I was going to say the biggest reason people buy Keychron is because they *CAN* buy Keychron. I’d much rather have a Sense75 or the Rainy 75 or the Zoom 75 or a myriad of other enthusiast boards that are likely better than Keychron. But I’ve been waiting for over a month now for something to come back in stock and nothing has. But I can literally walk into a MicroCenter and take home a Q1 Pro today. (Holding out hope for MicroCenter to start selling the Max line soon so I’m still waiting anyway 😂)
Honestly, I like tactiles and linears pretty evenly. It really just depends on my situation. Usually I will go for linears for gaming, and tactiles for working, school, etc.
@@orion205Lol what? It's not good for competitive fps, tactility cripples your ability to rapidly and press and release keys because they aren't smooth by nature. Not to mention with hall effect it isn't even relevant because you can set the entire travel distance to be actuated.
I use to be an average membrane keyboard enjoyer and then I discovered Hipyo. Recently did some light customization. Bought the Redragon K556, Akko Lavender V3 Pro switches (to swap out the brown Outemus) and Corsair double shot PBT keycaps and I am loving this typing experience so much. ASMR for my finger and ears. Thanks Hipyo!
The best thing about keychron is they don't only come in a US layout. Basically all custom keyboards or prebuilts are US only which is really annoying for anyone from anywhere else.
The whole hobby is kind of a bastard if you’re not based in the US. Everything is way more expensive and so many keycaps are produced exclusively in the US ANSI layout.
Yeah im super happy with my K2 Pro, even if it drains battery a bit fast. Have been thinking of modding it but dont see the reason honestly. Its about 99% more keyboard than 99.99% of the users would ever need.
horrible customer support, older boards are pingy which a lot of people have because they were recommended it and bought the older, crappier versions. right now idk but there's definitely better alternatives.
@@cadekatal Ok. Give me a list. One that is readily available, has QMK/VIA support, multiple layouts, has barebones option and doesn't cost more than USD 200. I'm serious. I'm looking for a new keyboard.
I got your air up video recommended and watched it and I'm since then subscribed to you. Keyboards etc are not my biggest interest, but you is really pleassent to hear you talking about technical stuff. I like it!
I just like how passionate people are about keyboard. It reminds me that there's joy to be found in even everyday things I haven't thought twice about. It's delightful! Beauty in the mundane.
I bought a Keychron K8 and stopped right there LOL So this video is not for me but I just wanna say Keychron was good enough that I didn't have to bother looking at a second keyboard after my purchase
as someone who really likes full size and 96% keyboards, most custom keyboards just really don't offer what im looking for unfortunately, keychron really did help me there and i can reasonably get them without knife fighting ebay sellers im really happy with my q5
Okay, I'm surprised this isn't more widely known. Keychron keyboards HAVE a force break mod installed, and it works great, but if you tighten the screws too much the silicone bumpers get compressed and it gets pingy. Tighten the screws until you feel resistance but don't crank it down to where the top and bottom are in strong contact. I'm tired of people saying that keychron needs a force break, that was a problem with the first Q1 and other early models, but since Q1 v2 they've had silicone force break mod pre-installed.
I’m a new subscriber and new to keyboards. I bought a Q6 MAX because of all the wireless features, 100% layout, and it seemed that it covered a lot of bases for quality I’ve learned from watching this channel. I’d love a review of the Q MAX series as well as tips for minimal mods to make it better.
I just got a Q6 and can say that electrical tape on the back of the board and a few pieces between the case halves around the screw points made a small but significant improvement in the sound (got rid of a slight metallic pinging). I haven't felt like it needs anything else.
@@Gundolf300 I have a varmilo VA88M. I constantly have to Google how to factory reset because they have all those key sequences that change the behaviour of the keyboard that are very easy to accidentally trigger. A keychron K8 Pro, which cost about 70% of the Varmilo mentioned gives you hardware toggle switches for changing mode. I won't go into all the other ways my K8 Pro beats my VA88M because I bought Keychron 3 years after the Varmilo, so it could be an unfair comparison of newer vs old.
You seem knowledgeable, I’m new to keyboards, been buying Logitech gaming keyboards thinning they are the best for years. I want a nice “custom” keyboard pre built with a knob. Any suggestions?
That sounds and looks nice but I still prefer my Q3 - as the ISO-de layout is my thing and I love the OS switching knob, QMK/Via support and the default mac keycaps. It is connected to my KVM and I switch between my PC, work laptop and MacBook all the time. Put on the Keychron developer PBT keycaps and did some of the usual tape and foam mods. It sounds and looks great now imho.
Very excited my womier sk71 arrives tomorrow! But this one is going to be on my list if I want to upgrade to the next level (I will need a work keyboard too…). I absolutely love this color scheme! I wish we’d see some more blank or other layout keycaps in these cute colors. Also I’d love a video on electro-capacitive switches 😊
I actually got it after watching his video about it and I love it. its sound stock is amazing and you can even switch to F1 F2 .. keys using "fn" which was my only downside for it I would say.
NGL I got a keychron for the firmware, after having two RK keyboards brick due to the software. I feel like at this point I'm gonna have to disqualify anything (for me) that doesn't use/support QMK. I also decided that I really like being able to customize and compile my own tweaks of that firmware, and used that to change the default debouncing method that Keychron had set up for my Q1 Pro. I don't think this thing was great to use out of the box exactly, and that's definitely a turn off for a lot of users I'm sure. But as someone totally comfortable writing some C and who enjoys customizing their own things I love the ability to do that.
Got the Keychron K2 V2 on discount for ~USD40, another ~USD8 Durock stabilisers, did tape mod, sound dampening killmat style stuff 1mm + 4mm PE, foam between PCB and plate, Gateron G Pro 3 yellow switches and PBT keys with XDA profile (USD 20) = totalling approx USD80. Oh, and yes, the O-rings on keycaps (I like it). Very silent-cum-thocky. A friend of mine made one using Monsgeek M1W, total costing about USD180-200 with all mods, he was surprised how good mine came out to be. His has design an weight, mine price and quietness.
Fun fact from a typography nerd: the issue with the shift key having a larger gap between the f and the t is known as bad kerning. It is usually a mistake made by amateur font designers so it is often present in free or clone fonts. Kerning is adjusting the space between individual letters that don’t look visually balanced with the default letter spacing metrics. AV, YA, Ta, and RY are a few common letter combinations that often need to be kerned.
As a nonkeyboard kinda guy , the lilliac colourings with the differentiation between primary letters and primary command keys is very nice(since bawic ergonomics have placed them in a rough ring shape) aswell as the biggest having a seperate lighter tone to distinguish at half a glance , is done very well (Personaly the RBG lighting enabled does clash with the colour sheme a bit)
Thank you so much for the video .We are working on everything that you can imagine, QMK, ISO (in fact most of our products have ISO layout), and lower latency. Definitely, we will continue to maintain our hardware advantages. I hope you guys will continue to pay more attention to us. Looking forward to our subsequent performance
Your Keyboards are great, I owned a beatiful 110% with MX-Blacks back in the day. Sadly you offer almost nothing ISO and no MX-Black switches anymore :(
I actually upgraded *from* a varmillo to a Keychron Q6 xd. Keychron was much better imo. Varmillo was a quality but pretty basic case with good keyswitches. Keychron has smoother keycaps I like more, and most importantly whatever the real name is for their marketing fluff "double gasket" design makes the sound and feel leagues above and beyond the varmillo.
Silent keyboard bing bong! :D That's a really silent build. I built a rather silent keeb with a Monsgeek M1 and Kailh Deep Sea Silent Pro. Loving this one so much. THanks for all the keeb tests! :)
As someone that’s looking to get their first keyboard I am looking at the Q1 Max. I like the connectivity options, the layout I like, the rgb, and it’s hotswap.
Hello Hipyo! I would like to recommend an underrated keyboard that few have mentioned. The Everest60 is my go to because of how cheap it was coming around 110$ USD! For keyboards of course that’s somehow considered cheap😅. They offer you a wide span (3) of switches to decide from. Beautiful premium double shot pbt keycaps in many color ways. A very unique feature it has is being able to connect a Numberpad to the keyboard (I won’t go in depth to it.) It would make me overjoyed to review the Everest60. Cheerio!
I was actually going to buy a Keychron Q1 or Q2 this weekend because I want to get a smaller board than my 96% K4. This video is what I needed to see before I spent my money.
Are you thinking of changing your mind? I built my own V1 Max, and sure do appreciate the knob customization every day. (Some softwares don't let you customize the knob). This lilac one on the other hand, it sounded beautiful!
There are a lot of options out there for those who have access and budget for every type eor keyboard. My first hot swap was a keychron k3. I returned it within 2 months. Then I got an Asus scope ii 96 the next month and then the next month after that (it was Dec so holiday sales) a ducky full size. The Keychron was the cheaper out of the 3 purchases but I love the ducky and Asus boards a lot for different reasons. Now it's 4 months later and I almost got the nuphy gem/cidoo v87/yunzii but ended up buying a gamakay sn75 barebone from china as an early bday gift for myself. Less than $180 nzd or so. There's a lot of options out there not just keychron. It's important to look around and see what's out there and most importantly identify what your own preferences are😊 thats the good thing about the keyboard hobby, choices are expanding a lot a lot
I’ve built three keyboards since I started watching your channel but none of them come even remotely close to the KBDCraft Kit Adams for me. Absolutely adore that board even with the wonky layout and the tiny right shift key that drives me insane. It just sounds and feels so beautiful.
I want a decent mechanical keyboard around 75% with a knob and custom keybindings. With a 2.4Ghz dongle and reasonable latency speeds. Preferably low profile but not a dealbreaker so fine with standard. Keychron is the only brand that has these options on one board as far as I’ve ever seen
Neat! Found your channel about a week ago, now I'm sitting here trying to figure out what I want to replace my current 6y old keyboard with. It's not going well cause I want RGB, shine through keycaps, and 75% is too small... silent keyboard bing bong
the cool thing about keychron is that they come in multiple layouts, it's REALLY hard to find an ISO ES layout custom keyboard. Maybe you can find some boards with ISO layout and try to find some keycaps, but often out of stock or not very good quality.
I wish "influencers" would take into account firmware and software as well as build, "sound" and "feel". For gaming, polling, debounce and latency are as (or more) important than feel, sound and build quality. This is where a lot of the custom brands fall down. Akko is mediocre, KBDfans, Womier and other "fully custom" brands are outright terrible whereas Keychron is good (as long as you get the later models). As much as I hate their anti-consumer practices, Glorious is leagues ahead on the firmware side with proper accommodation for debounce as well as latency,. The more "mainstream" brands balance hardware and software/firmware much better than the "pureist" custom brands.
Silent keyboard bingo bong! I’m new to custom keyboards. Looking to build a silent keyboard for typing during presentations. After seeing your AliExpress video I decided to go with gmk67 + Gateron milky yellow, but I’m down to swap out the switches. What budget friendly silent switch would you recommend?
Would love to have your opinion on all keychron keyboards just due to popularity. Like 1 big comparison video with alll of the variations from Keychron. For example the pro, max, etc can be confusing. There are white leds only and rgb options with no straigut indication in model.
Ok. Let me summorize. We get a 60% keyboard for 220$ (meaning it is only for gamers and typists, not for a coder). It needs mods, too. And then we get an 80$ keychron v1 that has pre-installed gasket, meaning it is a budget friendly, ready to use, and suiting many users (75% layout). So in my opinion, if you are on a real budget, keychron is the way to go)
I've got a Keychron Q1 HE preordered. I became a fan of magnetic switches when I tried the Steelseries Apex Pro TKL. Not a fan of Steelseries, though. Had 2 fail on me in less than 6 months. I hope the Q1 HE fares better.
I would LOVE to have a keyboard like this! But... mostly just because of the color. It's too expensive for my current budget. I really enjoyed watching the videos on the custom builds with a budget that you did with your friends! I think it would be neat to see another video like that, where you potentially take a cheap keyboard, but make it (at least) look like a high end custom.
Hey, I've bought a Keychron Q1 Pro, because they are the only brand I found selling an metal in-stock kind of budget ISO-DE keyboard. For sure I could have bought an ANSI board and swapped the keycaps to ANSI-DE, but these are rare and also way too overprised for me. So the only choise for people not using ANSI Layout is to go Keychron Or does anyone know an alternative?
So, I recently built my first custom PC and I need to get a keyboard. Right now I'm using an old Apple membrane keyboard from the early-mid 2000s, but I want a decent mechanical keyboard as my daily driver. I would prefer a pre-built, but I wouldn't be opposed to a custom keyboard. I was considering a Keychron K4 Pro or K10 Pro, because they're in my price range of $150 Canadian (which is the max I want to pay for a keyboard), and those models have both the number pad and F keys. However, I've heard some concerning things regarding their shipping and customer service, I can't seem to find a Canadian retailer who carries those models, and I absolutely refuse to buy anything from Amazon. Anyway, I just thought I'd ask if anyone around the comments section might have any recommendations for decent mechanical keyboards in the $100-150 Canadian Dollar range
remembre u tested an air up dotle and it did well well i have a sugestion u try a cirkul water botle its basicly the same thing as air up but meby good and cheper ?
As a spanish person, the market of keyboards with ISO ES layouts is extremely limited. That makes Keychron tick a lot of boxes already. I bought a V6 the other day and I'm super happy so far, I'm just wondering if the Q6 would've better just for the gaskets. Upgraded from a Corsair K70 I had before, and it's night and day. Not to mention I bought the K70 for close to 250$ and the V6 for 100$, ugh.
Im not gonna lie my brother has a keychron and its very good. But I got a Dust Silver wired hotswap RGB 75% and it sounded beautiful stock and I added some morandi switches which made it chefs kiss. I only payed 70 dollars for it too. I'll admitit took over a month to get to me but the wait was actually worth it. If youre getting a prebuilt get a dust silver. If not build your own.
Honestly, I was just excited to find out that someone makes a customizable, aluminum body, full-size keyboard at a not ridiculous price point (Q6). I never assumed it was the best, but I don't know of anyone else that makes a full size this good for less. If I was in the market for different form factor, there are obviously a ton of other options.
I've gotten to the point that I rarely consider boards in that range if they don't support QMK/VIA. For that price you ca get the GEM80 with caps and switches and personally I think it sounds better. Oddly enough I have a Q2 wired that I picked up a while back and I used that almost more than anything else. It's heavily modified and I hate the Keychron keycaps so I agree out of the box they just don't sound good stock but they do have amazing gasket performance IMHO. The Sword68 definitely looks like a nice board but why didn't they make it QMK/VIA :(
Use keycaps you like. and yes they do-ish.Think about it: shity low profile keycaps vs something better (SA masterrace) big ass caps are going to help with big sound. I like colorfolkeycaps someone else might say a bright red and gray set is puke worthy.
Maybe not the best, but definitely "good enough". Plus, as a UK ISO boy, they do my layout. I definitely have no regrets in buying my K8 Pro, it's a massive upgrade from an old Corsair K90 (the one with the 18 extra macro keys). I also went Brown to Red on the switches, and prefer the Reds. I'm a super hard typer, so I never really felt that tactile bump anyway... 😃
I may get absolutely dunked on but for me the best keyboard is the one I currently rock which is the steelseries Apex 7. The only downside is that it's a little noisy so I don't know if I could mod it or if simply lubing it would be enough to make it quieter. But it has a wonderful feeling to it, perfect responsiveness, the rgb is simply mesmerizing on the see through keycaps and the little screen is the best thing ever (along the volume control wheel and the play/pause button).
Dont forget that keychron gives you the possibility to buy other plates with different materials (so different sound and different gasket performance) so if ur someone that want/enjoy to mod the keyboard to achieve something different down the line maybe this can be a point in favor for the keychron
I'm a little fed up. I got a new Keychron keyboard that has the numpad on the left, and out of the box the 'c' key and space key both trigger multiple times when pressed. Now after a month or so, the 'a' key double triggers as well, and it's dead silence from their customer support. I don't know what to do, or if I should just do a charge back request due to a faulty product because I can't even use the damn thing now.
Here I was thinking my Corsair K60 which is my first ever mechanical keyboard was expensive. I heard about the Q1 Max but at 3299 of my currency compared to the 699 (or maybe it was 899) for the K60 it’s much more than I ever considered paying for a keyboard. I’ve been using cheap 15 dollar keyboards all my life until now and never had an issue. For reference my currency is roughly wort 10 cent so that means it’s 300 dollars here.
Hey, I just swapped my switches over from Baby Kangaroos which I loved, but I found the clacking a bit harsh. I got samples of Gateron Quinn and Gateron's EverFree Greyish as possible replacements- and actually went with the Greyish. I might want heavier springs, but they're really good value, sound and feel good (lubed) and also actually work with RGB (unlike Quinns)- it might be worth you covering them? I know you like the WS stuff and I liked those too, but for tactile options I think these are a good alternative and to me, I prefer them.
I have a Drop Shift for but now and JUST bought upgrade parts to make it a V2. I am REALLY curious what you think of the Drop Keyboards, especially since you noted how Drop was bought by Corsair. I also bought a GMMK Pro barebones for $120 (I know you're not hip on it btw), bought their upgrade kit and bought Everglide Aqua Kings V3s (totally clear with a gold stem) and some Kailh Box whites V2. I have V1 on a work keyboard and I really like them! I even tossed in the upgrade stabs that Glorious makes for $4.99. Before that I was/still use at times a Ducky Shine 7 Blackout with the Year of the Dog spacebar with MX browns, which is a decent Keyboard to me! Hope you're feeling better too and get well quickly!
hey hipyo, i have had a gmmk pro that i customised myself. i didnt buy the full kit i just got the barebone version. I was thinking of upgrading, what would you recommend I do?
6:09 Q6 max video? 👀 I’ve been looking for a wireless 100% and this one looks great in terms of having everything you would want included but it would be nice to hear thoughts about it. I’m not a keyboard guy so I wouldn’t be one to mod a keyboard (at least beyond new switches or something, that doesn’t seem too hard)
Hipyooooooo just as I'm lubing 90 NEW Akko Cream Yellow Pro's because they were crunchy, scratchy and spring bouncy..... (and the test-lubed single one came out REALLY nice with more-than-just-a-film worth of lube) Just what I needed, a KEEB support video! :D
A neo woth the same quality keycaps and swotches will be cheaper. Also my experience with trimode PCBs in other keyboards is that the swotch under the capslock only needs to be switched off of you are putting it into storage. Otherwise they enter low power modes and barely take any power. And there os typically a shortcut combo that cycles connection modes of you want to go back and forth without removing a lrycap to disable wireless.
That sound out of the box is wonderful! A little clack, a little thock, all delicious. The silent keyboard bing bong is nice too, but I like the out of the box noises. That all said, I want a knob! Who doesn’t want a knob?
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the reason keychron is so good is because of how many different form factors they have.
And because they offer ISO layout and the most important: they are in stock 😊
Super true!
I was going to say the biggest reason people buy Keychron is because they *CAN* buy Keychron. I’d much rather have a Sense75 or the Rainy 75 or the Zoom 75 or a myriad of other enthusiast boards that are likely better than Keychron. But I’ve been waiting for over a month now for something to come back in stock and nothing has. But I can literally walk into a MicroCenter and take home a Q1 Pro today. (Holding out hope for MicroCenter to start selling the Max line soon so I’m still waiting anyway 😂)
Keychron have become the new Royal Kludge
@@lemarinelsebastien Not to mention, you dont have to sell part of your liver to get one.
Honestly, I like tactiles and linears pretty evenly. It really just depends on my situation. Usually I will go for linears for gaming, and tactiles for working, school, etc.
wow for me its the literall opposite tactile for gaming since i need feedback cause i play competitive fps
@@orion205fwiw there are higher actuation linear switches, too
@@orion205Lol what? It's not good for competitive fps, tactility cripples your ability to rapidly and press and release keys because they aren't smooth by nature. Not to mention with hall effect it isn't even relevant because you can set the entire travel distance to be actuated.
@@Frozoken yes im sure tactility will be the limiting factor in skill *facepalm*
I use to be an average membrane keyboard enjoyer and then I discovered Hipyo. Recently did some light customization. Bought the Redragon K556, Akko Lavender V3 Pro switches (to swap out the brown Outemus) and Corsair double shot PBT keycaps and I am loving this typing experience so much. ASMR for my finger and ears. Thanks Hipyo!
I have like a cheap keyboard but it's hot swap so I have plans for it
Oh my god he said something controversial
Yet so brave
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Its the end of the world ik OMG (jk this is a joke)
The best thing about keychron is they don't only come in a US layout. Basically all custom keyboards or prebuilts are US only which is really annoying for anyone from anywhere else.
10000%. I settled for a full build iso-uk k8 pro.... just done a lube and tape mod... very happy now
The whole hobby is kind of a bastard if you’re not based in the US. Everything is way more expensive and so many keycaps are produced exclusively in the US ANSI layout.
Definitely not the best thing about Keychron
Which most of the world is not the US.
I love how keyboard enthusiasts call something like keychron "good enough" when it's better than like 90 percent of the keyboards out there.
not really, cheep, chinsty ewaste.
Yeah im super happy with my K2 Pro, even if it drains battery a bit fast. Have been thinking of modding it but dont see the reason honestly. Its about 99% more keyboard than 99.99% of the users would ever need.
horrible customer support, older boards are pingy which a lot of people have because they were recommended it and bought the older, crappier versions. right now idk but there's definitely better alternatives.
@@cadekatal What does "pingy" mean in regular human language?
@@cadekatal Ok. Give me a list. One that is readily available, has QMK/VIA support, multiple layouts, has barebones option and doesn't cost more than USD 200. I'm serious. I'm looking for a new keyboard.
I got your air up video recommended and watched it and I'm since then subscribed to you. Keyboards etc are not my biggest interest, but you is really pleassent to hear you talking about technical stuff. I like it!
Same! I don't know anything about keyboards, but I really love how this one sounded. By the end of the video I wanted to buy it haha.
Keychron full-sized keyboards ftw!
yee, no reaching for the number row like a neanderthal for me
I just like how passionate people are about keyboard. It reminds me that there's joy to be found in even everyday things I haven't thought twice about. It's delightful! Beauty in the mundane.
Keyboards - 'mundane' - how very dare you!!
I bought a Keychron K8 and stopped right there LOL
So this video is not for me but I just wanna say Keychron was good enough that I didn't have to bother looking at a second keyboard after my purchase
as someone who really likes full size and 96% keyboards, most custom keyboards just really don't offer what im looking for unfortunately, keychron really did help me there
and i can reasonably get them without knife fighting ebay sellers
im really happy with my q5
Okay, I'm surprised this isn't more widely known. Keychron keyboards HAVE a force break mod installed, and it works great, but if you tighten the screws too much the silicone bumpers get compressed and it gets pingy. Tighten the screws until you feel resistance but don't crank it down to where the top and bottom are in strong contact. I'm tired of people saying that keychron needs a force break, that was a problem with the first Q1 and other early models, but since Q1 v2 they've had silicone force break mod pre-installed.
I’m a new subscriber and new to keyboards. I bought a Q6 MAX because of all the wireless features, 100% layout, and it seemed that it covered a lot of bases for quality I’ve learned from watching this channel. I’d love a review of the Q MAX series as well as tips for minimal mods to make it better.
I just got a Q6 and can say that electrical tape on the back of the board and a few pieces between the case halves around the screw points made a small but significant improvement in the sound (got rid of a slight metallic pinging). I haven't felt like it needs anything else.
Epomaker Cidoo V75, best non-enthusiast priced kb out of the box I've found so far :)
Been saying that I have one and it is so nice with ws morandi switches
have this exact same build its incredible@@_DuffyTheDwarf_
Yea, no. I'll pick Keychron over Varmilo any day.
How come?
@@Gundolf300 I have a varmilo VA88M. I constantly have to Google how to factory reset because they have all those key sequences that change the behaviour of the keyboard that are very easy to accidentally trigger.
A keychron K8 Pro, which cost about 70% of the Varmilo mentioned gives you hardware toggle switches for changing mode. I won't go into all the other ways my K8 Pro beats my VA88M because I bought Keychron 3 years after the Varmilo, so it could be an unfair comparison of newer vs old.
@@EclecticPear Ah ok. That alone would make me lie on the bathroom floor and ugly cry like a spoiled kid over too many soft presents on christmas.
@@Gundolf300what’s a soft present?
You seem knowledgeable,
I’m new to keyboards, been buying Logitech gaming keyboards thinning they are the best for years. I want a nice “custom” keyboard pre built with a knob. Any suggestions?
That sounds and looks nice but I still prefer my Q3 - as the ISO-de layout is my thing and I love the OS switching knob, QMK/Via support and the default mac keycaps. It is connected to my KVM and I switch between my PC, work laptop and MacBook all the time. Put on the Keychron developer PBT keycaps and did some of the usual tape and foam mods. It sounds and looks great now imho.
Very excited my womier sk71 arrives tomorrow! But this one is going to be on my list if I want to upgrade to the next level (I will need a work keyboard too…). I absolutely love this color scheme! I wish we’d see some more blank or other layout keycaps in these cute colors.
Also I’d love a video on electro-capacitive switches 😊
I actually got it after watching his video about it and I love it. its sound stock is amazing and you can even switch to F1 F2 .. keys using "fn" which was my only downside for it I would say.
NGL I got a keychron for the firmware, after having two RK keyboards brick due to the software. I feel like at this point I'm gonna have to disqualify anything (for me) that doesn't use/support QMK. I also decided that I really like being able to customize and compile my own tweaks of that firmware, and used that to change the default debouncing method that Keychron had set up for my Q1 Pro. I don't think this thing was great to use out of the box exactly, and that's definitely a turn off for a lot of users I'm sure. But as someone totally comfortable writing some C and who enjoys customizing their own things I love the ability to do that.
i always appreciate the runescape on the monitor in the background. blessed by thy grind, for it is good
Congratulation's on 1 Million - May the Stonks, be as Great as your Editing ~
Got the Keychron K2 V2 on discount for ~USD40, another ~USD8 Durock stabilisers, did tape mod, sound dampening killmat style stuff 1mm + 4mm PE, foam between PCB and plate, Gateron G Pro 3 yellow switches and PBT keys with XDA profile (USD 20) = totalling approx USD80. Oh, and yes, the O-rings on keycaps (I like it). Very silent-cum-thocky. A friend of mine made one using Monsgeek M1W, total costing about USD180-200 with all mods, he was surprised how good mine came out to be. His has design an weight, mine price and quietness.
Fun fact from a typography nerd: the issue with the shift key having a larger gap between the f and the t is known as bad kerning. It is usually a mistake made by amateur font designers so it is often present in free or clone fonts. Kerning is adjusting the space between individual letters that don’t look visually balanced with the default letter spacing metrics. AV, YA, Ta, and RY are a few common letter combinations that often need to be kerned.
I wish these smaller companies start providing QMK not just VIA.
QMK gives more control.
Congrats on 1mil subs!
Hey Hipyo, how do you get rid the anvil feeling on a Keychron Q Pro?
Just force break mod it, it gets rid of the ping, all you need is some tape and like 10 minutes
yey! great vid!
congrats for 992k! 🎉
993k now😮
999,983 now
yea! almost 1M🎉
As a nonkeyboard kinda guy , the lilliac colourings with the differentiation between primary letters and primary command keys is very nice(since bawic ergonomics have placed them in a rough ring shape) aswell as the biggest having a seperate lighter tone to distinguish at half a glance , is done very well
(Personaly the RBG lighting enabled does clash with the colour sheme a bit)
i want a keyboard that sounds like 0:58 .. but with iso-de layout and its so hard to find... help ! xD
Thank you so much for the video .We are working on everything that you can imagine, QMK, ISO (in fact most of our products have ISO layout), and lower latency. Definitely, we will continue to maintain our hardware advantages. I hope you guys will continue to pay more attention to us. Looking forward to our subsequent performance
No UK ISO layout available or 96% size 😢
I can't believe he said the Ariel was ugly. I think it's beautiful, So much so I bought one
Your Keyboards are great, I owned a beatiful 110% with MX-Blacks back in the day.
Sadly you offer almost nothing ISO and no MX-Black switches anymore :(
I actually upgraded *from* a varmillo to a Keychron Q6 xd.
Keychron was much better imo. Varmillo was a quality but pretty basic case with good keyswitches.
Keychron has smoother keycaps I like more, and most importantly whatever the real name is for their marketing fluff "double gasket" design makes the sound and feel leagues above and beyond the varmillo.
Silent keyboard bing bong! :D
That's a really silent build. I built a rather silent keeb with a Monsgeek M1 and Kailh Deep Sea Silent Pro. Loving this one so much.
THanks for all the keeb tests! :)
what is that thing above arrow keys? does it have any use or just a decoration?
Can't believe he didn't address that at all.
As someone that’s looking to get their first keyboard I am looking at the Q1 Max. I like the connectivity options, the layout I like, the rgb, and it’s hotswap.
Hello Hipyo!
I would like to recommend an underrated keyboard that few have mentioned.
The Everest60 is my go to because of how cheap it was coming around 110$ USD! For keyboards of course that’s somehow considered cheap😅. They offer you a wide span (3) of switches to decide from. Beautiful premium double shot pbt keycaps in many color ways. A very unique feature it has is being able to connect a Numberpad to the keyboard (I won’t go in depth to it.) It would make me overjoyed to review the Everest60.
Cheerio!
I was actually going to buy a Keychron Q1 or Q2 this weekend because I want to get a smaller board than my 96% K4. This video is what I needed to see before I spent my money.
Are you thinking of changing your mind? I built my own V1 Max, and sure do appreciate the knob customization every day. (Some softwares don't let you customize the knob).
This lilac one on the other hand, it sounded beautiful!
better go for the neo65 or qk75, or not as good monskeek m1w
Finally a Nuphy video! Oh never mind just more sponsored content
There are a lot of options out there for those who have access and budget for every type eor keyboard. My first hot swap was a keychron k3. I returned it within 2 months. Then I got an Asus scope ii 96 the next month and then the next month after that (it was Dec so holiday sales) a ducky full size. The Keychron was the cheaper out of the 3 purchases but I love the ducky and Asus boards a lot for different reasons. Now it's 4 months later and I almost got the nuphy gem/cidoo v87/yunzii but ended up buying a gamakay sn75 barebone from china as an early bday gift for myself. Less than $180 nzd or so. There's a lot of options out there not just keychron. It's important to look around and see what's out there and most importantly identify what your own preferences are😊 thats the good thing about the keyboard hobby, choices are expanding a lot a lot
Congrats on 1 million btw, ily hipyo
You know it’s a good day when HipyoTech uploads 😃
hey hipyo have you seen the epomaker x aula f75? its pretty cheap and sounds very good imo
should i get it or do you have any suggestions?
I’ve built three keyboards since I started watching your channel but none of them come even remotely close to the KBDCraft Kit Adams for me. Absolutely adore that board even with the wonky layout and the tiny right shift key that drives me insane. It just sounds and feels so beautiful.
their keyboards have gotten so much better over the years. i have a new Q HE and its so buttery smooth. its my favorite keyboard to type on this year.
Just realized I've been watching you for years and I wasn't subscribed anymore for some reason. Lets get you to a million :)
I bought my first keyboard recently and went with the K10 Pro. Paired it with Keychron’s silent K Pro switches, and it’s been great so far.
I want a decent mechanical keyboard around 75% with a knob and custom keybindings. With a 2.4Ghz dongle and reasonable latency speeds.
Preferably low profile but not a dealbreaker so fine with standard.
Keychron is the only brand that has these options on one board as far as I’ve ever seen
Neat! Found your channel about a week ago, now I'm sitting here trying to figure out what I want to replace my current 6y old keyboard with. It's not going well cause I want RGB, shine through keycaps, and 75% is too small...
silent keyboard bing bong
Hipyo Tech, This is awesome! I subscribed because I want to see more!
the cool thing about keychron is that they come in multiple layouts, it's REALLY hard to find an ISO ES layout custom keyboard. Maybe you can find some boards with ISO layout and try to find some keycaps, but often out of stock or not very good quality.
does this have a low profile version with optical switches that are silent? thats why i got mine
I want to see a Q Max vid with full teardown and modded
Gotta love that silent keyboard bing bong
GG 1milion subs!!!!!
Yo hipyo ! Try the Epomaker X Aula F75 with leobog reaper switches. You'll love this budget keeb.
I wish "influencers" would take into account firmware and software as well as build, "sound" and "feel". For gaming, polling, debounce and latency are as (or more) important than feel, sound and build quality.
This is where a lot of the custom brands fall down. Akko is mediocre, KBDfans, Womier and other "fully custom" brands are outright terrible whereas Keychron is good (as long as you get the later models). As much as I hate their anti-consumer practices, Glorious is leagues ahead on the firmware side with proper accommodation for debounce as well as latency,.
The more "mainstream" brands balance hardware and software/firmware much better than the "pureist" custom brands.
congrats on 1 mil!!!🎉
This varmilo seems very sus and overpriced....
If I'm gonna have to lift a keycap to turn off my board, I might as well buy a rainy75 for about 1/2 the price and get QMK/VIA.
Yes It's over priced
agreed!
Silent keyboard bingo bong!
I’m new to custom keyboards. Looking to build a silent keyboard for typing during presentations. After seeing your AliExpress video I decided to go with gmk67 + Gateron milky yellow, but I’m down to swap out the switches. What budget friendly silent switch would you recommend?
that "woooho yeee" sound playing at every timestamp always makes me laugh XD
Would love to have your opinion on all keychron keyboards just due to popularity. Like 1 big comparison video with alll of the variations from Keychron. For example the pro, max, etc can be confusing. There are white leds only and rgb options with no straigut indication in model.
too little keys for my work, any TKL/80%+ alternative?
I think they have a sword TKL in the works
Ok. Let me summorize. We get a 60% keyboard for 220$ (meaning it is only for gamers and typists, not for a coder). It needs mods, too. And then we get an 80$ keychron v1 that has pre-installed gasket, meaning it is a budget friendly, ready to use, and suiting many users (75% layout). So in my opinion, if you are on a real budget, keychron is the way to go)
I've got a Keychron Q1 HE preordered. I became a fan of magnetic switches when I tried the Steelseries Apex Pro TKL. Not a fan of Steelseries, though. Had 2 fail on me in less than 6 months. I hope the Q1 HE fares better.
What is the best full size keyboard to buy with lineair switches? No budget. High quality aluminium please and prebuild
I am looking for keycap for my keychron keyboard ( shine-through keycaps ) where can I get it ?
I would LOVE to have a keyboard like this! But... mostly just because of the color. It's too expensive for my current budget.
I really enjoyed watching the videos on the custom builds with a budget that you did with your friends! I think it would be neat to see another video like that, where you potentially take a cheap keyboard, but make it (at least) look like a high end custom.
Hey, I've bought a Keychron Q1 Pro, because they are the only brand I found selling an metal in-stock kind of budget ISO-DE keyboard. For sure I could have bought an ANSI board and swapped the keycaps to ANSI-DE, but these are rare and also way too overprised for me. So the only choise for people not using ANSI Layout is to go Keychron
Or does anyone know an alternative?
Sadly for EU they are the most available for alt layouts :( Still not a bad board tho!
So, I recently built my first custom PC and I need to get a keyboard. Right now I'm using an old Apple membrane keyboard from the early-mid 2000s, but I want a decent mechanical keyboard as my daily driver. I would prefer a pre-built, but I wouldn't be opposed to a custom keyboard.
I was considering a Keychron K4 Pro or K10 Pro, because they're in my price range of $150 Canadian (which is the max I want to pay for a keyboard), and those models have both the number pad and F keys. However, I've heard some concerning things regarding their shipping and customer service, I can't seem to find a Canadian retailer who carries those models, and I absolutely refuse to buy anything from Amazon.
Anyway, I just thought I'd ask if anyone around the comments section might have any recommendations for decent mechanical keyboards in the $100-150 Canadian Dollar range
remembre u tested an air up dotle and it did well well i have a sugestion u try a cirkul water botle its basicly the same thing as air up but meby good and cheper ?
ur videos are always really well done.
The Razer Keychron GLOWUP is so common. People ask "what best keybpard" the go to line is "just get a keychron... q."
Can u review the AULA F75 Leobog Reaper switch? It’s great stock.
As a spanish person, the market of keyboards with ISO ES layouts is extremely limited. That makes Keychron tick a lot of boxes already.
I bought a V6 the other day and I'm super happy so far, I'm just wondering if the Q6 would've better just for the gaskets.
Upgraded from a Corsair K70 I had before, and it's night and day. Not to mention I bought the K70 for close to 250$ and the V6 for 100$, ugh.
Im not gonna lie my brother has a keychron and its very good. But I got a Dust Silver wired hotswap RGB 75% and it sounded beautiful stock and I added some morandi switches which made it chefs kiss. I only payed 70 dollars for it too. I'll admitit took over a month to get to me but the wait was actually worth it. If youre getting a prebuilt get a dust silver. If not build your own.
Isnt that the same OEM, as the monsgeek m7, which is only 80$ for wired version ?
Honestly, I was just excited to find out that someone makes a customizable, aluminum body, full-size keyboard at a not ridiculous price point (Q6). I never assumed it was the best, but I don't know of anyone else that makes a full size this good for less. If I was in the market for different form factor, there are obviously a ton of other options.
I would get it if it had QMK and a stepped caps lock switch placement option. The Keychron Q2 Max at least has one of those so that’s what I have
I've gotten to the point that I rarely consider boards in that range if they don't support QMK/VIA. For that price you ca get the GEM80 with caps and switches and personally I think it sounds better. Oddly enough I have a Q2 wired that I picked up a while back and I used that almost more than anything else. It's heavily modified and I hate the Keychron keycaps so I agree out of the box they just don't sound good stock but they do have amazing gasket performance IMHO. The Sword68 definitely looks like a nice board but why didn't they make it QMK/VIA :(
Totally fair! Some people really never tinker with software
@HipyoTech have you heard about and/or thought about reviewing the Leobog Hi-75? Was curious about your opinion.
ye I have one
do keycaps matter? im building a tofu 60 2.0 and milky yellows. what keys should i use
Use keycaps you like. and yes they do-ish.Think about it: shity low profile keycaps vs something better (SA masterrace) big ass caps are going to help with big sound. I like colorfolkeycaps someone else might say a bright red and gray set is puke worthy.
Fantastic comparison! More Niz videos or any electro capacitive keyboard content would be amazing!
Maybe not the best, but definitely "good enough". Plus, as a UK ISO boy, they do my layout. I definitely have no regrets in buying my K8 Pro, it's a massive upgrade from an old Corsair K90 (the one with the 18 extra macro keys).
I also went Brown to Red on the switches, and prefer the Reds. I'm a super hard typer, so I never really felt that tactile bump anyway... 😃
I may get absolutely dunked on but for me the best keyboard is the one I currently rock which is the steelseries Apex 7. The only downside is that it's a little noisy so I don't know if I could mod it or if simply lubing it would be enough to make it quieter. But it has a wonderful feeling to it, perfect responsiveness, the rgb is simply mesmerizing on the see through keycaps and the little screen is the best thing ever (along the volume control wheel and the play/pause button).
Dont forget that keychron gives you the possibility to buy other plates with different materials (so different sound and different gasket performance) so if ur someone that want/enjoy to mod the keyboard to achieve something different down the line maybe this can be a point in favor for the keychron
I'm a little fed up. I got a new Keychron keyboard that has the numpad on the left, and out of the box the 'c' key and space key both trigger multiple times when pressed. Now after a month or so, the 'a' key double triggers as well, and it's dead silence from their customer support. I don't know what to do, or if I should just do a charge back request due to a faulty product because I can't even use the damn thing now.
Here I was thinking my Corsair K60 which is my first ever mechanical keyboard was expensive. I heard about the Q1 Max but at 3299 of my currency compared to the 699 (or maybe it was 899) for the K60 it’s much more than I ever considered paying for a keyboard. I’ve been using cheap 15 dollar keyboards all my life until now and never had an issue. For reference my currency is roughly wort 10 cent so that means it’s 300 dollars here.
Hey, I just swapped my switches over from Baby Kangaroos which I loved, but I found the clacking a bit harsh.
I got samples of Gateron Quinn and Gateron's EverFree Greyish as possible replacements- and actually went with the Greyish. I might want heavier springs, but they're really good value, sound and feel good (lubed) and also actually work with RGB (unlike Quinns)- it might be worth you covering them?
I know you like the WS stuff and I liked those too, but for tactile options I think these are a good alternative and to me, I prefer them.
I have a Drop Shift for but now and JUST bought upgrade parts to make it a V2. I am REALLY curious what you think of the Drop Keyboards, especially since you noted how Drop was bought by Corsair. I also bought a GMMK Pro barebones for $120 (I know you're not hip on it btw), bought their upgrade kit and bought Everglide Aqua Kings V3s (totally clear with a gold stem) and some Kailh Box whites V2. I have V1 on a work keyboard and I really like them! I even tossed in the upgrade stabs that Glorious makes for $4.99. Before that I was/still use at times a Ducky Shine 7 Blackout with the Year of the Dog spacebar with MX browns, which is a decent Keyboard to me! Hope you're feeling better too and get well quickly!
congrats on 1 mil love your content cant wait for the 1 mil play button vid keep it up
hey hipyo, i have had a gmmk pro that i customised myself. i didnt buy the full kit i just got the barebone version. I was thinking of upgrading, what would you recommend I do?
6:09 Q6 max video? 👀 I’ve been looking for a wireless 100% and this one looks great in terms of having everything you would want included but it would be nice to hear thoughts about it.
I’m not a keyboard guy so I wouldn’t be one to mod a keyboard (at least beyond new switches or something, that doesn’t seem too hard)
Similar to my thoughts on the Q2 max - it really does need mods to sound at its best (but those mods are easy like force break)
@@HipyoTech Thanks for the advice! I’ll look into it if I end up buying that keyboard
Hipyooooooo just as I'm lubing 90 NEW Akko Cream Yellow Pro's because they were crunchy, scratchy and spring bouncy..... (and the test-lubed single one came out REALLY nice with more-than-just-a-film worth of lube)
Just what I needed, a KEEB support video! :D
Yes please I would really appreciate a review or even better a mod guide on the q max series for keycrhons!!!
I just wanna know if there’s anything out there that competes with the Keychron V1 Max? In terms of price and features?
What's the benefit of a 65% keyboard compared to a 75 or the one I prefer TKL, because I just don't get it. Where are the function keys?
A neo woth the same quality keycaps and swotches will be cheaper.
Also my experience with trimode PCBs in other keyboards is that the swotch under the capslock only needs to be switched off of you are putting it into storage. Otherwise they enter low power modes and barely take any power. And there os typically a shortcut combo that cycles connection modes of you want to go back and forth without removing a lrycap to disable wireless.
What keycaps and switches? I priced it out and it was the same or more expensive
Is the royal kludge software safe? The methods for downloading it is very sketchy.
I definitely want a electrocapacitive switch build vid! We are out there all dozens of us!
That sound out of the box is wonderful! A little clack, a little thock, all delicious. The silent keyboard bing bong is nice too, but I like the out of the box noises. That all said, I want a knob! Who doesn’t want a knob?
i went with the neo65. it might not be endgame in terms of sound but its the cleanest looking keyboard ive ever seen
Congrats on the almost 1 mil subs, and it looks as if you've gained 4k in the last day so, not much longer now!