Montech MKey Mechanical Gaming Keyboard(MK105DB)

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've recently trialed about 10 keyboards as my previous one that I had for 7 years broke. This keyboard is phenomenal and the best one I've used. Keyboards in the $200 range do not compare to the quality of this one. The brown switches feel awesome better than the cherry mx browns; it has a nice creamy sound when pressing the keys. The keyboard is heavy so its built to be strong. All around amazing and the best I've found.

This keyboard is very well put together. I’m very surprised at the overall quality. The RGB is really nice with many different settings to cycle through. The knob is very handy for quickly changing the volume or the RGB effect, or even for zooming in on something.There does seem to be a quality defect with the printing on their keycaps. The letters on my left control button are off-center. It’s very noticeable to me. I also noticed the number 3 is ever so slightly crooked on all three keycaps that it’s on. This one is much more subtle, but I can’t unsee it. The keycaps otherwise feel very nice.I do also wish the LEDs were north-facing so I could hotswap the keycaps out for some shine through keys. You’re much more limited with your options with south-facing LEDs like this keyboard has.This is my first mechanical keyboard, and I love it. I can never go back to regular membrane keyboards now.

Update after a month of emailing with monetech to get the correct key caps, received a package that was just more of the same caps the board already had. If you don’t get the themed caps, be ready to wait and keep waiting it seems..Love the keyboard, great build quality and a good entry point if you’re new to mechanical keyboards like me. Only issue is that it didn’t include the extra key caps and support says they won’t be available for a few months, disappointing but not enough to dampen my enjoyment of it.

Was shopping for a new keyboard and this one was recommended, reviews were good and the vendor was quick at answering a question (I really wanted the custom keycaps and they confirmed I would receive them)Built in functions are great, colors are nice and can be turned on/off or adjusted with a shortcut.Typing feels amazing and is very quiet.Keyboard is a little on the heavy side and feels very well made (no rattling parts or extra noise when typing)10/10 would recommend to a friend.

The paint used on the keys is too dark to show up in a dark room with backlighting on. If you need to read the keys in a darkened room, this keyboard is not for you.

Best keyborad i ever had i tryed a LOT of diff keytborads and this is the best ive had the duck2 mini and a lot more but if you are looking for a good keyborad get this one the software is good and the xtra keycaps are great.

The keyboard itself is probably quite nice! But don't buy it on amazon, and certainly not from this listing. Trust me. There's a strong chance you will regret it.