MelGeek Pixel review - world's first brick compatible mechanical keyboard 

Can we just stop to say what an incredible job they did with theming? The keycaps show Lego studs, the keyboard has common Lego colors, the box looks amazing, and even the USB cords and Bluetooth dongle have studs!

poor fingers

this takes stepping on Lego to a whole new level

It's cute, but I've worked with computers my entire career and I have some advice. Buy a proper ergonomic keyboard. It will last forever, it costs less and your hands will thank you for it in the end. All of these fancy keyboards are an absolute waste of money, tech landfill. If this advice saves even one person from going through the tendon problems I did, it was worth it.

Seen a comment or two about it being membrane. No idea how you could mistake Kailh Box switches or some clone/recolor of them, but ok. Main Issue I could see is cleaning and the clutch power of the studs though :/ Bottom studs seem neat if you want to build your own form of adjustable feet/stand or something along those lines, which is cool. Would like to see what the flex is like on the board and how well the "keycap legend pieces" grip to the underlying keycap bases. Coloring on the bases of the keycaps seems like a bit of a miss too if you want to customize. Even if you cover them, the size isn't the same as LEGO plates, so it would definitely be visible. Wonder if they will have different versions available in different colors. Don't see a point to RGB lighting on the sides if it's covered in red plastic - kind of a huge oversight tbh... Spacing around the mode selector on the back of the keyboard is kind of stupid too - when in a non-center position any pieces placed on those studs would just interfere with each other. Could probably build around that but still... Price though seems understandable but still steep for the amount of negatives in my opinion.

Not in the market for a new mechanical keyboard myself, but would be keen on just buying those keycaps.

Cleaning it will be a nightmare, but it's really nice. I want one ! 😀 Like the sound too.

Oh I really love this! I will consider this one to buy - I will probably use it as display.

it's a nice idea but it appears to be a less desirable mechanical keyboard than most may want. I've been a lego fan since 1969 and i won't set aside my razer keyboard even for one that i can build up with lego. there's no backlit keys and the board itself appears a bit lightweight for a mechanical. i was excited for about 2 minutes there until it started to show a lot of weaknesses :(

Smooth bricks and pieces👌

At the price they want it's consistent to where Lego prices are going. 😁 Is it actually a licensed Lego product or just "Lego-compatible"? Just wondering. This won't be on my wish list but I can see some people really enjoying it as part of their Lego experience.

That’s a pretty cool product

great video man :)

Genuinely, thanks for covering this! It's nice to hear from someone outside the keeb community. This is a cute idea, but, imo, really impractical. Who is this keyboard even for? No enthusiast would use it - it takes up too much desk space and the ergos are poor. It's too tall and too flat. Sure, you could add plates underneath the feet to add some typing angle, but then the keycaps are too short and too flat. Enthusiasts prefer sculpted profiles like cherry. If it's a uniform profile, XDA or DSA because at least the edges are rounded off so that it's easier to differentiate between keys. Sure you can swap keycaps, but that's additional cost and defeats half the PIXEL's purpose. It's not even a good display piece because most keyboards are displayed vertically and any minifig or build mounted this keyboard would look silly...if you could even get the studs to hold it. You'd be limited to tile designs. Is it to bring people into the custom keeb hobby? I don't see any average person is shelling out $200-$300 for a novelty low-profile TKL. It would be better to just build your own keyboard case.

There will be a version with NUMPAD? Liked the keyboard...but $270? Wow! :/

I love this style but I missed a backlight and also a numeric keypad.

I think I’m gonna get the Nyan cat one and put the sparkle babies set on it!

Interesting but did you know sever of the cross tip mechanical keyboards are compatible with lego technic?

Great idea, but I need illuminated keys.

Sadly for a higher price end product this seems a bit cheap. A great idea that just doesn’t work with cheap parts

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Blue switches? 1:41

uff, for a m,kechanical keyboard those switches didn't sound very good..they have a dampened click to them which are generally used for cheaper mechanical keyboards

I don't get this. For the life of me, I don't know why anyone would want this on their desk. I could see if it was an officially licensed Lego product, but if the clutch power is not there, what's the point?

Price?

Cheese

This is nothinng more than an expensive gimmick

rat👍

very odd product 😅

Wow people are really ill informed

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Nice review, way overpriced, you can some good mechanical keybords for that price and that is a membrane keyboard not even a mechanical one.

It won't just take a lack of keyboard to convince you to buy this, but also a lack of knowledge about the quality of keyboards to justify this price. It sells a cool gimmick, but I'm not sure about the practicality of adding full size builds around your keyboard. I'm also not sure about the effort given to the back. It's definetly a cool canvas for designs, but you're not gonna see them in day to day usage, to the point where you might forget them. Nobody is really going to ditch their keyboard for this. And noone who knows about keyboard quality will spend 270$ for what appears to be a membraine keyboard marketed as mechanical. No matter the brand quality and reputation. I'm also unsure about the legality of talking about Lego on their website. Good luck to their campaign, but that's definetly not the best move for business.

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That’s a pretty cool product