This is the most articulate, and design-language forward review I've seen yet on RUclips. Earned my sub with this one, keep up the great work! On the board itself, I'm on the fence - sound tests I've heard have left me questioning this board vs the rest of the competition for the price.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Definitely wanted to give credit where due for the design of this thing, it's a stunner. Did you catch the soundtests at the end of my build video? Are those helpful at all?
When i saw the word "whiplash" in the title, I thought that it was almost guaranteed that you would say that this keyboard is "not quite your tempo" lmao
And it’s funny that on the Eighty for instance where there just isn’t an accent I love the clean, mono-top. But then on Envoy I get the same clean look but feel a little cheated knowing the accent is there, but I don’t get to enjoy it. 😅
Fun fact: beats by dre headphone literally just have a hunk of metal inside them to weight the headphones so they feel more premium. No idea why the correlation between weight and quality exists though (other than weighs more, IS more, perhaps)
I wondered one of two things: 1. Heavier pieces of meat were less fatty and more nutritious. Heavier pieces of fruit were better somehow. 2. It’s more modern than that and is our brains expecting everything to be plastic so heavy metal objects are some sort of rebellion against that.
That's a great question! I was very happily living on it for the two weeks that I daily'd it. Once you have the number of keebs I do picking a daily feels like abandoning your children, hah! That being said it is my favorite HHKB now so in a world where you main an HHKB I think this would be a very solid daily driver and I do plan to build it with some different switches and caps soon to mix it up and keep using it!
What a terrific review as always! Time to use that affiliate link…
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Yeah I told myself if I was tempted to buy the tempo I’d just buy another envoy instead BUT this has me rethinking my plans…
@@listentoAdamTaylor we love to hear it 👏
@@listentoAdamTaylor buy a new one of each?
This is the most articulate, and design-language forward review I've seen yet on RUclips. Earned my sub with this one, keep up the great work! On the board itself, I'm on the fence - sound tests I've heard have left me questioning this board vs the rest of the competition for the price.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Definitely wanted to give credit where due for the design of this thing, it's a stunner.
Did you catch the soundtests at the end of my build video? Are those helpful at all?
@@_IanOfEarth I didn’t! But I will check it out, thank you!
Great review! I like how you described the board in detail, especially its design. Hope you're enjoying it!
Really is my current favorite HHKB! Want to rebuild some other configs now and see how I can tune it.
*professional at work* smash cuts are the best smash cuts
Comedy comes in threes.
When i saw the word "whiplash" in the title, I thought that it was almost guaranteed that you would say that this keyboard is "not quite your tempo" lmao
I missed an opportunity 😮💨 thought of the title after filming
@@_IanOfEarth all good. Thanks for the video.
Mode keeps taking what they learn and improves each new board accordingly. They are the best out there. Can’t wait for their next one to appear!
There may be a little teaser of what’s coming if you watch my Keeb Life recap very closely. ;) Thanks for watching!
Yeah I agree on the presence and with being able to see the accent. I still love my Envoy, but it's been so long since I've seen my walnut accent.
And it’s funny that on the Eighty for instance where there just isn’t an accent I love the clean, mono-top. But then on Envoy I get the same clean look but feel a little cheated knowing the accent is there, but I don’t get to enjoy it. 😅
Definitely a slick licking board! 🔥
It’s CLEAN. Can’t wait to see more colors.
Fun fact: beats by dre headphone literally just have a hunk of metal inside them to weight the headphones so they feel more premium. No idea why the correlation between weight and quality exists though (other than weighs more, IS more, perhaps)
I wondered one of two things:
1. Heavier pieces of meat were less fatty and more nutritious. Heavier pieces of fruit were better somehow.
2. It’s more modern than that and is our brains expecting everything to be plastic so heavy metal objects are some sort of rebellion against that.
A great review~ Would this be a good contender as your new daily keeb? Or do you still prefer another build you have done?
That's a great question! I was very happily living on it for the two weeks that I daily'd it. Once you have the number of keebs I do picking a daily feels like abandoning your children, hah! That being said it is my favorite HHKB now so in a world where you main an HHKB I think this would be a very solid daily driver and I do plan to build it with some different switches and caps soon to mix it up and keep using it!
Thank you for the nice review. Do you prefer linear or tactile switch on this keyboard? And have you tried alu plate as well?