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lol, lmao. Power button hidden under a keycap. Person who approved this design to production was sent by a rival manufacturer, I have no other explanation
Literally an aesthetic choice. Several $300+ boards also do this as well so the board aesthetic and symmetry isn't affected by the toggle no matter what angle you're viewing the board from.
If it's anything like the Rainy75 (which it looks like it is, down to the packaging lol) the switch under the keycap is for the battery. When using it wired there is no need to turn it on and the manual says to keep it off if you're running wired for long periods.
Even then it literally auto offs if you don't use it for a while, so you can just keep it on forever if you wanted to. So many overreacting people in this comment section
@@DanteHaroun i have the rk m75 and it uses the knob to controll all that! just press and hold to power on or off. click and spin to select the desired mode (it has a tiny built in screen) and spin normally for volume. The mac/windows switch is a fn key combo and it shows the current mode on the screen. Really neat. intuitive design imo and it doesnt even hurt the aesthetic. Only down side id say is that it's not full metal. But still really well built and heavy with all the other features of the sk75 like hotswap and all. Plus it comes with a flex pcb. silicone dampeninng and the spacebbar foam mod predone! also prelubed switches but thats kinda common now. bought it for 80 bucks. total steal imo. especially compared to what the gaming brands are selling. so yeah there is a better way to implement that switch thing1
100% agree on 75% being so much more convenient for ALT+F4 compared to 65%. I've tried using the 65% but I just couldn't get used to the missing function key row. Aesthetically of course 65% look great, and it's more compact, but usability wins here.
Lemokey P1 Pro is another one that is affordable and super premium. The main difference is that the P1 Pro has an encoder knob and an easily accessible switch to go between modes without having to remove one of the key caps.
I would take numpad over some weight style under the keyboard. I would take adjustable feet over weight just for looks that you won't see anyway. I would take volume knob and switch on the body not under keycap.
~100$ keyboards from more obscure brands have gotten really good. I got a tkl board from FLesports and it had a lot of the same upsides as this board. Main difference being plastic chassis (still with aluminum weight) and a switch you can actually reach normally. Sounded great out of the box and ove been happy with it since
i remember picking up a cheap Womier for my brother that was basically a clone of Corsair keyboard .I've been a huge keyboard nut for years, currently typing on my Wilba Tech Thermal, while I have stacks of other keyboards, and this bew SK75 board literally blew me away. Probably one of the best deals next to the QwertyKeys Neo line of boards! Man I wish I had these budget options ten years ago!!!
I think my only real issue with these "custom" keyboard companies is that there is pretty much never the option for a full keyboard, and they even less frequently have extra dedicated macro keys Give me a keyboard like this, but with a full set of keys, including a numpad (and ideally a few extra programmable/macro keys, but that's just something that's nice to have), and I'd absolutely consider it
"Marbelly, creamy and deep" WHAT DOES THAT FEEL OR SOUND LIKE!? I get the satisfaction of good typing experience, I really do. But the enthusasts of this really remind me of the musician meme "Give some bonkle flex the wipwap to really make it skronble"
First of all there's a typing test in the middle of the video. Second, those phrases are pretty self explanatory. Marbley - sounding like marbles Creamy - smooth like cream Deep - low like a deep voice None of these terms are particularly hard to understand, even to people new to them
@@XMansive Unwhipped cream is smooth, it's like a thicker more "creamier" milk. Marbles though idk why he wants his keyboard to soundlike that though, that's just wierd imo. Having a deeper keyboard noise is nice though.
@@jonathaneriksson9273 I think "marble-ey" is more about the feel than the sound, people who like keyboards with some "thock" to them generally talk about the same thing in that it gives a feeling more reminiscent to polished marble (like marbelline tiling I guess), as opposed to the "plastic-y" feeling of, say, cheap MX-blue clones.
@@SyntheticFuture oh, sorry. I meant the casual way the reviewer skipped that flaw. But you were speaking about the product design choices, obviosly in retrospect.
I got the rainy 75, I love it and got a second one, changed the switch to baby kangaroo for a good tactile feel. Changed keycap too. New to the hobby and definitely having fun. I think I got in at a pretty good time where prebuilds are cheaper and better quality.
The womier sk75 was my first dive into custom mechanical keyboards. I love it and I still daily driver it. It’s modded to the teeth but I think it’s a great starter board. The wireless switch is not a problem for me because I just leave it wired
I just got an Aula M75 and it looks almost exactly like this board. Same color, same keycaps, aluminum frame except for a plastic wedge on the front for the bluetooth/wired/2.4 switch, and dongle holder. The battery is 8000 mah with TTC flame purple v2 switches. They sound very poppy/creamy to me but I still can't really distinguish keyboard sounds very well so I'll just say they sound pleasant.
‘Leobog Hi75’ is a nice aluminum keyboard under £100… you should give that a review… probably the nicest sounding keyboard I own… and if you don’t like the red LED volume knob- eBay is full of transparent knob replacement options…
I've been loving my monsgeek m1, I bought it last year when it was the only item in their lineup but now they have a ton of options including prebuilt keyboards (for surprisingly cheap). Also most of the boards have a dial
Personally, my keyboard isn't aluminum, but the quality is pretty solid. It's a Ducky one 3 and it has RGB, solid switches out of the box and is fully hot swappable, meaning that key caps or actual switches can be changed without the need for a soldering iron. It's about $200 CAD for TKL.
I would love to see how the GMMK prebuilt keyboards stand up against the competition! I have their discontinued 100% full size and it's served me very well!
The only Womier I’ve ever had is the K87 (it was my first mechanical that wasn’t something like a Razer or Logitech), but I enjoyed it. I use my numpad way too much though, so I moved to a Keychron K10. Currently, though, I’m using a Skyloong GK104 Pro. It’s around that $100 price point, has 2 screens (one replaces the cluster above the arrow keys and can just be swapped for regular switches) and comes with 4 knobs and enough switches to just have a full keyboard layout. It’s weighty, has a nice feel to it. Highly recommend it if you need a full layout keyboard.
I wish there were more options for aluminium hotswap 100% ISO custom keyboard everything is always some weird half layout without a numbpad or missing function rows, can it never be just a normal full sized keyboard
@nilslorand it's comfy when it's just one normal keyboard with everything on it don't want two separate pieces that have to be connected separately to a pc and you would also have to relocate individually like, what's so wrong with the normal keyboard layout and why are custom keyboard enthusiasts/ companies seemingly allergic toward it
@@AstonishedByTheLackOfCake I can't tell you why seemingly all custom keyboard manufacturers hate full sized boards... I guess they just aren't as popular
@@nilslorand It's a shame really, my best guess is that it's some kind of cost saving measure since most people don't use the numpad, or even F-keys, so they just went with it and people still purchased enough that the trend stuck I'm not necessarily buying the popularity argument, because there are so few full size custom ones you can actually buy for there to be enough of a sample size to say anything more mainstream mechanical keyboard manufacturers (corsair, razer, steelseries, etc) still tend to offer more full-size options, so I feel like there should be a market for it
It’s a nice board but I opted for the Rainy 75 over this one to have a budget board to fiddle with. I have other custom keyboards that are my daily drivers.
you only have to use it once , then fn + alt switches modes. in wireless you always leave it on since it has a sleep function. its a power switch not a mode switch
I purchased this keyboard when it came out and was hesitant about the switch under the keycap. Now that I use this every day (including now) I just leave it on all the time. I use both Bluetooth and wired mode. This thing both feels and sounds great. Happy to have picked it up.
The Yunzii AL71 is the perfect form factor - I've always hated the short shift key on most 75% boards It's full aluminum Tri mode RGB Hot swap And the toggles for tri mode and mac/windows are physical toggles on the back of the board rather than needing to remove keycaps for it Unfortunately the only shortcoming of that board is that it doesn't support QMK/via
It's almost identical to the Epo Maker tide75, except the tide has a slot in the back for the dongle and a rear-mounted switch. And in the sub hundred and twenty dollar mechanical aluminum mount keyboard market, the tide 75 is my go to.
Hmm I get that they wanted to keep the aesthetics completely clean with the on/off switch under the caps key, but there surely are better ways. Like the flap under older XPS laptops that hide all the stickers and stuff, I have one and kinda love that. You could put a switch under something similar.
Does the weight piece do anything? The answer actually yes (unless it's an aluminum weight since that is the same material as the case they might as well just not make a cutout for it). Acousticly yes. Unless u go full foam build.
Just got myself a Rainy75 and maaaan its such a good keyboard. Only had Q1, K10 and K5 Keychchrons before it and damn, its so much better despite being like half the price of Q1 lol
you only have to use it once , then fn + alt switches modes. in wireless you always leave it on since it has a sleep function. its a power switch not a mode switch
@@mainsource8030I need to actually use it every time I open my computer because I hate when you press a button and it wakes the PC, so I've turned it off via control panel but that means no power goes to the keyboard when I turn the PC on
OMG I have TWO of these. Added the second one for work after using the first for a few months. Only hand lubed the switches and no other mods, just some custom keycaps. It sounds so marbly, I love it
I wish more keyboards would have a 0° typing angle when the feet aren't being and have multiple adjustable angles for the freaks that prefer a non-organic typing experience.
I'm not into this hobby at all, but a nice side-effect is that we can buy a nice keyboard these days. :) The thing I hate is that my keycaps are not shine-through either, due to south facing leds, which I never heard of before. So I may change this board in the future. I'm also all for practical designs, they can be beautiful as well, but won't have a darn power button under a darn keycap. haha
I got my sister an amazon special for 40 dollars last Christmas and it sounded better than my 200 dollar custom. Came with hot swap and with pre lubed tactiles that sounded great. No spacebar or shift stab rattle either. Great time for custom keyboards.
The fecker galaxy 80 by epomaker is another keyboard around the same price fully built. It's tri-mode as well. I got mine as bare bones wireless. bought my own gateron milky yellow pro v2 switches and great wave of kanagawa keycaps. all the parts were around the same price as this board when i bought them all. i like the experience of building things that why i got the byo board. it was a great time. it was my first and current last built keyboard. my other key is the montech freedom tkl. it was bought fully built for ninety dollars. i love both of my boards.
Would love to see a comparison of the full gauntlet of 75% keyboards in this price bracket that have / will come out soon. Bridge 75 Rainy 75 Womier RD 75 Yunzii AL75 Chilkey ND 75 I have a bridge 75 plus coming from aliexpress, mostly because I wanted the ball catch mount and didn't want to back a Kickstarter for the RD 75.
I have this one exactly the SK75 in black with evangelion keycaps. It's gorgeous and so chonky in the good way. Very very solid. And the back weight is a delight 👌👌
damn, the keyboard hobby is getting so popular that even LTT is finally covering popular ones edit: as an owner of the Womier SK75 and WOBKEY Rainy75 which seem to be 2 brothers from other mothers, the SK75 is a much better buy. the switches have a slight issue imo, where after constant use, the top half of the travel will have an unusual amount of friction that may need to be fixed by hand-lubing the switch yourself, or replacing it with another switch (you get 3 backup switches). i noticed this more prominently on my WASD keys, so eventually, this will happen to other keys over time. tl;dr: good keyboard, switches have friction issues later down the line. recommended to buy better switches to replace them
Bridge75 HE next! premium 75% with brass foundation, damping layers, hall effect switches, south facing rgb, 8000hz polling. Only problem atm on early units is the stabilisers need to be relubed, easy to do but extra step, stock is too much.
Please cover full size Mechanical Keyboards! I Think I can speak for the majority of the PC Master Race, that these small Keyboards are not that prefered within the Software Developer Scene. Please don't forget us!
Wish they offered a larger version with a number pad. Would like to find a nice affordable keyboard I could bring to and use in my workplace where I enter a lot of numbers and really enjoy the number pad. Anyone have suggestions of some similar decent "cheap" keyboards in a similar price range that would meet these needs? Ideally ones of a similar not too loud noise volume.
Check out the Keychron V5 Max, it's a 96% and is pretty similar in features and price. I have one with the banana switches, which feel great and it isn't terribly loud, but if you're worried about noise you might still need to swap in a set of silent switches.
Good luck. While somewhat decent full size mechanical keyboards exist, great ones are basically non existent. For some reason 75% is the best thing since sliced bread in the keyboards community
There are separate numpads for sale now by all kinds of different manufacturers, might as well get one and leave it at the office so you wouldn't have to carry it around
The correct way to do a toggle for wireless is software based where certain key combinations change the mode or for it to be accessible without removing a key cap. Anything else annoys me and I would rather save the money and not have wireless at all. Like how hard is it to default to wireless unless unplugged and then allow me to tell it what type of wireless by using key combos.
The only thing I dont like about this keyboard is the switch under the key cap . I think I will stick with nuphy. Great video you answerd pretty much all the questions I had about this keyboard.
I have the Womier k66, it's probably my favorite budget board. Not aluminum but the RGB is great (better than this one, because it goes through the casing - it's acrylic). I use ergos at my main desks but if I didn't need ergo, I'd probably use that full time!
I'm surprised they sponsored this rather than their upcoming RD75. Their new case is tool-less disassembly and about the same price point. Maybe they're trying to get rid of stock, or you guys are slow to get sponsored vids out :p
if this wasn't a sponsored unboxing they'd slander the hell out of this keyboard for the hidden button I need my keycap puller to comnect wireless wtf!!!? if they need it to be hidden then make a capacitibe button on the back or a key combo on the keyboard this is basically backwards engineering not to mention the gimmicky backplate
No spacing for the keys right of the enter means instant 'nope' for me. Every layout with keys smashed up to the enter key of the right means i'm constantly misaligned.
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yo wtf 13 days ago
is it really worth replacing a Logitech mx mechanical with something like this for some telework and surfing?
Earbuds & Tenkeylesses: "Expensive Keyboards Are Dead To Me"
Also Earbuds & Tenkeylesses: shows a 120 bucks TKL.
Me: My 30 bucks Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard that is old enough to have beer in the United States and still rocking hard!
Still expensive
the off button is under a keycap that you HAVE to remove???? was this keyboard designed by the magic mouse people????????
I don't even mind if they had a Mac/windows switch hidden like that but BT on/off or BT/USB/Dongle switch should be easily accessible imo.
Agreed. And his reasoning for why he didn’t care (or even likes it) was ridiculous.
Prevideo; I'd have a reason or 2 to like it, so let's hear it. @@JamesCarter-px9ho
Yep, it's pretty silly. I also don't think it's so much 'looks over function' but more so... cutting costs on a switch.
Why didn't they just make a recessed area on the underside of the keyboard. Really weird design choice by them!
I give Plouffe a week before he's back on buying expensive keyboards...
three days. tops.
i'w yet to see him own one ... this hobby is silly expensive.
@@nahkamursuDepends on which end of the hobby your in.
Mister "however many keyboards I have, I always need one more" Plouffe 🙂
@@SPLIFiTeD well, if you're to the point of it being a hobby, you probably own/have owned multiple, which gets expensive
lol, lmao. Power button hidden under a keycap. Person who approved this design to production was sent by a rival manufacturer, I have no other explanation
A lot of brands do this
@@vinicio0035 it doesn't make it a good design choice
Literally an aesthetic choice. Several $300+ boards also do this as well so the board aesthetic and symmetry isn't affected by the toggle no matter what angle you're viewing the board from.
@@Gokving right next to usb port would be perfect aesthetic choice as you never see it anyway
@@vinicio0035 never saw stuff like this. It is a nogo for me.
If it's anything like the Rainy75 (which it looks like it is, down to the packaging lol) the switch under the keycap is for the battery. When using it wired there is no need to turn it on and the manual says to keep it off if you're running wired for long periods.
Yup, my bridge75 is the same
Even then it literally auto offs if you don't use it for a while, so you can just keep it on forever if you wanted to. So many overreacting people in this comment section
having to remove a key cap access the mode switch is unthinkable to me, i can think of 4 better methods which are also invisible in 60 seconds
It's pretty common in the mech keyboard space for customs with Bluetooth. Wish it wasn't but oh well
Ok.. 3,2,1, GO you have 60 seconds
@@DanteHaroun i have the rk m75 and it uses the knob to controll all that! just press and hold to power on or off. click and spin to select the desired mode (it has a tiny built in screen) and spin normally for volume. The mac/windows switch is a fn key combo and it shows the current mode on the screen. Really neat. intuitive design imo and it doesnt even hurt the aesthetic. Only down side id say is that it's not full metal. But still really well built and heavy with all the other features of the sk75 like hotswap and all. Plus it comes with a flex pcb. silicone dampeninng and the spacebbar foam mod predone! also prelubed switches but thats kinda common now. bought it for 80 bucks. total steal imo. especially compared to what the gaming brands are selling.
so yeah there is a better way to implement that switch thing1
@@DanteHarouncheap ass poee switch in the back. Extra key in the front. Make a button in the front
The mode changes with a function key, it's just the on/off switch behind the key cap
100% agree on 75% being so much more convenient for ALT+F4 compared to 65%. I've tried using the 65% but I just couldn't get used to the missing function key row. Aesthetically of course 65% look great, and it's more compact, but usability wins here.
That and if you need back ticks or tilde keys, accessing them is much more difficult
Lemokey P1 Pro is another one that is affordable and super premium. The main difference is that the P1 Pro has an encoder knob and an easily accessible switch to go between modes without having to remove one of the key caps.
I would take numpad over some weight style under the keyboard. I would take adjustable feet over weight just for looks that you won't see anyway. I would take volume knob and switch on the body not under keycap.
~100$ keyboards from more obscure brands have gotten really good. I got a tkl board from FLesports and it had a lot of the same upsides as this board. Main difference being plastic chassis (still with aluminum weight) and a switch you can actually reach normally. Sounded great out of the box and ove been happy with it since
i remember picking up a cheap Womier for my brother that was basically a clone of Corsair keyboard .I've been a huge keyboard nut for years, currently typing on my Wilba Tech Thermal, while I have stacks of other keyboards, and this bew SK75 board literally blew me away. Probably one of the best deals next to the QwertyKeys Neo line of boards! Man I wish I had these budget options ten years ago!!!
I think my only real issue with these "custom" keyboard companies is that there is pretty much never the option for a full keyboard, and they even less frequently have extra dedicated macro keys
Give me a keyboard like this, but with a full set of keys, including a numpad (and ideally a few extra programmable/macro keys, but that's just something that's nice to have), and I'd absolutely consider it
Same. I don’t get the 65 or 75% keyboards. Do people just not use 25-35% of their keys?
Well they have a full size one. It’s the Womier M90 and it’s 96%.
Monsgeek M5 or Keychron Q6
I'd recommend the Keychron Q6, fully programmable and they also got ISO layouts.
@@zarko4620 It's also only available in one style, and is really ugly. Lol
It will be a great addition to your desk, along with the monitor YOU OWN.
I am a simple man, I see Plouffe reviewing a keyboard? I watch
It's not a review, it's a sponsored showcase
currently typing on the green version of this keeb which i purchased after watching this video. extremely happy with my purchase.
"Marbelly, creamy and deep" WHAT DOES THAT FEEL OR SOUND LIKE!?
I get the satisfaction of good typing experience, I really do. But the enthusasts of this really remind me of the musician meme "Give some bonkle flex the wipwap to really make it skronble"
First of all there's a typing test in the middle of the video. Second, those phrases are pretty self explanatory.
Marbley - sounding like marbles
Creamy - smooth like cream
Deep - low like a deep voice
None of these terms are particularly hard to understand, even to people new to them
@@mattyteerifles2863Wtf is smooth like cream? The sound of spraying whipped cream? The sound of rubbing cream with your fingers?
@@XMansive Unwhipped cream is smooth, it's like a thicker more "creamier" milk. Marbles though idk why he wants his keyboard to soundlike that though, that's just wierd imo. Having a deeper keyboard noise is nice though.
@@XMansive It just means smooth, that the actual typing experience has no unwanted bumps, lumps, stops or any other unwanted tactility.
@@jonathaneriksson9273 I think "marble-ey" is more about the feel than the sound, people who like keyboards with some "thock" to them generally talk about the same thing in that it gives a feeling more reminiscent to polished marble (like marbelline tiling I guess), as opposed to the "plastic-y" feeling of, say, cheap MX-blue clones.
2:25 I am totally entertained how much these stupid price adders are appreciated and applauded. Make everything normal again.
You know you're an LTT sub if you were shocked when Plouffe didn't mention the precision screwdriver while talking about screws in the keyboard 😄
I had a thought... What if ltt precision screwdriver didn't work with that keyboard? **nervously shaking**
@@arturshalimov4396 They must have the correct bit available.
@@Tfin but what if it was too thicc? :D
This is identical to my Rainy 75, I was so confused when I saw it on the thumbnail!
3:42 how is that a feature 😂 Instant "nevermind not interested" moment.
how? follow the money.
@@cubertmiso but... What do they gain from people not being able to conveniently turn off their keyboard? Does it have a microphone to spy with? 😂
@@SyntheticFuture oh, sorry. I meant the casual way the reviewer skipped that flaw. But you were speaking about the product design choices, obviosly in retrospect.
@@cubertmiso ah yes that makes more sense 🤣Minor miscommunication :D
I got the rainy 75, I love it and got a second one, changed the switch to baby kangaroo for a good tactile feel. Changed keycap too. New to the hobby and definitely having fun. I think I got in at a pretty good time where prebuilds are cheaper and better quality.
this keyboard looks exactly like Rainy75 from WOB.. it's been out for like a year now
Yea, they're essentially the same keyboard, there's also a third one that's exactly the same as well forgot the name
The womier sk75 was my first dive into custom mechanical keyboards. I love it and I still daily driver it. It’s modded to the teeth but I think it’s a great starter board. The wireless switch is not a problem for me because I just leave it wired
I just got this keyboard and I don't care to customize it. Using it full stock is great.
11:22 Okay, the Editors "No" from Sam Bhatia - the hidden comedian makes a sneeky appearance, love it.
The back replaceable panel is equivalent of having backplates for your monitor. No ones gonna look at it😅
Just bought it, and I don't regret it even a little bit. This keyboard definitely changed the $100 price class.
My 'A' key has been double pressing, any of them doing that for you?
What a brilliant design with the hidden on/off button
I just got an Aula M75 and it looks almost exactly like this board. Same color, same keycaps, aluminum frame except for a plastic wedge on the front for the bluetooth/wired/2.4 switch, and dongle holder. The battery is 8000 mah with TTC flame purple v2 switches. They sound very poppy/creamy to me but I still can't really distinguish keyboard sounds very well so I'll just say they sound pleasant.
I have the SK65, swapped in some Gateron Milky Yellow Pro switches & that thing is chefs kiss.
I've determined that the sound doesn't matter. I'm not going to hear it, more often than not - I'll be wearing headphones, earbuds, etc. Feel is king.
For what you get the womier is decent, it’s a good entry enthusiast board especially if you don’t intend to mod it further.
‘Leobog Hi75’ is a nice aluminum keyboard under £100… you should give that a review… probably the nicest sounding keyboard I own… and if you don’t like the red LED volume knob- eBay is full of transparent knob replacement options…
royal kludge RK-M75 user here and i love it. nothing for polouffe though since its fully made of plastic.
I've been loving my monsgeek m1, I bought it last year when it was the only item in their lineup but now they have a ton of options including prebuilt keyboards (for surprisingly cheap). Also most of the boards have a dial
the power of sweatshop labor is indeed impressive
not like the more expensive keyboards don't use sweatshop labour though
Personally, my keyboard isn't aluminum, but the quality is pretty solid.
It's a Ducky one 3 and it has RGB, solid switches out of the box and is fully hot swappable, meaning that key caps or actual switches can be changed without the need for a soldering iron. It's about $200 CAD for TKL.
I would like a keyboard like this but 100%, i need number pad for my work and cant find nice ones which are 100%
I've been rocking this keyboard since April. Shout out to Hipyo Tech!
I've been on the Lofree Flow for a little over a year now and loving it! Awsome mix between a low profile and mechanical
I would love to see how the GMMK prebuilt keyboards stand up against the competition! I have their discontinued 100% full size and it's served me very well!
The only Womier I’ve ever had is the K87 (it was my first mechanical that wasn’t something like a Razer or Logitech), but I enjoyed it. I use my numpad way too much though, so I moved to a Keychron K10.
Currently, though, I’m using a Skyloong GK104 Pro. It’s around that $100 price point, has 2 screens (one replaces the cluster above the arrow keys and can just be swapped for regular switches) and comes with 4 knobs and enough switches to just have a full keyboard layout. It’s weighty, has a nice feel to it. Highly recommend it if you need a full layout keyboard.
I wish there were more options for aluminium hotswap 100% ISO custom keyboard
everything is always some weird half layout without a numbpad or missing function rows, can it never be just a normal full sized keyboard
This is what I’m looking for
you could always get a separate numpad
@nilslorand it's comfy when it's just one normal keyboard with everything on it
don't want two separate pieces that have to be connected separately to a pc and you would also have to relocate individually
like, what's so wrong with the normal keyboard layout and why are custom keyboard enthusiasts/ companies seemingly allergic toward it
@@AstonishedByTheLackOfCake I can't tell you why seemingly all custom keyboard manufacturers hate full sized boards... I guess they just aren't as popular
@@nilslorand It's a shame really, my best guess is that it's some kind of cost saving measure since most people don't use the numpad, or even F-keys, so they just went with it and people still purchased enough that the trend stuck
I'm not necessarily buying the popularity argument, because there are so few full size custom ones you can actually buy for there to be enough of a sample size to say anything
more mainstream mechanical keyboard manufacturers (corsair, razer, steelseries, etc) still tend to offer more full-size options, so I feel like there should be a market for it
It’s a nice board but I opted for the Rainy 75 over this one to have a budget board to fiddle with. I have other custom keyboards that are my daily drivers.
It's amazing ! Thank you so much, + plouffe is so cute
For 100+ dollars, and such a chunk keyboard, when it requires the key puller for its functions, you'd expect it to have a slot to hold it.
you only have to use it once , then fn + alt switches modes. in wireless you always leave it on since it has a sleep function. its a power switch not a mode switch
Omg! Who the hell is the target audience for that shirt?! ^^
Nerds
The blind. Hipsters. People you don't like.
Invent then market, a set of various rubber nubbins to replace the ones on this type of KB.
Make sure they have a taper to match the board angle.
I purchased this keyboard when it came out and was hesitant about the switch under the keycap. Now that I use this every day (including now) I just leave it on all the time. I use both Bluetooth and wired mode. This thing both feels and sounds great. Happy to have picked it up.
The Yunzii AL71 is the perfect form factor - I've always hated the short shift key on most 75% boards
It's full aluminum
Tri mode
RGB
Hot swap
And the toggles for tri mode and mac/windows are physical toggles on the back of the board rather than needing to remove keycaps for it
Unfortunately the only shortcoming of that board is that it doesn't support QMK/via
It's almost identical to the Epo Maker tide75, except the tide has a slot in the back for the dongle and a rear-mounted switch.
And in the sub hundred and twenty dollar mechanical aluminum mount keyboard market, the tide 75 is my go to.
Not bad, pretty competitive with Keychron at that price point.
Hmm I get that they wanted to keep the aesthetics completely clean with the on/off switch under the caps key, but there surely are better ways.
Like the flap under older XPS laptops that hide all the stickers and stuff, I have one and kinda love that. You could put a switch under something similar.
another amazing keyboard review hosted by plouffe👍🏻
I got my rainy75 last month, cost me about a hundred bucks and I love it. Sounds and feels so nice
I wish there were full-sized Keyboards of this quality/price
Plouffe going on and on about how nice the keyboard's edges are - we get it. You're huge into edging.
Does the weight piece do anything? The answer actually yes (unless it's an aluminum weight since that is the same material as the case they might as well just not make a cutout for it). Acousticly yes. Unless u go full foam build.
Just got myself a Rainy75 and maaaan its such a good keyboard. Only had Q1, K10 and K5 Keychchrons before it and damn, its so much better despite being like half the price of Q1 lol
Switch under the key cap is an absolute dealbreaker. What an awful design choice.
you only have to use it once , then fn + alt switches modes. in wireless you always leave it on since it has a sleep function. its a power switch not a mode switch
@@mainsource8030I need to actually use it every time I open my computer because I hate when you press a button and it wakes the PC, so I've turned it off via control panel but that means no power goes to the keyboard when I turn the PC on
OMG I have TWO of these. Added the second one for work after using the first for a few months. Only hand lubed the switches and no other mods, just some custom keycaps. It sounds so marbly, I love it
What the hell does marbly mean in terms of sound? Like typing on marble?
As the age of the typewriter is over, I'd love to see more coverage of more ortholinear boards.
I wish more keyboards would have a 0° typing angle when the feet aren't being and have multiple adjustable angles for the freaks that prefer a non-organic typing experience.
Agreed. The ergonomics of it are pretty bad on top of a desk like that. It's a steep angle from the looks of it.
I'm not into this hobby at all, but a nice side-effect is that we can buy a nice keyboard these days. :) The thing I hate is that my keycaps are not shine-through either, due to south facing leds, which I never heard of before. So I may change this board in the future. I'm also all for practical designs, they can be beautiful as well, but won't have a darn power button under a darn keycap. haha
You don't need adjustable feet, it's already at an incline angle, it will be less ergonomic.
I got my sister an amazon special for 40 dollars last Christmas and it sounded better than my 200 dollar custom. Came with hot swap and with pre lubed tactiles that sounded great. No spacebar or shift stab rattle either. Great time for custom keyboards.
ltt should try out the royal kludge line. I use their sk96 board myself.
The fecker galaxy 80 by epomaker is another keyboard around the same price fully built. It's tri-mode as well. I got mine as bare bones wireless. bought my own gateron milky yellow pro v2 switches and great wave of kanagawa keycaps. all the parts were around the same price as this board when i bought them all. i like the experience of building things that why i got the byo board. it was a great time. it was my first and current last built keyboard. my other key is the montech freedom tkl. it was bought fully built for ninety dollars. i love both of my boards.
Love keyboard videos. More plz, Plouffe!
Would love to see a comparison of the full gauntlet of 75% keyboards in this price bracket that have / will come out soon.
Bridge 75
Rainy 75
Womier RD 75
Yunzii AL75
Chilkey ND 75
I have a bridge 75 plus coming from aliexpress, mostly because I wanted the ball catch mount and didn't want to back a Kickstarter for the RD 75.
I got a Keychron V1 Max barebones a few weeks back and put Khail Speed Coppers in it and I absolutely love it.
Im using a Keychron Q3 with Black Lotus switches and I love it.
What I don't love is VIA. The RGB on the Q3 doesn't co-operate with it.
will you guys do an RK Royal keyboard? I have one and really like it, with brown switches
That's a nice keyboard for the price, though my expectations are probably different than most.
Would love to see a video on Monsgeek magentic keyboards with software overview.
I have this one exactly the SK75 in black with evangelion keycaps.
It's gorgeous and so chonky in the good way. Very very solid. And the back weight is a delight 👌👌
Is this pretty much the same keyboard as rainy75 except for the engraving and switches?
damn, the keyboard hobby is getting so popular that even LTT is finally covering popular ones
edit: as an owner of the Womier SK75 and WOBKEY Rainy75 which seem to be 2 brothers from other mothers, the SK75 is a much better buy. the switches have a slight issue imo, where after constant use, the top half of the travel will have an unusual amount of friction that may need to be fixed by hand-lubing the switch yourself, or replacing it with another switch (you get 3 backup switches). i noticed this more prominently on my WASD keys, so eventually, this will happen to other keys over time.
tl;dr: good keyboard, switches have friction issues later down the line. recommended to buy better switches to replace them
Rainy 75 > SK75 but to each their own.
be nice if you reviewed more keyboards that have an optional ISO layout.
Mint blizzard sounds pretty tasty to be honest.
Bridge75 HE next! premium 75% with brass foundation, damping layers, hall effect switches, south facing rgb, 8000hz polling. Only problem atm on early units is the stabilisers need to be relubed, easy to do but extra step, stock is too much.
Please cover full size Mechanical Keyboards!
I Think I can speak for the majority of the PC Master Race, that these small Keyboards are not that prefered within the Software Developer Scene.
Please don't forget us!
lol that abrupt end of the video was funny
Gapped 75% will always be the sexiest keyboards
Wish they offered a larger version with a number pad. Would like to find a nice affordable keyboard I could bring to and use in my workplace where I enter a lot of numbers and really enjoy the number pad. Anyone have suggestions of some similar decent "cheap" keyboards in a similar price range that would meet these needs? Ideally ones of a similar not too loud noise volume.
Check out the Keychron V5 Max, it's a 96% and is pretty similar in features and price. I have one with the banana switches, which feel great and it isn't terribly loud, but if you're worried about noise you might still need to swap in a set of silent switches.
Could be worth buying a numpad separately. Hauling a nice, full sized keyboard to work everyday sounds a but cumbersome
Good luck. While somewhat decent full size mechanical keyboards exist, great ones are basically non existent. For some reason 75% is the best thing since sliced bread in the keyboards community
There are separate numpads for sale now by all kinds of different manufacturers, might as well get one and leave it at the office so you wouldn't have to carry it around
Could just get a separate numpad
The correct way to do a toggle for wireless is software based where certain key combinations change the mode or for it to be accessible without removing a key cap. Anything else annoys me and I would rather save the money and not have wireless at all. Like how hard is it to default to wireless unless unplugged and then allow me to tell it what type of wireless by using key combos.
4 years ago i bought the cheapest 3 mode wireless mechanical one i could find (like $45 USD), and i love it
Womier if you read this, please do an aluminum TKL.
The only thing I dont like about this keyboard is the switch under the key cap . I think I will stick with nuphy. Great video you answerd pretty much all the questions I had about this keyboard.
I have the Womier k66, it's probably my favorite budget board. Not aluminum but the RGB is great (better than this one, because it goes through the casing - it's acrylic). I use ergos at my main desks but if I didn't need ergo, I'd probably use that full time!
My 75% cost a little more than $110 _primarily because_ it's one of the exceedingly few that runs AA's instead of those lithium stuff.
I'm surprised they sponsored this rather than their upcoming RD75. Their new case is tool-less disassembly and about the same price point. Maybe they're trying to get rid of stock, or you guys are slow to get sponsored vids out :p
"shine-throu keycaps ain't that expensive" that's because the quality of every single one is TERRIBLE. This been default for decades now.
I put ceramic keycaps on mine because I'm stupid and bad with money..... but DAMN!! It looks good.
Keep this going man. all of a sudden I wanna get a keyboard.
a battery as the weight design thingy would be a great option
if this wasn't a sponsored unboxing they'd slander the hell out of this keyboard for the hidden button
I need my keycap puller to comnect wireless wtf!!!?
if they need it to be hidden then make a capacitibe button on the back or a key combo on the keyboard
this is basically backwards engineering
not to mention the gimmicky backplate
No spacing for the keys right of the enter means instant 'nope' for me. Every layout with keys smashed up to the enter key of the right means i'm constantly misaligned.
really chill, comfortable and intelligent review. Doesn't hurt my guy is cute AF. 😍😂 THANK YOU!