so, I got this keyboard mainly for my office/causal use and didn't want to put much thought into it, I simply saw the cloud behind the keyboard and was sold, since it looked simple enough and didn't require me to build and choose parts, etc,
build quality for the price is pretty impressive, it has a nice weight to it and a nice finish as well, although the keycaps needed to be changed to match my taste a bit and have nicer ones overall, plus it being wireless helped with the simplicity of using it anytime.
one thing to notice with the white pro version is that its not "ice white" in terms of color, it's more like a beige irl which is something I didn't expect based on the pictures.
overall though, didn't regret getting the rainy75 at all and i will treat this keeb as a test bench for switches since it is the more affordable choice in my keyboard collection and the simplest of them all
I like the keyboards I keep in my home office. But the office office? Where I put in a half day once or twice per week? My keyboards there are uninspiring.
So, I bought this to give myself one less thing to be annoyed about at the end of my short commute. I didn't want to put much thought into building and customizing and tweaking. I just wanted to open up the box, plug it in, and get down to business... and maybe add some tape and switch to tactiles.
Mission absolutely accomplished. Out of the box, it looks great, feels solidly built, sounds surprisingly good, and is a total pleasure to type on. For the first time, I feel like I understand why anyone would ever choose a linear switch when tactile switches exist. I like this keyboard so much that I might keep it in my home office, even though it doesn't fit the decor. I'll just donate a hand-me-down to the office office.
I could probably quibble about some things. The printing on the keycaps isn't great, for example. I can't speak much about the software or even what's inside (I specifically bought this one with hopes of keeping it mostly unmodified, after all), but I can say that for a prebuilt keyboard directly from the box, this exceeds expectations.
Straight out of the box, it works incredibly well and sounds amazing. I was genuinely impressed with the quality of the keyboard, especially of this price. I replaced my keycaps and my switches with Azure Dragons, which did lower the tone of the board and the rain-sound aspect is still well, which goes to show how much the sound of the keyboard is based on the case, plate and foams more so then the switches. Now the complaints. The board advertises VIA support, but no word that you need to download a specific JSON from wobkey, so if you don't find that JSON it'll get recognized as a GMMK numpad. Another thing I've noticed are small defects around the board, but I suppose for the price it's fine, though I'd perfer those defects not there.
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Battery life is ass, I will admit. They advertise a huge amount of potential battery life, 450 hours iirc. However, they boast up to that amount, which ofc means in an ideal scenario where you only use bluetooth and not 2.4 gHz, and turn all the RGB off. If you don't mind the 8 ms delay with bluetooth, ofc this keyboard is perfect for any new, office users who just want a keyboard to type on. For those who want a mech keeb for gaming, while the 2.4 gHz is 1 ms slower then wired, it's still passable if you don't mind charging your keyboard at least once every one or two days. I added another battery to mine and I still have to charge it daily. Still a fantastic keyboard, and as I saw someone mention before, fantastic keyboard, bad company. WOBKEY does have problems.
At $115 it is great value, add a KBC discount, it is insane. I love the $75% layout, with the 2 keys on the top right, making it just different enough from other 75%'s I own. HMX switches are the best on the market right now, the standard version comes with HMX switches that are factory lubed... the stabs are already tuned... the only thing I had to do to make this board perfect is to remove the PE sheet and replace it with my own keycaps. The included keycaps are actually double shot and much nicer than most pre-builts. If you are in the market for a budget 75, you can't go wrong with this.
For a stock budget keyboard this sounds amazing. If you are new to mechanical keyboards then close your eyes and just buy it. You won't be disappointed!
The build, the sound, the quality parts used, all around this is a well designed and priced product. Personally, not a huge linear switch fan so I do wish they had the option for a tactile switch at purchase but at this price this fully assembled board is cheaper then many barebone kits.
I ordered this keyboard in August it been mid September still haven't received it and the tracking of the product stopped working after 4 days. There's no help and the person who was supposed to help me with my issue just ignores my messages.
PEeKaB001Hi @PEeKaB001 This is Amy with Drop Support. We're sorry to hear you haven't received your package yet. We will have our logistics team start an investigation for your package and we'll create a Drop support ticket for you. As a reminder, please be cautious of submitting payment to anyone other than to your courier/customs agency.
Truly one of the best. The sound of the keys is amazing, the switches feel soft (though they could benefit from additional lubrication), and there is serious weight to this thing. Adding on the extra wireless support (with a huge battery to boot), this is a must-buy in the space of small keyboards.
As a small caveat, only if it applies to you, this keyboard is not portable due to how much it weighs. But if that is not a concern to you like it is not for me, then it's an amazing keyboard.