I've only had this keyboard for a about a month or so, but I love it so far. The sound of the key presses is perfect and I added one of the pop-on/off decorative covers and it was the perfect compliment for my set-up. Also quite enjoyed the fact that the lighting on the keyboard is built in instead of being controlled by an pc app.
10/10 so far!
I gave this keyboard a try because there was a little discount for it during Christmas. The CSTM80 exceeded my expectations greatly. It feels and sounds so much better than my $200 Logitech and Razer keyboards. RGB is nice too although the stock keycaps don't really show off the RGB well. There is so much customizing that you can do with this keyboard. It is an excellent keyboard for people new to the hobby.
Great setup for a prebuilt keyboard. Easy to change keycaps, switches, and decorative plate. My only "complaint" would be a desire for more switch options upfront, but its easy to change later!
Really great build for this price point, good sound, good feel. However, the keycaps have started to shine after only two weeks. A higher quality PBT plastic would be appreciated.
Note: Newbie on the mechanical keyboard scene. Needed to get a new PC after my laptop fried, so I needed a whole new setup for a desktop. Hated every "gaming" keyboard I tried; all felt weird, cheap, and high-pitched. I wanted something more customizable as well because I have difficulty pressing keys quickly during gaming due to small hands. I was planning to need to swap components on this one around, but it already felt leagues better! Love the texture of the keycaps, the typing feels very smooth with the Milky Yellow switches it came with, and the sound is nicely thocky rather than the tinny sounds I'm used to. The color swap from the case is a great touch too. Super happy with this purchase!
The size of this is perfect, and also having the ease of customizing ability is a nice touch. The switches feel crisp and the whole package feels quality.
Great gateway into the world of custom mechanical keyboards
I purchased this for my wife as a present, and was happy to see that it is very well made, with a well thought out design that makes customization quite easy. She loves how it sounds with the Gateron Brown switches (she describes it as "thocky"), and also likes the feel of typing on it. She is also very excited to customize it in the future with some keycap sets once she selects one.
Absolutely took it apart and put threw some more stuff in there but Absolutely what I needed, I had to get a brown case for some key caps, to match with coffee