A DCX Review: Good Keycaps for the Price, Even Better on a Deal
With many, many more people joining the keyboard hobby, vendors have been stepping up with the availability of keycaps. Most notably, the rise of alternatives to GMK. Not just cheap clones, but also more premium sets to attempt to match the quality of the German GMK. In this case, Drop's answer is DCX, their form of doubleshot ABS keycaps. There's a few things that I want to note that are different from other Cherry profile keycaps. 1: Packaging While packaging doesn't affect the performance of the keycaps themselves, it definitely has an effect on how premium a product feels, especially in an unboxing experience. I'm happy to say that not only are the boxes clean and simple in jet black and few brandings, but also the keycaps themselves also come in nice plastic trays that enclose each keycaps securely. I've never been able to unbox a GMK set without seeing a mess of keycaps with their paper trays. While plastic isn't necessarily that great for the environment, I tend to keeps...
Jun 3, 2023
Here's the link to the DROP page: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-redsuns-gmk-red-samurai-keycap-set
It’s finally here~!
In collaboration with Massdrop, I am proud to present the GMK Red Samurai Custom Keycap Set!
Here’s what will be offered in the limited-time drop:
Base Kit - The base kit provides proper coverage for a wide selection of form factors and layouts. This is the primary kit that will get you started.
Gaijin and/or Hiragana Add-ons - With your choice of Gaijin (Latin w/ Hiragana) or Hiragana monolegends, these elegant add-on kits will provide you with intense and minimalist options for your keyboard. Whether you love the Japanese culture, or just their food, these are for you!
Norde Kit - This is a full Norde kit providing Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish characters for foreign layouts. An uncompromised kit for Nordic users of all skill levels.
DC Kit - The DC kit provides coverage for the Dvorak and Colemak layouts with homing barred and scooped H, U, N, T keys which are best combined with the Base kit. These particular layouts are said to help you type with less strain on your fingers and possibly even faster!
ErgoPlanck Kit - Meant to fit like a glove, the ErgoDox and Planck blanks kit contain the necessary modifiers keycaps for ErgoDox and Planck keyboards.
Spacebars - Alternative colored spacebars in a variety of sizes for different layouts, so you can switch colors whenever you’d like.
I would like to thank the entire Massdrop team, GMK, and the mech keys community for your support and making this drop possible.
The wait is finally over. It’s coming soon!!!
Renders
Please make sure to vote in the poll below for your favorite kits to be notified once the drop goes live!
https://www.massdrop.com/vote/GMK-Red-Samurai