AR87 Mechanical Keyboard, CNC Full Aluminum Wired Gaming Keyboard with Cherry MX Silent Red Switches with Zipper Point, Dye Sublimated Keycaps, 100% Anti Ghosting, Side RGB LED Light, 6.8lbs

An outstanding value. This thing is Sah-Lid. Its a tank. Weighs about 7 lbs, does not budge at all when typing. Angle is about 7/8 degrees I believe, which I find pleasant.I did have three issues:1) my unit had marks on the aluminum (lighter spots) on edges where you could see it had been cut. Seller jumped on my email and generously refunded a sizable amount to compensate. More than happy with that.2) The rubber feet that come with the keyboard came off. I ended up replacing them with rubber bumpers I found elsewhere on amazon. Doesnt really matter which. It was a $6 fix. Really not a big deal.3) One screw underneath the arrow keys became lose, so case rattled a little bit. I tightened it and had no further issues.You will not find a better value, IMO. It comes with a case, a keycap puller, a very respectable, white-sleeved USB C cable, and the keycaps are PBT -- albeit sorta cheap. Very pleased. I installed Drop Retro Beige DSA keycaps and it is a dream to type on. I purchased the silver MX Blue version.I would liked to have seen rgb backlighting -- and not *just* the side lighting, but not a huge deal.An equivalent custom mechanical keyboard would cost you at least $100 more. This is an outstanding pseudo-custom replacement.Abkoncore, if you are listening -- I would request that going forwards, a couple of additions be made to the keyboard. It would elevate it from a budget pseudo-custom to full custom territiory, IMO.1) I would *love* for a hotswap version to be produced. I'd have paid extra for that.2) RGB lighting would be outstanding. Not a huge deal, but your products seem to be gamer-oriented, and well.. that's where the market is going. Not a huge deal, but would be a great addition.3) *perhaps* even make it QMK compatible.I want to stress that you have a wonderful keyboard here. Why it isn't more purchased is beyond me. If you can somehow integrate these features -- you will reach the custom mechanical keyboard market. That's my belief, anyways.In case it isn't clear to anybody reading this review, I recommend this keyboard wholeheartedly.

Pros:Solid aluminum case that weighs about 7lbs. With good consistent anodization.Red Switches sounds very smooth and solid with the black switch housing and dampening pad inside the case.Side-lit RGB on the case looks awesome and very subtle.Thick 1.5mm PBT Dyed Subliminated keycaps in cherry profile. The legends are sharp and consistent. So much so, I would've mistaken it for GMK double shot keycaps.Type C USB is up to today's standards for high end mechanical keyboards.The minimal spacing between the F-row and number row is very nice and ergo.The LEDs for cap lock and scroll lock are nicely placed.Cons:Stabilizers rattles a lot! Needs lube to reduce most if not all rattles. Note: I was able to reduce most of the rattle from the stabs so I will not deduct a star.No hot swappable switches. I would have to desolder to lube the switches...which sucks.No RGB LEDs for the switches. Would go well with the side-lit RGB lights. Always a nice option to have in 2019.Only offers silver color for case. Other colour options would be nice. Ex. Black, grey...Other Thoughts:If AR87 have "Ducky quality" stabs, RGB SMD LEDs for the switches and hot swap for the switches. It would be an perfect pre-built mechanical keyboard.

This keyboard is a thicc boy, the case and base keycaps (even though i added my own) are just about perfect, the only gripe i have with this keyboard is how much potential it has. While this is one of the best pre built keyboards on the market it has room to grow. So many more people would buy this keybord if it had better lubed screw in stabs and had hotswap compatibility.It wouldnt even be a question between this keyboard and any other prebuilt if it had those things. There almost wouldnt even be a point in building a custom keyboard if it included these features. Please abkoncore update it with these features and you will own the keyboard market