I UPGRADED the Most Popular Keyboard on Amazon...

In this video I was challenged to a keyboard showdown! I built the best budget keyboard under $100 using only parts from Amazon like Akko CS Switches!
Collab with: @AndyVNguyen @Glarses @SquashyBoy @SwitchandClickOfficial @LewisToh
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[WoollyMittens]

There's no way you were going to beat Tao Bao with Amazon for sheer purchasing power, but this is a very solid runner up! Love your work!

[DKaldes]

I didn't even know there was a mechanical hotswappable with a bit of rgb and per key lighting keyboard that looks fine for only 20$, That's amazing!

[volundrfrey]

When I was a kid a $20 keyboard meant the crappiest membrane switches imaginable, so I'm really impressed by it just as it came out of the box. Seems way better than what I was gaming on when 11 years old.

[SianaGearz]

I actually find it nice that it has a full case rather than a "floating switch design".

The casing doesn't seem half bad either as a foundation. Epoxying a few thin sheets of steel should make it MUCH nicer than stock, like stiffer and heavier. Feel of quality is more important than actual quality, right? But i guess sil-pour works too.

[fallenhorizon]

14:03 glarses being so pissed that he pronounced his name "gl-are-ses"

[Jesticles]

yours was my favorite in sound. pretty impressive build for the price!

[dae]

i had a similar issue with my tecware keyboard! the sockets were designed more for thinner pins like outemu switches but i found a hack by clipping the outer pin to a sharp pointy end using a nail clipper which helped a lot because previously it won’t even fit and even broke 2 switches (gateron yellow)

[clintonleonard]

I have to say, that silicon o-ring "gasket mount" mod is absolutely clutch for tray mounted keyboards. HUGE difference. Another really good mod, which you could have done, is to put keycap O-rings on when you use high profile keycaps. It doesn't change the feel of bottoming out if you use a single o-ring, but it makes the bottom out sound quieter because there is less reverberation in the plastic.

[machinaeZER]

Final board sounds really good, nice job!

[redcake]

i didn’t even realize you hit 200k! congrats!

[penitures]

Glarses looked so sad, I hope he cheers up soon and everything is fine with him

[burgerboy]

3:39 I know that feeling, Outemu hot sockets are the worst sockets in the keyboard kingdom! They have a death grip on switches, making it hard to remove them without destroying part of the switch, and they're almost proprietary! They only work with Outemu, Gazzew, Akko, and Lcet switches. (Maybe more than that) (You need to cut the legs off some of the switches that fall under that umbrella to make them fit in the sockets) I know that A good amount of keyfeels fall under that umbrella, and you can trim the pins and take the legs off on some other switches to make them work, but you might not want to put up with that in the first place.

[takoyakeys]

Bruuuh for $100 that's SOLID. Great job man! Also Glarses face at the end got me good

[admiralmudkip]

Have you ever considered using gasket sheets, like the rubber sheets used for cutting out custom gaskets, as padding for the inside of keyboards? I wondered if it may be a more convenient and less messy alternative to pouring silicone like you did in the video.

[elektra]

Glarses and his dead expression throughout the whole thing lmao

[Keybored]

Good old e yooso! Looks great with the new caps tho!

[kobalt_ren]

Loved the video! Those lavender switches seem right up my alley, an affordable tactile switch that comes in a shade of purple! Now, if only I could find a 100% ISO hot swap PCB hahaha (or finally convince myself to drop the numpad as I only really use it for symbol typing)

[techguy]

Anyone remember when IBM keyboards ( like 5150 original pc)?used Cherry keyswitches and cost about $350? I hope the designers who created the TRS 80 Model II keyboard with the foam and tinfoil got a raise for the elegant junk it was. How did it ever work? They survived more that I expected they could. Spill coffee in it, dry it out, clean the pcb traces with alcohol and it just worked.

[dootdoot_]

Funny thing is, I bought this same exact keyboard (but with red switches) so I was really interested to hear the final result. Let’s just say I want to mod my keyboard now…..

[notmyrealname]

I haven't heard the others yet but yours sounds great! And if it were up to me you'd win best looking keyboard! (I love green keyboards for some reason it just feels right to me).