THEY CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THESE PRICES - CYCLE7 REVIEW

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Keyboard: Cycle7 in TKD Zeal and Anodized Jasper clickclack.io/pages/tkd-cycle7
Board insulation: None
Plate: FR4, aluminum
Keycaps: PBTfans Pyga, GMK WoB Hangul
Switches: Mauve, Penyus, Mx Blacks
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@mazz1t 11 месяцев назад

This is another turning point for the hobby after the qk/zoom/jris hype, honestly baffling that 2 years ago there were hardly any boards that could even be remotely compared to this at such a price range Picked up a rock + Blue pvd myself

@SMKeyboards 11 месяцев назад

Damn that’s an insane value. Great vid; awesome to hear the differences of switches and plates versus other keebs too.

@EnnTomi1 11 месяцев назад

only got into custom recently, since TKL has been my main layout for the past 15 years, and i rarely use FR, this is kinda the prefect choice for me to start off the hobby. thank TKD!

@Bayofthe91st 11 месяцев назад

same as well, when my irl job now only relied on several F key, I change to this layout with VIA support where I could lay out the needed f row in fn+arrow keys

@MrSkullhead0 11 месяцев назад

I’ve already seen every single Cycle7 review under the digital RU-vid sun. I know I’m getting this board already. But it’s always nice to hear what you think. Was hoping you got this. Also FRLTKL gang is thriving. This is my ultimate work layout

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

I appreciate the support. Getting it in person hits diff. When I just saw pictures I was confused.. but I’m kinda a believer now

@Tunnelsnakes 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for addressing the vendor issues going on right now. Group buys is definitely seen as risky especially for newcomers. It makes sense that this sort of business model is still necessary for the time being, considering how the hobby is still pretty niche relative to other scenes. I think the only way to not make such a business model necessary anymore is when the hobby eventually gets popular enough to the point that it becomes profitable regardless of hitting MOQ or not. Hopefully someday it will get to that point.

@DogeTrump 11 месяцев назад

neo65:

@Plaqueboycutie 11 месяцев назад

@@DogeTrumpnot out yet

@zivens.2407 11 месяцев назад

YT didn't push this video to me and that's truly ridiculous. Thank you for your insight! Alu vs FR4 was exactly what I needed.

@mikes41720 11 месяцев назад

Wow a glowing review from Andy. It really IS a game changer! Got the Cream tkdcoating colorway with a gold pvd weight. Will pair it with GMK Cafe and call it a day!

@ricecloud 11 месяцев назад

thanks for showing the red color, i love that's brighter compared to most of the reds of other keyboards i've seen so far! def helped me to decide! ☺ also the click, when snapping in the top case is so satisfying 😌

@DvineDragoon 10 месяцев назад

Hello ricecloud I love your videos

@ImCastorTroy45 11 месяцев назад

Glad I ordered the green ano it looks great. Also selected the gold pvd weight. Thanks for the video Andy. I appreciate the content.

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

Gold and green is classic

@HubertTheMad 11 месяцев назад

Cycle TKL and 65 coming out next 👀. Thanks for the vid, Andy

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

Shoot a tkl would make me moist

@rexammus 10 месяцев назад

source?

@involuntarysoul3867 11 месяцев назад

aftermarket is the way now, you can find so much stuff under GB price and you get it next week

@ruderdk 11 месяцев назад

wow, this seems incredible! def have to pick up the jasper to go with botanical

@S_P_A_C_E_PUBGM 11 месяцев назад

Best way to spend Sunday evening. Each street tacos while watching keyboard videos on my phone

@Aldarris 11 месяцев назад

Shit got WILD in the entry level space in the last year and a half

@quocanhhbui8271 11 месяцев назад

i dont even care about this board but I like your videos so I'm here. Great video Andy

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

Love this man appreciate the support!!

@ImOnMy116 11 месяцев назад

Man I have said that I am actively against this layout before just from a functionality to desk space perspective, but the sound, price point, and that gorgeous red color almost are enough to sway me anyway!! I feel like seeing a bright red is so rare on keyboards, and it makes me so happy to see this offerered.

@involuntarysoul3867 11 месяцев назад

for me vertical desk space is the most important, so FRL is perfect

@ImOnMy116 11 месяцев назад

@@involuntarysoul3867 Totally valid, everybody's setup is different. For me, I'm generally not concerned about vertical space, I just want to minimize space between my left and right arm when using the mouse.

@itsyagirlapes 11 месяцев назад

This and the Neo65 are really disrupting what budget boards can be! I'm considering picking up both

@Plaqueboycutie 11 месяцев назад

Same

@final3119 11 месяцев назад

Hol’ up are velcro watches back in style again? Take me back 25 years to my childhood.

@ChubiPanda 11 месяцев назад

Think it's a pretty layout. TKL look the best IMO

@NuhUhmm 11 месяцев назад

Bauer lite trembling rn

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

It’s coming soon

@pokepokepoke64 11 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen”soon”

@NuhUhmm 11 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen at this point, might be better for omnitype not to release bauerlate

@aaronnunez3985 11 месяцев назад

Ooof.

@XYZcity_hunter 11 месяцев назад

Love the shade at the end of the video. Lmaooo

@Zeraphor 11 месяцев назад

Do you think this changes the keyboard market as much as BlackSimon and Paul do?

@ThatGuy001 11 месяцев назад

1:55 "I don't own a TKL" did you sell your tiger 80 lite? or do you still have it?

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

It’s on my shelf but I end up taking my “good” switches out of it to put in other boards

@weesh4010 11 месяцев назад

for the price, it will recieve the love/hate praise that the qk did in it's time. I love the sound profile with the alu, but hate that the shift keys sound so ..."squishy" i don't think i have ever used that word to describe a keyboard before. I think that I will be picking one of these up for a gifting board or a loaner board.

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

yeah the flexible typing experience can yield a sound like that i can see that

@Victorkey1 11 месяцев назад

What thickness tx stabs did you use

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

1.6mm

@n0raaFTW 11 месяцев назад

yo wait this is actually perfect for me i been using 60 percent for a while and used to using FN+num for the function row but when i edit videos or need to take screenshots its harder for me to not have arrow keys and the other stuff

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

That’s a great use case tbh!

@locolama 9 месяцев назад

Just when I was on vacation this thing had to drop... so salty I missed this.

@AndyVNguyen 9 месяцев назад

Damn I’m sorry. Maybe wait for extras?

@davesday12 11 месяцев назад

The entry level mech scene is basically a race to the bottom. Pretty soon they will have to pay you $5 for taking the basic kit unless you add extra items. 😂 All jokes aside the Cycle 7 is looking very promising. Very innovative at this price point.

@talnosm24 11 месяцев назад

bro the prices is crazy these days, I almost bought a new keyboard when i see Neo65

@6jeewon 11 месяцев назад

No F row on a TKL is such a bizzare choice of layout. It looks beautiful but I don't think I could ever use it

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

It’s super weird lol

@cielcrescent3196 11 месяцев назад

Really cool board, but that layout is just not it for me. Always glad to see more studios putting out affordable stuff though, so I hope to see TKD pop off!

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

Def a weird layout. If they keep pushing out this quality and prices like this they’re gonna kill it

@ImOnMy116 11 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen absolutely am very excited to see what other boards they decide to release, personally hoping for a 60 or 65 (though I realize vertex still has the Arc 60 coming out in batches, just at a much higher price point)

@TM-zo1nz 11 месяцев назад

@@ImOnMy116 Next TKD will be a 80%

@BokehhBob 11 месяцев назад

As someone who has been in the hobby coming up on 4 years i keep having an internal fight with buying this board. Is it worth it for a veteran in the hobby? I dont have that specific layout but I do have a matrix navi on order.

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

It is unique due to new mounting styles and case assembly. And a cool layout. Cheap enough for a fun board.

@GorKeys 11 месяцев назад

neo65 please! is it a new bakeneko killer?

@shinkenger2234 11 месяцев назад

Not a fan of the layout since I use f keys (also I like putting novelties and artisans up there), but it looks very nice.

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

Just put artisans on nav lmao. But yeah no F keys is rough for those who need it

@st3pn56 11 месяцев назад

just bought this on GB, do you guys think i should pe and tape mod this board???

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

no i don't think you need to

@daryl211 11 месяцев назад

Andy your Mission to Mars Moonswatch needs a new strap! Completely changes the look. Go for white rubber or something along those lines

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

for sure! i did black rubber for my mission to the sun. too bad it was too short so it's awkward. i should just buy from them again and get a white

@aesric 11 месяцев назад

Sound is its nemesis

@riceoverwife 11 месяцев назад

Ima just buy one cuz this shit goes so fucking hard for the price

@kirti3839 11 месяцев назад

doesn't ship to my country :) still looks just really nice. idk why but I love elongated designs

@93ksj 11 месяцев назад

Them spacebars brighter than my future

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

well loved

@jammies701 11 месяцев назад

Nice vid mate

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

Thanks m8

@Jdjdjrb 11 месяцев назад

Ughh I can’t decide between this or the envoy, only thing holding me back from envoy is the higher price and what’s holding me back from the cycle is the 50 dollar shipping to the U.S.

@mintlata 11 месяцев назад

I'd say get the Envoy since it's instock and ready to ship, while this is in Groupbuy and will not deliver until Dec this year

@Jstn08 11 месяцев назад

is this the gunmetal or black pvd weight?

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

Black pvd ss

@moreyouknow4010 11 месяцев назад

is it 1000 hz polling rate and is there bad latency

@kaeroseon 7 месяцев назад

Polling rate doesnt really matter on keyboards but it should be 1kHz. Latency on wired also almost doesnt matter and shouldnt be an issue.

@jschannel8624 11 месяцев назад

Ur video convinced me to get this for my girlfriend He just planning to build a pc around december Hopefully it arrved on time with her PC hahahaha would be a nice bdaygift and christmas gift too 😮

@Agent_Alpha 11 месяцев назад

1:37 im using an Ikki68 right now, bought it instantly when i saw your video on the Ikki68, and now im also considering buying the Cycle 7 too :( Andy destroyed my wallet

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

I’m so sorry for your loss haha

@vaughn6306 11 месяцев назад

Please do a video about RAMA WORKS 🍵🍵🍵

@Strongfingers88 11 месяцев назад

fire, i got the purple with silver.

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

That’s fire

@Draw3524 11 месяцев назад

Same, was super on the fence between the PVD and sandblasted steel.

@Strongfingers88 11 месяцев назад

@@Draw3524 yeah now that I look at my order I actually did the WKL void elf with the black PVD. I think it will look great

@Doboruchi 11 месяцев назад

I got all my end game layout. Jane TKL, 910 65%, Unikorn 60%, and this FRL in Jasper Green. Can't wait for it to be delivered soooooon!!

@keithjohn1650 11 месяцев назад

lmao "mall and latch"

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

English is hard

@royal-pw9zn 11 месяцев назад

1:52 "I don't own a tkl"... What's that in the background??🤨

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

I got them as raffles lol. there’s a pc tkl and a realforce

@geonfeetpic 11 месяцев назад

Andy just lowered my chance of gettin cycle 7 zero by uploading this video

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

lol it’s easy to buy

@allaricluy 11 месяцев назад

Rama kara still not here ... Dang

@final3119 11 месяцев назад

Wish it had F keys. Nearly cancelled my Monsgeek order when RU-vidr’s started talking about this, but I’m too married to F keys for gaming and productivity and rage quiting to move away from it.

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

If you need f keys you need f keys so it makes sense

@euzelvillanueva3886 11 месяцев назад

How does the thocc of this compare to kbd67 lite

@Rockett. 11 месяцев назад

It clacks

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

thoccs me all the way down to my toes

@rehanriyaz2501 9 месяцев назад

Vs mode envoy?

@AndyVNguyen 9 месяцев назад

I’d take this, but the layout is weird for a lot of people. They’re doing a cycle65 later though

@rehanriyaz2501 9 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen damn, any info on that?

@rehanriyaz2501 9 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen would really appreciate a response, but understand if youre busy. I found a mode envoy w alu plate for 180 w/o shipping, and someone who will sell me their cycle 7 order when it ships, and that is 242$. First board btw, which deal/keeb for the prices above would you reccomend/buy if you could

@kaeroseon 7 месяцев назад

@@rehanriyaz2501 Go for the envoy then. Its really clean looking but the sound isnt amazing (inconsistent, but alphas are very good) but for that price its a pretty good deal.

@b1806 11 месяцев назад

Is this better then the mode envoy?

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

I’d take it over envoy. The standoffs on envoy make it kinda suck. Those keys sound hella weird. But the envoy has a more “normal” layout

@TrevorBronowicki 11 месяцев назад

Yeah this board is such a good cop

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

it's so sick. i can totally swallow a weird layout for this price

@TrevorBronowicki 11 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen I think it’s what the hobby needs. Something refreshing and different at a great price after what feels like a stagnation in terms of designing new products.

@che-weihsieh975 8 месяцев назад

I think your microphone picked a lot of weird banging noise, or I am tripping, or my place is haunted.

@kaeroseon 7 месяцев назад

His new camera set up lol. He was filming from his garage before because he was moving or re organizing i think so there would be some audio issues.

@MisfireKB 11 месяцев назад

I really want this one ngl

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

I didn’t think I would .. and it really grew on me

@Cam-i 11 месяцев назад

Yes the base price is 139$ but shipping is still 40$ to US

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

With that you get a GB that won’t miss MOQ, tons of customization, and faster fulfillment since it’s going straight to you rather than China factory > US vendor by ship > QC > local shipping.

@Cam-i 11 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen This is exactly why many people do not get into the GB side of the keyboard community sadly

@dalebob9364 11 месяцев назад

I would love to take away your mice & windows or Mac key's! If only to see how many people are completely ignorant of the limitless possibilities that f-row and home cluster plus alt, Ctrl, and forget the window key! When I don't have a home cluster I feel lost on 75%. Instead of instantly knowing where I'm at on a TKL\full, I'm thinking "well it's 50-50 whether you're going to hit delete or home, just try!

@sisqo-7636 11 месяцев назад

GB 100% better than raffle bit the problem is waiting time

@coyotex850 11 месяцев назад

what an oddball layout, it ain't really space saving where it matters and ust going tkl would've made more sense but i can't deny it do be lookin hella clean......as for the group buy thing, i understand really small companies going that route because they simply can't finance the project but bigger players in the custom keyboard space *cough* meletrix......should start moving away from that because they'll never gain mainstream success with that system

@x3LightNinG 11 месяцев назад

is it made in china tho

@AndyVNguyen 11 месяцев назад

yes

@garrettwest4162 11 месяцев назад

Most boards are made in China my dude

@unevenambit 11 месяцев назад

@@AndyVNguyen has there been a groupbuy/pre-order keyboard produced in NA, or anywhere outside of the usual Asian countries. I'm just curious to know.

@EnnTomi1 11 месяцев назад

would be 500$ if its made in USA for the exact same quality...

@Juramate 11 месяцев назад

@@unevenambit There's been a bit of them, but they usually end up being $400 - $500+

@pokepokepoke64 11 месяцев назад

Can’t wait to pick up a bakeneko60 over this. I just really don’t like this board’s sound unfortunately. I think the gummy boards, bakeneko60, sequence, etc sound way better than this board and the tofu2.0 than Taeha built was legendary, literally better sounding than the kohaku

@Jdjdjrb 11 месяцев назад

Tbh this board from what I’ve seen can sound pretty much like anything you want it to by swapping foams in and out, using abs over pbt or vice versa etc. The only thing holding me back from getting this is the layout as I don’t like it much. Also if you really love o ring mounted boards a good very budget option right now is thr neo65 by qwertykeys which is about to come out and starts at 80 bucks, looks and sounds great. Mode envoy is also a good budget-mid range with an o-ring like mounting style albeit slightly more customizable. Although I do really like the Bakeneko as the 65% version is what got me into custom keebs