Got this for my 10 year old brother for Christmas. Had to introduce him to the mechanical keyboard world young!! All of his friends see his keyboard and have begged their parents for something similar lol. Good quality and value for the price.
For the price, it's a great little 65%-ish keyboard with fun effects and the sound of stacked acrylic vs. an aluminum case with space inside. I personally have discovered that I prefer a higher profile and having a plate with the cutouts for switches to be more secure, but for people who like lighting effects and are still figuring out what kind of switches and keycaps they like, with the exception of the odd-sized right shift which is an eternal problem with these smaller boards with the arrow cluster, this is a really great neutral setup for testing things out and types decently well with a little work as well.
Edited to specify that the right shift is 2U, which is particularly uncommon. A lot more sets include a 1.75U option. You can use other 2U keys, like the 0 from a numpad, but depending on the profile it might not be quite right. Would recommend sticking to a uniform profile like DSA if you change out the keycaps.
Yeah, the Astrolokeys will fit. One thing to note, though, is that the Astrolokeys Windows/System key is 1.25u and it looks like this keyboard has a 1u Windows/System key and 1u function key. In theory, this should not a problem (however personal preference may dictate otherwise) because the base kit of Astrolokeys has enough 1u keycaps left over to cover this 66 board (eg. insert, pgup, pgdn) with keycaps to spare for use on the system and function switches. Since the DSA profile is flat sculpt you can move the keys freely without worrying about the sculpt profile of the board.
This is a great keyboard for someone who is a first time user of mechanical keyboards. I swapped the switches with cherry red switches as I prefer a more quiet keyboard. It wasn’t noisy per se just a bit more clicky than I enjoy.
It’s been about 2 years since I bought this keyboard and it has been awesome ever since. Aesthetically pleasing and I like all of the variations
Good for the price, but don't expect custom firmwares
While I haven't used this product in a good few years as it was bought as a spare I did use it for a few weeks, I got it at $60 which is a pretty good price for a hot swappable keyboard which is prebuilt; at the same time don't expect amazing quality or any firmware customisation. There used to be a QMK modding community which may still exist but the newer chips don't support this and mine frequently crashed while using custom firmware.
If you're dabbling with maybe getting into keyboards but don't want to spend a massive amount then give this one a look if you can get it at a decent price.
My main gripe about this board is the typing angle. It's atrocious and has nothing on the bottom to stabilize or elevate it. I had to purchase third party rubber stoppers to stick onto the thing to use comfortably.
In terms of looks though, this thing is an actual beacon. The rgb is intense and the keyboard is incredibly fun to toy with and show off. I'm sure one could mod it to be something incredible, but your money goes much further than what this board offers these days.
Sadly, for me, it'll stay permanently shelved.
First of all I ordered this keyboard 3 years ago and it still works pretty much like the day I got it. The RGB is the brightest I've ever seen in a keyboard and the gateron yellows are decent stock switches. For those that know more about keyboards I would say the stabilizers that come in the keyboard are very wobbly but other than that it was a good keyboard that needed no modifications for the time I used it (until I found the world of building keyboards hehe).
My daily driver is a Leopold FC660C which are not currently available from the manufacturer and are selling on Ebay for $400 so when I wanted a second keyboard for another desk I settled on this Womier k66 which has the same layout and some reports of QMK support. Haven't tried using QMK on it yet, but am happy with it so far. I don't like the switches on this board as much as the FC660C, but this board is hot swappable so I may try some stiffer switches down the road.
All the LED colors is not why I ordered it, but is fun as a novelty and should make it easier to see the keys in the dark if I can find a setting that isn't too obnoxious.
So far this board looks like a great value.
Some more good bang for your buck from Drop. The Gateron yellows provide a nice balance between a responsive press and a less-loud click. If the refurbished keebs aren't for you, this is a solid upgrade. Frosted panel is a major plus!