The build quality of this board is excellent. It is well dampened, solidly weighted, and aesthetically pleasing (obsidian color). I installed a set of akko cs lavender switches topped with XVX great wave key caps and am quite pleased with the build! The typing experience is engaging and enjoyable, and the sound and key response is uniform and unintrusive. It was plug and play with my windows PC (dell hub for a latitude 5420) and switching between lighting settings via Fn+Ins is breeze. I haven't installed the firmware and likely won't since I don't foresee any customization necessary ... Overall, a great buy and highly recommended. Shipping was prompt and reliable.
Was beyond excited to set this up. But the board fought me the whole way. I broke 10 switches trying to install. And after fixing 9 out of 10? I realized the last switch's socket was off the board and rattling around. Ugh. I reached out to customer service, so I hope it's an easy fix. Because man... I do NOT want to have to pull everything off the damned board (but fear that's what will happen...).
Beside that issue? It's a well built board. Plastic, yes, but HEFTY. RGBs aren't obnoxious. Having the 3 USB C ports is also a nice touch.
I'm already working with your support team. I have sent back the board, and am awaiting a replacement. I asked if I could instead get a refund and purchase a different model altogether, but was told that because this was a 3rd party item, the best that could be done was send me a replacement. So now I'll have to wait 3-5 days for it to ship, and then likely because of the holiday not even see it in hand until next week if I'm lucky.
Not mad of course, just disappointed.
This is a great entry level board for anyone who wants to start dabbling with customizing keyboards or anyone simply looking for a budget option. It looks and feels good; has a nice heft to it. The extra USB-C ports are useful, but the covers don't sit flush with the board. I don't mind it, but if that bothers you, maybe you can trim the covers down to push it in further. Like others have said, the board was a little difficult to take apart because of the plastic tabs that hold it together. I found that it's a little easier if you take skinny flat head screwdriver to wedge between the top and bottom case and separate the tabs. But be careful because if you're too rough you might leave little indents in the board. Once I had it apart, I had a lot of fun creating my budget-friendly, poppy, clacky board. Got it in white because I didn't want the foam and tape showing through the transparent case. Overall, very happy and impressed.
got the key board its nice for the price but the software that i was told to download is being flag as having a virus oh and my ctl and windows keys aren't working wish it worked with VIA
Great board for the price, only complaint is that disassembly is a bit annoying as the case is held together by clips. At this price point, though, I feel that's a tiny tradeoff; just gotta be ready for slightly sore fingers after disassembly.
Good keyboard for those that want to get into DIY mech keyboards
The case is very solid and the rubber on the bottom makes sure it's not going anywhere. It has USB-C ports in the middle as well as on the left and right sides. it's hot swappable and supports 3 and 5-pin switches. My only issue so far is the function key row's RGB is missing the B which makes customizing the RGB a pain.
So one of the keys had a broken hotswap socket AFAIK and this was prior to me learning how to properly solder. I really liked how hefty this thing was and outside of that one issue, I'm sure it would have made a great keyboard. Going to rate it as if it didn't have that issue, had to return it, though.