Definitely enjoy long form reviews. Thank you. I agree that the purple and gold would be really freaking sweet if they will allow us to grab that colorway
Great review but I'm a little confused. It seams from your comments both typing feel and sound were meh, but you say a few minutes later the board is fantastic and one of the best 65s in years. Were you just being tough in those respects but actually really enjoy it? Or did the looks push the needle that much for you to overlook the problems and purchase?
Sorry for the confusion. It's definitely a board that is specced into aesthetics primarily, which really helps it along, however with a plastic full plate, and the planned fixes, I think it could get good enough as a complete package (getting the sound and feel more than just "meh" tier)
0:00 Intro and specs (0:36 Sniff) 2:07 Daily rant about Ham Hair on deskmats 2:13 Unboxing experience (Note: reviewer unit; packaging may change during GB) 4:32 Some ranting about no hard case available 5:37 External Case 12:28 weighting the board 13:19 feet review 16:05 Disassembly experience 17:10 Mounting talks 21:53 SCREWING TIME 23:44 Case Bottom and weight 29:58 Case Top (Two-layer anodization Talks) 35:53 Mounting mid-piece 36:50 Decorative Backpiece 37:50 Lil bugger 38:59 Plate/ PCB/ Typing Experience 1:27:50 Typing test 1:29:32 Summary (Simon's note: Watch the whole thing if you are interested in the board)
There is a anodizing technique called Anoprint , Anotone, etc etc. Pick a random name. In any case it allows the dyes to be printed in a silk screen manner onto the raw prepared aluminum and then anodized and sealed. It's very effective for doing text/complex patterns like this. I'm guessing those blocks may be some amount of the silk screen that is left behind from where it is hooked? No idea. That's about the extent of my knowledge of the technique.
A bit, going too loose would open up a can of worms of other potential issues, like a rattly plate. I think a very slight softer o ring would be helpful
apparently theres a new firmware out (1.11 I think) that gives via support on the slider itself. You'll need to load the json keymap into via (available on their site) to be able to modify your keymap, its an extra step, but it works for now
they're pretty good. As always I wish they were 5 cents cheaper to help cover the cost of an aftermarket spring. I'll cover them more in depth on my next kb review, and compare them to standard JWICKs to give an idea of the differences in molds
