I Heard You Liked Knobs - WhatGeek Skyloong GK980 Unboxing and Review
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
- The Skylong GK980 takes knobbed keyboards to the next level! Equipped with a full range of keys akin to a full-size and 4 knobs for your rotating pleasure, this thing is definitely interesting. Join me today as we check out this stick keyboard featuring Glacier Rose tactile switches and topped with MDA keycaps!
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00:00 Introduction
01:41 What's in the box?
04:24 GK980 Overview
07:47 Teardown
15:26 Reassembly
18:13 Typing Demo
18:51 Final Thoughts
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If you could make use of FOUR knobs what would you do with them? Let us know in the comments!
Hi! I love your keyboard reviews. I got the Akko top 75 acrylic because of your review. It was my first custom keyboard. I'm slowly getting into the hobby and will keep watching your videos to see what my next keyboard will be. I might go for a 65% alui keyboard next. Keep up the great work.
Welcome to this awesome hobby and I'm glad to hear you're enjoying it so far. Thank you for the kind words and the support and glad you're enjoying the content!
It's nice to (finally) see a review of this board in English - it was the unicorn I sought, finally found, and recently ordered but have not yet received. I wanted a wireless 1800/96% with a volume knob and north-facing leds (I don't care about cherry profile keycaps, I do care about shine-through as I frequently use my keeb in low-light conditions) and I couldn't find anything else with all of those qualities.
As for the knobs - I don't care about Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, Insert, Delete keys because 1) I don't use them, and 2) they are all replicated on the numpad anyway. Other things I might do with knobs include: adjusting the brightness of the backlighting, zooming in and out, scroll horizontally or vertically, scroll through open apps and click to select one (like alt-tab).
Thanks for the review. I'd like to see the software sometime if you're inclined to show it to us.
Thanks for checking out the video and welcome to the channel. I appreciate your insights and I'm happy to provide a review of this board. For sure was an interesting one.
where did you order from? you receive it yet?
@@edwardh1256 - I ordered from WhatGeek. I also saw them available on the Skyloong site and Ali Express. I have not received it yet, it takes awhile to arrive.
I'm in the exact same boat. I ordered the Keychron v5 because I really like the 1800 layout, and wanted a knob at least, and everything about its great except that its South facing LED's. I'm just getting into "enthusiast" boards like these and was surprised almost all are south facing and that shine through keycaps are the minority. I also use my PC in low light for work and gaming 100% of the time so shine throughs are a must. Ordered this GK980 off AliExpress this week so who knows when it'll arrive.
I'm also a 75% knob enjoyer! It's my favorite layout actually.😊
Heck yeah! Objectively best layout. Welcome to the channel!
I hope that this switch-shaped roatary encoder catches on. Might mean that you can choose between an encoder or switch without having to solder/desolder the encoder.
I wholeheartedly agree. Definitely makes alot of sense and opens many door for knob placement. Thanks for checking out the vid!
Ugh, using my keycap puller to remove the knob and the stem for the encoder came off too. Ugh
Pretty sure that's not a feature. Care to share a link to a photo of the failure?
I'm sorry if I missed this detail, but can you click the knobs down, or do they only turn?
Thanks for making this video!
They all have a button press as well.
@@punkshoo bless you, kind soul.
I was starting to think they didn't as all the sites I saw selling the keyboards didn't seem to advertise that function.
First of all your reviews are very good , congrats. This keyboard checks lot of my boxes. 1800, aluminium top, bt 5.0 , knob. But the fact that you cannot select the steel plate (at the aluminium version) or buy it separetly and the fact that has northfacing leds is bad for me. My most used keyboard so far is akko monsgeek m1 75%, a 98% version of that would be the best for me but I do not know if they are going to create something like that. Do you have any other keyboard suggestions with those specs except q5 ?
Thanks for the kinds words. If you're looking for a 98% like the M1 then wait for the M2. It will not have wireless but will be identical to the M1 in everything but layout. Should be coming out in the next couple months, hopefully.
@@punkshoo Oh thanks mate. I didn't know that M2 is coming
Dude wait, I watched this video two times today, once at school and another time back at home and when I watched at school it only had 100 views, where did these 1000 other people come from
They were there, lol. Wasn't some sort of magical jump. Hope you liked the vid and welcome to the channel!
I was hoping to see the knobs in action-what they can be used for and how to program them. Can they be used to control the volume of individual apps?
At the time of recording the knobs had very limited functionality unless programmed as keypresses and configured as macros to be used with something like AutoHotkey. I have no idea how the software is now since I didn't spend much time with the board after this video.
Does this come with barebones only option?
It does: skyloong.vip/collections/100-keyboard/products/skyloong-gk980-hot-swappable-switch-knob-cnc-kit
Can we use 5 pin mx switch in this keyboard?
Yes. The switch that come in it are 5-pin. For future reference, you can always use 5-pin switches in 3-pin only boards by simply trimming off the extra legs.
@@punkshoo allright. Thank you
Game volume - chat volume - music volume - master volume. That would be perfect in my world. On a side note I contacted Epomaker about purchasing the optional plates separate and it hasn't been a great experience so far. : (
Dang, that's unfortunate. I kind if figured that would be the case, though. Excellent use of knobs that would be, btw.
If I had 4 knobs, I would use them as 4 regular buttons with the encoder click while wishing every time that I had regular buttons instead because knobs are slower and less accurate for anything I’d want extra macros for
4 knobs is a flex though. Kinda like 10u spacebar but not nearly in the same ballpark
Lmao nice! Thanks for sharing. And yeah, total flex, lol
What this board has that the competition doesn’t is a split space. That is my main reason for eyeing this over the Keychron Q5 or something similar. Only other compact full size board that I know of with split space is the Boston 120%.
That is for sure a pro if you're into split space. I wouldn't think many people would need or want to use it on a near full size board since layer use would be minimal for the average user. I can see that being a huge pro if you're a heavy macro person, though.
@@punkshoo I don’t use layers or macros-I actually use the left space as left shift (regular left shift hurts my pinky finger for some reason), the right space as space, and the key in the middle as Cmd on Mac for my job. My left thumb isn’t used for anything on a standard layout, so split space lets me give it my most-used pinky keys to avoid pain or injury. Not the most common use case for sure, but hey, that’s what this hobby is all about lol. Tailoring to specific needs and wants.
Accessibility is definitely a good benefit as well then. Im a "both thumbs" spacebar user depending on where I at on the keyboard when space is required so I use splits as all spacebar, lol
Is there a world where those hotswap knob modules work on another board?
I wish. Kind of sets the stage for the future though... hopefully... Thanks for checking out the vid!
Maybe for productivity, DaVinci, Premiere, Lightroom, Ps, etc
Do you like to make MIDI controllers?
Never tried
do you know some solid builds for 120 dollars and 75%?
There are a plethora of options. This is a conversation best had off RUclips. Your best bet is to join a Discord with welcoming community members that can help walk you through choosing a board and config. My Discord invite link can be found at www.punkshoo.com or any other beginner-friendly creator should have a decent one you can join.
@@punkshoo ok so i have got some but im asking which one will be more deep and quiet or quietish creamy (if that even exists) so the keyboards are Acr pro 75, pc75b v2 plus and 5075b plus
A plastic board with a plastic plate will often yield the best deep-sounding result. To get the "creamy" sound you simply need PE foam.
@@punkshoo i think all of them get shipped with pe foam.
what CAN the 4 knobs do? the main reason i would get this keyboard is FOR the 4 knobs lol i would like to map each knob to a different program like discord/browser/game. you didnt talk bout the software and what
I didn't talk about the software because it's Skyloong software and it's fairly basic. The knobs aren't mapped to anything other than media controls and zoom controls. They don't have a way to interface directly with software like something by elgato or the like.
@@punkshoo so the extra knobs are essentially useless? Lol
Seems that way. I'm going to do some more experimenting today for a potential follow-up video or short.
18:27 i have seen this layout board on aliexpress and it costs $110ish...
Ok
Dang I was hoping to see the software for the knobs. That's the whole point of this keyboard.
Unfortunately there isn't much to see. Its the standard Skyloong/Epomaker software. You simply assign normal media and/or keyboard keypresses to the rotatory encoder turn or press. There's no real software integration for things like editing software, unfortunately. You will have to assign hotkeys and whatnot which are then assigned to the knob.