I own both the cstm80 and cstm65. Both are great boards that sound good and area a good value. I prefer the feel of the 65% overall. Something about the bezel design just works better in the smaller form factor. I'm a big fan of this one. I bought it for really cheap and was planning to customize the black top with either stickers or spray paint. But once it got here, I really liked the black plastic a lot. No need to jazz it up, it looks sleek all by itself.
For the price I paid $99, you really can't do better. The keyboard sounds awesome out of the box with the yellows. Decent weight to it too. The frame it comes with is plastic but if I get the one made of aluminum I think this will be one of my top 3 keyboards.
Overall I'm happy with the board. Doesn't feel too stiff and produces a pleasant sound paired with MT3 ABS keycaps and Gateron Quinn switches. Out of the box stabilizers are pretty rattly but adding some lube fixes the issue to some degree. Still, I'm planning to replace them with TX stabs. Other than that case feels a little flimsy, plastic is pretty thin and there's some flex to it, not much but there is some. Overall for the price I've paid during sale ($79) I'm pretty happy with it.
I love this form factor. I have the CSTM-80 which is awesome, but I needed something a little more compact for my setup. This keyboard fits the part perfectly. Super modular which means when I get bored of this configuration I can just pick a new one.
I had wanted to try a CSTM keyboard for a while and bought this one with linear switches on sale.
I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the board and the sound profile. I think it's a very good board to start with the hobby.
This is my first keyboard of this type—one that is not necessarily a “gaming” keyboard.
The first way I was able to describe this keyboard was that it felt as if I were typing on milk. After owning it for a few weeks, I still feel this way about it. There is something special about the connection between the smooth keycaps and the sound of the yellow switches I chose.
I ended up liking this keyboard so much that I now stick it back in its box and take it with me to work every day.
I mainly bought this for the case customizability and it does that very well, though this keyboard delivers on many fronts. The cases are easy to replace and they are held on very securely with no shaking or rattling. The keyboard seems to be built very well. I've been transporting it in a soft case to and from work for weeks and it still looks and feels brand new. The gasket implementation is flexible and the sound is muted with very little to no hollowness. I've been satisfied with the performance out of the box and haven't felt any need to open up the case for further customization. If Drop ever decides to make this wireless, it would be my 24/7 go-to board