As someone whose first board was a GMMK Pro, I think it stems from the board just not being good and still being expensive. I wouldn’t have got into MKs if it wasn’t for it, but compared to the QK65 and other budget boards, it’s just not a great value.

Regardless, it’s a fine entry board and always in stock, which is really nice for people getting into the hobby.

I didn't know about the Halo90 until last night. RIP my credit card.

I think it’s a bit of gatekeeping, in the end. The idea of a gasket mount with a firm typing feel made some peeps mad, but it was one of my first boards and I still appreciate it as a firm type feel option.

this makes me mildly infuriated

AHH I LOVE IT!

Considering that the k70 isn't hotswappable, you would need to take everything apart and desolder the switch.

Yeah, I also don't get the hate. I purposely don't want a lot of flex in my gaming board, which is why I didn't grab a PC plate when I got the flex kit, that was mostly for the improved sound. Even if you hate Core (which admittedly is pretty much trash), you can flash QMK and just use VIA/VIAL like most other enthusiast boards.

The only problem here is you being concerned with how a totally random person on the internet spends their money.

And consider how niche mech boards are. If OP was some rich person who just wanted to show off to everyone that he/she is rich, there would probably be 1-2 extremely expensive boards. For someone to want to own this many, let alone BUILD the boards (which takes hours per board, mind you), it is absolutely a hobby for them.

I never understood the hate for the gmmk pro. Everyone complains about it not having a lot of flex but there are so many other boards out there with little to no flex and people drool over them.

and that shift key used as a spacebar... just degenerate

thanks btw if you broke a switch can you replace it?

thats rare, what made you choose this one?

Ah nice. That’s a very cool feature.

3. Refusal to think about effectiveness beyond size

Certainly~, the two copper plates on the side are magnetic and can be replaced. Each piece can be provided by the player

I think it uses key layers…. Idk man it seems people on here enjoy causing themselves pain

Put on their Aqua top plate, along with their new Flex Kit on the bottom. PTBFans Kabuki-Cho caps, and TCC Bluish Whites that I’ve been using on this board.

Flex kit details: Used the middle poron foam gaskets, along with the thicker Gfoam to the case and the Gfoam plate foam. Still using the alu plate so not gonna get a ton more flex, but there is some there now when it was pretty much solid before.

Sound is a lot more foamy and marbly too, to my ear!

As for GMMK Pro: yeah, the Pro isn’t the best keyboard out there at full price. But, I do appreciate the ease of modification, availability of parts, and their general approach to being cool with hardware AND software modifications.

I also recently needed to deal with their CS as the RGB on my board died. After a modicum of hoops to jump through to prove what I was saying, they just gave me store credit equal to the full price of the board even though I had lost the receipt. I don’t know how many hobby manufacturers would do that, or have replacement part stock available a year after the product is sold.

I love it. Probably much better value for money too. Them alt keys though...

Emilia from re:zero?

I could see it being used as a gamepad certainly

QWERT don't hurt

Hmm I don't know how can I use this keyboard? I can't even type my name "David".

What an excellent idea! I guess the design is very helpful for some people.

Except it's missing most keys... No practical use

Any chance there will be less elaborate side options offered? The pattern is lovely but not my cup of tea.