Vortex Cypher Review - 65% Mechanical Keyboard

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[TeaLeeef]

I have the Vortex Core and the split spacebar is really wonderful. It feels so much nicer than the awful long ones with clacky stabilizers. I use it just as a normal spacebar until I play games, which I then like to switch to a profile where I can map them separately. Very useful.

[TeaLeeef]

It's nice that they dimmed the LEDs. The Vortex Core's LEDs are blinding.

[SubterraneanXiu]

I love the simplicity of this board. Nice one to custom upgrade as well as you don't feel you're doing much disservice.

[joppe]

Always excited for your videos, great review!

[jammies]

They need to come up with more split spacebars. That extra key in such a prime location is great for modifiers and macros

[hutzdani]

This is a weird one then eh, it's decidedly top end of the middle range of boards available, but sits somewhere between the Poker and the race.

But you get everything better with the Poker 3 and race 3 buildwise, the cypher is almost like a bigger sizes budget core.

Cheapo keycaps kill it at this price point, I could accept cheap caps if there was a metal body.

Nice to see they did not abandon HW programming yet :-)

[jordanfish]

They should really sell these in a more interesting colorway... this is like a gourmet sandwich with zero condiments.

[SubterraneanXiu]

This should have been Vortexgear's "gateway" model KB in that there are no frills or anything suggesting a seasoned Mech KB collector with several on their shelves. A good price point of roughly 65$ usd would suit the build and target audience (beginners looking to get comfortable with smaller KBs without losing most functionality whilst keeping distracting RGB, feature-rich alternatives at bay.)

[isaaccloos]

This is a fantastic review! I will be picking one up shortly :)

[michaelellis]

I like how his voice spelled his head 😊😊😊😊

[dixitk]

is replacing this plastic case with an aluminium case easy on cypher? And if you have to choose between pok3r vs Cypher?

[davertron]

So first off, I'll just say that I really love this keyboard, and great video! I did want to bring attention to the one down side with the dual space bars that I've found: it's very difficult to find keycaps for them. Just be aware of that.

[james.shafiei]

With software-based programming, you can customise the default layer and also move the Fn, Fn1 and Pn key anywhere. I couldn't do this on my Core using the hardware programming - the default layer was locked and you could only move Fn and Pn to predefined keys and could not move Fn1 at all (except swapping positions with Pn). I sold my Core mostly because I couldn't change Fn1 to left space, plus having the programmed layer LED always on used to bug me (ended up putting a sticker over it!). I think I might buy another one now that these issues have been fixed, although I am currently really enjoying my custom DDmicro + box whites + DSA Honeywell.

[pdebie]

Seems like a good alternative to the Mistel Baricco MD770

[ethanreed]

Are keyboards like these any good for typing? I'm trying to see if I can get a smaller keyboard for myself for both gaming and typing reasons. I don't really know what it's like to not have anything under the space bar so I was just asking. Anyways I liked this video and if you're still reading this have a nice day!

[_zeix]

Nice that they seemed to have fixed the awful rattling of the stabs on the pok3r due to poor plate fit.

[KantenHammer]

Sadly i have never seen a CH (swiss) layout on any smaller keyboards, i would love to have one..

[amirunited]

can you tell me of a vortex mechanical keyboard that has really close together keys? I like the keys to be close together so i don't have to stretch my fingers too much.

[PeterBacon]

What are people's thoughts on the build quality? An amazon reviewer described the Cypher as feeling cheap, plasticy, & light.
Is that the case?

[skilz]

Wait are these silent if you do cherry MX White