The Almost-Perfect Budget Keyboard - QK60 Keyboard Review
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0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Unboxing
1:33 - Specs
2:31 - Build
3:29 - Sound Test 1 (Popus + Alu)
3:57 - Sound Test 2 (Tofus + Alu)
4:20 - Sound Test 3 (Tofus + POM)
4:32 - Thoughts on sound
4:58 - Feel
5:41 - Design
7:00 - Material Quality
7:16 - The Problem
8:52 - Thoughts on Budget Keyboards (hire me Vox)
9:57 - Closing Remarks
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@qwertykeys2119 Жыл бұрын
tyvm for the quick turnaround! just 2 points to clarify - wired PCB does support VIA; ISO is dropped out due to the right screw hidden inside the case as an unfortunate compromise
@refra1nn Жыл бұрын
will there be a qk65 r3 thanks
@qwertykeys2119 Жыл бұрын
@@refra1nn yes eventually
@Hiwiao Жыл бұрын
It's a shame that we ISO users are so often left out. I would love to have the GK60, but definitely not as an ANSI layout.
@qwertykeys2119 Жыл бұрын
@@Hiwiao our 65 and incoming 75 support iso
@a__youtube__user Жыл бұрын
can you make a qk104
@erichong3430 Жыл бұрын
I might have become jaded with the whole custom keyboard group buy culture, but having a group buy interval of 2 weeks during which people can basically order unlimited amount of boards sounds pretty good to me. Miles better than those pesky raffles and FCFS's that go out of stock in 30 seconds. P.S. the editing and music choice really emits a vox vibe lol. Hope you get noticed.
@chrisdotdash5154 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video, super in depth and I love the discussion element. I just joined the JRIS65 GB and I think I’m going to join this one as well. The budget scene has really been blowing up and I love it. I really enjoy mechanical keyboards as a hobby but as a student who doesn’t have the money to buy $300+ dollar boards, innovation within the budget space is always welcome.
@djnemoson Жыл бұрын
This feels more like an educational vi-doc instead of a standard product review, and I am here for it! Very well done, reminded me of Lemmino
@gwegshirehosen2473 Жыл бұрын
I really like how you show the process of finding a preferable combination of switches and plates for your build. You show a part of this hobby that some content creators tend to gloss over: Fine tuning and personalization. Not everyone has a perfect plan from the get go on cases/kits that are pretty fresh to the scene. I really appreciate the time and effort you put into this, good work, keep it up :>
@nedzc27 Жыл бұрын
Great video guys! The details, styling and information!
@nikostephen510 Жыл бұрын
never ceases to amaze me, the level of quality that you're able to provide this space. still considering if i should get this or just hold out on another 65 (like the hibiki) D: amazing video!! the qk60 looks amazing too, i love the two-tone materials.
@JerichoTheCity Жыл бұрын
The watch analogy was actually pretty eye opening for me considering I'm new to the watch hobby, and have been in the keyboard hobby for many years at this point. I've thought about it but never put the two together.
@ilpastor Жыл бұрын
You have made a great analysis and also a masterpiece video, congrats!
@MarcoCarag Жыл бұрын
Really appreciated the exploration of the balance between value, stock, and innovation. As someone who was into watches long before mechanical keyboards, I definitely saw a familiar pattern forming, in terms of tastes and attitudes. The debates around clone keycaps were especially familiar. This has been a fact of life for all luxury goods for ages, and I'd argue some amount of it is healthy. It'll be interesting to see if keyboards evolve similarly -- a la, the difference between homage and replica watches. Anyway, this is the most I thought about these comparisons, and it's thanks to you dedicating time to that exploration.
@SeanBuddy Жыл бұрын
Really appreciated the extra dive into in-stock vs short group buys. 👌
@IronCan88 Жыл бұрын
Hey, just want to say great job with the summary at the end regarding accessibility and luxury
@fridg3339 Жыл бұрын
you are the best keyboard youtuber i love your style !!
@whnkeys Жыл бұрын
QK60 feels definitely more refined! Great Review as always.
@nucket_ Жыл бұрын
that was some excellent editing very nice
@nmadden02 Жыл бұрын
Dude your videos are so good
@JeffWaynee Жыл бұрын
This thing is gorgeous!
@ljtech20 Жыл бұрын
The editing, the music, everything is so well done!
@dalarcoin6851 Жыл бұрын
mfer getting on vox in no time
@kitpandikit Жыл бұрын
This is Vox level of presentation like wow!
@tranhaiang8774 Жыл бұрын
Your editing reminds me of Vox, really impressive and informative 👍
@Crysez Жыл бұрын
I noticed that you bought the pink one? How true-to-color is it compared to the renders? I'm kinda scarred with how Zoom65 turned out in terms of render vs reality. Thanks!
@daan8052 Жыл бұрын
I really really like my qk65 but this seems interesting, the only thing is that I don't like the colors 😢. They need to do a dark blue
@johntorralba4481 Жыл бұрын
Man I'm like watching a good documentary. Nice production!
@Schahkim1 Жыл бұрын
Hey what‘s the song during 3:12? It‘s really epic! Would love to know :)
@noshut Жыл бұрын
You mentioned that you are not a big fan of owlstabs, could you explain why and what stab you would recommend?
@valervan Жыл бұрын
Do you feel like alu top would help improve the sound? I'm contemplating whether to go with interesting smokey plastic top, or go full alu build. Awesome video and really feel that connection with watches. You can also compare it to the recent boom of microbrands in watches. New players who are more dynamic and take more risk than the old players when designing new watches and usually at a more competitive price point.
@Isaacthedank Жыл бұрын
Alu increases the build quality and weight but pc top is cheaper but better sounding.
@valervan Жыл бұрын
@@Isaacthedank thanks haha, got the PC top for more uniqueness and sound. In the meanwhile tho I've also got link 65 so will have both full alu and mix covered up 😅💪
@jordanfan221 Жыл бұрын
What would be the best foam config for this board?
@NomedigasYisus Жыл бұрын
The remap keys and layers works throw the 2.4ghz dongle?
@keebdweeb9383 Жыл бұрын
Is the pcb 1.2 or 1.6 mm thick? Was wondering which tx stabs I should grab! Great video!
@raymondchin9530 Жыл бұрын
1.2 !
@keebdweeb9383 Жыл бұрын
@@raymondchin9530 Thank you so much!
@keebdweeb9383 Жыл бұрын
@@raymondchin9530 Thank you so much!
@styr0f0am23 Жыл бұрын
I’m actually sad that I missed this lol, really hoping they do an r2
@Fredasaurus7777 Жыл бұрын
This almost felt like a documentary at the end there dang
@191. Жыл бұрын
What's the point of removing keys if you're going to criple the layout by adding and extra key afterwards? Not like it makes the board any smaller..
@Jiixi Жыл бұрын
awesome, i wanna build my first custom keyboard so bad
@93ksj Жыл бұрын
What was that weird ass filter you put when switching to the POM plate?
@nearLucid Жыл бұрын
Sun came out and destroyed the footage, couldn’t get it any better 💀
@coyotex850 Жыл бұрын
while i understand the notion of not stocking boards, when you have such a high demand for a product like the qk65 it only makes sense to at least have extra units on standby especially when its a "budget" option....i myself wanted one but i missed the date so i just got something else and im sure many others did the same so its a missed opportunity for qwertykeys
@robothtml Жыл бұрын
All these budget boards you can't purchase.
@qwertykeys2119 Жыл бұрын
we simply underestimated the quantity and moved forward to other layouts like qk60 etc - can't please everyone at once
@matthewbacarro2364 Жыл бұрын
what was the tool you used to hold the plate up while you installed the switches? @2:45
@nearLucid Жыл бұрын
It’s a plate support fork!
@matthewbacarro2364 Жыл бұрын
@@nearLucid cool thanks!
@TyrellW Жыл бұрын
what about the jris65? is it better??
@bakeraus Жыл бұрын
Do Owlab release plate files? I would love a lot less flex than that. It's a great option if you are entering the hobby and want to tell owners of TGR that your board is better.
@qwertykeys2119 Жыл бұрын
yes we do but for less flex - just build it with alu plate + standoffs
@bakeraus Жыл бұрын
@@qwertykeys2119Lovely thank you
@PeterZin Жыл бұрын
@2:41 the white stick between plate and pcb. what's that?
@nearLucid Жыл бұрын
It’s a plate support fork! It keeps the plate in the proper position while I push switches in. Not necessary for an alu plate, but since this one was a bit tight, it tended to want to go down with the switches.
@MeBarnson Жыл бұрын
Uhh at least they could have kept short left shift to compensate for no ISO enter.
@chunkymilk1288 Жыл бұрын
“hire me Vox” LMAO
@saucyg6371 Жыл бұрын
at 9:07 you used a Grand Seiko watch to represent a budget quartz watch. when in fact Grand Seikos are the premier Seiko watches and are very much not budget.
@lt3997 Жыл бұрын
I was under the impression that Owllabs stabs (Liquid metal) was one of the best stab options out there with no wire tuning needed? Im new to this hobby so i can only say wht i have previously tried. Any other better stab options I would love to try new ones
@nearLucid Жыл бұрын
I would award that title to TX stabs. Owlstabs never gave me as good of an experience
@lt3997 Жыл бұрын
@@nearLucid Thank you for recommending! and also convincing me to buy all my GB boards based on your reviews hahaha
@lt3997 Жыл бұрын
@@recessedsubhuman Im experiencing all the issues you listed above, after building 4 boards I thought i was my stab tuning and mod skills. Ill for sure give TX a try. Unfortunately i bought 4 packs of owl stabs after getting sucked in by marketing
@s5hanom979 Жыл бұрын
I want to buy a News Keyboard and i want a tkl or smaller Keyboard not 60%.it should be Wireless and Mac compatible i have around 100$ can anyone give me some recommendations?
@huunhanle3809 Жыл бұрын
Maxfit67 :D.
@anuraggandi4311 Жыл бұрын
homie really put a grand seiko as a budget quartz watch lmao
@striker_1120 Жыл бұрын
Ur videos are inspired by VOX right? So good
@nearLucid Жыл бұрын
Yes, we take a lot of inspiration from vox’s motion graphics.
@sock25 Жыл бұрын
heavily debating this or the Haven.. very different but I can only cop one 😭😭
@Nekogma Жыл бұрын
Qk60 might have a rerun in the future but i dont think haven will
@blayses3116 Жыл бұрын
I think the two are very different, the haven is more classy, unique design, and is more “premium”
@valervan Жыл бұрын
@@blayses3116 also double the price tho
@blayses3116 Жыл бұрын
@@valervan ya
@pcov7692 Жыл бұрын
"I don't have final packaging so everything is just in a cardboard box". Nah bro, thats the final packaging. My QK65 came the same way. LOL. Great video though.
@pranze3484 Жыл бұрын
There's a new almost-perfect not-that-budget keyboard every week tbh, gonna come back in 2 years or so to check what the market looks like. IMHO, thock is a meme and most pretenders are just dull, dead sounding keebs. Gaskets are not that great either. VIA is an absolute must. Things will change, we might see some nice clacky boards with fr4 plates and via in some time. Personally I don't like the qk60 sound at all vOv.
@KNCKeys Жыл бұрын
Sheeeeeesh ima cop
@blackcatooow Жыл бұрын
6:52 link65 didn’t exist ig 🤣
@outflowsextended Жыл бұрын
The mr suit is better than both in every way
@seaBBB Жыл бұрын
no no, he's got a point
@sweepyspud Жыл бұрын
yeah and its much more expensive
@zerofound Жыл бұрын
ok im sorry wallet
@peglord Жыл бұрын
yo thats wayy too sharp
@Some_DragonFly Жыл бұрын
:)
@khanknutd2718 Жыл бұрын
first
@probablyyourneighbororsome8412 3 ай бұрын
$150 usd is not even remotely "budget" wtf
@ghostjokster5852 3 ай бұрын
This is a luxury hobby, most boards are around 100-300 are considered budget because other boards are priced higher than this.
@gez9145 Жыл бұрын
interesting. definitely sounds dull
@OmnipotentO Жыл бұрын
I don't do group buys. Hard pass.
@joeowo9334 Жыл бұрын
60% meh
@sviz Жыл бұрын
vox called me up today, they were like hey sviz can you please tell nearLucid to contact us he’s so daddy asf and cool and swag and we want to hire him
@nearLucid Жыл бұрын
Real asf
@willx1987x Жыл бұрын
how is 78.00 budget. I'll keep my 10.00 logitec wired kb. Spend money on a mouse, thats where your best improvement will be in gaming
@nearLucid Жыл бұрын
This is not targeted at gamers
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