Sol 2 - World's Brightest Mechanical Keyboard Build!

Today we build and review the Sol 2 from RGBKB. Fitted out with a tonne of RGB LEDs, rotary encoders, OLED panels, and more!

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[TaeKeyboards]

Video took longer than expected. The group buy ends today, but all kits will have extra stock (limited) stock available after as pre-orders.
And sorry if music was a bit too loud at times!

[MattMathias]

I'm gonna buy one of these simply because Solaire is on the PCB....

[Cereal.Fidgeter]

Awesome to see ortholinear on a split and not just the column staggering

[sikonez]

That actually sounds really nice, I normally don't like the sound of any MX Clear variants but it sounded really great in a thick plate and PC. You've inspired another build!

[adolfazusa]

Taekeyboards: No one likes gateron clears
Me: But It's my favourite linear switch...

[HM]

that is probably the thickest plate I've ever seen.. :o

[slaps_only]

I got their zygo earlier in the year. 10/10 was very happy.

[WilReichert]

Been teetering on building an Iris, but I like the bonus features here - couple more keys, rotary encoders and oled screens. 4.8mm plate is a nice touch too. RBG yeah whatever. There goes my bank account...

[KingZero]

that looks like an amazing kit... but the way you hack-job frankensteined the assembly was making my skin crawl...

[samlee]

Oh my eyes. Lol 😂. Super bright indeed.

[toufusoup]

MADMAN ACTUALLY OUT HERE DRILLING HOLES INTO HIS SWITCHES FOR RGB HOLY SHIT

[Slacking]

I put together a JJ40 with Gateron Clears I really like it

[Stoic_Cat_]

Me: How would i like my RGB?
Sol 2: yes

[Thorhian]

Wow I really wish I could make a switch plate like They look amazing. BTW Tae, maybe if you don't have one already, you should get a drill press. It would probably be useful when you are trying to make custom stuff and it would be easier to control drilling those sketchy holes in those switches lol, far better than using that hand drill XD

[BorisA]

is that Breakthrough I see in the background 👀

[SaltedRoe]

I hope you can review Rakk's new mech keyboard called *Lam-ang*

[Donbros]

This is really cool but I would probably use this keybaord more as lamp, because I don't really super like these ergo keyboards

[ali-amaza]

i bought a set of Gateron yellows to put into my one2 SF and they had the same black bottom housing.... so i drilled out the bottom of each switch xD

[cqnrad]

only the keyboard enthusiast community would get a keyboard known for its bright rgb and get non-clear switches with non-seethrough caps

[GonePhshing]

Can't wait for these to ship! Ordered mine as soon as the GB started.


How do the feet attach? Looks like a brass M4 insert on the case, so I guess just an M4 grub screw between the case and feet for tenting?