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Thanks! Trying to put together my first keyboard. Your descriptions are clear and relatively simple. I still have way too many choices but I’m narrowing down now. 😊
Howdy Hey. So glad I started my keyboard modding journey in 2023 .. discovering your channel was definitely a highlight! Wishing you a lot of success this year!
Why do people hate numpads now? It's so frustrating to see all these well made keyboards that I won't touch because for some reason Less Functionality = Better
More mouse space and less space between your keyboard hand and mouse hand. It's more comfortable like that for some people. But I'd rather have a number pad myself
Because most people don't use a numpad outside of Excel, and most people have no reason to ever use Excel. It's also worse ergonomically, as it forces your mouse hand to the right. But if you're that butt hurt about it, they have the Keychron Q6 Max which is full size and they also have the Q0 Max, which is a separate num pad you can move out of the way when you aren't using it.
There's no reason to have a numpad unless you have a reason for it. For instance, I never use one but I do have a keyboard for one when I used to do a lot of data entry.
I refuse to give up my number pads. You don't realize how useful they are until you're spending hours typing in numerical data collected from the scribbles of your peers.
@@insertnamehere4419 people who only need the occasional number. if I'm in an Excel sheet, I'm glued to that number pad; trying to do everything with the number row would just be an exercise in madness.
@@insertnamehere4419 for people typing mostly text and only occasionally need to type a digit. If you're inputting a lot of numbers over the course of a day, no num pad equals working way slower
@@holdenhodgdon3756 haha i just purchased the QK Neo80. I also got a couple GMK67’s just to play around and mess with a cheap board so i don’t feel bad messing up
I don't always agree with your takes but you and your editor do an amazing job putting these videos together. The amount of work put in, with referencing your other videos, is truly impressive. Great job on this one.
Hipyo! glad we found you, my kids and I have been watching non-stop and having fun exploring keyboards together for a couple months now - checking out a bunch of the budget boards and messing with various switches and keycaps, been a great thing for us to do together. so far, we've got 4 boards going including the lego board, with another on the way (hopefully, it's a kickstarter thing)
I love your “preference disclaimer” I have wanted a Gmmk pro for a couple years finally purchased it despite all the negative feedback, I did a tape mod… too poppy so I undid it, added blue samurai double shot PBT keycaps and I love it! Space bar stabiliser needed some more lube and now I looove it! It Thocks!!
The main issue with the GMMK Pro isn't thats its just bad, it can be made better, but that its "bad" for the price, it is overly expensive and many cheaper keyboards get much better sound out for a much cheaper price
i bought the womier sk71 based on your recommendation and its been great. something that really surprised me about this keyboard is just how solid the wireless 2.4gh performance is. the battery life goes over a week without needing a charge (at least in my experience using it with gaming) and the wireless performance has no complaints from me.
@@voltiolord57123 the latency on this keyboard feels fine. ive never used a super low latency keyboard but i have used some pretty high ones so i would say that this is standard. i do game with it and its been pretty perfect since i got it
4:38 geniunely the only group buy id ever consider is a wood board like this. These things always look insanely good. If i ever wim the lottery, and i want to splurge on something luxury itd have to he something like that
@@noiJadisCailleachlook there is some shit that like i understand calling bullshit on, but like "i would love to buy a hand made wooden keyboard if i had the money" is not one id oersonally consider.
The only thing I learn from these videos is that buying custom keyboards is exhausting and my 8 year old razer gaming keyboard might not sound as good but works well enough that I won't replace it until it dies.
I've been really into building clacky boards lately, but I still absolutely love deep, foamy boards. I love having the option to choose a no foam build, full foam, or everything in between on a daily basis. I'm pretty excited to get in on the WS Freya group buy. I assume you'll do a review of it at some point? If you do, sound tests with and without foams would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the videos, buddy!
New budget king: Ajazz AK820. $50-60 bucks, fully built, sounds amazing right out of the box. I highly recommend. Another budget aluminum diy is the Leobog Hi75 that needs no mods. It's truly mind blowing what is coming out now for these low prices. When I started in the hobby, buying an RK61 for $50 was the budget go-to, but it was all plastic with no foams and required heavily modding it before it was any good. I love what's happening right now in the hobby!!
Steer clear of the BlackWidow V4 X. After only a few months my A and D keys are not functioning properly. A seems to not register every key press and sometimes doesn't register at all. The D key double-types as well as the space bar. Currently typing on my 8 year old Blackwidow V1 as I can't put up with the issues the V4 X has. Going to switch to Ducky and hopefully never look back.
It'll be interesting to see how HE switches develop. The gateron Jades are supposed to have tighter tolerances and close off the bottom portion so the magnet isn't exposed.
There is no flagship keyboard on the market that has hot swappable switches, full size, multimedia keys, a volume roller or knob and all that under 200 dollar. That would be my dream keyboard. Something like a Razer Huntsman just in a hot swappable version.
I'm a numpad person too, but at this point what I don't understand is how there are not more companies banking of the 20% form factor and adding it as a complementert option for 65% to TKL forms
Just want to say that I love your content man! Your vids are always informational, honest, and fun at the same time. I was able to decide better on my keeb choices because of your vids :) Thank you!
I love my modded ROG Azoth. I used lubed and filmed Morandis, some Keychron DS PBT keycaps, replaced the steel plate and silicone plate "foam" with a PC plate and poron/ipxe PCB and plate foams from AliExpress. I also added two layers of painters tape and removed the thick silicone filler inside the case. Some people won't understand doing so much to a "gamer" board instead of just buying a better board, but I have a 1 of 1 Azoth that sounds and feels exactly how I want it to, and I wouldn't trade it for any other keeb.
Does the PCB on this Asus board have Hotswap capability for putting your own switches in? (I saw an Amazon review with someone who put some Gateron switches on it....but he never mentioned if he took the whole thing apart and desoldered the spacebar and modifier key switches and then resoldered the new Gate yellow switches)
@@phlooke Yup yup, it's a hot swap PCB. You can even use pcb-mount stabs if you want, but the stock ones are hella smooth already, even without any tuning.
[[READ IF FROM THE EU]] I bought a Zoom 75 a month ago after watching your video about it. I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of the last white standard edition cases (the special edition are just gone from stock sadly) and I built it following your recommendation, which means Morandis. It was my first custom keyboard and building it took me like 6 hours and I didn't even lube the switches. I will some day, but not for now. It sounds amazing and all of the trial and error in the building process was kinda fun (once I managed to fix everything I had done wrong like screwing the stabs too tight, like my spacebar wouldn't come up at all). I'm not gonna lie though, if you live in the US the shipping and import taxes might be lower, but I live in Italy and I had to import the keyboard from China and the lubing kit from Kinetic Labs from the US since in EU we have legit no custom keyboard market; it was expensive, like capslock expensive. The build is fire, but it cost me a net of a little more of 500, give or take. In case someone from the EU is here reading this comment, be aware of the import fees. You won't pay just the vat, you'll pay a huge shipping fee and a customs fee for the import procedure (which is literally just one eMail). If you find a good barebone try and get everything you need shipped in one order or two at max. e.g. the Morandi are sold by Wuque and Meletrix is Wuque, but they are not in stock on their website and I had to buy them directly from Wuque which sucks since it's a completely separate order and shipping fee. It's all fun and games until a 60 euros order turns into 110 euros after shipping and customs fees ahahah (laughing the pain away). All considered tho, I'd do it again. The zoom is simply great and yh for 500 there is waaay better stuff out there, but that 500 would be a 800 after shipping it to my doorstep so I'm pretty satisfied.
@@KyleSu-wr8ot as I mentioned, Morandi. They’re from Wuque and are sometimes in stock on Meletrix’s website too (since Meletrix is owned by Wuque Studio)
beware Yunzii...I was gifted one of the Alice 75 keyboards and the microcontroller died within 2 months and they were unable/unwilling to replace the part....so now i have a VERY expensive doorstop.
Keychron have seriously stepped up their game with the Q Max series. I got the Q2 Max. The only issue I had was key chatter on the spacebar which I fixed with a heavier switch.
While I do on my work PC I also like it on my main PC because I have gotten used to using the enter key with my mouse hand sometimes when typing something with 1 hand while gaming
Hipyo sounds like a younger, keyboard focused version of The Lockpicking Lawyer! "got a nice click on 1, a nice 'thock' on the 'enter' key...and we're in!" lol
I'm a librarian who has only BARELY entered this world, and your vids have been very therapeutic for me. I love thocky sounds, but definitely resort to silent (due to, y'know, library). Excited to get into more of these and experimenting with silent boards that match my aesthetic.
Can confirm the Womier SK71 is the best. You get 300$ keyboard sound at a 89$ price point. The aluminum build with keycaps and pre-lubed switches is just an extra.
Got the Womier last year for less than 100 australian dollars and love it, I come from laptop keyboards so I prefer low profile ones but this one turned out to be a great one.
@@mudawott Aliexpress, Womier S-K71 if you type that you should find it, I see it now at $128 aussie dollars, honestly the keyboard is really good, switches feel nice, you can use it wirelessly or with cable and the quality feels good too, also the color options look nice, I got the purple one and I'm super happy with it.
I recently got into keyboards after getting my first non super gamer one and hearing/feeling the luxury ride of customs… Sigh.. so here I am now diving deep into another money pit and binge watching your channel. Good stuff. **”wooohoo yeaaaah”
Here's what I'm looking for. Where to get it? 1. Full-size keyboard with RGB. 2. As silent as possible. 3. Tactile & Hot-swap switches. 4. Shine-through keys. 5. Zero bounce/flex.
I dont think many manufacturers sell prebuilt keyboards with silent tactile switches. It would be better to just buy a barebones full size keyboard and buy your own silent tactile switches (boba u4, haimu whisper silent tactile, etc.), then slap your own keycaps on.
The GMMK 2 Fullsize with your own switches and caps. It's a 96% board but it has absolutely no flex in it. As Billy said, nobody's making a keyboard with those specs prebuilt.
I wasn't expecting a pre-build to my exact standards. heh Just curious if you were going to build, what parts would you go with... and where is the best place to get them?@@Billy_The_Frog
I bought a Redragon K530 Pro to start off. It was fine, but I wanted more customization for keymapping so I bought a Keychron K12 Pro for the QMK support. Replaced the guts with some YDMK Blank Milk Fog keycaps and some LTC Jerrzi Similar Red switches. Simple but a lot of fun and very pretty.
1. Gaming keyboards ARE overpriced. 2. If you compare his key caps to similar sets, the prices aren’t the worst. TH-camrs are not obligated to make merch affordable especially when they would have to give up some quality.
Thnx to Hipyo I got a Monsgeek m1(w). With tape mod (2 layers electrical), force break mod, and fixing the golden parts on the sides with a little tape, this thing feels and sounds sooooo good. I also used the other included (black) stabilizers. It's my first custom keyboard, but I know I will use this for a long long time. Everytime I use it I'm surprised by how good it feels and sounds. It's like I use it for the first time. No ragrets, thnx Hipyo!
I built a Monsgeek M5 barebones recently and they even include the force break "stickers" in the box at this point. I'm really enjoying it as my first build after previously only getting "gaming" keyboards. Was very easy to build for my first time and sounds great.
Heyo Hipyo, after about a week of spamming most if not all of your videos, among others, ive delved deep into the rabbit hole of custom keyboards, and the new magnetic switches...after wayyyyyyy too much research ive landed on and ordered the Boog75...basically the Zoom75 but with magnetic switches and capability. This is looking like my holy grail of keyboards with the ability to swap the switches out down the road with updated magnetic switches. Thank you sir for your videos and help, without you I would have ordered another dogwater "gaming" keyboard
I got a Keychron a while back as my first mechanical. Love it. I'm prepping now for my first fully custom, weird form factor, solder-it-and-figure-out-which-thumb-is-shift kinda keyboard. Looking forward to it!
19:40 dude when I switched from being a laptop main to a desktop main I actually gave into the hype that was all around gaming keyboards… and for $200, I really couldn’t have been more disappointed. I specifically looked for something that wouldn’t feel like a $20 Dell office keyboard, and sure enough, it feels just like the junk your high school bought in bulk for the computer lab. The unnecessary key travel, the keycap wobbling, the spacebar that sounds like it could launch into space with that *ping!*. I’d rather rip off the bottom half of my old dead laptop for the membrane butterfly keys instead of this god-awful thing that sounds like the one obnoxious kid in your 7th grade class that wouldn’t stop drumming with empty plastic water bottles. I genuinely am self conscious any time I hit the spacebar. I look back to see if my family’s looking at me, I can tell they’re trying to ignore me by the concentrated looks on their faces. I feel so sorry for them. Mechanical keyboards are a disgrace to anybody who doesn’t live alone
I really want to get into this hobby, but finding a *deep breath* German ISO 100% Layout mechanical keyboard with tactile switches is kind of hard. Keychron was the only one in stock, so I ordered one of those.... and some tape. We'll see how it develops from here on.
I'd been considering a Wooting keyboard (11:50) for a few months, but decided to look to see if there were any other magnetic key options since the Wooting keyboards felt like they were missing something and because I wanted it in white to match my pc build aesthetic. While it's currently at a pre-order for batch 4, expected to ship June/July, I went with the Flux keyboard. I've yet to see outside reviews of those who have purchased one to give their feedback on it though, so if you happen to buy one for testing I'd enjoy seeing your take on it.
I'm a coder and it really frustrates me how there's very little 75% keyboards out there that actually has Delete/Home/End/PgDown/PgUp keys 😅 it's been driving me crazy seeing very cool keyboards yet I can't buy it just because they lack the keys that I need. amazing video nonetheless :)
5:40 I managed to pick up the Dustsilver K84 on sale with Gateron Reds for Christmas due to the Purple Lilac 75 being out of stock, and while I wish I got the D84 (the wireless version), this keyboard feels amazing for my first board. Only gripe with Dustsilver so far is their companion software, which only can do RGB or singular colors for effects, and feels fairly archaic for companion apps.
12:49 - contrary to your experience I can't play without the rapid trigger mode in games like valorant or cs2 anymore. Strafing feels sooo much more direct and having the keyboard in typing profile feels sluggish and disconnected. It's one of those "once you experience it you can't go back" kinda things for me. Same as a high refresh rate monitor.
I hope this gets a reply but please can you tell me why you like mechanical keyboards over the slimmer keys one? Ain't mechanical more noise and more clunky leading to more slowness and less accuracy? Why do people love mechanical? Isn't it going backwards to typewriter days?
Just got some Morandi switches and they made my budget keyboard sound SO GOOD. I lubed them for just a bit more smoothness (and because I had covid and was bored) but they really didn't need them)
I've been really bummed with my Womier SK-71. The feel and look of the keyboard is fantastic, BUT the bluetooth and custom key assignments/software stopped working within a month of my purchase. I contacted support and they kinda just shrugged about it. Really frustrating! I'm saving my pennies now to buy a different keyboard, but I'll have a hard time not just sticking to Keychron and trusting the better support and quality control.
"Back in my day" there were cherry mx switches and bad switches xD I am no fanboy, simply ignorant tbh. I have a corsair k70 (brown MX switches) with the simple red backlight. I chose it for the mostly metal construction, but when I hit the keys they sound "shallow and cheap" compared to something like 05:36 in the video. What too look for for this "warm" "heavy" sound ?
In the market for a keyboard, thought I'd youtube it a bit. Came across this video, feel like I'm in way over my head now. Then notice that your keyboard channel has almost 1M subs ... the world has gone mad! Literally blown my mind
I bought the DingRat Malthus 65 based on your recommendation and its been great. Something that really surprised me about this keyboard is just how gloppy the nekko foam is! The battery life goes over a month without needing a charge (at least in my experience using it for playing Vietnamese dog simulators) and the trackball performance has no complaints from me.
Rapid trigger is actually very, very good for gaming, especially FPS or any really competitive game where releasing your switch faster gives you an advantage. No other company is close to Wooting when it comes to that, as of 2024.
Honestly I bought the TH80 prokit, that is just plate and case, the idea is combine this keyboard with the switches epomaker sea salt silent, and finally the GMK Norse keycaps, maybe I spend too much but I think the result will be fantastic and a possible really good keyboard. Epomaker TH80 pro kit: $65 Epomaker Sea Salt Silent switches 3x$17 pack of 35: $51 GMK Sea Warrior NORSE keycaps from Etsy: $69 (The original from GMK is like $160) Total: $185 Do youi think it was a good purchase?
Keychron's Q14 (white) is now my daily driver, but it was a pain in the ass to find a good set of keycaps (I went with Akko Black on White) and I do keep my RK100 plugged in because Alice layouts are not Gaming friendly.
So, I'm relatively new to mechanical keyboards but I've recently become obsessed with finding my perfect keyboard for a decent price. Now, my perfect keyboard is nearly impossible to get because I require a knob and would highly prefer full size and passthrough as well. Anyway, last year I got two wireless keyboards used/like new from amazon, an RK96 and a Redragon Horus K618, because I had no idea how I'd feel about them. Well I'm not a huge fan of the Redragon which kind of surprised me but I'm curious if you'd tried any version of the RK96 because I kinda love mine. It is however missing a few things I'd really like in a keyboard and I'm pretty sure they solved all of those concerns and then some with the RK S98. I actually had someone on a call tell me my keyboard sounded musical so you can imagine how proud I was. Great video, thank you!
A VERY enjoyable video. i lubed my first, as it was a hand me down and needed it. i own a logi mx mini, and a logi mechanical. now i know what's out there, and how things fit into the scheme of things.
On your quest to try more keyboards I'd love to see you try the Womier S-K75. You can get a barebones kit for $49 and considering the transparent build I feel like you could do some cool things with it.
A thocking Hall effect keyboard is what I’ll be waiting for this year. Even better if it matches the dark Fractal North pc case with its wood and brass accents.
I went like 2 days ago with akko monsgeek m1(75% aluminum) with akko silver v3 switches. I upgraded from some epomaker keyboard with gateron yellows pro v2 (plastic 65%). Rn I am waiting for lube to arrive because I didn’t know that there won’t be stabilizers in place, haha.
21:29 It's cool and all, but why is insert next to end, end next to page up and delete next to page down? I assume you can easily move the keys around and reassign them with software though.
I ended up going with the dustsilver because I loved the colors and the sound from your video. It was definitely a tie between that and the Womier, which'll likely be my next purchase.
I ordered a zoom65 kit in september and it showed up last week. Had a few build quality problems (cuts on the plate were wrong, missing screws/standoffs). Struggled with the build for a few days and ultimately shelved it because it was causing me too much anxiety (I paid 250 dollars for it). Meletrix's videos aren't that great and since they are a chinese company they are quite hard to get in touch with. All this to say: know what you are getting into before you buy the kit
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review the Alienware keyboard
You should do a LoveCraft build based around the WS Cthulhu caps
Try the Weikav Sugar65 or Yunzii Al66 or the Monka 6067 if those 2 aren't available
Hey hipyo, can you try modding the RedDragon k530 pro red switch, I think it would be a good video idea.
Do the cheaper keyboards have keylogger inside?
Thanks! Trying to put together my first keyboard. Your descriptions are clear and relatively simple. I still have way too many choices but I’m narrowing down now. 😊
Glad I could help in some way!
Howdy Hey. So glad I started my keyboard modding journey in 2023 .. discovering your channel was definitely a highlight! Wishing you a lot of success this year!
Thanks! Glad I could help!
Why do people hate numpads now? It's so frustrating to see all these well made keyboards that I won't touch because for some reason Less Functionality = Better
More mouse space and less space between your keyboard hand and mouse hand. It's more comfortable like that for some people. But I'd rather have a number pad myself
Because most people don't use a numpad outside of Excel, and most people have no reason to ever use Excel. It's also worse ergonomically, as it forces your mouse hand to the right. But if you're that butt hurt about it, they have the Keychron Q6 Max which is full size and they also have the Q0 Max, which is a separate num pad you can move out of the way when you aren't using it.
Space is a premium for me and I rarely use them in the day to day. So yeah they be gone
There's no reason to have a numpad unless you have a reason for it. For instance, I never use one but I do have a keyboard for one when I used to do a lot of data entry.
@@Roanoaknumbpads are far superior to top row.
I refuse to give up my number pads. You don't realize how useful they are until you're spending hours typing in numerical data collected from the scribbles of your peers.
What's the number row for then.
@@insertnamehere4419 people who only need the occasional number. if I'm in an Excel sheet, I'm glued to that number pad; trying to do everything with the number row would just be an exercise in madness.
@@insertnamehere4419 for people typing mostly text and only occasionally need to type a digit. If you're inputting a lot of numbers over the course of a day, no num pad equals working way slower
@@insertnamehere4419 losers
@@insertnamehere4419for scrolling through your inventory. Not sufficient for entering numerical data at a high pace.
Started watching your videos a couple weeks now, and ive now fallen down the keyboard rabbit hole. Thanks for all the great informative videos!
Be forwarded that after you buy your first one, you are gonna end up with 6 by the end of the year.
same.
that's a canon event
@@holdenhodgdon3756 Well after i boight the first one i had just had to buy a wireless one because... i just had to!!!
@@holdenhodgdon3756 haha i just purchased the QK Neo80.
I also got a couple GMK67’s just to play around and mess with a cheap board so i don’t feel bad messing up
I don't always agree with your takes but you and your editor do an amazing job putting these videos together. The amount of work put in, with referencing your other videos, is truly impressive. Great job on this one.
Thanks! Because I was so sick this week it was all me 😭😭👍
@@HipyoTech oo ooo yea
i dare you to fill a keyboard with wax.
Beeswax? Or like candle wax?
mineral oil is safe for electronics
@@HipyoTechhows life?
@@HipyoTechcandle wax so that people can do it at home if it works
@@HipyoTechnow mod it giving birth
Hipyo! glad we found you, my kids and I have been watching non-stop and having fun exploring keyboards together for a couple months now - checking out a bunch of the budget boards and messing with various switches and keycaps, been a great thing for us to do together. so far, we've got 4 boards going including the lego board, with another on the way (hopefully, it's a kickstarter thing)
I love your “preference disclaimer” I have wanted a Gmmk pro for a couple years finally purchased it despite all the negative feedback, I did a tape mod… too poppy so I undid it, added blue samurai double shot PBT keycaps and I love it! Space bar stabiliser needed some more lube and now I looove it! It Thocks!!
The main issue with the GMMK Pro isn't thats its just bad, it can be made better, but that its "bad" for the price, it is overly expensive and many cheaper keyboards get much better sound out for a much cheaper price
i bought the womier sk71 based on your recommendation and its been great. something that really surprised me about this keyboard is just how solid the wireless 2.4gh performance is. the battery life goes over a week without needing a charge (at least in my experience using it with gaming) and the wireless performance has no complaints from me.
Considering buying it... Do you game with it? if so, do you feel any latency playing on wireless? thx for the info :)
@@voltiolord57123 the latency on this keyboard feels fine. ive never used a super low latency keyboard but i have used some pretty high ones so i would say that this is standard. i do game with it and its been pretty perfect since i got it
4:38 geniunely the only group buy id ever consider is a wood board like this. These things always look insanely good. If i ever wim the lottery, and i want to splurge on something luxury itd have to he something like that
1000 bucks says, You're not going to consider buying a wood board like that if you actually win the lottery.
@@noiJadisCailleachlook there is some shit that like i understand calling bullshit on, but like "i would love to buy a hand made wooden keyboard if i had the money" is not one id oersonally consider.
The only thing I learn from these videos is that buying custom keyboards is exhausting and my 8 year old razer gaming keyboard might not sound as good but works well enough that I won't replace it until it dies.
Make a video on company assembled keyboards that we can just actually buy and dont have to mod much..like logitech vs razer vs keychron etc.
the OSRS ironman logo on the custom keyboard at 4:30 for Settled is such an awesome touch.
I've been really into building clacky boards lately, but I still absolutely love deep, foamy boards. I love having the option to choose a no foam build, full foam, or everything in between on a daily basis. I'm pretty excited to get in on the WS Freya group buy. I assume you'll do a review of it at some point? If you do, sound tests with and without foams would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the videos, buddy!
I've got one in hand, hoping to build it in a week or two!
@@HipyoTech You da man!
@@HipyoTech You have any idea on pricing by chance?
@@radbradmtb6915 i think it's in the $350 ballpark
My favorite part of this community is that nothing is ever available
New budget king: Ajazz AK820. $50-60 bucks, fully built, sounds amazing right out of the box. I highly recommend. Another budget aluminum diy is the Leobog Hi75 that needs no mods. It's truly mind blowing what is coming out now for these low prices. When I started in the hobby, buying an RK61 for $50 was the budget go-to, but it was all plastic with no foams and required heavily modding it before it was any good. I love what's happening right now in the hobby!!
I'll scope it out
@@HipyoTech forgot to mention that I grabbed the pro version with Gift switches. Got a lil LED screen and sounds amazingly clacky
Leobog god tier
@@nebulazykbsdo you happen to have a link as I can’t seem to find it?
1 up for the Ajazz AK820
Steer clear of the BlackWidow V4 X. After only a few months my A and D keys are not functioning properly. A seems to not register every key press and sometimes doesn't register at all. The D key double-types as well as the space bar. Currently typing on my 8 year old Blackwidow V1 as I can't put up with the issues the V4 X has. Going to switch to Ducky and hopefully never look back.
It'll be interesting to see how HE switches develop. The gateron Jades are supposed to have tighter tolerances and close off the bottom portion so the magnet isn't exposed.
So far people that have gotten them say they get rid of many of the crap sounds other HE switches have. Next to try are the Geon HE coming soon.
i have lekker 60, geonworks raptor HE, and jades i must say the jades are much better than both of those options
There is no flagship keyboard on the market that has hot swappable switches, full size, multimedia keys, a volume roller or knob and all that under 200 dollar. That would be my dream keyboard. Something like a Razer Huntsman just in a hot swappable version.
I don't understand how people can use a keyboard with no numpad.. like what do you do when you need to fly a plane or a jet, I really don't get it.
Nola licking Hipyo's hands is something that I didn't know I needed to see. it's just so weirdly nice to see this.
I'm a numpad person too, but at this point what I don't understand is how there are not more companies banking of the 20% form factor and adding it as a complementert option for 65% to TKL forms
Just want to say that I love your content man! Your vids are always informational, honest, and fun at the same time. I was able to decide better on my keeb choices because of your vids :) Thank you!
Your advice and experience are very useful! Thank you!!! Thank you 🙏
I love my modded ROG Azoth. I used lubed and filmed Morandis, some Keychron DS PBT keycaps, replaced the steel plate and silicone plate "foam" with a PC plate and poron/ipxe PCB and plate foams from AliExpress. I also added two layers of painters tape and removed the thick silicone filler inside the case. Some people won't understand doing so much to a "gamer" board instead of just buying a better board, but I have a 1 of 1 Azoth that sounds and feels exactly how I want it to, and I wouldn't trade it for any other keeb.
Does the PCB on this Asus board have Hotswap capability for putting your own switches in?
(I saw an Amazon review with someone who put some Gateron switches on it....but he never mentioned if he took the whole thing apart and desoldered the spacebar and modifier key switches and then resoldered the new Gate yellow switches)
@@phlooke Yup yup, it's a hot swap PCB. You can even use pcb-mount stabs if you want, but the stock ones are hella smooth already, even without any tuning.
Got a keyboard this christmas and its Perfect Thanks for all the help !!!
I somehow just watched 23 minutes about keyboards... not even mad. Well done 👍
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I bought a Zoom 75 a month ago after watching your video about it. I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of the last white standard edition cases (the special edition are just gone from stock sadly) and I built it following your recommendation, which means Morandis. It was my first custom keyboard and building it took me like 6 hours and I didn't even lube the switches. I will some day, but not for now. It sounds amazing and all of the trial and error in the building process was kinda fun (once I managed to fix everything I had done wrong like screwing the stabs too tight, like my spacebar wouldn't come up at all). I'm not gonna lie though, if you live in the US the shipping and import taxes might be lower, but I live in Italy and I had to import the keyboard from China and the lubing kit from Kinetic Labs from the US since in EU we have legit no custom keyboard market; it was expensive, like capslock expensive. The build is fire, but it cost me a net of a little more of 500, give or take. In case someone from the EU is here reading this comment, be aware of the import fees. You won't pay just the vat, you'll pay a huge shipping fee and a customs fee for the import procedure (which is literally just one eMail). If you find a good barebone try and get everything you need shipped in one order or two at max. e.g. the Morandi are sold by Wuque and Meletrix is Wuque, but they are not in stock on their website and I had to buy them directly from Wuque which sucks since it's a completely separate order and shipping fee. It's all fun and games until a 60 euros order turns into 110 euros after shipping and customs fees ahahah (laughing the pain away).
All considered tho, I'd do it again. The zoom is simply great and yh for 500 there is waaay better stuff out there, but that 500 would be a 800 after shipping it to my doorstep so I'm pretty satisfied.
What switches did you buy with your zoom 75?
@@KyleSu-wr8ot as I mentioned, Morandi. They’re from Wuque and are sometimes in stock on Meletrix’s website too (since Meletrix is owned by Wuque Studio)
You were the reason I was instantly sold on the Yunzii AL-71 and I thank you for that cause I love using this thing everyday
beware Yunzii...I was gifted one of the Alice 75 keyboards and the microcontroller died within 2 months and they were unable/unwilling to replace the part....so now i have a VERY expensive doorstop.
My AL-71 is still going strong after a year of use
The "ooooooooh yeeeaaaaaaa" made me subscribed🤣🤣 ...great content man
MAKE A MINERAL OIL SOAKED KEYBOARD. DO A WET VS DRY TEST THEN PLAY A GAME OF VAL AS HARBOR WITH IT!!!!!!!
i had caps lock on and decided to full send. :3
finally some good ideas
Keychron have seriously stepped up their game with the Q Max series. I got the Q2 Max. The only issue I had was key chatter on the spacebar which I fixed with a heavier switch.
what do you have against full size keyboards? do you never do paperwork where a numpad would be immensely helpful?
While I do on my work PC I also like it on my main PC because I have gotten used to using the enter key with my mouse hand sometimes when typing something with 1 hand while gaming
just buy it seperate if u mind needing it later :D
Hipyo sounds like a younger, keyboard focused version of The Lockpicking Lawyer! "got a nice click on 1, a nice 'thock' on the 'enter' key...and we're in!" lol
I'm a librarian who has only BARELY entered this world, and your vids have been very therapeutic for me.
I love thocky sounds, but definitely resort to silent (due to, y'know, library). Excited to get into more of these and experimenting with silent boards that match my aesthetic.
Can confirm the Womier SK71 is the best. You get 300$ keyboard sound at a 89$ price point. The aluminum build with keycaps and pre-lubed switches is just an extra.
Got the Womier last year for less than 100 australian dollars and love it, I come from laptop keyboards so I prefer low profile ones but this one turned out to be a great one.
Woah whered you find it
@@mudawott Aliexpress, Womier S-K71 if you type that you should find it, I see it now at $128 aussie dollars, honestly the keyboard is really good, switches feel nice, you can use it wirelessly or with cable and the quality feels good too, also the color options look nice, I got the purple one and I'm super happy with it.
I recently got into keyboards after getting my first non super gamer one and hearing/feeling the luxury ride of customs… Sigh.. so here I am now diving deep into another money pit and binge watching your channel. Good stuff.
**”wooohoo yeaaaah”
It is so depressing watching these as a Canadian - our prices are practically double.
Yeah in Italy too😢
Here's what I'm looking for. Where to get it?
1. Full-size keyboard with RGB.
2. As silent as possible.
3. Tactile & Hot-swap switches.
4. Shine-through keys.
5. Zero bounce/flex.
I dont think many manufacturers sell prebuilt keyboards with silent tactile switches. It would be better to just buy a barebones full size keyboard and buy your own silent tactile switches (boba u4, haimu whisper silent tactile, etc.), then slap your own keycaps on.
The GMMK 2 Fullsize with your own switches and caps. It's a 96% board but it has absolutely no flex in it. As Billy said, nobody's making a keyboard with those specs prebuilt.
I wasn't expecting a pre-build to my exact standards. heh Just curious if you were going to build, what parts would you go with... and where is the best place to get them?@@Billy_The_Frog
I bought a Redragon K530 Pro to start off. It was fine, but I wanted more customization for keymapping so I bought a Keychron K12 Pro for the QMK support. Replaced the guts with some YDMK Blank Milk Fog keycaps and some LTC Jerrzi Similar Red switches. Simple but a lot of fun and very pretty.
"Gaming keyboards are overpriced" from the same guy who will sell you keycaps for 70$+ LMAO
Yeah but at least the keycaps he’s selling are of decent quality… unlike the majority of “gaming” keyboards😂
1. Gaming keyboards ARE overpriced.
2. If you compare his key caps to similar sets, the prices aren’t the worst. TH-camrs are not obligated to make merch affordable especially when they would have to give up some quality.
Thnx to Hipyo I got a Monsgeek m1(w). With tape mod (2 layers electrical), force break mod, and fixing the golden parts on the sides with a little tape, this thing feels and sounds sooooo good. I also used the other included (black) stabilizers. It's my first custom keyboard, but I know I will use this for a long long time. Everytime I use it I'm surprised by how good it feels and sounds. It's like I use it for the first time. No ragrets, thnx Hipyo!
I built a Monsgeek M5 barebones recently and they even include the force break "stickers" in the box at this point. I'm really enjoying it as my first build after previously only getting "gaming" keyboards. Was very easy to build for my first time and sounds great.
Is low profile switches a curse in this community?
8:36 Damn what keyboard is that? I need something simple, but with the side numpad! Also like the keypads!
Crying in ISO :(
Thank you so much for this! I plan to build a new keyboard (my first modded one) this year and your video is the perfect list of options 😁
I hope it works out well for you!💪🤓
Can anybody recomend a channel where the sound of the keyboard isn't the focus
What do you want the focus to be?
I did actually manage to get a Zoom75. Typing on it right now with blank white KAT keycaps and Akko Lavender switches. I love it so much.
No 666 comments, I rather 667
Heyo Hipyo, after about a week of spamming most if not all of your videos, among others, ive delved deep into the rabbit hole of custom keyboards, and the new magnetic switches...after wayyyyyyy too much research ive landed on and ordered the Boog75...basically the Zoom75 but with magnetic switches and capability. This is looking like my holy grail of keyboards with the ability to swap the switches out down the road with updated magnetic switches. Thank you sir for your videos and help, without you I would have ordered another dogwater "gaming" keyboard
I got a Keychron a while back as my first mechanical. Love it. I'm prepping now for my first fully custom, weird form factor, solder-it-and-figure-out-which-thumb-is-shift kinda keyboard. Looking forward to it!
19:40 dude when I switched from being a laptop main to a desktop main I actually gave into the hype that was all around gaming keyboards… and for $200, I really couldn’t have been more disappointed. I specifically looked for something that wouldn’t feel like a $20 Dell office keyboard, and sure enough, it feels just like the junk your high school bought in bulk for the computer lab. The unnecessary key travel, the keycap wobbling, the spacebar that sounds like it could launch into space with that *ping!*. I’d rather rip off the bottom half of my old dead laptop for the membrane butterfly keys instead of this god-awful thing that sounds like the one obnoxious kid in your 7th grade class that wouldn’t stop drumming with empty plastic water bottles. I genuinely am self conscious any time I hit the spacebar. I look back to see if my family’s looking at me, I can tell they’re trying to ignore me by the concentrated looks on their faces. I feel so sorry for them. Mechanical keyboards are a disgrace to anybody who doesn’t live alone
Thank you. After years of watching these sorts of vids, the boog75 sounds like a pre built keyboard that I’m willing to spend loads of money on.
That’s the one I’m seriously considering for sure
@@maryhursenI’ll let you know if it sounds how it did on the video 😀
I really want to get into this hobby, but finding a *deep breath* German ISO 100% Layout mechanical keyboard with tactile switches is kind of hard. Keychron was the only one in stock, so I ordered one of those.... and some tape. We'll see how it develops from here on.
I'd been considering a Wooting keyboard (11:50) for a few months, but decided to look to see if there were any other magnetic key options since the Wooting keyboards felt like they were missing something and because I wanted it in white to match my pc build aesthetic. While it's currently at a pre-order for batch 4, expected to ship June/July, I went with the Flux keyboard. I've yet to see outside reviews of those who have purchased one to give their feedback on it though, so if you happen to buy one for testing I'd enjoy seeing your take on it.
Always a good day when HipyoTech uploads
Yup
Thanks for saving me untold hours of shopping! I just went to Keychron and chose the Q-series in the size I wanted.
I'm a coder and it really frustrates me how there's very little 75% keyboards out there that actually has Delete/Home/End/PgDown/PgUp keys 😅
it's been driving me crazy seeing very cool keyboards yet I can't buy it just because they lack the keys that I need.
amazing video nonetheless :)
5:40 I managed to pick up the Dustsilver K84 on sale with Gateron Reds for Christmas due to the Purple Lilac 75 being out of stock, and while I wish I got the D84 (the wireless version), this keyboard feels amazing for my first board. Only gripe with Dustsilver so far is their companion software, which only can do RGB or singular colors for effects, and feels fairly archaic for companion apps.
12:49 - contrary to your experience I can't play without the rapid trigger mode in games like valorant or cs2 anymore. Strafing feels sooo much more direct and having the keyboard in typing profile feels sluggish and disconnected. It's one of those "once you experience it you can't go back" kinda things for me. Same as a high refresh rate monitor.
Mate what are those switches in modded keychron ?? That looks and sounds just perfect and im about to buy the keyboard .. Great video !!!
I hope this gets a reply but please can you tell me why you like mechanical keyboards over the slimmer keys one? Ain't mechanical more noise and more clunky leading to more slowness and less accuracy? Why do people love mechanical? Isn't it going backwards to typewriter days?
Just got some Morandi switches and they made my budget keyboard sound SO GOOD. I lubed them for just a bit more smoothness (and because I had covid and was bored) but they really didn't need them)
I've been really bummed with my Womier SK-71. The feel and look of the keyboard is fantastic, BUT the bluetooth and custom key assignments/software stopped working within a month of my purchase. I contacted support and they kinda just shrugged about it. Really frustrating! I'm saving my pennies now to buy a different keyboard, but I'll have a hard time not just sticking to Keychron and trusting the better support and quality control.
"Back in my day" there were cherry mx switches and bad switches xD I am no fanboy, simply ignorant tbh.
I have a corsair k70 (brown MX switches) with the simple red backlight. I chose it for the mostly metal construction, but when I hit the keys they sound "shallow and cheap" compared to something like 05:36 in the video. What too look for for this "warm" "heavy" sound ?
In the market for a keyboard, thought I'd youtube it a bit. Came across this video, feel like I'm in way over my head now. Then notice that your keyboard channel has almost 1M subs ... the world has gone mad! Literally blown my mind
I bought the DingRat Malthus 65 based on your recommendation and its been great. Something that really surprised me about this keyboard is just how gloppy the nekko foam is! The battery life goes over a month without needing a charge (at least in my experience using it for playing Vietnamese dog simulators) and the trackball performance has no complaints from me.
I was in th process of scrolling like a madman through tons listings and reviews to buy myself a new keeb. Thanks for the time saver :)
Rapid trigger is actually very, very good for gaming, especially FPS or any really competitive game where releasing your switch faster gives you an advantage. No other company is close to Wooting when it comes to that, as of 2024.
after watching your videos many times.. i decided to hit subscribe 🗽
Honestly I bought the TH80 prokit, that is just plate and case, the idea is combine this keyboard with the switches epomaker sea salt silent, and finally the GMK Norse keycaps, maybe I spend too much but I think the result will be fantastic and a possible really good keyboard.
Epomaker TH80 pro kit: $65
Epomaker Sea Salt Silent switches 3x$17 pack of 35: $51
GMK Sea Warrior NORSE keycaps from Etsy: $69 (The original from GMK is like $160)
Total: $185
Do youi think it was a good purchase?
As long as you enjoy it!
Thanks for the recommendation
I hope I can find one that fits my needs.
Great video, but i wish you had recommendations in more layouts.
Keychron's Q14 (white) is now my daily driver, but it was a pain in the ass to find a good set of keycaps (I went with Akko Black on White) and I do keep my RK100 plugged in because Alice layouts are not Gaming friendly.
Give us options for prebuilt full size keyboards that require NUM pad that sound thocky.
I have a low profile, 75% keychron blue (K3 PRO) and absolutely love it! It replaced my full size keyboard and I never looked back
Back in my days, it was just Cherry MX switches. Can’t believe how much this hobby/niche has expanded. Are Cherry switches just not good anymore?
So, I'm relatively new to mechanical keyboards but I've recently become obsessed with finding my perfect keyboard for a decent price. Now, my perfect keyboard is nearly impossible to get because I require a knob and would highly prefer full size and passthrough as well. Anyway, last year I got two wireless keyboards used/like new from amazon, an RK96 and a Redragon Horus K618, because I had no idea how I'd feel about them. Well I'm not a huge fan of the Redragon which kind of surprised me but I'm curious if you'd tried any version of the RK96 because I kinda love mine. It is however missing a few things I'd really like in a keyboard and I'm pretty sure they solved all of those concerns and then some with the RK S98. I actually had someone on a call tell me my keyboard sounded musical so you can imagine how proud I was. Great video, thank you!
A VERY enjoyable video. i lubed my first, as it was a hand me down and needed it. i own a logi mx mini, and a logi mechanical. now i know what's out there, and how things fit into the scheme of things.
On your quest to try more keyboards I'd love to see you try the Womier S-K75. You can get a barebones kit for $49 and considering the transparent build I feel like you could do some cool things with it.
A thocking Hall effect keyboard is what I’ll be waiting for this year. Even better if it matches the dark Fractal North pc case with its wood and brass accents.
Choice is limited when you want non english-us layouts. Keychron got me covered. Love my q3 + q0 combo , although now i wish i had just bought the q5.
Please review the Ajazz 8k20 😭
I think the group buy is a great way to support sole proprietor creators!
I'm gonna get the Neo65 when the group buy comes back in Canada. You should review the Yunzii AL66
I'll be waiting for the full Boog75 review!
I went like 2 days ago with akko monsgeek m1(75% aluminum) with akko silver v3 switches. I upgraded from some epomaker keyboard with gateron yellows pro v2 (plastic 65%). Rn I am waiting for lube to arrive because I didn’t know that there won’t be stabilizers in place, haha.
Hipyo out here doin' good work
keychron is so underrated, i love their keyboards
21:29 It's cool and all, but why is insert next to end, end next to page up and delete next to page down? I assume you can easily move the keys around and reassign them with software though.
I ended up going with the dustsilver because I loved the colors and the sound from your video. It was definitely a tie between that and the Womier, which'll likely be my next purchase.
I ordered a zoom65 kit in september and it showed up last week. Had a few build quality problems (cuts on the plate were wrong, missing screws/standoffs). Struggled with the build for a few days and ultimately shelved it because it was causing me too much anxiety (I paid 250 dollars for it). Meletrix's videos aren't that great and since they are a chinese company they are quite hard to get in touch with. All this to say: know what you are getting into before you buy the kit
I have see only 2 videos so far of your self and your keyboard friends I'm think wow addiction levels up whoop cool 😊😊
20:18 The Keychron V Max is even Gasket Mounted, as oppose to the Pro and plain Vs. To me, it's the Q Series packed in a plastic case
Take a look at aula F75 keyboard, for this budget, this keyboard is insanely good :)
“You shouldn’t be lubing your own switches anymore”
As I’m watching this lubing my switches 😂
Got a Mikit MK72 last year, not my main on my desk, but definitely love the design and it's definitely a fun little wireless board