Montech MKey Mechanical Gaming Keyboard: Customizable RGB LED, Premium MDA Profile PBT Keycap, Hot-Swappable, Gateron G Red Pro 2.0 Pre-lubed Switches, Osaka Castle Theme, Freedom (MK105FR)

I have a Keychron keyboard which I use normally and I thought it would be nice to have one with a knob to swap out occasionally. I saw this for a very reasonable price and thought it might be fun to try. To be honest, I was not expecting a whole lot.This is a HEAVY keyboard!! I outweighs the Keychron by almost twice. The plate alone is metal. The keycaps are really thick. And the ones I was going to switch them out with I really debated about... because the quality of the keycaps were so good, it made this keyboard almost silent (I got the brown switches.)The keystrokes are short compared with the Keychron. In that way it is kind of weird getting used to, especially if you are used to pounding a bit on the board. Even if you are, the sound is quiet... even on the spacebar. You feel a nice bump, though, and the bottom out is satisfying because you are landing on a VERY solid plate.There is nothing about this keyboard that feels cheap. Everything about this, from the weight of it, to the solid feel and the design and the keystrokes and the sound... they feel custom.The Montech also comes with south facing lights for side light keycaps (which I normally prefer). The glow around keycaps also works better. If you prefer top lighted keycaps, this may not be the best choice for you.I also got the RGB model and it has a good amount of colors plus hue and dim, etc for customization as well.I turn off my knob light because I haven't really figured out how to customize that yet. (FN + F4)To be honest, this is not a thocky keeb like the Keychron. This is a quiet and understated take to the office and don't disturb the people in the next cubicle keyboard. But it has that feel of a taking a Jaguar out for a spin kinda feel. Like sinking into a leather seat and letting the road take you for a ride in a quiet understated kinda way.The Keychron is more of a Mercedes - more common and got a bit more road feel. It has the wind in your hair top down with a good machine kinda feel to it. Still feels like quality, but definitely more of a driver experience than a cruising experience if you can understand the difference.All in all, I think this is going to be my everyday keyboard. The feel of it is so... elegant. I love the keystrokes and the sound. So calming.

I needed a plush board for my return to office setup, something that felt good but was less clacky. I had a few mechanical boards from Corsair over the years and thought I knew what was good. Then I ran across videos on YouTube about thocky. That sound was exactly what I was looking for.Then I read build stories of $200, $300, $400+ to get there.Then I ran across a random review of this board.This board is perfect.The sound is unreal.The feel is supreme.The custom extra caps are cool, the extra touches like the dust cover and removable USB cable are also nice. Packaging and key/switch puller is nice. Love the RGB options. Will never use the software due to using on work computer, but there's enough variability in the nice RGB profiles to satisfy.Really. It's an off the shelf thocky masterpiece. At an incredible price. The thing is solid, heavy, sounds and feels beautiful. And costs less than every single mechanical board I've ever bought before.Zero regrets with this purchase, have been telling everyone I know about it.

Out of the box, this thing is super solid/heavy and the color is so pretty. Even the key caps feel more solid then some other PBT caps I’ve had. The brown switches are good and produce that nice thock (ifykyk). Great typing experience, love the knob, and ability to record macros. Great value for the money. My only con is that it’s not wireless, but that does not diminish the quality or feel.

Very nice keyboard. Keys are smooth to type with and are not super loud. Very pretty color. Nice customization options as well. Only thing that isn't an issue but I found strange is that it's pretty heavy. You can't just slide it around like a normal keyboard. However, it's been very durable.

Saw the review for this from hipyotech. He recommended it as a good option for a prebuilt keyboard and I must say out of the package the sound is pretty creamy. I needed a num pad, which is pretty rare on most custom keyboards, so I was excited to see this one had the option for that. I am sure there are additional mods you can use if you want to but this works so well for my work computer already, I don't feel the need to do additional mods. The keyboard is not silent but it is a soft enough sound that it doesn't disrupt in the office environment. The RBG is nice, pretty standard colors and patterns. The knob is nice, I have it set up for the RBG since I don't personally have a use for it otherwise. There are 2 levels of feet to raise the keyboard if wanted, I have it on the highest setting. The case is weighted, which makes it nice and heavy. The value is great for what you receive if you are just getting into custom keyboards and don't want to build your own yet.

The keyboard feels nice and has nice acoustic dampening features. My initial excitement came out of me thinking it was a full aluminum body, but I misread. Still the case is made up of a well built PBT chassis. My only other real concern is the software which wouldn’t start properly after extracting it from a zip.