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Drop CSTM80 Mechanical Keyboard
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35
Keyboard Club Member
Oct 23, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Tactile
Keyboards Owned:100
AMAZING KEYBOARD FOR THE PRICE
Honestly I was very suprised with the board,
- Top case feels VERY solid
- Magnets feel great and have no issues with them
- Perfect amount of strength for the magnets
- Angle is good
- Sounds are very consistent
- Mods all sound good
- Stabs all felt amazing
Recommends this product? Yes
TechSam
35
Keyboard Club Member
Oct 27, 2023
TechSamEnded up Buying another in Linear and some Oil kings to try it out! Loving this board!
TheZombieDon
40
Keyboard Club Member
Oct 24, 2023
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First Drop Keyboard of mine.. NO REGRETS!!
This is my very first Drop keyboard, ordered it with the Overgrowth plate (that's coming later this week hopefully since I accidentally placed two separate orders.. whoops). EDIT: I just realized it ships on November 30th... daaang...
I replaced the stock keycaps with my Drop ARTIFACT BLOOM SERIES KEYCAP SET: BLACK ON BLACK set and the switches with the Akko CS Lavender (Lubed) and WOW!
I am absolutely blown away by this board. It sounds amazing, has some heft to it, and is highly customizable. HUGE plus for how much it comes modded off the bat.
Although the Gateron 3.0 Browns I had were perfectly fine, I do prefer my Akko switches over Gaterons.
I will gladly order a 65% variant of this board when that comes to fruition. I was told to keep an eye out near the end of this year on my QnA question on the barebones variant of this.... 👀
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Recommends this product? Yes
TheZombieDon
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Keyboard Club Member
Nov 1, 2023
YanboWuCheers man! I used to have it on a Tiger 80 Lite (black case) but I replaced that since with galaxy themed keycaps. Super nice build, but nothing Drop related on it anymore, sadly
Inwards
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Nov 8, 2023
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A solid beginning
This is sort of a tough one to review because I'd give it 5 stars for potential, but only 4 stars for the build as it is. I was one of the first to receive the CSTM80. While the keyboard was ready, the additional accessories I had ordered (the weights, the covers, the different plates) were still in pre-production, so it's hard to fully gage how good this board will end up ultimately being. It's a pretty good value at $150, although another $30 will get you a Keychron Q3 which is solid anodized aluminum and has even more options than the CSTM80. It's complicated to compare the two:
- - The CSTM80 sounds better out-of-the-box with no modding required. Using the tempest mod definitely improved the sound, though.
- - The is Q3 is heavy and sounds better than CSTM80 once force-breaked and tempest modded.
- - The CSTM80's swappable cover could offer more customization and colors than the Q3, but at launch Keychron gives you a lot more options. I'm definitely looking forward to more cases covers; I'm looking at your LOTR!
- - Gateron Milky Yellows are pretty much the gold standard for non-enthusiast switches. It was nice to see them included here rather than Reds or Browns. One of their best qualities is that they let you hear the sound of the keyboard itself, rather than the switch. The only downside is that these aren't black-bottoms, which means getting them out is going to take a quality keycap puller and a lot of patience.
- - One oddity of the CSTM80's sound profile is that it makes a lot of switches sound scratchy, particularly if you use the tempest mod. I had to use only the smoothest and well-lubed switches. I ended up using Meletrix WS Yellows and Arura Fogs in one build and Owlab Latte Linears in another.
- - Keychron's KSA profile caps are not to everyone's taste. The caps in the CSTM80 will appeal to the RGB crowd and have a less divisive profile but are serious fingerprint magnets, along with the case itself.
- - Just for fun, I have Drop's first TKL, the CTRL v1, with GMK Red Suns and its new brother next to each other. They look almost identical but could not sound more different. The CTRL feels more premium, but the CSTM80 sounds miles better and has a more pleasant typing experience.
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Recommends this product? Yes
Osumunbro
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Oct 20, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
Keyboards Owned:6
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Pleasantly Surprised
I would easily pay $300+ for this. Amazing quality on its own. Having the added bonus of being able to swap out the top piece is genius. Stabs are great - didn't take a look inside, but they feel perfect. For $150; need I say more?
Recommends this product? Yes
phatjolly
8
Oct 22, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Tactile
Keyboards Owned:5
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Great feel
It feels good typing on this board. The build is solid. With tape mod, it got even better. As the previous reviewer mentioned, stabs feel nice. I had a glimpse while modding. They might be installed to the PCB board. For $150, it is worth it.
Recommends this product? Yes
Sp_oky
11
Nov 7, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
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Buttery smooth
Very solid construction. Nicely weighted and is a dream to type on. First Drop keyboard. Never really understood keyboards being a hobby until now. 
Recommends this product? Yes
bdub109
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Dec 4, 2023
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Tactile
Keyboards Owned:10
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Awesome! Favorite keyboard to date.
I love this keyboard so much! I was looking for something to match my orange aesthetic and with the replacement frames this was perfect. I matched with a set of keycaps and the aviator cable and I could not be happier. I have had custom keyboards from kbdfans, glorious, and a number of name brand gaming keyboards from razer to Logitech and this has been my favorite. 
Recommends this product? Yes
chiodozze
5
Keyboard Club Member
Nov 25, 2023
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CSTM80 Daily use
Uses the board with both the stock caps and some SA caps and I have to say I am very impressed for the price point and the out of box acoustics.
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Recommends this product? Yes
Ispheria
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Keyboard Club Member
Oct 30, 2023
Paired Switch:Linear
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Way better than I would expect from a plastic board from Drop
Recommends this product? Yes
phinix
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Jan 31, 2024
Activities:Work & Gaming
Paired Switch:Linear
Keyboards Owned:30
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Best keyboard from Drop so far!
This keyboard is ready to go as stock! It sounds great, feels amazing too, switches and stabs are lubed enough.
Those keycaps - OMG, what a nice top finish, it feels very smooth, but at the same time, some kind of layer of "cloud" has been glued to them:)
I'm going to swap switches and caps with something I want to try, but I'm going to miss that feeling:)
RGB works great with those side legend caps, I think it helps if you are not a touch typist.
Really good work, Drop, really is!
Recommends this product? Yes
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