Buy a bare bones keyboard and buy your own switches! Totally recommend that, it's cheaper and you'll end up with backup switches just in case one or two get funny years later into use!
This keyboard is absolutely stunning in its machined aluminum frame. Everything is sturdy, build quality is astounding. The finish everywhere is pleasing to the touch. The keyboard has QMK firmware which makes it more or less fully customizable! Switches can easily be hotswapped which is awesome if you want to buy different switches or replace them. FYI most switches can be bought for pretty cheap. I love the caliber of RGB brightness, diffusion, and customization on this board.
Overall one of my favorite purchases I've made beside buying shares of TSLA!
This is a great starter board with hot-swap. Great accessories kit including: Keycap puller, magnetic back stands, USB-C cable. Will grab another unit again given the chance.
My first mechanical keyboard I wanted to mod and customize and it was exactly as described. I did switch out the stabilizers so I'm not sure how they are but I am thrilled with the keyboard.
I'm kind of new to this hobby, but so far the CTRL has been a perfect beginner's keyboard! Its worked very well, and I think that Drop's items are very reliable.
With 0 flex to it and unreal LED lighting - it's the best option for a reliable, simple-to-use board that'll have you covered day-in-day-out.
You don't need to program it anyway to make it work, it's good to go right out of the box, with very useful media key/control functions pre-programmed with a handy cheat sheet of the controls in the box.
10/10 - expensive, but wholly worth it.