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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
One of the better keyboards out there!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So just got this in today. I have been looking at building a custom board for a while now. I seen this pop up and since I have the best buy card, I decided that it was worth it to purchase this kit as it came with everything I needed for cheaper than building it all separately.
So for the pros of this board. It is already built which means you can take it out and start using it right away. The cable it comes with is realy nice and will be by far the nicest cable you own. The typing experience is awesome and so buttery smooth. I am sure with different switches you can get it even smoother. These fox switches are a limited item only on the prebuilt pro and GMMK 2 boards. They are doing a limited group buy to get these switches without buying a prebuilt kit but do not have plans to keep these switches in stock for the general public. So yay exclusivity lol.
Anyways, the RGB is great and the rotary knob is excellent. Nice and tactile and has volume up and down by default for rotation and muting for pressing it in. Its also one nice chunk of aluminum and feels absolutely solid. This is not going to move around on your desk and is absolute quality all around. Also they have a 2 year warranty and actively support you modifying and changing things on this board. That is practically unheard of in the custom keyboard scene. They tell you to open her up and tinker.
The wrist wrest is pretty decent and is nicely padded, albeit a little too high for my liking sitting in front of the board. It has a nice solid piece in the bottom that allows it to hold shape and is comfortable. The key cap and switch puller are also really nice and the switch puller is solid metal! The keycaps themselves are really nice too and are so much better than ABS plastic. They have a nice texture to them and will not slip and slide like smoothed over ABS keycaps do overtime. PBT is known for quality and is the preferred choice for many enthusiasts.
Now the cons. There aren't many but the stabilizers on the space bar are not the greatest. My right hand side dips down some and ticks a bit. These of course have been an issue on this board since it launched so that's not a surprise. Don't let it stop you from buying this board though. Another con, at least for me, is south facing RGB. I prefer north facing with shine through keycaps. We can't have it all can we? So if you absolutely need shine through legends then this is not the board for you. Not unless you spend extra for the polycarbonate plate, and get the aurora keycaps to help really diffuse that lighting around, and even then it will still be dimmer than north facing boards. Again, not the biggest deal breaker but it is something to be aware of if you have never looked deeply into custom keyboards yet.
Overall, for someone that might be too nervous to build something from scratch or just doesnt have the time to sit and lube every switch and hunt down the correct keycap sets and whatnot, this is the perfect entry into custom boards that will allow you to explore and find out what you like and dont like so you can change it up down the line. You will not regret buying this board, and even if you are an experienced keeb enthusiast, some cheap upgrades and mods to this board will have you thoccing away to your hearts content. Just get it if you can afford it, and if you don't like it you can always return it.
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Amazing keyboard. The way it types is different from any other keyboard I have used. It’s quiet in its own way, and you can tell it’s heavy duty. The knob on the keyboard is a really nice addition too. The wrist guard is great, coming from someone who has dealt with heavy amounts of wrist burn in the past. I’d recommend getting it on sale, the $350 price point is a bit crazy but still worth it otherwise. Just remember to download the software (Glorious Core) to keep up to date firmware and change color settings.
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Very good keyboard. A lot of customization is available. The computer program allows you to change a lot of the backlight led settings. The keyboard is very expensive, it’s high quality, but you’re definitely paying for it. The frame of the keyboard is made of metal, so it makes it rather heavy, but high quality.
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This thing is a tank I've never felt a keyboard this heavy before. It's built really well, the software included is great, I've had no issues super comfy to use and the volume button and mute are really useful.
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These GMMK Pro keyboards are on a whole different level. I had no idea. Expensive? Sure! But they are an investment for the long haul, and you can tailor pretty much everything to your liking for a very long time to come. The typing action and feel is phenomenal. I only wish it came with pudding caps ... or at the very least ... default caps that had character-show-through of the lighting. These Fox switches are amazing. Precise, quiet and consistent. These Glorious keyboards are built like tanks. Spend your hard-earned money on something for the long haul and stop wasting money on the toys.
Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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Overall, the best keyboard you are going to be able to purchase through Best Buy. This premium package from glorious offers a flexible 75 percent board that will last for years. In the box you will get the unit, a wrist rest, a type c cable, replacement keycaps, as well as two keycap pullers. Only critique I have is my copy came with an extremely generous amount of lube on my left shift and backspace key. This is an easy fix and can be resolved after using the board for a few weeks.
Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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If I had to do it again I would have probably just bought the barebones kit and bought my own keycaps and switches. The key switches that came with the prebuilt version are great but I feel at the price of $350 vs $170 for the barebones I could have saved some money.
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This is a premium keyboard. I understand many advises of the alternative Keychron keyboard, however for me this is the better keyboard for the overall premium feel. Also to any custom mechanical keyboard, feel is subjective however the aluminum feel and weight of the keyboard is truly superb on this one. I would buy this over the Keychron. Keychron needs plastic on their wireless keyboard. This is wired which is why it's a more premium product. After you can do your own mods and switches and keycaps. But basically you are buying this for the base. As you can see on my photo, I have upgrade mine with the lord of the rings elves keycaps. I really liked the fox linear switches. really smooth.
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Absolutely a great addition into the store glad to see more expensive option vs the base razer steelseries and logitech. Wasnt a fan of limited choosing but holy when i walked in and saw the gmmk i thought it couldnt be true sounds amazing looking forward to getting holy pandas to put into it
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Ive had a surplus of keyboards in the last year just trying them all out to see what i liked the best and came across this one. I absolutely love the responsiveness of this one the keys feel great and it is the perfect size. 10/10 recommend
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This keyboard is not out of the ordinary gaming keyboard no,no. this is a little bit more special these are custom keyboards, and let's say if you want to change it up if you have it, you def can there would be no issue what's so ever with that!
Honestly, one of the best fully custom keyboard you can start off with today if you want to get into yourself into the custom keyboard world...
I originally came from a 100% (full size keyboard) ((Corsair K70 M.K ll Cherry MX Blues ) it... wasn't so bad and honestly loosing a bit of keyboard def takes a bit of getting used to but it def does feel nice and premium for sure!