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Gamdias Hermes M3 RGB Low-Profile Gaming Keyboard

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Gamdias Hermes M3 RGB Low-Profile Gaming Keyboard

Name: Gamdias Hermes M3 RGB Low-Profile Gaming Keyboard
Brand: Gamdias
SKU: gamdias-hermes-m3-rgb-low-profile-gaming-keyboard
Price: 69 USD
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Rating: 3.625 (8 reviews)

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A nimble, powerful companion for your setup, the Gamdias Hermes M3 mechanical gaming keyboard is sure to elevate your gaming experience. The keyboard features 87 low-profile keys and Gamdias low-profile switches with a lifespan of nearly 60 million keystrokes Read More

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Sacredvolt

Oct 4, 2021

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okay

keyboard was good for about a year, before some keys started not responding

Recommends this product? No

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viveleguerre

May 6, 2019

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Excellent, well built piece of equipment. I would recommend and buy again.

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Generic_Username

May 3, 2019

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Been typing and working on this keyboard for about the past three weeks, having come from laptop-only keyboards on the xx20-series of ThinkPads, known for their lovely and usable layout. Moving off of membrane-based, very low-travel keyboards of these machines, the difference was day and night. My original intention was to use this keyboard inside of a DIY Intel NUC-based luggable, however, after using it and familiarizing myself with the layout a bit, it has become my everyday use keyboard. Starting off with the switches; Kailh Low-Pro Blues. They're tactile and clicky, and the "click" of the switch sounds off right before the switch registers. It should be noted, there's enough travel between the click portion and registering of the key that one could press down, click, and continue pressing up and down to further register the key, without going past the click buffer. As far as actuation weight and distance of travel in mm, I don't have the tools necessary to measure these, however, it takes between 8 and 9 US Quarters to press a standard key down. One gripe, however, is that one specific switch on the "1" key has a different sound when clicked than the rest. Key travel is more than that of an Alps xx20 ThinkPad keyboard, of course, but not as dramatic as other full-size switch mechanical keyboards. The make and quality of the board is quite nice, and while the keycap font and design is a little "gamer-esque", the keycaps are relatively durable, and by my suspicion, ABS. Speaking of which, it should be noted that the keycaps aren't standard MX-stem types, but rather utilize a two-pronged horizontal locking mechanism. Adapters to MX stems exist, and can be found on Thingiverse, like the one here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3412249 3D printable keycap replacements also exist here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3122707 The only logo or branding is the "Hermes M3 RGB" above the directional cluster of keys. Connector is MicroUSB, though a typical MicroUSB connector won't be able to fit in, as it's slim and not chunky like most phone-charger cables. Screws are visible if one looks closely on the faceplate of the keyboard. The rubber feet keep it in place, however, the top rubber feet aren't exposed unless the legs are stood up. In the software department, I was less than impressed. The Gamdias-provided firmware updater utility updated my keyboard from V2.0 to V2.3 just fine, however, the Hera software installed but crashed upon being run, even with administrator privileges, something I was leery to grant after seeing another review stating there's a teleletry .exe which scrapes one's public IP address. Of course, I renamed that, and wasn't willing to let the software run without doing so. I was able to set the keyboard LEDs to a solid red by simply pressing Fn + End, though, and this was enough for me.

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TheBeardedCakeasaur

Feb 1, 2019

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Update: This died on me a month ago, from the weak USB-C slot where it plugs in (I've only unplugged it maybe 3x when I needed desk space for routine PC maintenance). I dismantled it, and was going to solder, but the housing on the board is enclosed. It's now hanging in my office with no keys or casing, as a some kind of rotating light. I'd hard pass on this one. I've since moved on to a Durgod Hades, and it's far superior. Original: There are more technical and thorough reviews here which say it all. I like low-profile keyboards for work and gaming, and purchased this for a lap-desk for when I'm lounging in my rocking chair with my cat. I needed something without the numpad, as the lap-desk has a compact mouse pad to accommodate. This fit the bill. Feels smooth to type, work, and game on, and I'm digging it so far. I'd buy again, especially if they reign in some of the wacky software/website.

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CapDauntless

Feb 1, 2019

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This is taken from my website www.redbluegreen.ca: It turns out, since my reunion with computers and gaming a few years ago with my first PC build in years, that I have become a bit of a snob when it comes to peripherals. Specifically the mice and keyboards that I use. I used to be happy with the simple Logitech or Microsoft budget options. That was until I purchased a Cooler Master CM Storm TK+ with Cherry MX Brown switches. I found that keyboard to be the perfect mix of compact while still offering a numpad. Well since then I have went through several keyboards including another TK+ with Cherry MX Blues, the very compact Drevo Gramr with Kaihl Browns, Turbot 87-Key with some kind of clone blue switch, Tesoro Tizona with Cherry MX Blacks, KBParadise V80 TKL with Cherry MX Blues and recently the Drevo Blademaster TK. So that’s a lot of keyboards and I am convinced I have missed some. Regardless we are here today to talk about the Gamdias Hermes M3 RGB. I saw this pop up on Massdrop and I liked what I saw. A mechanical tenkeyless keyboard that was low-profile with individually customizable RGB back-lighting. The box it came in was pretty standard for a keyboard having picture of the keyboard and its name on the box. Nothing too special here. Opening it we get to the keyboard and almost too short rubber USB-C to USB-A connector. I like the use of USB-C on the keyboard side and would have liked it even more if it was USB-C on the computer side as I still have not found a good use for the port on either of my computers. Might as well be used by a keyboard.

Initially I thought the keyboard felt a little too light but it sits firmly in place on my desk and does not move around. What is really encouraging is the deck does not bend at all. I have other keyboards that will bend more than this and they look to be more rigorously built than the Hermes M3. Visually the keyboard is pretty good. There is no unused space for the most part except for, what I would contend, the requisite space between function keys and the regular alpha keys. The black base under the keys seems to hold up pretty well and doesn’t easily scratch. The nice mirrored finish around the outer edge really sets this keyboard apart along with the floating style low-profile keys. The keys themselves are a bit of a let-down. They have a bit of a slippery texture and the font used while OK can get a bit distracting when you have keys with multiple functions. Also the keys cannot be replaced with standard Cherry MX style keys as they are some kind of proprietary key, that Gamdias doesn't care to share, brown tactile feel. I do have to say though that the mechanical switches themselves feel very uniform and I have no issues with them at all. They feel great to type on. In fact it is my new favourite keyboard to type on even with the less grippy key textures. Previously it was the yet to be reviewed Drevo Blademaster and the KB Paradise V80.

The only other accessory included in the box with the keyboard is a key puller. I am unsure why you really need one unless you are planning to really deep clean you keyboard in the future which I guess is a possibility but you won’t be changing out these keycaps as they are not standard. Overall the keyboard is relatively decent. The software is definitely a big problem however and Gamdias needs to focus on fixing their website to make their software simpler to find. They also need to remove whatever the second tracking app is that shows up in the taskbar. I don’t care for that. Overall I am happy enough with the keyboard to use it and I think overall I be

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Ataemonus

Mar 30, 2019

CapDauntlessIt does NOT use USB-C, but micro-USB ;)

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CapDauntless

Mar 30, 2019

AtaemonusCorrect! I was reviewing two different keyboards at the time and made a mistake. I will correct this when I have access to a PC. Editing on my phone doesn't seem to work well.

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jehseewhy

Feb 1, 2019

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Love the keyboard, the brown switches that they use feel a little cheap compared to the Cherry mx counterparts but the low profile really helps with wrist pain during long play times and the rgb customizability can't be beat for this price. Totally worth the 60 bucks.

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duckfarts

Jan 11, 2019

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So I got one of these when it was $60, ended up being $74 shipped for me, making it a decent deal as I live overseas. I got it to be a work keyboard (it has browns in it), but I'm considering getting another for home. Pros:

6 profiles, easily accessible. Saves lighting scheme, key assignments, and macros. All of these are stored on the board. The software offers an option to associate profiles with programs, but I haven't tried this yet.
You can do full single-key remapping (with few exceptions) of the keyboard. I'm trying out switching Caps Lock to Ctrl to try to make things easier on my pinky.
Feels great and snappy with browns, it's office-friendly.
Black metal backplate is solid, looks good, and helps with the snappy key feel.
Keyboard is responsive, haven't had any lag, full N-key rollover works fine.
Full RGB lighting for all but 2 keys (Caps Lock and Scroll Lock), all 12 lighting modes are tweakable for color and speed or you can make a custom layout pretty easily, and modes are saved per profile. Lots of lighting modes, but only some are keyboard switchable on the fly. Coworkers have mentioned it looks neat (currently using the rainbow drop effect, which randomly lights up keys in different colors).
On the fly macros work great and are helpful for repetitive tasks.
Full keyboard lock is a pretty good feature if you have cats.
Software is reasonably easy to use and runs stably.
You can trigger on-screen timers and timers to sound alarms, which is probably useful for MOBA games or something
There's a keyboard shortcut to swap WASD and arrow keys because

Cons:

Software is still a bit janky. It installs to C:\Hera by default and you can't change this path, and you need to run the exe in compatibility mode or else it will crash when you try to run it.
It runs a program called HeraPassServer that seems to grab your IP info for no good reason. It also relaunches itself if you close it. When I asked them about what it was for, what information it was collecting and where it was sending it to, they replied "If you have not control and use in APP, that you can ignore this function." Yeeeeeah, no. I renamed the exe so it can't launch anymore.
The keycap font isn't the standard terrible XTREME FUTURE GAMER font, but it's not the greatest either. It's not a big deal for most keys, but the Game key looks kinda doofy.
You probably can't switch out the keycaps. The low-profile switches look like the Kailh low-profile ones, but they're not, and the keycaps have thinner stems. Don't get these if you plan on switching the keycaps later.
The micro USB port is recessed, so you can't use any micro USB cable.
The matte coating on the keys can pick up fingerprints, and I'm not sure how the keycaps will wear over time. They feel fine though.
The Fn key can only be one of 2 different keys, (Windows key or context menu key) and can't be reassigned to any other keys.
There are only 2 macro keys (Space and B), and they can't be reassigned to other keys; there are not dedicated macro keys. You have to push the Fn key and one of the macro keys to activate the macro.
Macros have a keystroke limit, so you can't use it to paste in preset text (potentially useful for work).
The documentation is a bit crap; it's kind of bare, not very descriptive, and has gaps and doesn't cover the software at all.

It's a great keyboard for the price and in general. It's not my ideal keyboard, but it covers a lot of notes.

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TheBeardedCakeasaur

Feb 1, 2019

duckfartsCaps and Scroll should come on when you toggle them, and vice versa. At first glance, I thought they were dead-dead, but they light up like the rest!

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wayofone

Dec 4, 2018

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My first low profile keyboard and I'm really liking it. Doesn't come with a braided cable and I'll probably replace the default keycap set but those are all personal preferences.

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