I want this on ALL of my keyboards now! - Epomaker Shadow-X
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
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Epomaker sponsored us to take a look at their Shadow-X 70% keyboard, and of course Plouffe had to come give them a try. In the wave of compact, versatile, mechanical keyboards, will this one stand out? Find out with us as we take it for some clicks and clacks!
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - The Intro
0:12 - The Unboxing
1:13 - The Size
1:42 - The Feet
2:21 - The Weight
2:33 - The Connections
3:31 - The Software
4:47 - The Promise
4:56 - The RGB
5:03 - The Complaint
5:35 - The Typing
5:53 - The Fastest Hands in the West (?)
6:10 - The Typing Pt. 2
6:46 - The Price
7:02 - The End 
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Imagine if it was something useful like a fingerprint sensor for Windows Hello?
Especially if more apps decide to start using keypasses, the only option now is to buy an impractical external fingerprint scanner. I'd love to see fingerprint sensors in good mechanical keyboards!
I'm loving that functionality on my MacBook Air. Jes sayin'…
@@pazdikanor even support for using our android phone fingerprint scanners for Hello
@@swirlofsilliness It used to allow Samsung Phones' Fingerprint Sensor to be used for that purpose but then Microsoft changed stuff and removed the support.
@@lorensims4846 last time I checked even Windows laptops have them.
MECHANICAL KEYBOARDS is the point of discussion here not LAPTOPS.
I can't believe that knob is not for volume, that kills it for me
yeah, that just killed the sale for me, i was about to pull the trigger
I imagine it's programmable
I have th80 pro from epomaker
The software lets you program it
@@jan-Juta Watch when he turns it; it looks like it clicks to about 5 different stopping points.
It also doesn't have media controls, I use those so much on my keyboard I don't think I could move away from that
This 70% layout looks very weird, I guess it's just not common. I'm sure it does fit for a specific kind of person.
Oh really reasonable price too.
No one needs anything more than a 50% imo, learn layers and save time
Just add the buttons and save even more time. Just buy a bigger desk.@@jagdteaguer
Add a Fn button, and just get rid of 50% of the keys, let every single one have a double function. Just git gut.
@@jagdteaguerexactly! Keyboards should just have one key. The input can be registered by clicking the key as many times as the ascii value of the character you’re trying to type.
@@jagdteaguer mmmm when it comes to gaming I am 100% with you there! But as someone that uses for example blender a numpad isnt really something I can not have since its used for navigation.
I hate keyboards without the F row, I use those function alot
I don't do shit and I use them too, not all of them but I use them at least five times per boot, I don't think I would be able to replace them with macros since all of them do different things (depending on the program running)
@@LOKO22Bach you just press the fn key as your pressing it
@@profosist the inconvenience adds up when you have to use other modifiers at the same time
@@LOKO22Bach luckily as it turns out humans have many fingers
@@profosisthands not big enough to simultaneously press the fn and number keys to toggle f keys with 1 hands. I set macros on my f keys to do shit
I would like to have fingerprint readers on all of my keyboards.
yeah that'd be great, doing it securely is another matter though.
@dfjab what do you mean, your the only one with your fingerprint.
@@ImproveConditions not everyone is omniscient about encryption man
I have Apple Magic keyboards, and I love the fingerprint sensors. No more typing in usernames, emails and passwords!
Function and print screen keys are a must imo. Also i dont see the use of that tiny screen when i have a bigger screen called the monitor.
Kind of disappointing that they didn't even go into its capabilities.
Is it just limited to a picture.or a gif or something? In which case it is just a novelty.
I could see it having a niche practical benefit if you can feed it CPU/GPU usage/temps, have it pop up email or teams notifications or things like that when you just don't want it as in your face or using up screen real estate.
I really don't understand why you would not fill those massive bezels with more keys
also does the keyboard support anti ghosting or not? For such a gaming focused channel I waited until they mention it, but they didnt..
@@mastrer1000 Presumably those bezels are there to contain something.
Also there's a PGDN key, but no PGUP. and i hate that
Back like 10 years ago or so, there was a keyboard where every key was a small OLED… Expensive as heck though.
The Optimus. Wanted that thing so bad. And I remember it from the early 2000s. Like 2004 or something.
@@1337Atreyu I was thinking around the 2010 time frame… But that’s the one.
The Optimus Maximus by Art. Lebedev Studio. Extremely cool, but extremely expensive and limited.
Always thought that by now we would have at least the F-row keys as OLED keys.
I remember seeing that keyboard and thinking I don't want those keys as my WASD keys but I would love them for a macro pad
Razer had a laptop, and keyboard too I think, where the macro keys had OLED displays in them.
One thing I learned this week using a tiny borrowed laptop at work for some "programming" is that I hate tiny (less than full) keyboards. I have wondered if I could live without my numpad, the answer to that is a resounding no.
just gotta get good ;)
Separate numpad is good
Numpad and a damn page up key, ever tried using a terminal without those?!
@@NeoAcheron Other than delete, I rarely touch those 6 keys.
@@--_DJ_-- how do you live as a programmer never touching home or end
With those thick bezels, they might have included the F row
I never understood this: Professional and 70%? I need the numpad. I can't work without the numpad.
That and no function keys either. Makes this completely useless imo
@femboy_nero Yeah, completely useless. Not like you can type with it or anything.
I m architect with 65% keyboard. I m already used to no numpad already
@@chutcentral for me that's like looking at a car without a steering wheel saying "well you can technically still drive the car tho"
Good news! Not everyone does the kind of work you do where a numpad is useful.
4:31 It's GIFS not GIFS
He pronounced it right. The creator of it named it after his favorite peanut butter jiff
Unfortunately it IS 'Jiffs' but I'm fucked if I'll ever pronounce it that way 😂
Would have been nice if you looked more at the software and what the screen can do.
Yes I have absolutely no idea what that screen is for other than being a gimmick. Can you make it display system info?
they dont have time for that
@@sunjames3276 Really? The screenshot AND the title are all about the LCD screen, it makes people click on it to discover what it does AND THEN THEY DON'T EVEN EXPLAIN? You can't say they have no time for that after they do all this! Also didn't they say they'd improve the depth of unboxings on ShortCircuit a while back after criticism of doing exactly this? It's getting to a point where these ShortCircuits only repeat specs you can find on a product page and little else of note.
@@redavatar thats the whole theme of this channel. showing gimmicky shit that serves no real purpose
I'm confused, is the little screen to have a tiny little piece of digital art on the keyboard at all times? What is it even for again?
I want my Function keys for gaming. Of all the features you thing keyboards need, a silly image screen seems like one that is really not needed. Someone noted a better idea below, how about a biometric sensor.
Good ol Jraphics Interchange Format
But what is the point of having a static screen there? Im never gonna look there, it would make way more sense if it could tell me system diagnostics or something. And why not make that a volume knob and have a separate switch for the different modes on the back?
Nothing about this keyboard makes sense to me
For the "professionals" that don't use any of the function keys!👏
If you don't need dedicated keys for capital letters and special characters, you don't need them for function keys.
@@grymkaftyou don't even need dedicated keys for the letters. One is enough if you are typing in morse code
@@JakubKwak ?
@@JakubKwak no you don't. just as you hold shift+key to get capital key, you hold fn+number to get the function key for that number.
Good news! The function keys are accessible on another layer. You know, like how capitalization works with shift? I think a professional could wrap their head around that if they try a little.
Nevermind about the keyboard. Did he really just call a gif for a jif?
That's how it's meant to be pronounced, not that anyone does
@@UnjustifiedRecs It's the season of jifting after all, I look forward to all my jifts at tree as well.
I know the 'inventor' tries to tell us this, but it stands for Graphic Interchange Format I don't say Jraphics ... @@UnjustifiedRecs
I still use the Logitech G19. The screen feature was amazing, though through the dropped support, today its a bit lacking. Back in the day it was amazing. You could play RUclips Videos on it or put stuff like timers or photos. It could also display CPU usage natively. Had it been further developed, today this would be the most useful tool for PCs.
I've been aching for another keeb video. Great vid guys.
I have a Mountain keyboard, that has 4 little screens on the detachable number pad and one on a detachable thingy that fits on the top.
And you can buy Mountain DisplayPad to it that has 12 more screens.
A sponsored short circuit vs a non sponsored short circuit is like the difference between Gordon Ramsey vs Mary Berry judging your cooking
Why does he say GIFs wrong? Is it a Canadian thing?
Nope, that's how it's 'supposed' to be said, not that anyone does
After the $1800 desk, I was surprised that this is reasonably priced. Good for them!
😂
Right? I'd rather have a 4090 ha
Dude has probably giant wide screen monitor on his desk, maybe two. But he definitely needs another tiny screen on all of his keyboards... No doubt about that.
You don't need a monitor if you already have one built into your keyboard.
if they had a full (I dont know if they do) I'd maybe look into it.... I like the sound of the switches
Logitech g19 had a screen and it's probably my favourite non-mechanical keyboard, though I wish they'd done a version with the extra keys on a separate pad so you could move them around/remove them
I thought Plouffe already owned a display
Really nice that you can upload Jifs.
Plouffe, we need a keyboard roundup of your favorite keyboard at different price points (maybe every $100)
What's the purpose of the tiny screen? I'm too 5 head to get the use case?
4:30 bro really said jifs 💀
Gotta love keyboard nerds inventing their own ways to describe the way a switch feels, ah yes, a very creamy switch indeed Plouffe
With outer bezels that large and a target that includes professionals, there needs to be a Function Key row at the top. move stuff down to make room for it at the top
Lets put a random stamp-sized screen somewhere randomly on a mechanical keyboard, and also, wouldn't it be neat if you had a volume knob the size of a washing machines dial? Lets gooo!
@4:30 you cannot upload peanut butter to a keyboard.
I bought a Langtuo LT-104 for the screen and knob (the knob is programmable). I'd advise you guys to take a look at it.
Very nice sound for a stock keyboard. Nothing could get me off my wooting tho it's just too good for gaming
That's crazy that I guessed your WPM on the money.
The knob not doing volume is a bummer, but that screen is neat. And the price is great.(Cheaper than my K12 Pro, but I like QMK too much)
you forgot to bring up your QD-OLED gaming monitor
can the display run a digital keyboard tho
They killed the PgUp key for something that could have been a side slide switch...
I don't like having a knob which stands out that much but doesn't have that much use, especially if won't move it around. It would be nice as to change volume. The price is great tho, I was expecting it to be like 150
Very useful when switching between volume>rotate>zoom>brush size>panning etc. in media creation though!
@@nit-Inundate You know what's even more usefull? A *PgUp* key.
i've been wanting a successor for the original blue logitech g15 for over 10 years now, the orange g15 v2 i got after i spiiled soda on the g15 and it made the play/pause controls at the screen stick, i didnt gel with it and just went back to using the g15 until it stopped working entirely, after that I got my first mechanical and i've been missing media/volume controls alot since then, but i'm never going back to a membrane board.
What features can the display show? Fans, cpu, gpus, input delay, audio latency? Managed to talk about everything but the one reason people might buy this
I used to love my Logitech G19 and wanted to get something like it that is mechanical. But i have not really seen anything in a long time. I also want it to be full-size because i really want the numpad.
I still miss my old Logitech G15 with LCD display at the top where it's actually useful.
Please review this old IBM Keyboard with the 122 buttons 😅
This keyboard sounds awesome!
IF the keyboard / mouse had fingerprint sensor, will the computer take it as inbuilt peripheral like in the laptop or it will be added as external peripheral?
And for professionals, where is my F row and numpad!
That's a great price I was expecting a lot more expensive tbh
Sacrificing PG UP for a knob is pretty questionable. pg up, pg dn, and del are essential keys for me, rather they sacked ins, end or home. otherwise not too bad.
That was one of the shortest review video's I have ever watched from this channel
My keyboard has a little black and white OLED panel that is pretty much completely useless I have a little cat gif on it.
I love it.
are there any full keyboards?
quick question...are are jifs?
Yay! my comment got noticed! xD
Love your videos Plouffe!
Also I'd love to see a speed trial where we actually get to see how fast you can type in perfect conditions (Maybe there is something like that somewhere that I've missed)
what exactly is the utility of the display other than just displaying pictures? they didnt really go over that much...
Would love to see an hhkb studio unboxing/review
With all that chin space they could have threw the knob further up and to the right so it can have a page up button. Page up button is important, insert however.....
Where is the PGUP key?
Would be nice if the firmware was opensource and the keyboard had a rp2040 for the display. If they maks everything opensource it allows awesome programmers/devs to program their own functions on the display or use the display to run doom
I really don't understand the appeal of RGB with none shine through keycaps.
I quite like the sound of it
needed the function keys
Could you make a video for really dirty environments, that are either really easy to clean while being low maintenance or that prevents food or other particulates from entering?
Royal Kludge makes a 87% keyboard with almost identical layout, but the screen is just black and white that shows just battery percentage, macOS/windows mode, and which device to select to when you’re switching between cable/BT/2.4ghz
And that keyboard has volume controls with the knob in addition to switch devices
Not a bad price, though I will never understand the love for smaller keyboards. I just want my space and numpad with good keyswitches
Now I can finally watch Oppenheimer in the way Nolan intended
I've got an TH66 & I love the build quality for the price point
Those bezels are enormous, it doesn't look any smaller than my 80%
But what's the point of the little screen? I don't get why anyone would want that there lol.
What's a jif? Jraphic Interchange Format?
What program was that for the typing test thing?
Is the knob in place of the print screen button?
I bought a mechanical keyboard off of Amazon for $100 that was similar to this. I was able to get it with red switches, and it had the little display on the side with the exact same options. However, the screen that I got on my keyboard wasn’t color. I actually had to complain because the switches that I got were not lubed properly. The seller ended up giving me $50 back so that I could buy what I needed to lube my own switches.
I wonder if screens on keyboards is going to be the new thing
It took me some time to register that you don't know how to write "lube", especially since the rest of the text seems spot on. Did you possibly dictate the text?
@@owlsteadtalk to text hates me. 😂
yeah, I still miss the screen from my old Logitech G19
why have a mini display added to the keyboard when you can have the whole keyboard be a display with the Flux Keyboard (not out yet)
Don't you love when screw aren't hidden under rubber feets
So, to clear this up; Is there no options for volume/mute on this keeb??
If Plouffe really likes displays on keyboards, he should get the Zoom75!
Slinging more boards with that beanie i see. well quipped for the job.
And not a bad word about the lack of page up? I am too old for this ****. ;)
Whats a jif?
put e-ink displays under every transparent key cap, or on top in each key cap
Very interesting that the screen keyboard thing never caught on in the Logitech G19 days, but every new keyboard comes out with a screen on it these days. Also the G19 was one of the first Linus videos I saw back in the day.
I used to mod G19's by removing everything but the screen and adding physical Buttons as well as a 3d printed case. Basically a little screen with 12 macro keys.
Sadly the LGS software is so godawful that I gave in and bought a Beada Panel and tbh I would never want to look back.
Still have like 3 G19's in the basement and two Modded ones flying around. It is a great product but if one part of it is unuseable or damage the other one will be missed just too much. When it is seperated, you keep the display and get a new KB when you feel like it.
Very interesting that the feature never caught on in the past, but now every keyboard in the future comes with the same feature from the past.
No Page UP is a dealbreaker.
These switches have been made by Nkk switches for YEARS.
They have a kit so you can make a full keyboard with only screen switches.
This could have been done for like 10 years
What are some use cases for having a screen in the keyboard?
Making Ploeff (spelling?) salivate?
A new adverisment strategy for parent company is the main use case
It looks "cool"
i love having a full keyboard with numpad, its so good for productivity... also he called it a JIF!!!
If you love this, you'll love fluxkeyboard even more. Cant wait to purchase it
I wish they would make something more like the Logitech G510s even though it is a basic monochrome LCD, it is far more useful than that tiny color LCD display.
i liked his hoodie
hey Plouffe, where did u get that hoodie from?
All of these keyboards sounds loud clicky AF, how can people bare these on the daily basis?
Why did they get rid of the page-up button?
NO SCROLLING UP FOR YOU. ONLY DOWN.
What is the point of that screen? Yeah, you can put a linus face on it, but I can't think of any way it would ever be useful.
i need an entire video explaining alot of stuff, 47g actuation?
I want to see your thoughts on the epomaker ajazz ak820pro
Did I just watch a video about keyboard with screen and get 0 info on what screen can do, besides static image?