Great review, even as a simp, I think the price for the Kara is a little ridiculous though I imagine a decent amount of the money went to packaging. Could probably cut off like 30 bucks if they just stuck it in a carboard box with their logo.

Even though I also have this board, I love this review, it's honest, critical and thorough about what it is and what it's about. Thanks for this

@@GrandSekiza maybe have two options then. One option is to place it in a piece of shit cardboard box and the other option is for them to use their artistic organized packaging and up the price. That way both morons can buy either one.

@@GrandSekiza they may cut off more if not include decent cable and switch puller. But then it will be a total ripoff.

@@GrandSekiza It a highend device I want nice packaging and not some sh*tty box.

hi sviz

Have you heard it with pe foam?

optimal drip, make sure you show your friends

@@bakeraus water king who? :thocc:

Man... is the "damper" vs. "dampener" argument a lost cause already? I'm about to give up explaining the difference to people... I can assure you most folks unfortunately won't even get the joke of your comment! XD

I’ve actually been wondering how well this would work lol

@@keagan5379 results will be "shocking"

based where?

@@gillsejusbates6938 I assume he doesnt have a Rama Kara. I bought Kara Soya, its not worth the money. With that price range get KBD67 lite.

@@gillsejusbates6938 He's based in the US.

Based on fact and logic

Simon?

I like having like sturdy packaging that's nice so I can put it back in the box for storage. Having everything be sealed individually in color coded baggies and shipped in a corpo-art box that looks at home in silicon valley is a hard pass from me.

@@thejusmar looks like you don't mind to add $60 for box when buy keycaps.

@@urabus986 a plain black cardboard box isn't $60. This dude was acting like the UPS box works fine

@@thejusmar but you like sturdy packaging that nice.

@@urabus986 not like the pompous facebook garbage the Rama came in.

yep. i always feel that rama is like Apple in the mkb scene lol

Apple has the look and the function as well at least. Rama really only has the look and price.

Zack_szh Take note and pay attention. APPLE is a CORPORATION Apple is a fruit They sound the same, however, they are not the same CORPORATE names are always written in the ALL CAPS iteration. You are essentially a zombie. You have eyes and cannot see - Ears and cannot hear.

i believe they didn't pay their own money for it

@@aleks3954 yeah. Most of them received free review units.

@@aleks3954 getting free products does not omit a reviewer from being honest and true.

rama was peak a long time ago

Well thats the thing, if you buy a Rama product it's because you want the Rama experience, overpriced or not

@@xanira6367 yeah. Buy overpriced "dampener" that anyway leaves board hollow. 😒

@@urabus986 did you even read what I said...

@@xanira6367 experience could be better.

@@urabus986 sure but its still a budget board, even if its overpriced lol

I’ll have to try this out!

Can you elaborate on exactly what this does?

@@isastarmoon reduce the sound of creaking, because it's plastic.

Also heard that they already fix their plate in new batch

I bought the brass plate ,its a improved version that can be fit with 3rd party stabs Newer gmmk pro are shipped with new plates able to accommodate durock v2 stabs

Thanks! That's great to hear

I guess there was no purpose to compete with them.

They could make seq2 cheaper. But no. Seems it's not their goal to compete with cheaper boards.

Agreed here. Novelkey Creams on mine, good enough for a daily driver I can sorta beat up throughout the years.

Been trying HHKB for FPS games like CSGO and Valorant. Took a lot to get used to but am now enjoying the closer control key for crouching and the less awkward acement for left Shift. For Coding and Typing it's just the best, 2U control is revolutionary.

That's actually the box art that came with the Kara

“Heavily enveloped into the ethos of consumerism” kinda the point when it comes to any hobby

@@kyrian7600 Indeed but arguably this hobby has more things to buy because of the parts needed to build a keyboard. Other hobbies like Japanese knives are really only the knives themselves. There's also just a wealth of GBs happening that assist in the facilitation of greater purchases.

I got a great unit myself with zero discernible kinks or issues. Must be bad luck in the mix too.

That's what he said... They offer the rare hhkb layout and daughter board. But they fall short in other functional design avenues. Hope you like your overpriced nerd product.

I was waiting for 7 months for my kara.

Their starter kit creams+durocks seems normal priced, no? I guess in the war with gmmk and q1 goes third side with nj80.

Well... Portico is run by TKC, a company that is infamous for shipping broken shit. Maybe compare with to the ikki68 aurora and kbd67lite for a better comparison.

@@jordangoh4775 I mentioned portigo because it was used for comparison in the video

Tokyo60?

Agree with that. Kara is iPhone SE. 😁

@@urabus986 Yep. Not the best performant, not the best parts, not good value, but a unique experience and product that will leave you satisfied.

I've got two boards that Rama sold - An M65-B in Polycarbonate and a Thermal. I was a bit disappointed with the M-65, but the Thermal is awesome. I also bought two U80-A SEQ2s, and from my experience with other Rama boards I think they'll be pretty nice. Most of my disappointment with the M-65 has to do with the layout. I've been going back and forth between HHKB and TKL layouts for a couple of years so everything about the 65% layout just feels wrong to me. I think it has made me more critical of the M-65 than I would have been if it were in a different layout, but there is one obvious flaw in the design. When assembled, the bottom of the board bows out away from the case on the side nearest the space bar. There obviously should have been a couple of screws there to hold the bottom flush with the outside of the case. I think this is a case of Rama originally designing this case to be manufactured out of aluminum which would hold its shape better. It's not too big of a deal since you'd never notice when the board isn't upside down, but it does annoy me a bit considering how much I paid for the board. I think Rama's aluminum boards are really good, and only a bit more expensive than other options really. The anodizing on my thermal is great (on par or better with my boards from TX Keyboards, KBD Fans, and Mekanisk). The design overall of the M65 is a lot cooler than the simple, but functional designs of my TX Keyboards (love them too though), and as mentioned before I don't think there would be any issues with it if it was aluminum rather than polycarb. I think the problems that people have with the Kara can be attributed to the materials and manufacturing process Rama tried with this board. Injection molding and ABS for cases are pretty new to "custom" keyboard kits in general and I think Rama hasn't yet learned all the ins and outs of using plastics for keyboard cases. I went ahead an bought a Kara SEQ2 against my better judgement so I guess I'll get to see if Rama corrects some of the issues people are complaining about with SEQ1. The price for me is not that high since I'm used to custom aluminum TKL prices so hopefully I can throw in a dampener that I got with my M65 and have it be decent enough to use.

I have the M60-A and it's easily the best board I've ever used. You will not regret your purchase at all.

Take a look at the norbaurer heavy grail