Epomaker SK64 vs Glorious GMMK PRO

sk64 is awesome. have fun learning the software for the backlighting. took me about 2hrs to figure out how to make custom color profiles. fun little kb, though

Time to get more custom...and along came the highly-popular GMMK Pro, mostly because I couldn't find a reasonable 100% and I wanted a rotary encoder

I chose SK64 for overall build quality. Looks sturdier than the Anne Pro 2 and the keycaps have a nice finish on them.

The overall typing experience of my Kailh Speed Silver and PBT keycaps build was quite good. I was surprised by how well everything fit together, resulting in a light and rattle-free touch-typing experience that’s made all the more impressive considering the GMMK Pro isn’t pre-assembled. While I wouldn’t say that it’s the best feeling keyboard I’ve used out of the box, the GMMK Pro is definitely up there.

As someone who's new to the whole community, I find this keyboard super cute and nice to the touch! I got the brown switches and I love the sound of them, although I didn't expect they'd be linear. The only downside I'd give is that I don't know how to navigate through their driver to customize the RGB function of the keyboard, so it'd be nice to have a more in-depth guide in English on how to use their software. Overall? 5/5 for gaming and quality since it responds immediately, but 4/5 for brightness of the actual keyboard (yes, you can adjust the brightness but mine was still pretty dim). There are definitely cheaper options but the quality really sells it for me

It's really that which caught my attention. This manifests itself in not just a slew of optional extras that you can get for it, but a premium chassis...

Pros{ Comfortable. I don't need a wrist wrest with this. The key caps feel good. It has RGB

This kit has some of the worst stabilizers i've had the displeasure of "using". Spacebar rattles and the other ones stick. To remedy this you can try cleaning them but not like Glorious instructs on their website with isopropyl alcohol; that murks the inside of the plastic housings and makes them abrasive and scratchy rendering them useless unless you take em apart and fully de-grease them in a soapy water bath then hand dry them after a rinse. Doing that reverts the lot back to usable (as in they will function) but with more rattle

The keyboard: - Comes in a nice finished box (Not a plain brown cardboard one) - Has a nice finish that doesn't look cheap - Has a good touch; light and "clacky" giving a substantial feel to it (I chose the "Gateron Brown switch" version) - Has individually-programmable color keys via software - Is HEAVY; while small.. it is weighty enough that it doesn't slide/bounce easily while using Note: - The keycaps are not see-through so the letters don't light up if you are used to that - There is an included keycap puller and switch puller for customization/eventual repair - There IS software out there for it but it is not easy to find (Can't show a link, sorry I tried to help) - I found "GK6XPlus" driver works with this keyboard for customizing lighting and assigning/building MACROs

So what i need is more SMOOTH and less heavy switches! also i want them to be accessible in the market and not overpriced

Very nice keyboard for the price if you are on a budget I do enjoy the brown switches feel nice to type and game on only problem for me is the software is garbage and the board doesn't have any flip out feet which is the biggest downside to me the board has a slant to mimic the flip out feet but personally I would have liked the feet

I think the price is totally worth it! I did end up buying the durock v2 stabilizers here on Amazon and I think that upgrade is a must before you assemble your board. The stock stabilizers were over lubed and just not great. I had no fitment issues putting in the durock v2s. Honestly for the price, just get those so you don't have to disassemble your whole bored again later

Had to upgrade from a z-88 which broke in a month. So far I love the aesthetics of the keyboard. I did not realize the right shift key and backspace are awkward but not a huge deal. It’s very responsive and definitely feels levels better than my previous z-88

The replacement is exactly the same as the first and has the same issue, so that’s going to need some reworking on their side.. I think injection mold...