Durgod Venus - A Ducky One 2 Mini Alternative!
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Today we unbox and review the Durgod x HK Gaming Venus RGB Gaming Mechanical Keyboard. An all round solid mech, especially with the great range of keyswitches available from Kailh, Gateron, and Cherry MX. Making it a great alternative to the popular Ducky One 2 Mini.
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Does this have the standard 60% layout?, like can i put the pcb in another case?
Cupofdirt 86 it looks like it does.
Can you please cover the software lighting control in detail on reviews from now on? It's very disappointing to me when the software cannot do anything additional than can be done on the keyboard alone with respect to the lighting so knowing what the software is capable of is one of the most important purchasing points for myself.
does this keyboard freeze on you at all if so where you able to fix it just go it today silver switches and it froze on me once so far ?
Shows silica gel
"Some food" 😂
shit tastes so good bro, just season it with your steak and its delicious
I legit forgot to annotate not to eat
TaeKeyboards it’s 2 late, I died
kuyawa archie
@@Pi3roe you mean you escaped the simulation.
Great to see a company making the right decisions in terms of switch offerings. Glad they noticed the superior click bar mechanism of the Kailh BOX clicky switches. And the Gateron yellows which are loved by the enthusiast community for their springs.
So cool to see Durgod make their boards be available in such a huge variety of different switches. I might just get this one with the Gateron Yellows, hope they make it available soon.
I have the Durgod K320 (TKL) and I have no regrets. I recommend buying from Durgod.
Same here. I bought it half a year ago and i must say the quality is one of the best for its price range
How granular is the lighting control in the software? Can the software control the lighting to a higher detail than what is capable with the keyboard alone? For example, I specifically want to be able to alter and edit the colors used in the animations, is that possible? I want to have the rainbow wave animation utilize only gradient blue colors and I want to know if that's possible
Brynden Rivers I have the white backlit one, sorry.
for anyone buying this keyboard, the Venus comes with a freezing issue where the keyboard is stuck on the last entered key and becomes unresponsive. To fix it you just need to unplug and reconnect the keyboard. They say the issue is due to lack of shielding with the included cable, and an updated cable will fix the issue. However, they've sent me 3 updated cables, and the problem still persists. Looking on the Durgod discord channel, it seems to be quite common for many people there too. It isn't exactly a deal breaker for this keyboard (more of an annoyance), but something to consider.
Thank you for clarifying if it is hot swappable! Please do this every time 👍🏻
is IT?
@@jcoly no
it'll definitely be mentioned in the title or vid if it is. hotswap is just such a big selling point
durgod is a brand i respect for their stabs
yeh good stab
Ducky has some nice stabs too
@@alieu5225 but bad switches
thib facts tho ngl
@@sloththewizard2488 ay, i'll answer for ya. So you're probably thinking why would it be bad switches if they have cherry, and yeah I thought the same. However, there are lots of nicer switch options and durgod really just gives so many good ones. Cherrys are pretty good quality and are reliable but they don't really provide great typing experiences lots of the time. For example, most keyboards that have stock cherries and not like retooled have scratchy linears and some find tactility on browns not so great. Durgod gives gaterons, which have great linears because of their smoothness and kailh box which is also smooth in terms of linears but has nice clickys like jades or whites.
This durgod Vs Anne Pro2 is like choosing between aluminium case Vs wireless connection. Both Great keyboards.
Nice of them to include a lil silica gel snack for you.
very nice of them
0:31 "some food" 😂😂😂
you can tell the housing was a casting from all the deep circle shaped groves under the pcb, they are were that stems were cut away from the cast after molding.
I took a risk and bought the Hades 68 over its competition and I’ve been really pleased with it. The software in particular is great. I don’t know of any other boards that let you reassign the base layer and it gives you so many more options when choosing a new set of keycaps. It’s so nice to be able to reassign a default key and then put a matching keycap with the correct row/profile in that position. The typing experience has also been surprisingly perfect tbh. The stabilizers are the best I’ve ever used on a prebuilt board, including my Ducky One, and the aluminum case has sound deadening material installed at the factory, leading to a solid feeling and sounding board.
The only downside I experienced was that the Cherry Silent Reds in my board felt like they had been sitting in a warehouse for the past decade and were extremely dry and scratchy. I bit the bullet and desoldered every single one and added high quality lube. It was time consuming but it completely transformed the switches from the worst I’ve used to the very best. I installed thick PBT side-lit keycaps and thick+soft o-rings at the same time. I game late at night and also take this board to work so having the buttery smooth feel of linear mechanical switches while being 100% silent is just amazing. With the Cherry Pinks, thick keycaps with thick o-rings, and sound deadening inside the case I can bottom out the keys as hard as I want and you can’t hear the board at all from a few feet away.
Blue Ridge cherry’s are naturally scratchy you should’ve done some research and chose a different switch
Such a solid board... cant wait for the gateron yellow version of this board
Antxiety I have the yellows on the hades. Fees so nice !
paulfresh Nice one bro! Im enjoying my board that has Gateron Inks with Gateron Yellow springs and it's the best combo ever...
HK Gaming All good. Cant wait for the Gateron Yellow switches to release!
I basically want this board, but as a 65. These stabs are god-tier for stock. Just needs a gat black option.
A lot of people are apparently having freezing problems. Have you gotten any during your time of use with this keyboard?
that twice poster🔥
Got this keyboard this week and had to send back as the case was bent under the space bar. The box it arrived in was pristine so I can only assume the bending happened in the factory.
The cherry caps alone beat the market by quite a bit, now if only it had a lower angle case.
“Some food”
You must have an amazing stomach to consume those "food"
They even have this with Kailh Box switches. Me like.
ElZamo92 do the kailh box browns become clicky after a while
Thanks for the thorough review. I have a K320 Taurus that I'm really happy with, and I'm looking for a 60% keyboard of similar quality. This looks like an interesting option, other than the RGB lighting, which I could really do without.
going to buy this keyboard. free food
Bro those key switches sound soooo nice
Great review. Looks like it has the tap function like the Anne Pro II, does it also have the Magic Fn feature?
a coaster and a snack 🥰 how generous
Why is there still no software for the ducky one 2 mini? :( I'm jealous of everyone having bought the Venus instead.
F. John Al Capone there never will be b/c its meant to be firmware only
some people prefer all on board instead of a software so they went with on board
1:09 Twice in the background 👀
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I think he talking about kpop group twice poster
@@D3L3T3 oh thanks
sup Im a ONCE too!
Whoa a keeb that comes with Jades noice
I love the Twice poster in the background lmao
Oh this that half high profile design ! I had some custom case for one of 60 percent keyboard and it was also in that format :D
i had a ducky tkl on preorder from mk.com for 2 months and that frustrated me. So i canceled my order and got the k320 nebula of amazon in 2 days. I'm so impressed by this keeb. the stabs sound so good, probably because they are pre lubed. If you're looking for a new keeb I highly recommend durgod. They are probably better than ducky AND you don't have to wait months to get it.
it seems dope and aesthetically pleasing but is it better than the mecha mini? what would you guys advise?
thanks for uploading regularly to feed our thirst for mechs my wallet appreciate it
until i buy another one
BRO THEY HAVE FOOD SAMPLES WITH KEYBOARDS!!!
I hope they can also come with the optical switches e.g. Gateron optical switches
"Ya skubb"
you massive skubb
At 1:48 he said that it's a hit and miss to find a generic usb type c for that hole. Truth is without even looking. (I own a note 8) I needed a new cord and so I stopped in dollar tree. Remembering what was said I looked at the cord and yup it surely fits. So no I actually believe the plastic usb type c cord oval shapes are going into that direction style wise and it wasnt hard for me to find a cord for mines that I wasnt even looking for. I believe it may have been smart choice for the company looking ahead and such.
DAMN! Almost a perfect 60% KB, but again it's not hot swapable. I get it, this is for people who love custom KB, but how about for the minority of people who like pulling out and switching in switches without soldering it? Can we have our KB?
Agreed, I know how to solder, but it's tedious and i have absolutely no pleasure in it so I'd like to avoid it if possible
@@post-leftluddite 100% the fumes, the effort you put in tearing your keyboard apart when one switch fails is just too frustrating. I'm glad I started with a hot swappable mech KB
They are making this same keyboard with hotswappable switches soon
Witch Baboon really? I haven’t heard that before
Is there a way to program that tap function for the arrow keys on other 60% keyboards, maybe via QMK, or something? That thing is literally the reason why I want to get one of these and I would already have if either Cherry MX Silent Red or Cherry Speed Silver switch options were still available. I wish it was available in Kailh Speed Silvers.
would u recommend these for gaming with the cherry pink switches?
is the compiler software still the same beta since hades release?
"food" lmao the keyboard is sandblasted it looks like also ive been thinking about getting the durgod k320 cause my current one is getting pretty beat
Chineyman425 definitely recommend it , I got the k320 corona (white led only) and i really like it although the space bar has some ping when you really try hard enough to hear it , quality is really good too
I want to get into mechanical keyboards, but I don't really want a 60%. I saw the kbd75v2 kit, but that was just a bit too expensive with switches and keycaps. Is the ducky one 2 rgb tkl a good option to dip my toes in the custom game? It has some extra keycaps and the extra spacebar and stuff
@@medoki9607 I don't really like linear switches, but the ducky one 2 rgb tkl also comes with speed switches if I want. I ordered a switch tester to see which switches I like
durgod also makes a tenkeyless (k320) which works great and doesn't compromise functionality and has the same build quality as this venus, starting at 99 with cherry browns
Monsterco4 ducky is a good brand but if want to save a couple dollars and ditch The Whole lighting on a keyboard the durgod k320 is another good option and can get it for around 75 ish dollars on eBay (no backlighting though)
@@medoki9607 recommending a corsair board as an entry point to mechanical keyboards? Shame on you.
I’m sorry, but did you say “some food”?
After listening to kailh switches, cherry mx switches sound so scratchy. But maybe it's just the key caps that sound that way
Zamil Bahri not the Keycaps, Cherry switches are scratchy, with the exclusion of blacks tho
@@mingchan9228 Can confirm. lubed Cherry Blacks are pretty nice
keep in mind that kailh switches become clicky after factory lube wears off
Wonder if this will ever be available on chinese webstores (Aliexpress, Bangood, Gearbest, etc.)
At the moment only present on Amazon.
If only they would make a high profile version
raY what psycho likes oem (etc.) over cherry profile
Minh-Dan Luong oh lmao
How are the stabilisers on Durgod keyboards? I'm currently using the Anne Pro 2 and want to get a TKL keyboard. The stabilisers are fantastic on the AP2, so I'm not sure I can go back to any rattling of sorts.
Stabs are great on the Durgod keyboards I've used.
really good and it comes factory pre lubed
where do you buy your custom cables? I notice the opening is small on the keyboard and I tested with a few generic cables I have and they do not fit, so wanted to make sure I used a vendor that used a USB C that fits
Where can I get that cable ?!
You can get nice cables like that from Zapcables. You get to choose colors and patterns and coils if you want them
Nice review, thank you!
Are you jerry from unity dental
I wish I could follow this dude on Twitter.
6:30
doin gods work
The ducky one 2 mini has a setting where you can hold caps lock and use keys I, J, K, L to function as arrow keys. I found this to be a great feature when I owned the ducky, but regrettably had to return my ducky due to key chatter issues. I'm wondering if this keyboard can be set up in a similar way?
easily. the software is great
Could you please review the Steelseries Apex Pro
thinking about trying a SA profile thick keycaps for the gat browns. or should I stick with cherry
What is the keyboard you compare the 60% to at 3:10?
Sevy. It’s not, it’s the Tecware Spectre Pro
@@OverJayYT Oh oops, thanks for correcting me!
how do you download the software
is your website down?
What is a nice numpad? I have a 60% and really miss the numpad
Can OEM profile keycaps be put on this despite it coming with Cherry profile keycaps?
Is there any way to reset the keyboard fully
With the gk61 (wich I know that you have reviewed) you can just press fn+q and you get a layout with just normal type bla bla bla + arrow keys
What game is he playing at the end
My Venus doesn’t lay flat... seems like that frame is either bent or the lower right corner rubber feet is uneven.? (Wobbles to an angle when pressing lower right keys).
have you tried it on another surface?
TaeKeyboards yes I tried a few diff surfaces.
Looking at the secondary layer for this makes me appreciate my Anne Pro 2 even more
They're almost the same
ya skubb
I see twice 👀
Are these Pcb mount or plate mount switches???
Any tips on which cable to buy? I haven't received mine yet but I seem to understand the plug is a bit tight for most cables...
Lmk if you find a custom cable that fits!
Can you please review de kmove or Dieyria DK66 i feel is really underRated
can IJKL keys be used a arrow keys?
SOME FOOD BRUH THAT MADE ME LAUGH WAY TO HARD
Gostei Bastante :D
Deja vu
When are they going to change the keycaps on the hades to pbt!
Jonathan Hu they said on Twitter that will happen after Chinese new year, which is the 24th I believe?? They will also sell PBT keys for the Hades separate
@@Skyggnast I see. So will they only sell pbt keys separate, or will they start selling the hades with the pbt keycaps included?
Jonathan Hu they will start to sell the Hades with PBT keycaps after the 24th
I use left shift *ONLY*
It's pretty weird
Julius Provencio wdym it’s pretty weird? people usually use left for gaming or whatever so then they end up just using left shift for everything
@@katherine-oh3rt oh cool! Now I know I'm not weird, I thought I was the only one who used left shift
Does anyone know an usb cable that will work with this keyboard? The ones that Id tried, do not fit on the usb port openspace =( I need a longer cable!
A TH-camr who actually says aluminium. Great review as always! 👍
yeh, i speak english hehe :)
Would you prefer this over the Mecha mini?
I only briefly tried the Mecha Mini at Computex, so I can't really say.
@@TaeKeyboards I'm looking for a nice 60% keyboard with bright RGB. Do you have any recommendations?
Julius Provencio ducky has slightly brighter rgb than this durgod but the durgod has better feel and sound
can u make a review on akko 3068?
its smooth?
Is the ducky one 2 mecha mini better
Syemin that's personal preference, but what you get with the boards from Durgod that you don't with Ducky is the software that allows you to remap any key and have 3 layers
@@Skyggnast Also a bigger and frankly better variety of switches
@@Skyggnast and cherry profile doubleshot PBT keycaps
The keyboard looks a lot like the Obins Anne Pro 2 lol. Also the functions key options are the same
I went on amazon looking for this and it was 130 and had less switch options and I looked for it from other vendors what’s happenin
GaryT 69 out of stock not restocking any time soon bc of covid
edit: i’ve seen a couple ppl say they’re restocking early april so maybe soon but i’m not sure actually
Bearoh damn
How do you turn on the lighting effect shown at 3:12?
It’s called twinkle
the white version is out do a review
I bought the white with gateron silent browns and they are amazing
Oh God that scratching is grating
Projects that’s cherry switches my dude
Can you swap the key caps?
Parehdox ..duh.
i have the pre release hades with gateron silent browns, pleasure to type on.
Cichlid_Visuals are they mushy and wobbly?
u buyed?
What's the keyboard on 7:37?
Singa V3
I'm really upset that you completely skipped the lighting portion of the software because it's one the most important aspects of a purchase for me... I want the most granular level of control possible and I'd like to know if that's available before buying it.
For instance I just bought a Royal Kludge Rk71 because I love the layout (and it's white and I'm sick of black keyboards and there aren't enough mechanical white rgb options in a layout that's not full size) and for lighting the software is useless since it literally cannot do anything more than can be done with the keyboard alone and that was very disappointing (I wanted a rainbow wave animation but customized to use only gradients of blue colors).
Anyway, could you take a minute and show what the software is capable of with the lighting from now on?
The only thing i dislike about this board is the low profile
Zlane people usually prefer cherry profile because they feel more comfortable
Does anyone know which keyboard the fullsize keyboard he showed in the video was?
Tecware Spectre Pro. It's a pingy nightmare
@@rynne7153 Thanks for the reply! I really only like the volume knob. lol. I wish more custom mechanical keyboard kits utilized one.
Does it work w ps4?
I need my arrow keys
Is this keyboard safe to spray paint?
yeh, you can take it apart and spray the case pretty easily :)
@@TaeKeyboards would it be possible to change the case and put something like a kbd tofu instead!