Fantastic keyboard with great functionality.
by Lewis AitkenSwitches Used: Gateron Black Inks V2Lubricant Used: Krytox 205g0Keycaps: GMK WhiteI have been a custom keyboard enthusiast for a while now and have built numerous boards mostly of a 60%/65% form factor, but was looking for something for a few extra keys that I could use as custom or macro keys. I have been eyeing up this for a while as some of the 'other brands' are a lot of money and don't come with PCB's or plates, so thought I'd go for this when the Black Friday sales commenced on OcUK.The board arrived, and I put in my switches, keycaps and gave it a test drive. The switches were all previously lubed by myself so I was happy with their feel and sound, and they worked just as expected on the board. Very nice to type on.My only gripe is with the stabilisers that come with this board. For PCB mounted stabilisers, they are very bad to be honest. The amount of lubricant used is just off and it would appear parts of the stabilisers had no lubricant on whatsoever. If the manufacturer didn't promote the stabilisers as 'G.O.A.T.' then I wouldn't be overly bothered, but the fact they are meant to come ready to go out of the box was a bit annoying, as they were clicking and it almost felt as if there was a bit of debris or something stuck under them whilst typing.I have since removed the stabilisers, cleaned them and reapplied lubricant as intended (I use 205g0 with switches and stabilisers) and they feel better, but I may change these to an aftermarket set at a later date.In terms of the build quality though, the board is excellent. No blemishes or marks, and the finish is tops. The weight of the board caught me by surprise as it is one hefty S.O.B but that's ideal as it stops it moving around the desk.All in all, a very good product and I would recommend to anyone who enjoys a quality keyboard that doesn't take up too much room and allows for custom switches and keycaps to be used, however, just be wary of the stabilisers which are quite frankly, not great.I haven't done much with the custom software available for the keyboard, apart from remapping a few keys and changing the LED lights but it seems pretty good and functionable for what it is.
