why the fingers condom tho ?

How does the neo 65 compare with the zoom65v3?

I love 65% keyboards. Havent tried out the neo65 since i already have the vega and a mode envoy but I do have a neo80 and the neo80 is an absolutely amazing board for the price. Can only imagine it sounds similar or even better than the neo65

GMK is just ridiculous. I’ll never buy any set of keycaps that costs more than my keyboard, while waiting up to a year. You say clones are bad, but clones are the reason kailh, and countless other new switches exist. Do you tell people to only buy cherry because they’re the original top dog like GMK? It’s the same with keycaps. Clones are getting good now. More and more good custom keyboards are coming from china with really affordable prices. I think they could handle producing some plastic keycaps without messing up.

i have a krush65 PC otw soon cant wait for that.

[ 7:26 ] 60cents/ switch is diabolical.

i hope one day someone makes a full size keyboard video cause i need to find one to make for my partner XD

been really getting into 65% keebs recently after using 75% for a while. thanks for the comparison video, very informative and loving the stylish/chill vibes :)

Brother this keyboard is $305 someone who doesn’t care about keyboards is going to buy this

My favorite layout as well

Before I got into the keyboard hobby, I was one of those that used a 100% board for the longest time. Once I got into the hobby, my first custom board was still a 96%, because I thought I could never live without the num pad. But then I decided to get a 65% just ti try it out and I loved it. I realized that I don´t use the num pad that much and that I never, ever used the f-keys. The 65% board has been a perfect fit for me. Out of my 10 keebs, 9 are 65%, I just keep the 96% board around for when I have to use Excel. I thought about getting a TKL or a 75% board, but I have decided against it since I have no use for the f-keys. Good video BTW.

I want to hear a sound test of a aluminum top with a polycarbonate bottom

How were you able to change the rgb lighting in the back of the keeb?

Thanks but I have to mute the video and turn on the subtitles to understand this singlish

Ayo bro loved ur breakdown of the custrom keyboard hobby as fellow Singaporean recently getting into the rabbit hole myself! Tht being said I hv to comment: many custom keyboard hobby discord grps, like SG MK discord grp(idk abt others im only talking from my experience) are rlly toxic. Idk why but everytime i ask how is switch like on diff keyboards i get things like "i lost so many braincells reading ur question; u know its subjective right?" Like to me its jsut wtf, im only asking abt their experiences with diff keyboard switches...and even when i ask wht stabs u recommend they give one liners as if im stupid. maybe im being a bit too sensitive but shouldnt the mechanical keyboard hobby be abt curiosity and exploring? why then this need for elitism and such arrogant behavior.... Honestly im disappointed as of now how toxic custom keyboard hobbyists can be, esp online when the simplest and most innocent of questions get flamed . And the worst part is when i talked to other keyboard enthusaists from other groups and in other countries they nvr responded in the toxic manner that the Sg kb grps showed to me. But what do you think?

Being a left handed numpad but the 0 is on the right handed side is a deal breaker especially for a $300 board that has limited customizability. Some will even use the numpad for all macro.

👀👍! i think clicky switches are very fun, and give a very clear audible feedback of each keypress, which i like a lot. however, to each their own. I'd recommend lichicx silent tactiles and linears, as they don't feel mushy even though they have some sort of rubber or silicone in the switch.

Saw a few videos and you are doing a great job. Really pleasant experience to hear and watch. Wonder how i never got you recommended until now :)

lol bro apparently forgot about the "Tab" key while using Excel 🤣 Southpaw may be good for southpawed people but otherwise nahhhh

Did some research for those interested: The Case/PCB of this is over $300, without switches. Keychron makes the Q12 for $200. Same layout but, after buying switches for the product in this video and paying taxes on all of it, effectively half the price.

Wouldn't most hard code excel people use the keyboard almost exclusively to navigate anyway, making it pointless to switch it to the other side?

The colleague: "Wait, where are the F keys? I use those every single day! Also who the actual f*** would rather have no F keys and the number keys TWICE? Wait, it costs HOW MUCH?!" @benfromsg: "but it's southpaw! And it has a little RGB above the arrow keys!", probably.

To anyone not wanting to get taken advantage of, you can get an 80% keyboard and 20% numpad separately, then put the numpad on the left for less than half the cost. And it will sound just as good.

So, how to buy the exact keyboard you have? Please tell me what steps you taken to buy this. Found it, and neverminded. 300$+ is not my budget. Thanks for the video thought

Wonderfully produced video! This is exactly what I tell my friends why you would want a southpaw keyboard!

If you buy boards just to have it sound nice, just buy the Aula F75. Its like 30 to 50 sgd from taobao. Comes pre modded and prebuilt with all the foam stuff u can think of. No need spend 500 bucks.

Imagine making a keyboard with the spacebar at the top? That's what a righty numpad in the lefty position feels like to me. Not using the correct fingers, not even possible to Nice vid mate. Getting really tired of right-handed numpads on the left side though. My left hand, like most people’s, is shaped differently from my right hand… using these numpads is terrible that way for me. Some people do like it though. Never understood this layout though. You would think with all the engineering they put into a board, they would get this right.

"It literally makes them a better person." Sold...take my money 😂😂

That's a nice sounding board, back looks beautiful too

thoughts on krush65

very low capacity for building beautiful keyboards.

You should work on your pronunciation and perhaps style. The information is great though

was looking at this, but i cant get over that ugly ass knob D:, went with the ND75 instead

Nice vid mate

Fantastic video. This is my first year in the hobby and FOMO definitely has gotten me once or three times lol.

This editing is sooo good. I also want to learn how to make vids like you

good point at end, waste 500 to save thousands. i wonder if this board can fetch 100 nowadays. its a shame the sound isnt there even after modding. interesting to see how far boards have come in performance and price in a few years. thanks for the video, i love that yours are always from the heart and feelings surrounding the hobby that we all experience vs the technicals of a board

To be fair FOMO drives 90% of this hobby. Nothing to feel bad about!

This is HANDS-DOWN the most realistic, helpful, honest, and real review I've seen in a long time...and not just about the board but about the hobby in general. I got into the hobby later than some so I had the luxury of hours and hours of videos and written reviews of everything keyboard related. I made some FOMO mistakes but, for the most part, kept my wits about me. Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I'm sitting here looking at the recommended videos as I write this and I'm literally staring at a half dozen different keyboards that look essentially the same. I appreciate that you took the time and effort and use so much photography magic to convey the message that many, many, many of us need to hear. Now, I'm going to go cry in a corner about my (not as expensive) Neo Ergo I'm waiting on. lol

are the prices in usd or sgd

Leobog uses extreme thick poron foam as plate and case foam. The switch sheet is poron too, so its really no surprise they sound so super deep and thocky and poppy and just amazing

What tape did you use? Do you still have the board? Final build config?

01:05 $500 😢 Preferences for me… 1. Feels exquisite to type on. 2. Does it sound pleasing. Aesthetics…considering I used to use what was available at big box stores, and all I ever checked for, because we didn’t have any options, was feel - aesthetics, although nice, is far less important. Also, I’ve seen some minimalist white boards that completely met requirements 1 and 2…so, if that suffices for aesthetics, anything beyond that is a bonus.

I’m late to the party here, but just wanted to say it’s great to get an honest take on these boards without someone hellbent on justifying a historically very coveted board in the Sat75. Currently own a Bakeneko60 and an Alas (obviously different form factor than the builds above). I think as much as I love the Alas and don’t regret the purchase, I’d be hard pressed to convince anyone it was worth 3x the cost of the bakeneko. I now see CK is planning what looks like an injection molded $80 bakeneko, Eloquent Clicks has a weighted gummy o ring 60% at <$200 USD. We’ve come a long way from when a full Tofu60 build from KBDfans was $300+

It looks beautiful but I agree, it doesn't sound the best

Dude, I bought and regretted all of those boards you listed 😭. crazy how much our mindsets can change as we dive into this hobby. Fomo had such a grasp on my hobby choices back in 2020-2022. I'm at a point where I'm very picky about what I buy, and I no longer boards I am only "ok" with.

Don´t feel bad about having bought this keyboard. Remember that this hobby is all about personal preference. I´m sure there are people out there that have bought this same keeb and are happy with their $500 buck purchase. You would have never found out if it was worth for you unless you bought it. Good thing is that if you really regret getting it, you can always sell it.

I honestly think I'd rather miss it than look at that knob… like having a ballsack hitch cover on the back of a vehicle Sound and overall value are nice though Nice vid mate

where can I buy that thing that you put the switches in for testing? the acrylic thing?