Mx switches have far surpassed cherry even if they are technically clones. Enthusiast level switches have entirely forgone the cherry color scheme and now that color scheme is just associated with the lowest quality mx switches that actually deserve to be called cherry clones.
@Chyrosran22 I can agree with that, but "clones" has such a negative connotation that I don't think a majority of modern mx switches deserve. Companies use mx as a common platform for their own innovations, and they're only clones in that they have to fit into the mx pinout, the mx plate spacing, and the mx keycap mount. I think silent switches are a good example of this. Every manufacturer with silents has a unique silencing mechanism, kailh puts the dampeners on the housing, TTC dampens the stem pole, and Haimu doesn't even use silicone and uses leaf spring cutouts in the pom stem, but gets similar performance to other silicone dampened switches.
@@StaticNebula26 For the record, I don't consider all MX footprint switches to be MX clones. For example BOX switches or clickiez are not MX clones, as they made genuine, significant changes to the design. But only small changes isn't enough IMO. Alps clones almost invariably used very different contacts than genuine Alps but they're still clones IMO. So for example "dustproof" switches I still consider clones because just some upstanding edges on the top of the slider isn't really a fundamental change.
I don't know if you already have tried them, but if you prefer "airy" switches I would look at the KBDFans roller linear switches. Literal ball bearings in them, and very little friction. Just make sure to get the black version and not the X-ray, that was oddly scratchy on the batch I got. Otherwise, really appreciate the reviews and currently going through the backlog of videos.
Thomas, please know that you may say /dʒɪf/ or /ɡɪf/. The creator may insist that only the former is correct, but according to any linguist as well as the dictionary, both pronunciations are completely valid.
Oddly i had ordered a ND75 delivered the same hour this video came out. All the other reviews I had seen of this were classing this as a Rainy75 beater. So opening it up and trying it at the same time as watching the review i came to similar conclusions as yourself. This board stock has quite a few issues. The RGB lighting is very odd and the white is inconsistent. Mine tends towards the red spectrum. The keycaps despite what other reviews have said most definitely are double shot ABS with very inconsistent legends and quite thin. The dopamine blues are smooth but I found the sound profile is wayyyyyyy too clacky and loud for my taste. Like ceramic tiles on glass. And due to the light actuation and bottoming out the noise was heightened. I had to get some oilkings and a set of thick dye sub keycaps. Now the board sounds wonderfully thocky and muted. It has a lot of good points but I think you need to definitely play around with things to get it to where you want to.
Why do these smaller form factors always use page up and page down on their limited navigation row, I feel like Ive never intentionally used those, but home and end I use almost daily. Is that just a "me" issue?
I really use both quite frequently. It's the "ins / del" keys that I find very little use for. What really bugs me, though, is those weird layouts where they HAVE both pgup/pgdn and home/end but for some weird reason don't put them next to each other--with pgup/pgdn separating home/end.
@@Chyrosran22 The stem itself, like a little plastic foot coming out of the stem both on the upstroke and downstroke. i have tried those, and i cannot tell you how they feel, because i've never tried any other silent switch before. I recommend you do a little search.
@@kitrod wishing upon a star. Honestly I’m just waiting for some decent clicky switches to come out that are unique or atleast inspired heavily, but that’s probably not gonna happen for quite abit. Yes I know ZealPC Clickiez exist but I have tried those and frankly can’t get a good case for them without having to destroy one of my Dell boards or something.
I personally don't like screen on my keyboard, I don't look at my keyboard anyway when I'm on my computer because it's all already there on the monitor, I'd rather have more useful keys. It doesn't look that clean either.
@ It was funny when I discovered that glue can melt styrafoam, suddenly realizing that most types of "glue" are just melted plastic held in a solvent (thus the nasty fumes).
@@Chyrosran22it's not ABS, I don't know what reaction you're testing this with but I measured an IR spectrum of the keycap and mine is clearly PBT. it also says on their webpage.
Sadly, this is the usual for a $100 keyboard in my experience. Not sure why the difference in $100 is such a night and day in terms of quality, look, feel and typing experience.
Was ready to like this kb, but unfortunately they made it impossible. Not cheap enough to have this many quality issues. Further angered by the striking non-linearity of these manufacturing blunders. At least make your kb crappy in a coherent way, thanks.
If you're going to call Gifs jifs because the creator calls them jifs, you should start calling aluminum aluminum because Humphry Davy, the scientist who isolated it first, called it aluminum. Not aluminium.
@@Chyrosran22 He called it alumium and aluminum. So you're ignoring both of his preferred pronunciations. So I think it's safe to call gifs gifs and not jifs.
He reportedly called it alumium first and then aluminium. Regardless, all manner of things get different names in different languages because of how the language naturally evolves first and foremost. The name is not an immanent quality to the object. I also say "Gif", but you don't see me making a fool of myself getting butthurt over how Chyrosran or anybody else talks.
It shouldn't be legal to call a Cherry clone a blue switch if it isn't a clicky... :P
Mx switches have far surpassed cherry even if they are technically clones. Enthusiast level switches have entirely forgone the cherry color scheme and now that color scheme is just associated with the lowest quality mx switches that actually deserve to be called cherry clones.
In other switch types, clones also use different colour schemes, but that doesn't not make them clones :p .
@Chyrosran22 I can agree with that, but "clones" has such a negative connotation that I don't think a majority of modern mx switches deserve. Companies use mx as a common platform for their own innovations, and they're only clones in that they have to fit into the mx pinout, the mx plate spacing, and the mx keycap mount. I think silent switches are a good example of this. Every manufacturer with silents has a unique silencing mechanism, kailh puts the dampeners on the housing, TTC dampens the stem pole, and Haimu doesn't even use silicone and uses leaf spring cutouts in the pom stem, but gets similar performance to other silicone dampened switches.
@@StaticNebula26 For the record, I don't consider all MX footprint switches to be MX clones. For example BOX switches or clickiez are not MX clones, as they made genuine, significant changes to the design. But only small changes isn't enough IMO. Alps clones almost invariably used very different contacts than genuine Alps but they're still clones IMO. So for example "dustproof" switches I still consider clones because just some upstanding edges on the top of the slider isn't really a fundamental change.
Tengo un teclado OnePlus 81 Pro, tiene switches Keychron TACTILES y son ROJOS. No creo que sea una herejía.
You always cheer me up, Mr Chyro, thank you so much. 🙏
:D
I don't know if you already have tried them, but if you prefer "airy" switches I would look at the KBDFans roller linear switches. Literal ball bearings in them, and very little friction. Just make sure to get the black version and not the X-ray, that was oddly scratchy on the batch I got.
Otherwise, really appreciate the reviews and currently going through the backlog of videos.
Interesting, thanks for the recommendation! That sounds like a cool design to cover ^^ .
Please do more vintage stuff.
He doesn't have many vintage keyboards left I think
God Dammit. Your voice is better than mine. Silky smooth. Not often I'm outclassed in this category, but I know when I'm bested.
Haha cheers mate!
@Chyrosran22 Let's have a voice-off and settle it. 😄
@ ;D do you have a channel?
@Chyrosran22 No, but im starting one for the purposes of this! This will be great fun! I do VO on the side, but never had a channel.
@@redcroft308 Cool, I'm looking to get into voiceovers and voice acting myself :D .
Thomas, please know that you may say /dʒɪf/ or /ɡɪf/. The creator may insist that only the former is correct, but according to any linguist as well as the dictionary, both pronunciations are completely valid.
The divergence of background color is a clear sign of uber-low-frequency PWM. Schītte squared.
Can’t wait for it to be yellow in like 5-10 years, I prefer that look anyways.
Oddly i had ordered a ND75 delivered the same hour this video came out. All the other reviews I had seen of this were classing this as a Rainy75 beater. So opening it up and trying it at the same time as watching the review i came to similar conclusions as yourself. This board stock has quite a few issues. The RGB lighting is very odd and the white is inconsistent. Mine tends towards the red spectrum.
The keycaps despite what other reviews have said most definitely are double shot ABS with very inconsistent legends and quite thin. The dopamine blues are smooth but I found the sound profile is wayyyyyyy too clacky and loud for my taste. Like ceramic tiles on glass. And due to the light actuation and bottoming out the noise was heightened.
I had to get some oilkings and a set of thick dye sub keycaps. Now the board sounds wonderfully thocky and muted. It has a lot of good points but I think you need to definitely play around with things to get it to where you want to.
Why do these smaller form factors always use page up and page down on their limited navigation row, I feel like Ive never intentionally used those, but home and end I use almost daily. Is that just a "me" issue?
I really use both quite frequently. It's the "ins / del" keys that I find very little use for. What really bugs me, though, is those weird layouts where they HAVE both pgup/pgdn and home/end but for some weird reason don't put them next to each other--with pgup/pgdn separating home/end.
No ISO, no buy. Thx for being with me on this boat.
Been since college since I caught one this early! Great work as always UwU
Weque Studio made a clone of a silent switch from Haimu which doesn't use rubber as a dampener.
=o what does it use instead?
@@Chyrosran22 The stem itself, like a little plastic foot coming out of the stem both on the upstroke and downstroke. i have tried those, and i cannot tell you how they feel, because i've never tried any other silent switch before. I recommend you do a little search.
@@pickle4293 Interesting, so they did it a bit like Alps did it, then?
@ More like cherry viola
Enjoying the deluge of new ASM keyboard reviews. And USA weight jokes.
The Budgerigar is a tactile switch you should review.
7:06
I would spend all the money on that if any company decides for that, I use a Focus keyboard daily already.
Ikr, they need to do ittttt :D .
With the Send button on the calculator :p
@@kitrod YES
@@kitrod wishing upon a star.
Honestly I’m just waiting for some decent clicky switches to come out that are unique or atleast inspired heavily, but that’s probably not gonna happen for quite abit.
Yes I know ZealPC Clickiez exist but I have tried those and frankly can’t get a good case for them without having to destroy one of my Dell boards or something.
2099
The keyboard is from the future 😲
Jraphics card:
jraphics interchange format 👌
@@skynikkidj indeed.
I personally don't like screen on my keyboard, I don't look at my keyboard anyway when I'm on my computer because it's all already there on the monitor, I'd rather have more useful keys. It doesn't look that clean either.
How does one confirm the plastic is ABS?
Probably dissolve one of the keys with chemical.
@@budthecyborg4575 ^that
@ It was funny when I discovered that glue can melt styrafoam, suddenly realizing that most types of "glue" are just melted plastic held in a solvent (thus the nasty fumes).
@@Chyrosran22it's not ABS, I don't know what reaction you're testing this with but I measured an IR spectrum of the keycap and mine is clearly PBT. it also says on their webpage.
Sadly, this is the usual for a $100 keyboard in my experience. Not sure why the difference in $100 is such a night and day in terms of quality, look, feel and typing experience.
Can anyone recommend a full size board that is hot swappable and has some separate macros?
Keychron, same company I mentioned near the end, makes some good ones, I reviewed one earlier.
2:20
well, creator of GIF (not jif) is not a linguist, so I wouldn't take his word for it
"The lettering on the Enter key is pretty shit". 🙂
Was ready to like this kb, but unfortunately they made it impossible. Not cheap enough to have this many quality issues. Further angered by the striking non-linearity of these manufacturing blunders. At least make your kb crappy in a coherent way, thanks.
That looked like a very interesting keyboard--until you put it right next to the Keychron.
Haha yeah, it's just not quite it, isn't it? xD
@@Chyrosran22 Near misses only count in horseshoes!
@@MatthewHill Maybe you're the runner-up, but the first one to lose the race - only ever really counts in horseshoes and hand grenades!
@ Can't say I play hand grenades on a regular basis, but I'll take your word on that one!
@@MatthewHill It's a Green Day lyric ;) .
Seems like a low-effort keyboard :(
It had potential, too bad :/
At least the switches are good!
I'll start pronouncing JU-I as well hahahah
If you're going to call Gifs jifs because the creator calls them jifs, you should start calling aluminum aluminum because Humphry Davy, the scientist who isolated it first, called it aluminum. Not aluminium.
He called it alumium.
@@Chyrosran22 He called it alumium and aluminum.
So you're ignoring both of his preferred pronunciations.
So I think it's safe to call gifs gifs and not jifs.
@@Jibily1 You've convinced me! Some madness must not be allowed to go unchallenged.
the jraphics interface format!
He reportedly called it alumium first and then aluminium.
Regardless, all manner of things get different names in different languages because of how the language naturally evolves first and foremost. The name is not an immanent quality to the object.
I also say "Gif", but you don't see me making a fool of myself getting butthurt over how Chyrosran or anybody else talks.
1:15 has a brief black flash, very distracting