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Drop + MiTo GMK Laser Custom Keycap Set
Tom.M.2
15
Dec 7, 2022
checkVerified Buyer
Nice colors, quality control not on its A game
I LOVE the design of these keycaps. That and the cherry profile are essentially why I got them and the only good things about them. Design and cherry profile - it ends there.
The keys have a louder hollow sound to them, I much prefer PBT keycaps and I think it's a superior feel and sound...but I also know the colors aren't as nice with PBT. So, like many things in life, it's a trade off.
Aside from that, I purchased a set that was missing a key and came with two of another key. So the total count of pieces was correct, but I was missing one key. Another key didn't come out of the mold properly and had what looked like a scratch, but was probably just something it rested on or something in the way that prevented the top layer of plastic from covering the entire key. You could see the other color underneath from the outside in the "scratched" area (wasn't scratched, nothing is going to scratch that in shipping, in packaging, etc. that's just how I'm describing it and it was not shallow nor hairline thin -- it was a manufacturing defect clear as day). You can also see the marks on the keys where they were snapped off supporting pieces of plastic. They didn't smooth or buff these out or do any kind of treatment afterward (fortunately this is on the side of the keys you don't see if your keys don't recess into your keyboard a bit). So I had to exchange them (I did not buy the set directly from Drop, so exchanging was fairly quick and easy). I did buy the novelties set from Drop and had no missing keys or anything like that.
So is GMK worth all the hype? No. Not really. They're overpriced, plain and simple. I do like them in terms of their design and the profile, don't get me wrong. I'm happy to have them...But would I recommend them to someone else? No, not at all. Not unless they had a bunch of money to spend with nothing better to spend it on. Not unless there was a steep discount or sale on these. No way.
I read a few blog posts and reviews about how great GMK was and how they are limited and often required groups buys, etc. Lots of hype. They're supposed to be the epitome of keycaps. Do I think they are now having owned them and having compared them to a few other (admittedly limited) sets? Definitely not.
Want a fun set of keycaps and can find these on sale or don't care about cost? Sure, go for it.
Want value? Look at a nice PBT set and skip the hype, it's not real.
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Recommends this product? No
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