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Keebmonkey 1800 Gasket 2.4G Keyboard Kit

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Keebmonkey 1800 Gasket 2.4G Keyboard Kit

Name: Keebmonkey 1800 Gasket 2.4G Keyboard Kit
Brand: Keebmonkey
SKU: keebmonkey-1800-gasket-2-4g-keyboard-kit
Price: 75 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.8125 (16 reviews)

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The 1800 Gasket 2.4G Keyboard Kit from Keebmonkey is the perfect starting place if you want a classic-looking build with modern features. The old-school beige-leaning color scheme hearkens back to last century’s keyboards—a simple style that you can drive home even further if you go for the optional, color-matched PBT doubleshot keycaps Read More

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Warlock983

146

Keyboard Club Member

Nov 25, 2022

Verified Buyer

Good Bang for the Buck!

Just put this board together this morning. You can see in the photos section the arrangement of switches I used (I know it's a little weird but there are things that need to go click and things and things that need to feel like typing...try it out if you're just using the same switches everywhere, you might like it!!). Overall, the assembly was really simple (probably about 30 minutes with switch testing) and as one of the other reviewers noted, the flex while pushing in the switches was really alarming but it seems like all is well (don't really notice it typing here though). The board is insanely light when compared to something like the Dukharo 96 or the Keydous NJ80 which was surprising since it is a wireless board (I figured the batteries would make it a bit heavier) so it might be good if you're looking for a (almost) full size board to use in your lap. When compared to a TKL board, it's about 2" longer, and compared to that NJ80, it's probably about 3" longer. The Holy Panda X's feel fantastic in this board...they really have a nice tactile feel. I'm not sure if this is because of the OEM PBT keycaps that I got with the board or what. I've tried them in the Dukharo with Skyloong silicone keycaps and they don't feel the same. These feel much snappier and crisp. One thing that is also really nice about this board is that scroll wheel in the upper right. I've found that now that world has gone to MS Teams/Zoom/whatever, it's really nice to be able to change the volume on the fly. The wheel has a nice click and the press works to mute/unmute. Only thing that's a little strange is that because of the low profile wheel on it, if you're attacking it from the front (typing position), it actually sits a little below the minus (-) key on the numpad. Not really an issue, but just something to be aware of. This would be a great board for anyone that needs a full number pad. I personally bought it to be a work from home beater board and I think it will be fantastic for that. The price point is also a great place for someone to get started in the hobby without breaking the bank too much (depending on switches, probably puts you in the $150 to $200 range with the $20 supplied caps) and it has full functionality as a wired or wireless board.

Recommends this product? Yes

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CMDR_Vod

Keyboard Club Member

Nov 9, 2022

Verified Buyer

I am really impressed with this board. I wasn't expecting much for the price but I am pretty blown away. The quality for a plastic board is pretty good. It feels solid and sounds good to me (although I am using silent switches). The pads under the switches and stabs was a nice touch! Yes, it has flex from the gasket. Mine needed a little bit of breaking in before it flexed correctly (I just gave it a push in a few places). The board doesn't seem to have an obvious way to open it up for modding, but in my case it sounds great as it is out of the box that I don't plan on modding it yet. But I thought I'd mention it just in case. I ding this a star as the description wasn't super clear on what the barebones came with. It does come with plate stabilizers (pretty nice ones, I might add!). Had I known this, I wouldn't have bought some for this board. I am also not a fan of the lack of remapping software for this board. It doesn't seem like it has any, but I could be wrong. Edit: There IS software on the Keebmonkey site and it's alright. Not as polished as VIA but passable!

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A-n-k

Nov 11, 2022

CMDR_VodBoard has remapping software, you can find it on the KeebMonkey website.

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CMDR_Vod

Keyboard Club Member

Nov 11, 2022

A-n-kAh you're right. Although it's not great (had to find the option to swap to English) and it doesn't seem to save on device? I will play around with it more.

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steveman.87

Sep 7, 2023

Activities:Work

Paired Switch:Tactile

Keyboards Owned:10

Verified Buyer

Great Entry Gasket Mounted Keyboard

This is a great introduction to gasket mounted keyboards. This board offers a completely different typing experience compared to a tray-mounted keyboard. The typing experience on this board is softer and bouncy due to the gasket mount. It is like typing on clouds. I wanted to build a board to use in the office, but I was worried about disturbing my colleagues. The solution was to use GK Gamakay Pegasus Silent Tactile switches. These switches provide an equally satisfying tactile typing experience without all the noise. I need to emphasize that these switches make the keyboard virtually silent. Finally, the visual appearance of the board is amazing due to the retro color scheme. The outer casing of the board matches perfectly with the included keycaps.

Recommends this product? Yes

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MidnyteRabbit

Dec 21, 2022

Verified Buyer

This is a wonderful board.

There are three things I personally do not care for about this board: 1. The base color is off-white beige and therefore hard to pair with keycaps. 2. The LEDs are only one color: white. 3. There's no dedicated Print Screen, Home, or End buttons. It turns out, I use Home, End, and the Numpad, a lot more than I realized while programming. Other than those three things, this is a wonderful keyboard.

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Taowulf

Nov 10, 2022

Verified Buyer

I got 99 keys but PrtSc aint one

I put the keyboard together last night, currently using Cherry RGB Silver switches and the Skylight Rose keycaps that I picked up with the Keycap mystery box I got last month. Turns out these keycaps look far better to me than the keycaps that came with the keyboard do...which means I would have been better off just ordering it from Keebmonkey in the first place. Oh well. I do like the keyboard and how it sounds quite a bit. Flex in the PCB was a little alarming at first, but it seems fine now with all the keys in place. Since I did not like the feel of the flex when I tried to install keys with the entire KB assembled, I did take it apart so I could set the PCB and plate on a solid surface. It is a little struggle to get apart, but was OK in the end. Since I had it apart, I did a tape mod, because why not?

Recommends this product? Yes

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siv_d

May 15, 2023

Activities:Work

Paired Switch:Tactile

Keyboards Owned:5

Verified Buyer

Fantastic feel

Well, I made a silly mistake by not buying enough switches at first to go with the board. I only ordered 35 without thinking about it, lol. Anyway, after ordering additional switches and getting it together, this board may be my absolute favorite to type on. However, it is not great for gaming, otherwise I'd give it a 5 star -- I noticed when playing a rhythm game that there's just a bit of added input latency. I'd be interested to hear if there's any way known to improve or offset that. Mind you, this was with the cable plugged in; not even the bluetooth or 2.4 wireless.

Recommends this product? Yes

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Alejo1707

332

Mar 10, 2023

Verified Buyer

Affordable keyboard

After I recieved this keyboard and built it, I found myself with an odd issue when used wired. After talking with Drop's support, and after a bad experience with an agent, and an excellent one with a different one, they issued a refund and I got to work troubleshooting the keyboard. Had to open up and make sure that everything was soldered correctly, cleaned the port, and was lucky enough that it worked and I am typing this review on it. The keyboard feels plasticky but deffinitely not cheap to my touch. The angled legs are a nice addition and overall I really like this board. The software as usual does not have very good translations, and it's kinda odd, but at least not sketchy in my opinion. The only reason I am giving 3 stars is because of the issue I had, its accompanying software, and the fact that after going into KeebMonkey's Discord server to try to troubleshoot my issue, nobody replied in what is now 3 days, and some other users reported the same experience. BE WARY, KEEBMONKEY'S SUPPORT SUCK, so if you have any issue, either return it if you are withing the return window, or understand you WILL NOT GET ANY SUPPORT FROM THE MANU.

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TubbyMcJiggly

Oct 1, 2023

Paired Switch:Clicky

Keyboards Owned:7

Verified Buyer

Decent 100%

Sounds a little hollow without mods. Decent though.

Recommends this product? Yes

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aminobeano

Sep 20, 2023

Activities:Work & Gaming

Paired Switch:Tactile

Keyboards Owned:7

Verified Buyer

Pretty solid budget board

It was slightly louder than I like a keyboard to be, but not irritatingly so. I shoved some insulation in there and taped the PCB and now it's practically indiscernible from any of my other quiet keyboards. The board is very flexible, which is not a negative for me, but if you like a more solid feel then this might not be for you. It has a decent weight and the adjustable feet feel stable enough to me. I don't expect they'll be breaking or anything. The scroll wheel is nice and has a nice tactile click to it. I have heard that the software leaves a bit to be desired, but I usually keep software completely stock and so I've obviously not had any issues. The cutouts for the keys are slightly larger than my keycaps (MT3 profile), so if I look down on the keyboard from above I can see about a millimeter of the PCB in the gap. Slightly bothersome, but really not an issue unless I look at it from directly overhead. This was also sold as a "keebmonkey" board, but it's just a rebranded James Donkey, and mine actually has James Donkey printed on the case instead. I liked the advertised logo better than what came on my board, but it's not really an issue. The barebones kits are still for sale on keebmonkey.com, or jamesdonkeylab.com. I like the layout of the board. My other 1800 layout (Leopold fc980m) doesn't have a full size 0 key, it's nice to have a full size numpad again. There's a dedicated calculator button as well, which I absolutely LOVE. No PGUP or PGDOWN keys, if that matters to you. This is my first hotswap socket board, and I gotta say, I love it. The thought of being able to swap switches without a couple hours of soldering is amazing. I have not noticed any "stability" differences between this and any of my soldered switch boards. I have not used the wireless functionality on this board past "it works", but in my 5 minutes of wireless use I didn't notice any heinous latency issues. If you are not seeking to load in custom software, and just want an easy to assemble 1800 layout keyboard, I highly recommend this one. Currently using with Boba U4T 62g and Jasmine MT3 keycaps.

Recommends this product? Yes

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