, thought it pinged a good bit, I really wanted to test mod it but I decided to save my patience, and sanity for my true keyboard..... spent like 4 hour lubing those switches.
I ended up with a new drop alt for a great price, lubed switches, installed some stupid fish foam, greased all the stablizers, etc I did a bit and I'm very pleased with it.
I still have that cheap old keyboard and I kept it in case one day I decided to actually mod it, I have some nice color shift paint.
The Tes68 I got for $19. Has per key RGB LED, Hotswap sockets, USB-C cable for using it in wired mode if you want. And surprisingly also let you connect to 3 separate Bluetooth 5.1 devices, and 2.4ghz with a USB dongle that slides into a cut out in the bottom where the battery is at when you aren't using it. (Oh yeah and had several layers of removable silicone dampening, and a layer of foam between the top and bottom of the PCB and between the aluminum plate/PCB.)
U sure that’s a tes68? Cause the usual tes68 has no rgb whatsoever and is wireless only
Frrrr I bought it to@@Charan8364
Thank you Mr. thumb. You’re a hard working thumb providing for your other 9 digits. THAT’S A LOT OF DIGITS (in Phil Swift’s voice)
The Leobog Graywood v3 is quite sensitive and if you're not precise in your typing, you will mistype a lot if you have this switch equipped.
Yeah, being having a bit of trouble with them because of it (and I'm a writer lmao), but they sound so good after modding my cheap eyooso I don't plan on changing anytime soon (great for gaming tho)
I have a chaotic question. Would it be insane to buy an expensive barebone but then get a cheap prebuilt for the switches and keycaps?
I still want to eventually see the idea I tweeted at you awhile ago, using one of those padded envelopes, the kind with the shallow bubblewrap inside the thick envelope paper, cut in half so that the bubbles are exposed, under a PCB. It should at least act similar to gasketing and tape mod, though now I also wonder if the bubblewrap-like material, assuming it doesn't pop, also has qualities similar to the press-n-seal. On top of some filler, like kinetic sand or silicone, it should sound decent. A strip of the paper-backed-bubblewrap might also work as a top gasket, at least around the perimeter and dead areas. At like $1/$1.25 for a two pack at a dollar store, this might be one of the most cost-effective solutions, especially if it covers the qualities of multiple mods with minimal waste. The only thing further than this would be using a glue stick just to make sure the paper side sticks to the PCB.
Curious: How do these rivet sockets are only compatible with Outemu brand switches, could you not put any 3 pins there? I conveted(!) one of my old soldered keybord to hotswap with these rivet sockets back then, and used switches manufactured by Gateron. Also I had to bent pins a little for them to make contact. That was probably the reason the switches were not working. After bending the pins a little while applying, they all worked nicely for my case.
I think it would have been tough, even without the goof of the board not working, Switch and Click is a master of zero to hero budget keyboards
Hey Hipyo, are there other brands of dielectric grease you recommend?
You two REALLY need to check out the redragon bare bones kit's if you haven't already. I've made two of them with THOCK and it was easy and cheap.
Please make a video on the Fogruaden BlueSamurai 75% keyboard, it's 40 USD on amazon and comes with a knob, doubleshot pbt keycaps with a pretty neat design, a 5 pin hotswap pcb, and some pretty darn good stock stabs(after lubing and clipping).
Fun fact you can actually put cherry mx style switches in Outemu sockets! However the cherry switches will require clipping.
Question, can't you just snip off the two extra plastic pins on the 5-pin switches so they can fit the 3-pin keyboard? Why not do that?
Lord Hipyo hath finally descended from the expensive heavens to help us broke peasants!!
Dont buy a cheap board and mod it just get one premium board and you will never need to buy another keyboard
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Thank you for using your thumbs Hipyo! (Thanks Mr Thumb!)
Could you review the DrunkDeer A75? It's a 75% keyboard with magnetic switches, similar to the wooting (also it has rapid trigger). The main thing I want to know is if I can swap the cheap plastic case out for something more premium because I'm a hardcore gamer and I want to make it feel and sound as good as possible when I'm gaming.
Phil Swift was really jammin on that guitar. Really helped me focus on the details of this keyboard.
This is literaly the keyboard I use and if you just tape mod the stock version it sounds really good
How often do you need to re-apply the dielectric grease ?
I bought two Magegee keyboards when I was just getting started with mechanical keyboards... a TKL and this exact 65% and I gave them both away. Because gawd. Also because look where they put Home and End on the Fn layer. Drove me crazy. This would have been about the time you were recording this, and it was mostly attractive because it was cheap. And yeh those sleeved sockets are bad but not all Outemu switches are bad... the Outemu Silent Lemon tactile switch is really really nice. Completely un-thocky but that's what I like.
Edit: I now have a Tester68 and even that's a better keyboard than the Magegee.
Does Hipyo not know that you can just clip the plastic pins to make any switch fit??
Hey Hipyo my dude, what do you think about the Royal Kludge Keyboards?
Hey hipyo why dont you build the zouya gmk67?
Its a Budget DIY Keyboard around 35_40 bucks and it sounds good
i actually got it on a good deal for 25 bucks so its even cheaper actually
Magegee keyboard do have a big flaw. it appears those keyboards don't initialize until after the bios sequence is completed and the OS starts, that makes it virtually impossible to get into the BIOS at boot by pressing F2 or DEL. though there are other ways around it. i find that quite annoying.
LOL, two weeks ago Lowcost Keebs said you could do a pour with MageGee Sky68 for a mod and here it is.
that flex seal use brings up the question: would a thin coat of it inside of the keycaps make any difference?
Thank you so much Mr. Thumb
Can you compare some of your mechanical keyboards to an IBM Model M buckling sping keyboard. I considered getting one the modern ones made by Unicomp but the price is a little high for an impulse buy... Maybe do a review of it?
Need to do a review and upgrade (if needed) on the Keychron Q6 Pro… Please.
Congrats Hipyo you made the best sounding paperweight.
Poor Mr Thumb. Betty slayed you 😂
Happy 500 hipyo
oh jeez do you have vmoda headphones? those were some of the most uncomfortable headphones i ever used
I really like the change and like how one does not need to buy a expensive keyboard
Why didn't you cut off the extra two pins from your usual switches?
I have the original GMMK board and I have to clip the pins off switches. It's such a pain in the ass. I find a nail clipper works well.
THANK YOU MR THUMB! We appreciate your braveness and courage
I have a doubt...
If you put the cover on the PCB and cover up the metallic terminals, how will the keyboard work...?
Sorry i am wrong....
I have an e-yooso z686 and i modded it with akko cream yellow v3, the pcb of the keyboard is the same of the magegee from the video and the switches doesn't fit, however, i cut the two plastic pins and i comverted the 5 pin switch to a 3 pin switch and it works so damn good, feels so creamy with a pe foam and tape mod, so, you just have to be a little bit creative ^^
I actually owned this keyboard. Comfy to type on but I did get rid of it lol. I had Akko CS White switches and tape mod, and about 6 other mods. Sounded okay for me.
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Great mod ! Sad the keyboard won't work but at least it's quite funny to try make it sound better :)
I looked for this keyboard on Amazon in Europe and... wow it's not cheap at all, around 84 euros (around 92 USD according to the actual change). Would have buy it otherwise but at this price it's not worth.
Hi hipyo, I'm planning on building my first custom keyboard and the keycaps look great but when i click the link for the keycaps i cant seem to find them. How can I find them?
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i'm pretty sure that what happened with your keyboard was the pins bending against the force of the press n seal on top of the pcb
Thank you for using your thumb's Hipyo. Thank you Mr. Thumb.
Hipyo could you make a vid about where to get the best ISO keyboards?
Non ANSI and layouts that require special keys are so hard to find or are expensive.
Try getting a keychron ISO keyboard
I’ve been waiting for this video I love magegee
Hey, is Redragon K617 good keyboard, i found a deal for 25e, should i buy? That would be my first mechanical keyboard
Thanks for making Mr.Thock
leobog switches dont work on oetemu sockets, destroyed about 40 myself before realizing that the leaf is bent
Idk where my last comment went but I was talking about the iLovBee i61
and how I would love Hipyo to go over that instead because of the 5 pin hotswap, and decent rgb with shinethrough pbt keycaps t-t cause it’s Amazon choice
Nice one, hipyo wah are the filtrs that you use to improve your mic sound ?
I used to use a lot of filters, now I just use it raw hahaha
@@HipyoTech thanks you
Someone needs to do this type of upgrade but for a numpad keyboard
Have you ever put rockwool in a keyboard? If not could you try?
You actually can use a 5 pin switch in a 3 pin keyboard. You judt need to clip off the 2 plastic pins. I tried it and it worked great 👍
Ok this tip is only for hippio NOT BETTY! if you have bad stabilizers you can cut up a tiny pice of a bandaide and stick it on the stabilizer and just put the key on and it helps a lot.
Akko switches have outemo sockets, I put it into my redragon k551. So you can use akko switches with that board!
Running across this video the day I have 2 Magegee keyboards arriving for my work desk
Thank you so much for this video. I feel a bit less bad now. 😅 I basically did the same kind of thing with a MageGee keyboard 2 weeks ago without watching this video first. That was my first mistake. I used their 96% keyboard. Spent $36 on Amazon. I broke 10 Gateron Yellow 2 switches before I realized that you can't use just any 3 pin switch. Same issue. It was really hard to press in the switch. The pin would either get pushed up into the switch or just somehow not work after being pressed in. In the end I Started over with a GMMK 2.0 96% and used the same switches and some Blue Samurai Keycaps I got from Amazon. The difference in price for the GMMK 2.0 vs the MageGee ? -> $30. Could this have worked? With more clear labeling by MageGee about compatible switch types I think it absolutely could. But would it be worth it after all you spent? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe its all the friends we make along the way that makes it worth it?
Little bit late to this but…..the cling wrap that you by around the PCG could also be interfering with the contacts and if you pushed through and might be why it was so hard to put the switches in the board.
Tried this mod and the reason why the switches were so difficult to put in is because the metal pins are slightly too big for the socket, so in order to use these switches, you have to file each and every switch
Ajazz switches work in Otemu sockets aswell. I'm using some redspirit's of theirs (pretty much speed silvers) so much of an upgrade from Otemu blues
KTT, TTC, AKKO cs, Gazzew and BSUN switches all work. You don't have to stick with low tier manufacturers.
what is your amazon search history?
what electric screwdriver do you use
5:07 What is the keyboard with a screen?
you can clip off the 2 plastic numbs to make it a 3 pin
9:03 I know it's been 9 months, but I saw about it and you can modify the switch itself, just sand the contacts and cut the plastic pins
3:23 Lol he doesn't realize the redragon k616 fizz exists with the same exact color scheme, when I saw the thumbnail I actually thought it was the k616 fizz
you can any switch work if you cut the side pins off
Thank you mr thumb for your sacrifices
I just have a lil question does the sk61 can support akko switches ??
How about something along the lines of...biggest bang for your buck type of upgrade video?
im new to this and i wouldnt mind getting a cheap mechanical keyboard and filling it up with playdoh or whatever, but i just really despise that plasticky outside case... is there anything aluminum?
could you modify the magegee star 87 I have it and I wld love to find out how I can upgrade it