I Used this Confusing Keyboard for a Week...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- I love the fact that Cooler Master was willing to jump into this "unclaimed" keyboard space, but I think the SK lineup needs a few revisions before it can be recommended by the tech community at large. Let me know your thoughts!
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Hey, everyone! For those not following on Twitter, I was on a long-overdue honeymoon with Lisa in the South Pacific - hence the abrupt gap in content here on the channel. Here's to hoping the YT algo doesn't absolutely slay me 🍻
Couldn't you have made a few videos before and set them to upload on a schedule during the honeymoon?
@@mytube001 I'm a one-man show. I script, film, edit, upload, and create thumbnails for nearly every video you see on this channel. I also handle all of the channel's marketing, promotional, and business endeavors. If I could clone myself, I would.
Hope you had a great Honeymoon man, everyone deserves a break, even you Techtubers, good to have you back though
@@GregSalazar Ah, ok! I don't make any videos myself, so I have no concept of how much time it takes to make one video. Well, this video popped up in my feed so hopefully it will in many others! :)
@@mytube001 It takes around two full days of work to put together a ~10-minute review video (especially if various benchmarks are involved).
I love this keyboard. I used to get finger pain after long-term use of my razer blackwidow, but I can game with this board for 8 hours with zero issues. I think it's mostly because of how much flatter/slimmer it is compared to the Widow, plus it takes less pressure to press my keys all the way down in comparison. On top of that, it's a thousand times quieter which is definitely a plus for anyone in game chat/discord with me. My fingers are less traveled now but are definitely happier 😂 Plus this keyboard was specifically made for gaming :) Another thing... My WPM went up by 15 so I think it's safe to say that the experience is completely subjective to the user. Good video though, I respect your opinion :)
do u know how this keyboard goes with e-sport game like CSGO or smth like it?
im semi pro cs player, dont really like to play on classic cherry or smth else cus of big buttons on keyaboard like u hade on razer widow or i had on hyper x
great to hear your opinion, i’ve been looking at this keyboard for a hot minute but have been hesitant on pulling the trigger. you may have sealed the deal for me. 😀
@@sti2055 Hey, in that spot right now- I come from the land of laptops, so flat keys and small spacing is something common for me.
Not really aiming for beating WPM records- I don't touch type (btw, apparently pecking can be just as fast as touch typing)- but quiet, linear and sort-of low profile switches speak to me.
Good to have you back. Hope you had a lovely honeymoon.
We did! And thank you!
Loopy Tech Lol I just noticed TechSmartt’s logo is made of 2 L’s
Which keyboard would you prefer I get? This one or apex 7 TKL ?
They look beautiful but typing on it was the difference for me and had to pass on them.
The thing i hate the most with newer boards is the lack of a num pad, i love my numpad, and i have all kinds of macros and shortcuts that use them. I just can't live without them anymore.
I just want a flat ass laptop keyboard with silent switches for a desktop.
Exactly. Been searching for flat cherry mx keycaps for my mech build but just can't find any. Curved keycaps are ugly and just so uncomfortable to use
@@alenavass2 Keychron K1 looks pretty good
after about a year this is my favorite keyboard ever, it's a complete stinker with the all-flat keycaps but the newer designed keycaps are so much better, the actuation is very light so i find it perfect for games
I'm not at all in the market for a new keyboard, but I always enjoy watching your videos because they're always very informative. 👍
Thanks, man! I'll hop in the Discord tonight if you guys wanna play anything!
I'm out of town for work until Saturday 😞 no games for me
To anyone thinking of getting this keyboard, I had the SK621 and sent it back. Got a Logitech g915 TKL instead and it was the best decision I made. Bluetooth connectivity issues, and the typing experience truly is awful. Your fingers hit neighbouring keys and you make a lot of typos, I think aesthetically this is amazing, practically, not so much.
For someone with small hands and coming from scissor switches, this keyboard is great. However, I do wish it had brown switches
always interesting to see new switches - when I jumped into mechanical keyboards I tried a Cherry MX brown model and liked it over membrane, but then fell in love with clicky blue switches. These days Razer's goofy laser switches on the Huntsman Elite are my go-to, but as a more 'affordable' alternative I keep a few with Cherry MX blues around as well. Cooler Master seems to have forgotten that some of us like to type.
Still can't decide which key switches I prefer. I have a corsair with cherry reds and another keyboard with cherry blues and love them both for different reasons. The reds see more use when people are around but I like typing on both. Think I must be a little strange as I've noticed most people have a strong preference one way or another
Not the only one. I actually have a keyboard with each switch type. Reds for gaming, brown and blue for work (depending on how I feel).
Well, if you can't decide between reds and blues, I think you might like brown switches, since they are the most balanced ones.
Dang it!!! I'm looking at trying to get a MidRange low profile Mechanical keyboard. I just broke my TecWare Phantom L I absolutely loved the keyboard and the feeling of the keyboard. But when I went to buy a new one it's like $50 and I had gotten mine for $35 but I noticed there was a Cooler Master sk630 for $60. I'm starting to wonder if this keyboard is a deal at $60 or if I would still be better off with the phantom L. Wish I knew some good budget mechanical low profile boards.
It costs the same as the HyperX alloy elite RGB, and I thought that was expensive
It's basically like an apply magic keyboard, apple had good keyboards like the AEK with ALPS switches, but they decided to make the current line of magic keyboards.
This new slimline from cooler master is kinda like that.
I wish CM would just bring back Novatouch.
Hey, ive got a question for ya, sir. pls answer.
I have bad engl so i didnt get half of ur video, sry...
The question is im up and coming future pro at e-sport game CSGO .
ive been always playing using good pro devices but not with a pro keyboard.
what i mean is all hyped mechanical keyboards like HyperX , logitech Gpro and so on are just not okey for me cus of big buttons which are not comfortable for me to play with.
so i made a chose to play on 4 dollars keyboard "Genius SlimStar 320 Black" cus it has low profile keys on the board and it goes great for comfort BUT its a membane keyboard so it goes not dat great for response time and sticky keys.
So at 5:28 i get confused to buy it or not cus i didnt get why u said dat.
So the quistion is: do u know if these new Cherry red low profile switches are good inaf competing with classic cherry mx red on for example (hyper x keyboard) ? or old but gold are better any way cus time tested ?
i would like dis low profile keyboard only if all other things were the same quality to use them with no less effect like casual ones
The full version of the keyboard is $140 according to amazon and newegg. I take it the keyboard dropped in price since you recorded this?
yes. you can get them for 80 to 90 dollars now! got mine on sale at best buy for 79
From a strictly looks standpoint I like it ALOT better then the K95 platinum, but the keys didn't feel as good and they need to add feet adjustment. I bought the SK650 and returned it after a week of really trying to give it a chance, maybe V2 will take me away from Corsair
Something like this would theoretically be better for esports, shorter key travel with no bump means faster and more predictable keypresses. It's for this reason that quite a lot of professional fps and moba players use membrane keyboards, and this could be considered a more "premium" option
Key travel is only slightly shorter. The "no bump" thing in general is typical of all red switches.
I only type with 1 finger on my right hand and 3 on left and can wpm quite a bit on my k70 silent red, idk how can i get used to 3x3
You type with 8 figures minus the thumbs om the spacebar
@@maxlastbreath hey I feel that. I use controllers really weirdly.
@@BlackIronGamer ahhh gotcha haha, well the funny thing is I'm the exact opposite :D i can type relatively fast though it's just that i sometime miss the keys cuz of the one finger typing against 3/4.
I got the Havit 390L low profile keyboard. (LP blue switches from Kailh). type a lot faster on it than a standard board, and i get the nice clicky tactility. similar to leaf switches actually(in how they work). gonna get another one to switch out my other normal mech keyboard as well.
Edit: didnt actually see thats what you linked down below lol. anyway, its a great keyboard.
Kailh lp switches using clickbar mechanism to produce tactility and clicky
Very cool looking keyboard thats for sure.
im gonna stick with my full size keycaps. much easier to use and i like the longer travel distance
I usually call that deck piece the "mid plate" since it's technically in the middle of the keyboard... but deck plate seems good as well. Like do you call it a "bonnet", or a "hood"?
Flatty bit
It's plate. Like, they say plate mounted switches in case of GMMK.
I ordered the Sharkoon PureWriter RGB/Kailh Red switches. Much cheaper and better keycaps
i was just done collecting/buying/ hoarding every razer mouse and keyboard incl the pink quartz. now logitech and coolmaster are the next one to collect.
I have the Masterkeys PRO S and my fingers just sit nicely in the groove. I Definitely recommend those CM boards. These make no sense.
It feels like forever since I watched a new Science Studio video.
Just get DUCKY / IKBC / Varmilo / Filco ( if they even still in business ) / Leopold / and you're golden....Fnatic KB ain't bad either nice and simple, clean.
If you want to spend more money, get RealForce / HHKB I guess ?
I'm currently using a cheap China brand KB yet I'm happy, It's rather decent actually even for China and it's sold on MassDrop as well, Durgud. Go check it out.
There's even MagicForce / Vortex is great as well. All are China too. Zowie Celeritas II isn't half bad either, Optical switches, but for Typing may not be a good KB. I heard there may be some issue for those who have to double click really fast as well....the KB won't let you do that.
why does people not make a video about the sk621? Like does 60% (kinda 67%) keyboards not make it or what is going on?
Hey, at least it's not the GPD Win 2 keyboard. This thing is tricky to type on...
It costs more than my actual PC so, not for me this time, but nice review man
That's sad
how does typing compare to a apple chiclet (aluminium wired) keyboard ?
What is your recommended everyday keyboard with brown switches?
Could u get a UK Amazon affiliate link? I think Jay has one
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@@GregSalazar I'll check it out cheers
@@GregSalazar it works
More reasonable than D2D's review.
Cherry low profile switches are just donkeyshit, from the ML to this. If anyone was serious about 'low profile high quality switches' Coolermaster would have gotten Kailh low profile, as they actually feel like switches, and not just cherries attempt at emulating a scratchy membrane.
" high quality " but refers to Kailh switches lol...OK....
@@EricTanGH0ST new kailhs are waaay better than cherry
I am a laptop gamer that's why I am going to buy this keyboard.
I'm calling it now those low profile switches are eventually going to be put in a laptop.
Yeah i had the same when i was trying this out in the store. I copped a msi gk701 rgb after i really disliked the keyboard despite the keyboards looks
Miss you bro, might i recommend checking the keychron k1
Saben si el Switch va soldado?
Is that an antec aio cooler in your nzxt rig there?
may I know your glasses brand & type?
What keyboard would you recommend for 40-50$? I prefer quality over RGB aspect
Holvolox its not super common but if you could you should try to get a corsair k70 lux cherry red mx switches. I have it and its 20$ cheaper than the rgb version. You can find it for usually between $60 to $90
Holvolox its a super good keyboard
Up until halfway through the video I was really into buying this, despite the fact that I might be facing a learning curve, the price for me is what's keeping my wallet sealed..
there is a cheaper brand on amazon called Anidees that has a low profile keyboard for about 60-70 www.amazon.com/Prismatic-Mechanical-Keyboard-Extra-Thin-Switches/dp/B0791LD8K9/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=low+profile+mechanical&qid=1551917899&s=gateway&sr=8-5
I got a new one for 80
these keyboards look FANTASTIC and go with the whole industrial/modern/simplistic theme i go for on my desk and in my room. however, the problem with these? the keycaps are almost 90 degrees on the sides and your finger doesn't slide across the other key sometimes when you are typing, so you can feel the other key beside you when you having your finger on another key.
Also, they have tiny little "dips" that go down in the middle of the key..instead of them being either flat or a TINY bit raised. not sure why..but i was looking to get this and typed on it for a little. it was very very odd and i was saddened, because i want a new one. the thick mechanical keyboards are nice, but i type much better on a very low profile keyboard aka chiclet style
That RGB flicker tho...
That's the shutter speed of the camera
In Greece it only costs 130€ lol
Since when did the fbi operate in Greece huh
For games i think its great idk why so many hate, and the hate its all about 'its not trully low profile, its hard to type, bla bla bla' well if you are a noob dont buy it kappa xd
Coolermaster already perfected the gaming keyboard, but rather than just re-hashing the same product over and over again like Razer, they're doing something different.
@David Whitfield They're not the one who invented that. Wooting did the Wooting One using Flaretech switches back in 2016. There was also Bloody, who uses A4Tech's Light Strike LK switches in 2017. The Razer Huntsman uses those A4Tech switches, btw.
Razer does not invent much of anything new, most of their best products use existing stuff that has been re-branded, or were first born as collaborative efforts.
@David Whitfield Logitech didn't design the switch, the switches are Omrons. And Logitech and SteelSeries are taking a different approach, they are thinking of ways to improve the RGB backlighting, rather than the entire product. And honestly, I'm willing to give a pass for Logitech on keyboard, considering the MASSIVE improvements they've pushed to the gaming mouse market.
As far as I am concerned, Coolermaster perfected the "Cherry MX keyboard" with the MK750, which in itself is only a minor improvement over the MasterKeys Pro L. Unlike everyone else, they also offer the 80% M size that is fairly uncommon outside of smaller brands. Now they are making more niche products, like the one in the video. I would expect they will make a gamepad next, ala the Razer/Belkin N52, the Logitech G13 or the Razer Orbweaver (see what I did there with Razer?)
Razer excels at collaborating with others, like Belkin or Microsoft, and then making revisions on the product, e.g. N52 to Nostromo to Orbweaver, or Microsoft Habu to Razer DeathAdder. Which is not necessarily a bad idea, just look at Logitech G13 or G600 and contrast those with the Orbweaver or Naga.
Why CM doesn't remake the Novatouch?
CM is at the mercy of the Topre Corporation in regards to getting the unique keyswitches that the Novatouch used, and I doubt Topre would be willing to work with them again because a new Novatouch would directly compete with their own Realforce RGB
I hope you survived, it must've been really hard.
Dude do a review on the anne pro 2
Sounds like Pepsi gave this a Paws down.
I bought one. It is bad even in gaming if u have a lot inputs. I just couldn't discern the keys.Wish CM could make a smaller keycap set to save it from barely usable to okay-ish usable.
What watch are you wearing here? It looks amazing.
Just get a model M. All your problems are solved.
Annoying metallic ping, loud, no NKRO, relatively stiff, so-so keycaps, not good for gaming
My Siemens buckling spring keyboard is better.
Dave2D hate these keyboards.
No one is confused. LP keyboards are great. Lineal switches are great. It's a natural evolution.
$200
hahahahahahahahaha
this is the half my monthly income, poor people should die to be happy.
Do you live on 400usd/month?
All my monthly income
@@ministerc.politics4305 their most likely a teen working a few hours a week at minimum wage.
@@ministerc.politics4305 Many people outside of the US do live on the equivalent of that, yes.
@Koome assuming they are american especially since their using American Dollars
what gets my irked is..... its not low profile at all, not many are and it sucks donkey ass because i want reallll low profile
Woulda been way better if it had Kailh Choc switches tbh
Wut
If they came with low profile Kailh box jades, I would be all over them
Navy switches are much better than Jade switches.
@@basshead. My weak and unconfident-while-typing fingers disagree lol
From the moment you try so mach to like it even after a week this means that you dont like it.
Instead of "letter", you typed "netter"...lol
Nearly $200? I paid $140 for the SK650, and that's the price it should be. If someone is charging nearly $200, don't buy it. They're ripping you off.
it's not even worth 100 bucks.
Hmmm. Yes
Welcome back
Yo!
So in short; I'm keeping my Logitech G610 Orion...I can't even begin to understand how horrible it would be to use anything other than Cherry MX Browns... they're just so amazing.
Sk650 is bae
What do you most enjoy about it?
Science Studio detachable cord is huge for me, also enjoy the travel distance but as y said not the greatest for gaming. The lack of dedicated drivers is also great because I have a specific set up and extra drivers tend to interfere with my very specific input set up.
i think the problem is that you're bad at typing lel
I type around 80 WPM, so no.
@@GregSalazar can we get 5 likes
“Looks” cool, but I’ll stick with my K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile RAPIDFIRE.
I have the K70 Lux that has the Cherry MX Blue switches.
LordIron nice! I’ve had good luck with the Corsair keyboards.
@@lukevega77 I previously was using the G610 Orion Red from Logitech. Wasn't a terrible keyboard, but I wanted a change. Cherry MX Blues are growing on me, I like the clicky feel and sound of them. I don't mind MX Red switches, little more quiet than Blues obviously and require much less force to press.
The K70 from Corsair I'm loving it feels sturdy, it's got some weight to it. The body of the keyboard must be metal like sort of a hard aluminum.
The 610 Orion feels much more light and not as sturdy. Overall is decent. It's got an adjustable backlight much like the K70, except it's white compared to a red back light on the K70.
Finally something new in the Keyboard space and you mock it, because you are not used to it an favor another switch...
Dont get it.
You think this is me _mocking_ it? You've come to the wrong channel. I gave my honest opinion after a week of use. This has nothing to do with the switch and everything to do with the dimensions of the key caps and board itself. I literally showed my WPM with two different RED switch keyboards. The difference was night and day. Watch the video next time :-)
Lol you act like you write scripts
I write several-page scripts every day. I wrote essays daily for my MBA.
6 views and 13 likes🤔
That's the power of Salazar
Please stop pointing this out...
BUt WiLL tHe SKrttttt VeRsIOn CoMe OuT?
Early squad.exe has arrived
Low profile keyboards are sad, like typing on a glass tablet.
Not always the case (including with this keyboard here).
@@GregSalazar No, you're right. I mis-worded that, too. I should not have stated my opinion as fact.
So sad seeing you tying yourself in knots trying to find something good to say about these keyboards.
Your hair looks grayish
What has that got to do with anything?
It's light reflecting off my hair. I'm 24. No gray hair here.
@@GregSalazar lol i know but it looked gray. And dang your only a few years older than me.
Reds are garbage switches. I would rather type on razor blades.