I'm finding out more and more that so many of the videos are just audiophile hobbyists that are spending hundreds to thousands of dollars just for different clicking sounds. All I care about is performance and it's so hard to filter through to figure out what's good value to cost based on that.
@@apo11ocat Functionality? Feel is actually pretty important. I wanted a better keyboard to increase productivity while typing. Say your job is to write articles and you have to write 5-10k words a day. Sounds reasonable to want a keyboard that makes that process smoother. Anyway, I found the right one for me. Akko 3068. I like the sound, look, and feel. Sound and look were secondary but not going to complain finding all three in one device.
I was about to say Akko. The look/finish is impeccable, they sound good out of the box, sound even better with simple mods, and they're somewhat in-stock depending on how picky you are about color. The 75% ones have 4 nav keys on an exploded layout, which is very important to me. The GMMK pro is the only other option for that. They also sell really excellent keycaps, and really good budget switches that don't have north-facing interference with cherry keycaps. Future boards will be south-facing, which solves the only serious problem. Minor problems include very bad software (no VIA/QMK) and getting decent flex requires some modding. They are also officially licensed with Sanrio in case you have a little sister.
Akko really brings the value. I live in the states and their boards only cost ~$5 to ship as opposed to the $30 flat Keychron is asking. Also they come with ALL the caps, which is impressive. The 3068 and ACR75 lines are solid contenders for that mid range ($80-120).
@@qualityblood5651 do NOT get a tester, its literally in the name, its just a tester, it does not have sound or feel in mind its just to test switches and sh. get the gas67
Love seeing the 75% space get bigger as it’s my preferred layout and before there were so little options. Waiting to see what the new DROP75 board is gonna be like since it sounds like an all around better GMMK Pro but we shall see! Heard great things about Keychron too
I started modding on that E-Yooso Keyb. And OMG! The satisfaction that came when I realize that I was able to transform that "standard" keyb into the magestic thockiness that it is now. I consider irt the best keyb to start modding and getting familiar to this hobby. Due to the plastic body that it has it is pretty noticeable the differences between the effects that have different materials. Kudos to you sir! Amazing journey Hipyo. I hope that you continue enjoying and having fun as long as you can.
Got an rk87 for my husband and it got pretty decent after modding, although being north faced rgb. Got a rk100 pro for myself and it's really nice for a budget alluminum case.
I picked up an Akko 3084B (Jelly Pink Switch) in my opinion it sounds pretty good stock but there are definitely things you can do with it to improve the sound. Would love to see a review from you on it
All these boards have been serious considerations for me. But after learning about RK from an old Switch and Click video, I bought and fell in love with the RK84, my first and current keyboard. The north-facing LEDS bothered me, but buying XDA profile keycaps solved that for me. I also learned that they now come with foam in the case and between the PCB and plate. Decent stock, but tape modding, Milky Yellows and Durocks, and some silly little o-rings made this board the very best bang for my buck. I spent a total of around 150 for all my modding materials :)
I'm excited to see this even though you've already convinced me to get the Keychron V1 as my first ever keyboard. It'll get here hopefully Monday, Tuesday latest xD
I ended up going with the Feker IK75 for my first custom and love it. Wireless, 75%, RGB, BT/2.4/type-C and hot swap. Popped some Tecsee Carrot switches and MT3 keycaps and I'm a happy boy. Only downsides with the IK75 are, north facing RGB and it uses custom software for programming the keys. Neither one were deal breakers for me. Love the channel keep it up!
It's surprising to me just how many people like to use tiny keyboards, such as 60% for example. I tried using a TKL and felt a little claustrophobic with the amount of keys I was working with. It took me forever to find a full-size custom keyboard I liked because manufacturers didn't seem to care about that part of the market, but Keychron has made full-size boards for all different budget levels now, I love them (using the K10 right now but I plan on getting the Q6 eventually when it's time for a new board)
The keyboards I am considering are: -Marsback M1: 75% good looking hot-swappable keyboard. But there are not that many reviews of it. -Mojo 84: 75% version of the mojo65. Should be as good as, but haven’t seen any reviews on it yet. -Zoom65: Looks good. But doesn’t have function-row and hard to get. -Huntsman mini: silent 60% with optical switches. But doesn’t have arrow or function keys.
I love how this video went up the *day after* I ordered my first set of parts for a custom keyboard. Lol. Decided on a GMMK Pro, Durock V2 stabs, and a mix of box whites and box jades for modifier keys.
Wanting a numpad isn't weird lmao, it lets you enter numbers a whole lot faster. And when you don't need to enter numbers you can usually rebind all those keys to something else for when you're gaming or using a specific programme.
For my 65% gang the akko 3068b or Yunzi Kc68(picked this up on Amazon prime day for only $78!). I picked the Yunzi cause there’s a lavender and mint color. It comes with some sound dampening foam, pre clipped and lubed stabs and your choice of gateron switches
I would definitley reccomend the GMMK2 as well, its fairly cheap at $120 and sounds pretty decent and you can always mod it if you are not satisfied. The RGB on it is also amazing, so yeah its really good.
For all the Keychron love, I'm surprised the K8 Pro wasn't in the video. It's my go to recommendation for folks wanting an easy entry point to the hobby.
Got my first ever hot swappable keyboard (I blame you and Switch and Click for getting me hooked lol), the RK84 and it is so so easy to work with. Would love your opinion on their keebs 😃 Plus they have good options from around $60. Thanks for the great videos!
Prices have come down and options have come up on wireless/wired mechanical, customizable keyboards. Pretty rad that you can get a clean desktop and look like an architect or a keyboard influencer for under 200 bucks now.
I don't like to tinker with things so for me the greater availability of pre-lubed switches on pre-built boards has been a game changer. I just bought the Nuphy 75 with pre-lubed night breeze (linear) switches. I'm definitely not an expert but I love it and it's only $130.
Hoping there is another version of this for all that has become available since this video. I think a lot of budget boards exist these days, and a lot of them are even hot swap and moddable, which means if we take the time and effort, we can make extreme budget options into boards that sound and feel like much more expensive ones. I've suggested it before and I know that there are several boards that are almost certainly similar, but I have a Tezarre TK61 that I got for $30ish. The downside to it is the optical switches, but man, I'd love to see you and some others maybe use it in one of your challenges to see what can be done with such a cheap option and some modding.
I appreciate how authentic and transparent Hipyo always is, its small but telling the viewers he's making some money from affiliate links just shows that he genuinely wants to help viewers and shows how transparent he is with his channel
I recently bought and modded a RK100 pro as my first “dip” into this hobby. The board cost about $80, and with just a tape mod, lubed switches, and new key caps she THOCKs! 🙂 Plus it’s got the option of Bluetooth, 2.4Ghz, or wired connection, and custom RGB with 28 preset modes.
I just got one too. Its nice. My only gripe is the keys still have plastic tags from being punched out of the mold, and some of the text is distorted on a few lkke the backspace key... very minor cosmetic flaws but they bug me.
Surprised that the Keychron K4 didn't show up in the numpad section, needing a smaller keyboard that still had a numpad was a big thing for me in trying to find one but the K4 was fairly cheap, has hotswap and rgb, sounds alright to me stock, and is a 96% from a good company. Definitely big recommend.
Akko def has some of the best out of the box builds rn. My channel has sound tests of the one I own. The Womier acrylic board is a really solid choice as well.
Your video convinced me to buy the Epomaker Th96, eagerly waiting for it to be shipped out. Your sound test and its design really catched my eye, it looks easy to mod which I'm interested in, and I just really like the knob and numpad
@@oogleoo Cheers ! Also just managed to grab the Delight keycap sets, last time I checked they weren't in stock so pretty happy I didn't buy the other keycaps I had in my cart yet haha
My Keychron K8 Pro arrived 12 hours ago, and it was love at first sight... and even after 6 hours of use, it still feels like heaven... like I was sent a custom-fit pair of luxury sports gloves. Though, the G Pro Browns either immediately ran out of stock, or the local distributor wasn't able to get them. So, I'm back to using Reds, but hey... less fatigue for me. And I've been using it entirely on Bluetooth, even while I'm typing this comment.
@@grubbygeorge2117 they feel comfortable, tbh... I'm kind of a sucker for spherical sculpted keycap profiles these days. And since they're matte, got no problem gliding my fingers over the keys as I type -- or play keyboard use-heavy games. Though I have to say, the legends used on the keys other than the alpha-numeric and function keys kinda suck. 😂
Building my first keyboard soon and i really appreciate these videos. I'm not afraid of spending a little more to get a nicer board that maybe I won't fully appreciate at first but won't regret buying. I've looking at the keychron q1 and q2, I like sound tests of gateron yellows and they're cheap and sold everywhere, and I'm deciding between getting nice budget pbt keycaps or spending an extra $15 for gmk clones
Hey Hipyo, could you make a video for top keyboards for people like developers who type a lot and still need at least 75%/80% and good typing without being loud for office needs would keychron's custom/wireless boards be a good choice?
Well you win, internet. This video finally got me to pull the trigger and ditch that Logitech POS I've been using and upgrade. My Keychron C2 just came and it feels so, so good. Thanks.
I'm way too happy with my AKKO 3068B. I will mod it eventually with even better keycaps that are translucent and some DIY beginner mods but even stock is just really really good, at least to a keyboard noob like me. Thanks for your content Hipyo
Great recommendations Hipyo! I would love to see a review on either the mod 008 or the ACR Pro 75 in the future, as Akko's been killing it with their keyboards recently!
i bought a "klim shift 60%" i´m very impressed it has almost everthing for only 60 € hotswap , 2 set of caps, full rgb bt & 2,4 . definitely a good buy
I just can't get enough of this keyboard! The switches on the Kaihl BOX Red are responsive on every press, and I can control my games and applications with ease.
I bought a Keychron K8 3 months ago and swapped out the Gat Reds with Gat Yellows (I like the extra spring weight). It's soooo much nicer than my old Razer Blackwidow with it's incredibly clicky keys. My ears thank me, but I do kinda miss the numpad
I just recently got my Glorious GMMK2 96% keyboard and have been loving it. I’m new to the keyboard game but in my noob opinion it’s feels good and sounds good enough at $120.
Hoooooly hey.... this actually did a lot to alleviate my conviction of the lack of budget options when being a keyboard hobbyist. But here's a like and a comment to show you how good that was, because engagement and we need to feed a hungry Hipyo
anyone that orders a keychron board through keychron don’t expect it to arrive any time soon because DHL shipping is very very very slow and you basically won’t know when it’s getting to you until the day it shows up. mine shipped within a day like keychron said it would but now it’s still sitting in china in a DHL facility for the past 8 days. So if you live in the eastern united state like i do, your order will take even longer since it has to go further to ya know get to you once it crosses the ocean. Basically hit order and forget it exists until it shows up at your door and you can act all surprised like omggg i didn’t even remember ordering this 🤪
I love wafer thin low profile membrane boards... Got a Keychron K1 and never really liked it - I realized what I want isn't thin, it's uniform! So I did my homework (thanks for your part in it!) and bought 2 Epomaker/Skyloong GK108s - one for home, one for work. I grew up with full-full keyboards and these are such a nice way to get into the hobby! Good stock stab lube, 5-pin ready, north LEDs. You can program 3 remaps into the firmware and 5 RGB modes of your choice, then toss out the driver and utility and they'll just keep it onboard. They're heavy and solid, with a good metal mount plate (always white.) I hear it's a fixer upper for connoisseurs but I already love it - I'll grow into modding it in a bit. Black home board is stock Gazzew Bobagums with YMD PBT carbon ZDA caps - looks sharp, feels great and it's whisper quiet! White work board is Akko Rose Reds soon to be lubed in 205g0/105 and a YMD PBT 9009 XDA set... Yeah, I've been at it for about a month now so obviously I'm gonna be hooked lol
Man I'm just so overwhelmed... Here's what I want: - has to have F keys (not with gaps every 4 keys like many have, don't like a gap between Esc and F1 and same for the clustered groups of F keys) - compact ish design. no numpad, so like no bigger than 70 or 75% i think? - wireless (cabled as an option is a plus but wireless is a must. BT or dongle are fine, multi device is a plus too) - has to have arrow keys but doesn't matter if they're cramped - backlit, preferably per-key customisable rgb but frankly a solid white backlight is fine too - and i think lastly, the more customisable the better but this isn't a deal breaker. if it's hotswap, great, if not well never mind. as long as i can swap caps down the line it's fine this is basically everything i want out of a keyboard. I feel like keychron is my best option but god damn their line up is really confusing, the models are all like K number, Q number, C number, and it's not clear what any of them mean. I guess the number is the model so I assume K2 is the newer iteration of K1 right? Also I currently have an Obins Anne Pro 1, I lubed the keys myself and I love the sound and feel, but I bought it second hand, the battery lasts about 5 mins, and the micro-USB port was already damaged/dodgy when I bought it (dishonest seller on fb marketplace, he pretended to not know anything about it when I messaged him about it after the fact...) so literally just moving the keyboard half an inch on my desk causes it to disconnect and I have to unplug/re-plug muliple times until windows recognises it. Also the AP is a 60% board so no F keys which is easily the biggest issue I have with it... But otherwise I love it, I basically wish I had this exact keyboard, but with a battery that holds charge, F keys, arrow keys, and that would be fine (even if Obins software is ASS. it's entirely customised via the Obins phone app which is just awful, but ehh I deal with it). Also the wireless on the AP1 is terrible, if bluetooth is enabled and you manually connect to one device but have it paired to multiple devices, the keyboard will just randomly automatically decide it wants to connect to a different device... So if I want to use it with my PC, I connect it, it works for 20 seconds, then it just decides "nah i wanna connect to your phone". There is no fix for this other than ONLY pairing it to one device, but I kinda have to have it paired at least to the device I want to use it with (i.e. my PC) AND my phone if I want to use the Obins app to configure the RGB or whatever (because when the battery dies it resets the backlight settings to just solid red, so you HAVE to enable bt and connect it to the phone to set your RGB profile again) all of this makes it unusable over bluetooth. it seems like Obins make great keyboards, but they just have 0 budget, so the product looks and feels great but everything around the product, the software, firmware etc is just utterly awful. It's a real shame cuz the AP could be such a great budged/beginner option I think
Just bought a Keychron K2 V2 with RGB aluminum frame, hot-swap, and Gateron G Pro Browns (it was the only config available). The Keychron V1 was unavailable. Might experiment with Glorious Pandas or something but ppl online claim the Gateron Browns and Yellows are okay. Currently using a cheap Amazon keyboard with Outemu Blues. Only problem is I use Linux and Keychron support seems kinda wonky.
I just got into mechanical keyboards a few months ago and sprung for the Redragon Draconic K530 Pro followed by the Royal Kludged RK98. Thanks to the likes of this and the deluge of similar videos I've watched, I recently purchased a Keychron V1 which I'll mod with some foam, I'll lube the stabilizers, and bought some Akko CS lubed red switches in Matcha (Macha?) Green with black, Razer Phantom keycaps. I look forward to putting it together next weekend. While new to the hobby, the stock sound of the RK98 was surprisingly good, although keep in mind my newness to the hobby. Maybe Hipyo will review it.
as tempting as it may be to save money and buy a 'budget keyboard' (i.e., something under $60 or $50), I really recommend investing a bit more money on the real thing. Quality is much nicer and comes with wireless features in addition to wired features.
Plz review the ajazz first blood or whatever the name is. It's sounds amazing stock, has amazing keycaps, and is just a beautiful build. I also wanna see if you can even make it sound better, cuz MAN, that thing is insane.
Ducky One 3 Series, its amazing, moddable and the only keyboard you need. want a metal case? buy one remove plastic put it in, want new switches? hotswappable, etc
I am getting tecsee carrot switches, the ep68 barebones kit by epomaker, and some nice looking but simple pbt keycaps. Totals just over $150 for EXACTLY what I want long term I’m a gamer and not necessarily an enthusiast but I already know I LOVE tecsee carrots, the board is the size I like, no compatibility issues, and I can tape mod with electrical tape if needed but I doubt I'll need to, it's wireless with a dongle, and fits everything I need and want. Highly recommend
don't lie. most of us have started out with a clicky razer that was way too overpriced thinking we were cool because we had a cool clicky keyboard. that was my. now I'm on a 60% hyperx keyboard at about the same price that actually sounds pretty nice.
I ripped open my £30 keyboard for the first time ever and lubed the switches, taped the PCB (with electrical tape which sounds amazing) and filled it full of strips I cut from an old foam camping mat. It's made such a massive difference and I mean huge that I am now thinking of buying a slightly more premium budget board lol - it's really addictive.
Shoutout to the Keychron K8 Pro. $89-119 from barebones to fully assembled (and they have an aluminum frame option), white/RGB backlight, comes with non-backlit doubleshot PBT OSA-profile keycaps(OSA has similar slanting between different rows like OEM, but is rounded kind of like DSA, but cylindrical concave instead of spherical), silicone case insert, foam PCB insert, polycarb case, TKL configuration, hotswap, and wired/wireless modes with a ~2 hour battery life with the LEDs on, ~8 without. There's also the upcoming K6 Pro with the same features, in a 60% layout. I got the white backlight fully-assembled board for $114 shipped (with pre-lubed Gateron Red switches), a set of keycaps for $20 on Amazon from YMDK(OEM profile White doubleshot PBT backlit side-legend keycaps, which are AMAZING with the south-facing LEDs of the board), and a set of Kailh Speed Bronze switches (which I definitely got robbed for, $40 for 120 switches instead of $25 for 90 from a different vendor, in the interest of getting them next-day). It sounds and feels amazing to type on both with the pre-lubed reds and the bronzes. I even set up an account on Monkeytype just so I could have an excuse to type on it more, since the clicky sound is just SO perfect.
I actually like the clicky-er sound than mushy thumpy sound you upgrade your keyboards to. But then again I'm weird and also like having a number pad. Still a good video.
I wanted a decent exploded 75% and didn't feel like waiting for a group buy so I got a knobed Q1. POM plate, PE sheet, tape mod, force break mod, some polyfill in the bottom, Epsilon switches... Sounds like buttery goodness. I was very impressed by what it became.
I'm finding out more and more that so many of the videos are just audiophile hobbyists that are spending hundreds to thousands of dollars just for different clicking sounds. All I care about is performance and it's so hard to filter through to figure out what's good value to cost based on that.
then buy a logitech
when you dont care about sound, feel and looks; why are you here??
@@apo11ocat Functionality? Feel is actually pretty important. I wanted a better keyboard to increase productivity while typing. Say your job is to write articles and you have to write 5-10k words a day. Sounds reasonable to want a keyboard that makes that process smoother.
Anyway, I found the right one for me. Akko 3068. I like the sound, look, and feel. Sound and look were secondary but not going to complain finding all three in one device.
@@primal9238 Oh, I made that comment thinking the only thing you would ever care about is performance.
There’s no value to performance if you only care about performance. Performance is strictly alps ;)
solid recommendations but Akko definitely has some of the best budget options out right now, even if they have north-facing LEDs
I was about to say Akko. The look/finish is impeccable, they sound good out of the box, sound even better with simple mods, and they're somewhat in-stock depending on how picky you are about color.
The 75% ones have 4 nav keys on an exploded layout, which is very important to me. The GMMK pro is the only other option for that.
They also sell really excellent keycaps, and really good budget switches that don't have north-facing interference with cherry keycaps.
Future boards will be south-facing, which solves the only serious problem. Minor problems include very bad software (no VIA/QMK) and getting decent flex requires some modding.
They are also officially licensed with Sanrio in case you have a little sister.
@@iM7SnaKe ?
@@iM7SnaKe why?
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Akko really brings the value. I live in the states and their boards only cost ~$5 to ship as opposed to the $30 flat Keychron is asking. Also they come with ALL the caps, which is impressive. The 3068 and ACR75 lines are solid contenders for that mid range ($80-120).
I think Akko and Ciy kits definitely need more attention. Their value is absolutely crazy
Agreed
@@CGBuild Wow I love your vids man. Have you looked into the GAS67? I've head a lot of good things about it.
yes! i was thinking of the ciy tester 68 or the ciy gas67 for my first build! which one would you recommend more?
@@qualityblood5651 do NOT get a tester, its literally in the name, its just a tester, it does not have sound or feel in mind its just to test switches and sh. get the gas67
@@jalencheng yes please i would love your update abt it! ty :)
Love seeing the 75% space get bigger as it’s my preferred layout and before there were so little options. Waiting to see what the new DROP75 board is gonna be like since it sounds like an all around better GMMK Pro but we shall see! Heard great things about Keychron too
Yes! I've had my 75% for over a year now and don't see myself looking anywhere else TBH. It's really a great layout I can see it catching on.
I started modding on that E-Yooso Keyb. And OMG! The satisfaction that came when I realize that I was able to transform that "standard" keyb into the magestic thockiness that it is now. I consider irt the best keyb to start modding and getting familiar to this hobby. Due to the plastic body that it has it is pretty noticeable the differences between the effects that have different materials.
Kudos to you sir! Amazing journey Hipyo. I hope that you continue enjoying and having fun as long as you can.
Hi, i might get this, do you only have to buy the keyboard and the keycaps? Thanks
Got an rk87 for my husband and it got pretty decent after modding, although being north faced rgb. Got a rk100 pro for myself and it's really nice for a budget alluminum case.
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@@undrrwrldd W Wife
I picked up an Akko 3084B (Jelly Pink Switch) in my opinion it sounds pretty good stock but there are definitely things you can do with it to improve the sound. Would love to see a review from you on it
Love your humble but hilarious energy. Hate getting introduced to new Addiction.
All these boards have been serious considerations for me. But after learning about RK from an old Switch and Click video, I bought and fell in love with the RK84, my first and current keyboard. The north-facing LEDS bothered me, but buying XDA profile keycaps solved that for me. I also learned that they now come with foam in the case and between the PCB and plate. Decent stock, but tape modding, Milky Yellows and Durocks, and some silly little o-rings made this board the very best bang for my buck.
I spent a total of around 150 for all my modding materials :)
Do you know the link to buy the RK84? I’m looking to get one, but I can’t find the exact one.
Surprised the kbd67 lite wasn’t mentioned. Still a great budget option
Guess because he hasn’t reviewed it
Way better options now for cheaper
I'm excited to see this even though you've already convinced me to get the Keychron V1 as my first ever keyboard. It'll get here hopefully Monday, Tuesday latest xD
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How are you typing this message if you haven't yet gotten your first ever keyboard? ARE YOU TYPING FROM THE FUTURE?
@@fwiffo typing from his laptop.
I ended up going with the Feker IK75 for my first custom and love it. Wireless, 75%, RGB, BT/2.4/type-C and hot swap. Popped some Tecsee Carrot switches and MT3 keycaps and I'm a happy boy.
Only downsides with the IK75 are, north facing RGB and it uses custom software for programming the keys. Neither one were deal breakers for me.
Love the channel keep it up!
Gonna get the C1
It's surprising to me just how many people like to use tiny keyboards, such as 60% for example. I tried using a TKL and felt a little claustrophobic with the amount of keys I was working with. It took me forever to find a full-size custom keyboard I liked because manufacturers didn't seem to care about that part of the market, but Keychron has made full-size boards for all different budget levels now, I love them (using the K10 right now but I plan on getting the Q6 eventually when it's time for a new board)
Hmm, the K4 seems to be the only one I can find that is sort of full-size.
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Great video with good delivery, appreciate the insights! Glad this came across my feed
The keyboards I am considering are:
-Marsback M1: 75% good looking hot-swappable keyboard. But there are not that many reviews of it.
-Mojo 84: 75% version of the mojo65. Should be as good as, but haven’t seen any reviews on it yet.
-Zoom65: Looks good. But doesn’t have function-row and hard to get.
-Huntsman mini: silent 60% with optical switches. But doesn’t have arrow or function keys.
I love how this video went up the *day after* I ordered my first set of parts for a custom keyboard. Lol. Decided on a GMMK Pro, Durock V2 stabs, and a mix of box whites and box jades for modifier keys.
Wanting a numpad isn't weird lmao, it lets you enter numbers a whole lot faster. And when you don't need to enter numbers you can usually rebind all those keys to something else for when you're gaming or using a specific programme.
For my 65% gang the akko 3068b or Yunzi Kc68(picked this up on Amazon prime day for only $78!). I picked the Yunzi cause there’s a lavender and mint color. It comes with some sound dampening foam, pre clipped and lubed stabs and your choice of gateron switches
I would definitley reccomend the GMMK2 as well, its fairly cheap at $120 and sounds pretty decent and you can always mod it if you are not satisfied. The RGB on it is also amazing, so yeah its really good.
What, €120 is not cheap at all.
@@Koen1702 Yeah you are right, but when considering the usually price of keyboards I would consider it to cheaper side of things.
For all the Keychron love, I'm surprised the K8 Pro wasn't in the video. It's my go to recommendation for folks wanting an easy entry point to the hobby.
I love my Akko MOD 007 V2. I ended up selling the Keychron Q1 that I had even.
So, it is better than Q1? because i'm struggling between the two!!
Bro I don’t care about keyboards, just searched best keyboard, and this is such a great fucking video man, thank you man
20 dollars awoo
Got my first ever hot swappable keyboard (I blame you and Switch and Click for getting me hooked lol), the RK84 and it is so so easy to work with. Would love your opinion on their keebs 😃 Plus they have good options from around $60. Thanks for the great videos!
I have one too! After modding it's a complete banger! I've heard now they added dampening inside. Still amazing value!
I picked this up a couple weeks ago on prime day and can’t wait to start modding it.
Honestly for me I blame hamji and glarses for getting me into this deep dar hole
Ive binged alot of videos from both as well and Ive also watched a few glarses videos. Lots of useful information, and valuable opinions.
Hands Down the Best video because it spoke to me .. Like a god ... If god were a Keyboard reviewer
EXACTLY what I need right now! Any plans to review Akko MOD008? Really tossing up between that an Q2... even with north facing
I got the q2 about 3 months ago and i am very pleased with it, just top quality but if i knew the v1 was coming back then probably i would have waited
Prices have come down and options have come up on wireless/wired mechanical, customizable keyboards. Pretty rad that you can get a clean desktop and look like an architect or a keyboard influencer for under 200 bucks now.
I don't like to tinker with things so for me the greater availability of pre-lubed switches on pre-built boards has been a game changer. I just bought the Nuphy 75 with pre-lubed night breeze (linear) switches. I'm definitely not an expert but I love it and it's only $130.
Akko ACR line is really solid. Had my ACR67 for about a full year and I can't complain.
Hoping there is another version of this for all that has become available since this video. I think a lot of budget boards exist these days, and a lot of them are even hot swap and moddable, which means if we take the time and effort, we can make extreme budget options into boards that sound and feel like much more expensive ones.
I've suggested it before and I know that there are several boards that are almost certainly similar, but I have a Tezarre TK61 that I got for $30ish. The downside to it is the optical switches, but man, I'd love to see you and some others maybe use it in one of your challenges to see what can be done with such a cheap option and some modding.
Im one of the 7 members of the numpad gang and just picked up the q6. Couldnt be happier.
I appreciate how authentic and transparent Hipyo always is, its small but telling the viewers he's making some money from affiliate links just shows that he genuinely wants to help viewers and shows how transparent he is with his channel
not really, it would be illegal otherwise
The absolute whiplash I got after seeing the "best" keyboard being the one that I was currently using
I recently bought and modded a RK100 pro as my first “dip” into this hobby. The board cost about $80, and with just a tape mod, lubed switches, and new key caps she THOCKs! 🙂 Plus it’s got the option of Bluetooth, 2.4Ghz, or wired connection, and custom RGB with 28 preset modes.
I just got one too. Its nice. My only gripe is the keys still have plastic tags from being punched out of the mold, and some of the text is distorted on a few lkke the backspace key... very minor cosmetic flaws but they bug me.
$20 for keyboard that makes a great starter board and a base for future mods is a steal.
Surprised that the Keychron K4 didn't show up in the numpad section, needing a smaller keyboard that still had a numpad was a big thing for me in trying to find one but the K4 was fairly cheap, has hotswap and rgb, sounds alright to me stock, and is a 96% from a good company. Definitely big recommend.
Akko def has some of the best out of the box builds rn. My channel has sound tests of the one I own. The Womier acrylic board is a really solid choice as well.
Your video convinced me to buy the Epomaker Th96, eagerly waiting for it to be shipped out. Your sound test and its design really catched my eye, it looks easy to mod which I'm interested in, and I just really like the knob and numpad
I ordered one too! Here’s to our modding adventures. Cheers
@@oogleoo Cheers ! Also just managed to grab the Delight keycap sets, last time I checked they weren't in stock so pretty happy I didn't buy the other keycaps I had in my cart yet haha
My Keychron K8 Pro arrived 12 hours ago, and it was love at first sight... and even after 6 hours of use, it still feels like heaven... like I was sent a custom-fit pair of luxury sports gloves.
Though, the G Pro Browns either immediately ran out of stock, or the local distributor wasn't able to get them. So, I'm back to using Reds, but hey... less fatigue for me. And I've been using it entirely on Bluetooth, even while I'm typing this comment.
There's only blues left so I am wait listed 😩
How do the keycaps feel? I'm considering getting a Keychron myself, but I am not sure how am I going to like the keycap profile.
@@grubbygeorge2117 they feel comfortable, tbh... I'm kind of a sucker for spherical sculpted keycap profiles these days. And since they're matte, got no problem gliding my fingers over the keys as I type -- or play keyboard use-heavy games. Though I have to say, the legends used on the keys other than the alpha-numeric and function keys kinda suck. 😂
@@ZeroSeriesMMX it’s a shame the legends suck, I really liked the colours of the navy blue set :(
Building my first keyboard soon and i really appreciate these videos. I'm not afraid of spending a little more to get a nicer board that maybe I won't fully appreciate at first but won't regret buying. I've looking at the keychron q1 and q2, I like sound tests of gateron yellows and they're cheap and sold everywhere, and I'm deciding between getting nice budget pbt keycaps or spending an extra $15 for gmk clones
I highly recommend (if you like the available options) Keychrons keycap sets. I bought a set when I bought my Q2 and they're lovely.
I just got the Akko 3084B and I'm very happy with it. Typing feels so smooth
Hey Hipyo, could you make a video for top keyboards for people like developers who type a lot and still need at least 75%/80% and good typing without being loud for office needs
would keychron's custom/wireless boards be a good choice?
Well you win, internet. This video finally got me to pull the trigger and ditch that Logitech POS I've been using and upgrade. My Keychron C2 just came and it feels so, so good. Thanks.
I'm way too happy with my AKKO 3068B. I will mod it eventually with even better keycaps that are translucent and some DIY beginner mods but even stock is just really really good, at least to a keyboard noob like me. Thanks for your content Hipyo
Yes. That last one sounded so nice.
For numpad boards check out akko's 3098B
Thank you - definitely a video that warrants a comment to feed the youtube algorithm.
Great recommendations Hipyo! I would love to see a review on either the mod 008 or the ACR Pro 75 in the future, as Akko's been killing it with their keyboards recently!
I may have quite a few high end boards but I’m always unwillingly in the market for budget boards to experiment with.
@Hipyo Tech Could you review the Epomaker Akko 3068B plus, as I’ve seen other RUclipsrs say that it is a great keyboard for the money? Please!
i bought a "klim shift 60%" i´m very impressed it has almost everthing for only 60 € hotswap , 2 set of caps, full rgb bt & 2,4 . definitely a good buy
I think I'll go with the EP84 Triple Modes. It should be pretty easy to mod and make it thoccier !
Bing bong, I in fact did need the numpad, thabk, very kool
Akko review when?
Its almost like creators are trying to avoid it
It's like people are treating north-facing keyboards like lepers. It's not that big a deal, and future versions are going to be south-facing anyway.
I just can't get enough of this keyboard! The switches on the Kaihl BOX Red are responsive on every press, and I can control my games and applications with ease.
I bought a Keychron K8 3 months ago and swapped out the Gat Reds with Gat Yellows (I like the extra spring weight).
It's soooo much nicer than my old Razer Blackwidow with it's incredibly clicky keys.
My ears thank me, but I do kinda miss the numpad
I just recently got my Glorious GMMK2 96% keyboard and have been loving it. I’m new to the keyboard game but in my noob opinion it’s feels good and sounds good enough at $120.
Hoooooly hey.... this actually did a lot to alleviate my conviction of the lack of budget options when being a keyboard hobbyist.
But here's a like and a comment to show you how good that was, because engagement and we need to feed a hungry Hipyo
man! your talking style got me. i love this.
Dude. Yes. Thank you for this video. I'm currently typing on my MX Brown K70 v1 ... I am ready for the "thock" instead of the LOUD.
I was JUST watching old videos of yours to start my first build! PERFECT!!!
anyone that orders a keychron board through keychron don’t expect it to arrive any time soon because DHL shipping is very very very slow and you basically won’t know when it’s getting to you until the day it shows up. mine shipped within a day like keychron said it would but now it’s still sitting in china in a DHL facility for the past 8 days. So if you live in the eastern united state like i do, your order will take even longer since it has to go further to ya know get to you once it crosses the ocean. Basically hit order and forget it exists until it shows up at your door and you can act all surprised like omggg i didn’t even remember ordering this 🤪
For 👆 your giveaway package 📦
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You won something special
This video has inspired me to try to modify my current keyboard instead of buy a new one
the keychron v1 is just amazing
I love wafer thin low profile membrane boards... Got a Keychron K1 and never really liked it - I realized what I want isn't thin, it's uniform!
So I did my homework (thanks for your part in it!) and bought 2 Epomaker/Skyloong GK108s - one for home, one for work. I grew up with full-full keyboards and these are such a nice way to get into the hobby! Good stock stab lube, 5-pin ready, north LEDs. You can program 3 remaps into the firmware and 5 RGB modes of your choice, then toss out the driver and utility and they'll just keep it onboard. They're heavy and solid, with a good metal mount plate (always white.) I hear it's a fixer upper for connoisseurs but I already love it - I'll grow into modding it in a bit. Black home board is stock Gazzew Bobagums with YMD PBT carbon ZDA caps - looks sharp, feels great and it's whisper quiet! White work board is Akko Rose Reds soon to be lubed in 205g0/105 and a YMD PBT 9009 XDA set...
Yeah, I've been at it for about a month now so obviously I'm gonna be hooked lol
keychron 96 was my first mechanical keyboard, it was awesome and immediately got me hooked into the hobby
Im not super into keyboards, just wanted some suggestions. But I’m subbing because you’re funny asf
Man I'm just so overwhelmed...
Here's what I want:
- has to have F keys (not with gaps every 4 keys like many have, don't like a gap between Esc and F1 and same for the clustered groups of F keys)
- compact ish design. no numpad, so like no bigger than 70 or 75% i think?
- wireless (cabled as an option is a plus but wireless is a must. BT or dongle are fine, multi device is a plus too)
- has to have arrow keys but doesn't matter if they're cramped
- backlit, preferably per-key customisable rgb but frankly a solid white backlight is fine too
- and i think lastly, the more customisable the better but this isn't a deal breaker. if it's hotswap, great, if not well never mind. as long as i can swap caps down the line it's fine
this is basically everything i want out of a keyboard. I feel like keychron is my best option but god damn their line up is really confusing, the models are all like K number, Q number, C number, and it's not clear what any of them mean. I guess the number is the model so I assume K2 is the newer iteration of K1 right?
Also I currently have an Obins Anne Pro 1, I lubed the keys myself and I love the sound and feel, but I bought it second hand, the battery lasts about 5 mins, and the micro-USB port was already damaged/dodgy when I bought it (dishonest seller on fb marketplace, he pretended to not know anything about it when I messaged him about it after the fact...) so literally just moving the keyboard half an inch on my desk causes it to disconnect and I have to unplug/re-plug muliple times until windows recognises it. Also the AP is a 60% board so no F keys which is easily the biggest issue I have with it... But otherwise I love it, I basically wish I had this exact keyboard, but with a battery that holds charge, F keys, arrow keys, and that would be fine (even if Obins software is ASS. it's entirely customised via the Obins phone app which is just awful, but ehh I deal with it). Also the wireless on the AP1 is terrible, if bluetooth is enabled and you manually connect to one device but have it paired to multiple devices, the keyboard will just randomly automatically decide it wants to connect to a different device... So if I want to use it with my PC, I connect it, it works for 20 seconds, then it just decides "nah i wanna connect to your phone". There is no fix for this other than ONLY pairing it to one device, but I kinda have to have it paired at least to the device I want to use it with (i.e. my PC) AND my phone if I want to use the Obins app to configure the RGB or whatever (because when the battery dies it resets the backlight settings to just solid red, so you HAVE to enable bt and connect it to the phone to set your RGB profile again) all of this makes it unusable over bluetooth. it seems like Obins make great keyboards, but they just have 0 budget, so the product looks and feels great but everything around the product, the software, firmware etc is just utterly awful. It's a real shame cuz the AP could be such a great budged/beginner option I think
nothing beats the hipyo themed qk65. ULTIMATE THOCC
For 👆 your giveaway package 📦
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You won something special.
The transformation in that last 20 buck board was amazing
Kinda glad you recommended so many keychron products. i was kinda nervous buying one as my first keyboard
Fantech Maxfit61 with red Outemu switches still holding the crown for best budget keyboard to this date - no modding required
thank you for saying sane things on the interwebs ❤️
I got the Keychron V1 and lovin' it!
Great video, love the comedy! Excellent information!
I love that the Eyooso made it in! I have a z88, its super Janky, but i love it dearly.
very helpful video, ended up going with the Keychron V1 with your link!
I left a like and a comment for how good that was.
Nice video. Thanks!
Just bought a Keychron K2 V2 with RGB aluminum frame, hot-swap, and Gateron G Pro Browns (it was the only config available). The Keychron V1 was unavailable. Might experiment with Glorious Pandas or something but ppl online claim the Gateron Browns and Yellows are okay. Currently using a cheap Amazon keyboard with Outemu Blues. Only problem is I use Linux and Keychron support seems kinda wonky.
I think Akko is a good budget for its price. You get Akko switches and keycaps which are actually pretty good on their own.
I just got into mechanical keyboards a few months ago and sprung for the Redragon Draconic K530 Pro followed by the Royal Kludged RK98. Thanks to the likes of this and the deluge of similar videos I've watched, I recently purchased a Keychron V1 which I'll mod with some foam, I'll lube the stabilizers, and bought some Akko CS lubed red switches in Matcha (Macha?) Green with black, Razer Phantom keycaps. I look forward to putting it together next weekend.
While new to the hobby, the stock sound of the RK98 was surprisingly good, although keep in mind my newness to the hobby. Maybe Hipyo will review it.
as tempting as it may be to save money and buy a 'budget keyboard' (i.e., something under $60 or $50), I really recommend investing a bit more money on the real thing. Quality is much nicer and comes with wireless features in addition to wired features.
Plz review the ajazz first blood or whatever the name is. It's sounds amazing stock, has amazing keycaps, and is just a beautiful build. I also wanna see if you can even make it sound better, cuz MAN, that thing is insane.
Ducky One 3 Series, its amazing, moddable and the only keyboard you need. want a metal case? buy one remove plastic put it in, want new switches? hotswappable, etc
i am honored to say i own hipyos gamakay that he built last year and it sounds amazing
With the keychron v1 keyboard, what colour switches do you recommend (keychron blue, red or brown)
I reccomend brown but your choice
I love how your voice legit sounds like the voice from OverSimplified haha, good vid!
Didn't expect to laugh out lout about a keyboard video. Great video👍
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!
Good lord I just bought a board and watched the old one yesterday, maaan I shoulda waited!
sadly keychron v1 is out of stock I was going to get the brown switches but good amazing video
I am getting tecsee carrot switches, the ep68 barebones kit by epomaker, and some nice looking but simple pbt keycaps. Totals just over $150 for EXACTLY what I want long term I’m a gamer and not necessarily an enthusiast but I already know I LOVE tecsee carrots, the board is the size I like, no compatibility issues, and I can tape mod with electrical tape if needed but I doubt I'll need to, it's wireless with a dongle, and fits everything I need and want. Highly recommend
I think the Keychron C1 or C2 are really good budget boards, especially since people like me don't need any fancy stuff like bluetooth.
don't lie. most of us have started out with a clicky razer that was way too overpriced thinking we were cool because we had a cool clicky keyboard. that was my. now I'm on a 60% hyperx keyboard at about the same price that actually sounds pretty nice.
I just ordered the Akko acr pro 68 and I’m so exited!
I ripped open my £30 keyboard for the first time ever and lubed the switches, taped the PCB (with electrical tape which sounds amazing) and filled it full of strips I cut from an old foam camping mat. It's made such a massive difference and I mean huge that I am now thinking of buying a slightly more premium budget board lol - it's really addictive.
The Gamakay lk67 is an amazing plug'n'play keyboard
Shoutout to the Keychron K8 Pro. $89-119 from barebones to fully assembled (and they have an aluminum frame option), white/RGB backlight, comes with non-backlit doubleshot PBT OSA-profile keycaps(OSA has similar slanting between different rows like OEM, but is rounded kind of like DSA, but cylindrical concave instead of spherical), silicone case insert, foam PCB insert, polycarb case, TKL configuration, hotswap, and wired/wireless modes with a ~2 hour battery life with the LEDs on, ~8 without. There's also the upcoming K6 Pro with the same features, in a 60% layout.
I got the white backlight fully-assembled board for $114 shipped (with pre-lubed Gateron Red switches), a set of keycaps for $20 on Amazon from YMDK(OEM profile White doubleshot PBT backlit side-legend keycaps, which are AMAZING with the south-facing LEDs of the board), and a set of Kailh Speed Bronze switches (which I definitely got robbed for, $40 for 120 switches instead of $25 for 90 from a different vendor, in the interest of getting them next-day). It sounds and feels amazing to type on both with the pre-lubed reds and the bronzes. I even set up an account on Monkeytype just so I could have an excuse to type on it more, since the clicky sound is just SO perfect.
I actually like the clicky-er sound than mushy thumpy sound you upgrade your keyboards to. But then again I'm weird and also like having a number pad. Still a good video.
The moment you showed the Keychron Q6 I was like:"Damn thanks. This is what I was looking for."
I wanted a decent exploded 75% and didn't feel like waiting for a group buy so I got a knobed Q1. POM plate, PE sheet, tape mod, force break mod, some polyfill in the bottom, Epsilon switches... Sounds like buttery goodness. I was very impressed by what it became.
Would you get k2v2 or q1v2 am on edge both look similar. And for me 75% is a must