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Drop ENTR Mechanical Keyboard - Refurb

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Drop ENTR Mechanical Keyboard - Refurb

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Product Description

This Refurbished Sale is for pre-production Drop ENTR Mechanical Keyboards that exhibit a specific issue. For more information, please refer to the Refurbished Details & Guidelines below.

Review Highlights:

ColtonD

Cannot recreate the issues outlined in the description

Works wonderfully as I'd expect.

Would recommend to a friend.

qian.phil.li

Great keyboard!

I really like this color and design! Recommend!

Would recommend to a friend.

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Q&A Highlights:

Jwisbs

Is it hot swappable

Seanss

No. There is also not any qmk or programmable keys.

Prime_Soap

where are you shipping it from

richardgao

882

This is currently in stock in Drop's US warehouse and is thus shipping from the US.

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Adilion123

Nov 11, 2021

Verified Buyer

Amazing

I mean... You're just not gonna get a better price for a keyboard in this range. Yea it has its faults (ie. stabilizers) but they're negligible for the price. I just added some lube to each switch and I could not be happier. I plan on buying (and modding) a couple of these for holiday presents. (Btw you can pick up a lubing kit on amazon for less than 20)

Recommends this product? Yes

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DRIPONOMICS

Jun 2, 2022

Adilion123What lubing kit would you recommend? TIA!

entreprenerd

Jul 14, 2022

Verified Buyer

Just buy this!

I'm not a mechanical keyboard guy yet. So when I saw this was available on the refurb store and was in fact old A stock for $40, I just took a chance. This is the best keyboard I have ever owned. Unless you're a mech keyboard connoisseur, you will love this. Just get it!

Recommends this product? Yes

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jherr

Jul 31, 2021

Verified Buyer

Refurbished is a great deal for this keyboard

UPDATE: After having this board for a few months, I got tired of the unlubed switches and bad ping, so I took it apart and desoldered all the switches. Then I put Mill-Max sockets in to make it a hotswap board and added foam between the plate and PCB. I put in lubed Gateron Yellows and replaced the stabs with some plate mount Durocks. Finally, I painted and put a coat of acrylic over the plastic top of the case. It sounds and feels really great now. I’d highly recommend this board if you want to practice your soldering/desoldering skills. The PCB is well made and won’t break easily. And I f you mess it up, at $60 for the entire board, it isn’t a big loss. And if you’re successful, you end up with a pretty nice modded keyboard. I still miss that you can’t program it, but it’s still pretty nice. ———— I needed a second keyboard and saw this one as a refurb. I think it's a pretty good keyboard and I like typing on it. It would be almost perfect if it was hot swappable. Pros

Packaged well -- everything was well protected and complete
Solid build
Green aluminum color is nice and understated
Risers work well and put the keyboard at a good angle
All the keys, usb, etc. worked as expected out of the box

Neutral

Switches are just ok. I got the Trues and they're a little ping-y -- I top lubed them and that helped a little. I'll probably take it apart and see if I can lube the stabilizer bars from the side.
The case has some minor flaws in the finish -- I don't know if was a manufacturing defect or the fact that it was used, but it's nothing too noticeable and expected for the price.
The keycaps look nice and match the case pretty well, but they're not easy to read when the backlight is off. That's easily solved with a new set of keycaps. I put on a set of Macha caps and they look great with the green finish.

Cons

I really want to fully lube the switches -- I think it would really help the ping an the overall tinny sound of the keyboard.
The spacebar was a little bent. Not a big deal because it is a refurb and I changed the keys anyway.

Overall, I think it's a good deal and I'd recommend.

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Recommends this product? Yes

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ColtonD

Jan 19, 2021

Verified Buyer

Cannot recreate the issues outlined in the description

Works wonderfully as I'd expect.

Recommends this product? Yes

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gaychumbus

Sep 3, 2022

Verified Buyer

Great Entry-Point to Mech

Spent a long time researching what keyboard to get to enter into the hobby and this board at this price is wonderful, especially if you want a taste of the higher-end products Drop has to offer while keeping a tight budget. No issues with the board thus far and it was easy to put on new keycaps. The only way you wouldn't want this board is if you already know how good a $200+ board feels to type on and can never go back.

Recommends this product? Yes

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Someotherself

May 29, 2022

Verified Buyer

Great on a budget

For the money, it is great. But lacks a lot of features so you will probably need to swap it later,

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piercetheveil

Oct 14, 2021

Verified Buyer

excellent value, can't beat the price

I got the green/gray with gateron yellow switches. At $60, I found this to be a very good deal. It's a board with a metal case and great PBT doubleshot keycaps and feels very well put together. Besides that, both switch choices are also quite nice compared to competitors. The only similar boards I can think of in the same price range are the GK61 which is a 60% and maybe some keychrons if you can find them on sale. My only concerns are that the gateron yellows on it aren't very nice sounding (can be fixed with lubing switches and stabs, mentioned in refurbished description.) I believe the halo trues are a better sounding switch without lubing, but are a tactile switch if you prefer that. The board is also not hot swappable meaning you can't change the switches without de-soldering them. However, if you are spending this much on a keyboard I don't think that is really a concern for you.

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dr.jack_mahawgof

Oct 13, 2021

Verified Buyer

absurd value

while i dont know how happy i would be paying full price, at refurb price this keyboard is absolutely nuts. the stabs rattle like a mf but nothin a little lube wont fix up. youre not going to find a tkl of this build quality anywhere else for this price. $60 is obscene, thats the price of like, one of them royal kludge 60% with mattel keycaps and growths that are cosplaying as keyboard legs. its borderline impossible to open with microscopic torx screws but honestly, dont bother modding it. its not worth the effort and sounds great as it is. (minus the stabilizers) plus .... its $60 bucks man. you should be investing that time and effort into something you know, more valuable lol. makes for a fantastic work / beater keyboard. love it, have suggested to friends. good shit.

Recommends this product? Yes

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