I did a fast unboxing here if anyone wanted to see it in a little more detail. Please delete if this is not allowed or violates ToS.
https://youtu.be/Y3bpFOYNglU
Enjoying the product a lot. Only thing that is difficult to use is the keyswitch puller that comes with the product. Besides that, everything is great.
So far i really like it. At the beginning the switches were kinda weird, but the more i typ with it the more i like it.
Only thing that is a little bothersome is, that the keyboard a little high. Also that i hear static noise when the keyboard is connect, but that might a problem on my end. So if anybody knows something, i'd like to know how to solve it. Thank you.
This was my first enthusiast mech keyboard purchase, and I'm almost entirely satisfied. The red finish is striking and is a good match for many keycap sets out there.
The box was well protected in shipping and every key worked properly after plugging it in. After considerable difficulty setting up my exact keybind configuration with QMK, it has been great ever since.
Swapping keycaps is very simple using the provided puller, and that's when you should blast with some compressed air to clean out dust below the keycaps.
The included switch puller is completely unusable, absolutely terrible, and will scratch the coating right off the aluminum frame.
The LEDs surrounding the keyboard hardly diffuse, and their exact position is obvious.
The LED diffuser layer is the worst part of these keyboards' design, but that's my only dissatisfaction otherwise.
Unless you absolutely love the red aluminum finish, wait for a sale on the other CTRL models.
There's nothing "Signature Series" about this other than Drop's decision not to offer the red aluminum frame outside of this model.
I want to love this board, but out of the box it is not worth the money. If you want a good board to use and be satisfied with right out of the box, this isn't for you.
With some work (lubing switches, band-aid modding and replacing stabilizers - and putting in some case foam the case ping is unbelievably loud) it turned out to be alright, but that is just the problem, for a board commanding such a high price you would expect some quality out of the box.
The aesthetics are gorgeous and I would give it exceptional rating.
TLDR; Get this board if you plan to mod - and a LOT of them at that, otherwise your money will be better spent on other products.
If you're VERY particular (like me) then its worth the price. It's VERY solid and heavy and that lends to feeling like its top-notch build quality. Also, The RGB control is easy and all-around VERY happy with the purchase
really like this keyboard, not crazy about the halo trues it came with, bit mushy for my tastes, but I can swap those out easy peasy on this board and everything is pretty great. no complaints, its heavy and well made and the RGB isn't too overdone.
If you like the CTRL, you’re going to like this. Came with switches & keycaps, which stayed on for about an hour as I had to replace it with something much better.