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At times I suspect it's the case of disgruntled customers having a louder voice. I looked up Geekhack, which is a forum for seriously enthusiastic keyboard hobbyists, and there was nearly no mention of Epomaker and their deeds, good nor bad. But the biggest sign that something has gone majorly wrong is when Reddit banned them off their site completely. Some people got REALLY pissed off for that to happen.

I disagree, reaching out to influencers is just a form of marketing campaign. And admittedly they do a better job at keeping reviewers satisfied since we are the ones recommending and/or bashing products. It's just that the other aspects of their brand image need work.

That’s probably the case. I failed to realize that their marketing campaign is one aspect to look for. Nevertheless, reviewers may be satisfied of the board itself but not the company that white labels and ships them.

I understand the point on color combo and made mention of this fact too. But there are plenty of legit and good options these days even at $100. Clones are more or less a thing of the past now, actually.

Thanks…?

@@SS-cx4tv that’s the Southpaw75. Discontinued though. Built it previously here on my channel: ruclips.net/video/w9g_FRUKSwY/видео.htmlsi=BZCh-l523ttE0jjo

May I ask why?

Thank you for the compliment! Definitely a keyboard that brightens up your day with its cuteness!

True……. But then, hear me out right. As a first hand user, nice tactile and acoustic feedback are extremely satisfying and to an extent, addicting even. The line I draw is clickies. Those are just annoying for first/second/third party users. And your line is obviously different so, I understand where you’re coming from.

@@benfromsg hehe yeah

Gaffer tape. Closer to that of fabric and spongier than painters’ tape.

Don't worry about it! The lowered volume is due to the sheer amount of flex cuts on the plate AND on the PCB. It didn't matter which switches I used (long poles are a tad better), most of the switches are horribly muted. Using foams cancelled the flex cuts out because everything gets "fixed" in place. If you don't like the foamy sound but want a loud volume still, you can still take the foams out and then tape up the flex cuts. That will do the job too.

Prices have come down quite a bit from the time I made this video and also from the COVID dark days. There are still weirdly hyped boards like Kohaku of course, but the thing about Kalam is, they don't just pirate boards that are "rare", if you so call these boards. They only pirate the popular, trendy and high in demand ones that give the best ROI i.e. money grabbing just like scalpers. You don't see Kalam Geist or Kalam Werk One or Kalam Iron165 right? Kalam, as much as people are putting the brand to be THE heroic face of pulling prices down, isn't all that glamourous a brand when you think about it. They are in it for the money too. Sure, it may have started off as that but, the days of needing to pirate is long gone.

​@@benfromsg Definitely, I get where you're coming from. These days the entry level boards are so high quality, there's no need to spend that type of money. Even "mid level" boards like graystudio, ai03, etc. offerings are no worse in quality or design and have more features than a keycult or tgr's outdated designs. We've even seen tgr make widely available boards like tomo and jane me that no ones trying to flip. It's only their exclusive limited run raffle boards that everyone obsesses over and flips for 5x. Tgr is clearly capable of making unikorns or kohakus widely available but chooses not to, as does keycult as a business move. I view this as fake designer clothes or fake rolex watches. I don't think highly of people who make them. I think they're shady. But, if I really, really like a design, like I love the hk edition unikorn, I'd rather pay 350 for a clone than 4.5k for the real thing off a flipper who paid 550. If I could buy it for retail price from singa I would, but she doesn't want to offer it, so it's her loss. I really love the hk unikorn and don't feel any guilt buying a clone, I also have a collection of other boards I bought from legit vendors but I would like to add it to my collection. I also feel better buying a clone of keycult than the real thing after interacting with their elitst, gatekeeper nerd community that ganged up and insulted and muted me on their disc for asking why raffles haven't been announced publicly for the last 2 years. They also ganged up and attacked mechmerlin, one of the guys responsible for making qmk, for pointing out a flaw in qc in his keycult. Really gross community kc runs.

@@benfromsg Bruh why does youtube auto delete soo many comments. I wrote up a whole reply and it auto deleted it. But if it doesn't delete this too, yeah I get what you mean. There are tons of boards out there that are just as good, so it's not like you NEED to pay those prices to get a good board. Nor do I look at kalam like some robin hood. I view him in the same way you view clones of designer clothes or watches. It is what it is. If you want to sell rare expensive luxury items that are relatively easy to make and copy, there are going to be copies. I have a dozen other boards, but I really love the hk edition unikorn, and they go for 4.5k on aftermarket. I'm not paying that. So it's either a clone or nothing at all, so I bought a clone and feel no guilt. I also have other boards but this is one I'd like to add to my collection. If singa wanted to make unikorns and kohakus widely available, she could. The demand is there and vendors are big enough to comfortably do shipping logistics for large volume orders. She has already done large group buys with the tomo and jane me, and no one flips those. In the early days it was hard to do logistics for large volume orders, but at this point with this demand, it's nothing more than a business move. If I could buy a unikorn from singa and not from scalpers, I would. But I can't, she doesn't want to, so it's her loss.

Also to add to this, I don't support key cult in any way. Their community is some of the most toxic and elitist gatekeepers of any keyboard sub-community. In their minds, they spend more money = they are better than you. I asked why a raffle hasn't been publicly announced in their discord in over 2 years, they gas lit me trying to say they actually do publicly announce it, they don't, they private message random people active on their discord and let their friends and family know so they can flip them. I didn't say any of that that I found that out later, I just asked why they haven't announced in a while, they grouped up and insulted me personally, then a mod muted me and also insulted me for asking. Not to mention they grouped up and insulted and threatened mechmerlin, one of the main guys responsible for developing qmk, for so much as pointing out some small qc issues with his keycult board he bought. They're truly the worst. If I really wanted a keycult I'd buy a clone even if the real thing was cheaper, I'd never support them.

Also to add to this, I don't support key cult in any way. Their community is some of the most toxic and elitist gatekeepers of any keyboard sub-community. I asked why a raffle hasn't been publicly announced in their discord in over 2 years, they gas lit me trying to say they actually do publicly announce it, they don't, they private message random people active on their discord and let their friends and family know so they can flip them. I didn't say any of that, I found that out later, I just asked why they haven't announced in a while, they grouped up and insulted me personally, then a mod muted me and also insulted me for asking. Not to mention they grouped up and insulted and threatened mechmerlin, one of the main guys responsible for developing qmk, for so much as pointing out some small qc issues with his keycult board he bought. They're truly the worst. If I really wanted a keycult I'd buy a clone even if the real thing was cheaper, I'd never support them. edit - Oh and their qc fails lately, that whole thing. Ontop of bad qc, terrible communication which shows disrespect towards their customers who paid 2-3k for their board which they sell by raffle for 500 in the first place. Which you will never know when a raffle is unless you're friends with a higher up in kc. Gross brand. They deserve to be undercut by clones which are ironically higher quality.

@@jiszle697 haha thanks :) I think the wooting is definitely for gaming focused users. For typing experience, from smoothness to sound, magnetic switches are just inferior to anything else that’s available at the moment. Nothing against the board and brand, but the switches really need big improvements in the typing feel department for me to recommend them.

if you play fps games the wooting is a game changer movement wise

@@adamtsouli5419 how do you like it for general typing?

@@Orlyy oooh the darkside set with this one is going to look great! Only downside is rgb mayb less bright

@@benfromsg it'll be non-existent, unfortunately. I prefer shine through caps, but the metal ones will not be shine through. But I couldn't pass them up, they look incredible.

When I saw that both the pcb and the plate had that much flex cuts… I had a feeling it’ll be quiet. But definitely not THAT quiet.

Agreed

Thanks man :)

Awwww :(

If you get a chance to try it in person, you will be surprised! It feels really close to a full travel typing with its 3.4mm travel, like some normal long pole switches out there. And I'm definitely not trendy, I honestly don't like PE and long poles which are THE things to go for right now, haha!

@@benfromsghaha, yeah, I have more long pole switches than I care for, and now have quite a few boards built with broken in cherry switches, though I have a soft spot for the medium pole HMX Machiattos and Gateron Cream Sodas

@@ImOnMy116 yeah cherry ones really just last the test of time for sure! I love my broken in blacks

This one does lol

@@OhWoahWhat yeah, it’s solely for the panda look that someone will buy this

@@kurimao12prof haha it’s cool man, I love what I’m doing and you guys love watching my creative nonsense. that’s all that matters :)

@@HarryDaRed there there, I gave you(r comment) a heart ❤️

@@ImOnMy116 phew! Glad that someone got my sense of humor haha! In my communication with velocifire, they used the acronym BK75. I was so stunned to see the name BatKnight. Such a contrast!

@@benfromsg haha, that would be quite a surprise! My first group buy board (after my in stock Tofu 60) was actually a Velocifire group buy back in I think 2020 (a Bubble 75), still have the board (and am grateful for other hobbyists to see that you can now get something probably equivalent or better for a third the price!)

@@ImOnMy116 cool! Yeah I owned the sun68 from them awhile back too. They make pretty good things

Plenty on r/mm!

@@polynotgone8349 yep the one that astroturf. but the product is actually good, imagine my surprise.

Which? The rugged one I showcase here is Awekeys' and the pink/silver/black aluminum one is Aluvia.

I thought i linked you gateron metal keycaps... anyway... you can google it

Look in r/mm on Reddit!

@@ImOnMy116 don’t sweat it, it helps to know a broad spectrum of what casual, or people heavily invested in are interested in. I love hearing people’s passions and purpose. That’s infectious!

It's you!

@@benfromsgI’m sorry, not sure if it was a typo or autocorrect, but I don’t quite follow your response.

@@ImOnMy116aren’t you the one that left that question on my community post? Recognized your handle! What does 116 mean?

@@benfromsg haha, oh man, yes that was me! Totally forgot about that! Thanks for coming through! 116 is in reference to the Bible verse, Romans 1:16

@@ImOnMy116 very cool! May you never be ashamed of His word! 💪🏻

Agreed!

Didn't test the latency unfortunately, for office use hardly noticable. Gaming will probably be an issue!

Aesthetics not much. From what I know (I didn’t have a R1), R2 fixed some design flaws and made some quality of life improvements.

Sorry man I didn’t get a chance to review the zoom v3

The vega is great right. I've been typing on it the past couple of days after the video and it feels amazing!

The only reason why I don’t support clones is because they are pirated from people’s efforts so is unethical. Imagine someone taking your homework that you did till 2am and submitting it in as their own. There’s no way you are convincing me this is right.

@@benfromsg if people could make what you make better or at the same perceived quality and still sell it at a lower price than you, there’s something wrong with your process. If other companies didn’t ripoff cherry, we’d all still paying premium price while cherry wouldn’t feel the need to innovate at all. Also we’re talking about some molded plastics. It’s not a knockoff adidas or iphone, it’s just plastics. There’s no way a company in china can’t just buy the same machine, use the same materials and make the same product. I get it these designers also worked hard, but they could also make their designs available to cheaper manufacturers instead of GMK don’t they? Just like a gucci you’re paying for the exclusivity. There’s no way you’re convincing me a GMK is better

​@@benfromsg answer Inner Fire ya punk

Jealous, I regret not getting one during the GB :(

I think you will love it :)

vala going crazy

Be glad you weren’t here 3 years ago then

I would if I can get my hands on some! But off the top of my head, under 150, I suggest to look at epomaker ones 96% plus. PLEASE, if buying from Chinese brands, please please please search for the keyboard itself on amazon, it’s easier to get returns if anything goes wrong with your keyboard! If you want something more expensive, kbdfans has the odin keyboard in stock right now while you can find windx98 keyboards in the aftermarket on r/mm on Reddit. These are all great full sized or near full sized keyboards. Personally I would go for the windx98, and then epomaker then the Odin. Some people have said that the Odin doesn’t have the best sound profile but I have yet to try it out myself, so take it for what it’s worth. Hope I helped!

Try the QK100. I’ve built one for work and it’s amazing.

@@shadow_rice_ trying to go for a creamy thock build with the least amt of diy methods haha, atm im looking at the mchose k99, but will take a look at the qk100!

Thanks for the compliment! Glad it was helpful!

You are gonna love it!