These switches are very smooth, but a bit heavy (strong springs) as well. If you pair them with metal keycaps, they become decently easy to use. Or if you just like hitting your keys really hard, they make for a good finger workout.. Also they don’t let a lot of RGB light through their south facing opening. I like the blue and white color scheme they have going and they do make a nice full clacky bottom out sound too if that’s what you like.
Beautifully crafted keycaps. I think these are great keycaps, but the keyboard I bought them for doesn’t match unfortunately.. They would work well with a white keyboard I think. The Silver Color keyboard I bought them for is too dark and doesn’t show the keycaps as well as I would have liked.
The ice cendol switches are really good for the price. They sound and feel great to type with, and are my new daily driver.
The bridge75 is well built and has a smooth marbly sound. Easily the best keyboard in this price range
These tactile switches feel and sound great. They have enough feedback to be noticable, but not so much that I felt uncomfortable changing from linear switches. In terms of acoustics, these switches are very quiet. They make what I'd describe as a soft clack sound when typing. Overall some great switches! If you want something quiet and are looking to go from linear to tactile I think these should be a top contender.
Arrived a day sooner than expected in perfect condition! It looks, feels and sounds amazing. Duties were kind of insane, but that’s a process issue more than a product issue. Great starter keeb. Looking forward to getting new key caps eventually, and swapping with ease because the front casing removes with magnets. Super pleased. Couldn’t stop typing.
These are pretty nice, but unfortunately not for me. But I will pick up some other tactile switches later on to try and compare
The keyboard arrived in perfect condition and it looks amazing. Their shipping time was also great! I would say as my first purchase, I trust this site. The bridge75 was also a very good choice terms of starter pre-build keyboard.
It is very convenient to be able to store the 2.4g dongle in a keycap, but it seems like for whatever reason the place where you put the dongle doesn’t always fit the dongle that well so the dongle comes loose easily. It might be beneficial to put a actual USB connector inside the keycap perhaps?
I absolutely love the feel and sound of these switches. The most premium feel of any I've used before. I also love the little bottle it came with. I bought during the holidays and they even gave me a Christmas card with it, so sweet.
Good materials, good length, good connectors. I definitely recommend this cable to others.
Love the idea, but decided to buy a second batch and got a repeat of the switches I got last time for both the premium and budget unfortunately.
Chose this option for a bit of fun and variety. I would’ve liked to come back to buy even more, but I’d rather not take the chance in getting the same switches for the 3rd time :/
I'll start out by saying that I have loved the Zoom series. I own both a Zoom98 and a Zoom75, and love them both. I was expecting a similar quality and experience with this board, and was tremendously let down. There are a few huge issues that I and others have had that leads me to warn potential buyers away from wasting your money here, when there are other similarly priced, better options:
1. The catch ball mount system does not offer the benefits you would hope for
2. Poor design leads to easily broken ribbon cables
3. Constant and frequent connection problems when in wireless mode
4. Top case rattle when typing with long pole switches, leading to you needing to mod the board just to mitigate case rattle
5. The internal design of the board's tail light looks like it was thrown together last minute. The board looks like a prototype, far from a finished product.
(as a disclaimer, this is a review of the board itself. I have and will continue to recommend Dangkeebs for their excellent selection and customer service. Though I cannot recommend that you buy this board; if you do, buy it here.)
I'll start with the catch ball mount system, which is the part I was most excited about. I am someone that loves tinkering with my boards regularly, so the prospect of being able to tear it down quickly to make tweaks was really appealing. In practice though, there are a few issues that not only remove the benefit of the catch ball mount system, but actively damage the board as they have designed it. First and foremost are the ribbon cables. If you have the version with a screen and tail light, there are 3 ribbon cables present. One connecting the bottom of the PCB to a floating magnetic daughterboard connecter, one connecting the PCB to the tail light strip inside the top case, and one connecting the PCB to the screen, which is also attached to the top case. This means that you cannot just take the top case off and pull it away. You have to slowly and carefully pop the top off, then lift it just enough to get your fingers under it to grab the PCB, then pull both the PCB and top case off together.
The problem is that this naturally puts strain on the ribbon cables that connect the PCB to the LED strip and the screen. I am extremely delicate with my boards, and have never broken anything on any of the boards I own. In the month that I have had the Zoom 65, I have broken 3 ribbon cables, either from popping the top case off too quickly, or from the ribbon cable getting caught between the top and bottom case when putting the board back together. I can no longer use the tail light at all, and the screen only works half the time. YOu can also tell that the designer knew that this would be an issue, because they supply an entire bag of spare ribbon cables. Instead of designing a board that didn't risk breaking the components, they just left it as is and give you extras. No matter how careful you are, these will break with time.
This leads me to connection issues. When in wireless mode (using the dongle, or bluetooth), the board will just disconnect while typing, and the only way to get the connection back is to pop the top case off, then pull the PCB up to break the magnetic daughterboard connection, then reconnect it and pop the top case back on. This happens at least a dozen times per day to me, regardless of how charged the board's batteries are. I work in an office and type all day long, and it is extremely annoying to have to disassemble and reassemble my board constantly. This also means that this board in a wireless configuration is a horrible tool for gaming - you will just all of a sudden lose connection mid-game.
My final two issues have to do with the tail light - and if you are still determined to buy this board, buy a version without the tail light feature.
The way they did the tail light was to cut a sizeable gap into the back of the top case, and insert a flimsy plastic strip into the gap. They then secured the plastic strip in place with plastic brackets on the inside. The whole thing is very loose, and rattles around while you type. Since the metal back of the top case is also now effectively in two pieces with a gap between them, they rattle around when typing as well. The only way I have found to remedy this issue has been to tapoe cloth bandaids on the inside of the bottom case, and disconnect the tail light entirely.
To summarize, I am incredibly let down with this entire experience. I waited anxiously for this board for the better part of 2024, and expected a tinkerer's dream; a wealth of mounting options paired with a catch ball mount that makes swapping things out a breeze. What I got is an enthusiast's nightmare; a hodgepodge of underdeveloped and afterthought elements thrown together into a poorly designed, barely functional Frankenstein monster that I can't even sell, because nopbody wants to deal with it.
Steer clear!
I came across this and new I had to have it, its the cutest keyboard I own, 10/10 would buy again. Only complaint is that the layout is just small enough to not have a dedicated `/~ key so you may have to rebind that, but the software makes that easy.
I was a fan of the lavender switches they make and came across these when looking for something heavier and this was pretty much what I was looking for. Still feels pretty nice to type with
I ordered this keyboard which I did not receive, and I was not even reimbursed! Thank you Dangkeebs ! No commercial gesture, nothing
Hi Matthieu,
We sincerely apologize for this experience. You refused delivery of the keyboard and the keyboard was never returned to us. As we never received the return we are unable to process the refund. We're more than happy to issue a refund if we receive the board back.
I've had these switches before, and I needed replacements. These are the exact same as the ones I had before! These TECSEE switches are the best I've used, although my experience is narrow. Great shipping time and great website!
This pin is very cute, I love the keyboard motif of them and the extras placed around it. That cat is my favorite and it's such a nice touch. It is also high quality, didn't come with any scratches or smudges and was packaged well. Appreciate it!
These switches came quickly, packaged in an adorable little milk bottle that deserves its own spot on my shelf. I added them to my favorite keeb to unleash some next-level thocky (yet still creamy) goodness. Highly recommend!