Unboxing an Awekeys metal keycap set!

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  • Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
  • Get them here: awekeys.com/KO...
    Something different this time: a keycap set! A metal one, no less! Review/sound test to follow later, hope you enjoy the video! :)
    Intro by Kyle Carter
    Outro by Facundo Cabanne
    My keyboard reviews: bit.ly/1TbOtft
    My switch teardowns: bit.ly/2C1QGHz
    My TOP X videos: bit.ly/2FmpZfd
    My XL typing demos: bit.ly/2OoAW3w
    My tutorials and featurettes: bit.ly/2OrkLUh
    My unboxing videos: bit.ly/2TSrr0m
    I'm Thomas and I do videos and reviews on mechanical keyboards ranging from the most sickening modern RGB gaming keyboards to vintage hardware relics, or sometimes keycaps or keyswitches ranging from Cherry MX to Alps SKCM to IBM buckling springs and anything in between.
    Follow me on Twitter for updates on my keyboard videos! / chyrosran22

КОМЕНТАРІ • 51

  • @alexdrockhound9497
    @alexdrockhound9497 3 місяці тому +34

    have you considered narrating audiobooks? your voice is very nice to listen to.

  • @Touchmax
    @Touchmax 3 місяці тому +5

    The glossy Titanium appearance seems so intriguing 🤩🤩

    • @Chyrosran22
      @Chyrosran22  3 місяці тому +4

      Yeah it looks better in person than it did on the picture they sent me!

  • @FeintMotion
    @FeintMotion 3 місяці тому +4

    the Awekey way

  • @NatalieT505
    @NatalieT505 3 місяці тому +5

    3:22 One dreads to think what metal keycap related injury prompted someone to add this warning to the box. We've been twice treated this week with double unboxings :-) Thanks and looking forward to the reviews !

  • @bdhaliwal24
    @bdhaliwal24 3 місяці тому +6

    Your Archon shirt reminded me of a game I was obsessed with back in the 1980s. It was released on the Commodore 64 and I spent hours playing it. Where did you get the shirt?

  • @qwertyuiop32935
    @qwertyuiop32935 3 місяці тому +4

    Love your vids man!

  • @Marvthegrate
    @Marvthegrate 3 місяці тому +1

    My experience with the kickstarter Awekeys are that they were effectively useless. The cast nature of the caps means that the stems are very brittle and they are so loose as to be useless. If you try to adjust the stem to make it able to actually stay on the switch you run the risk of breaking the stem.

  • @d33b33
    @d33b33 3 місяці тому +1

    I use metal keycaps on my Gateron Green keyboard. If you type with your fingernails instead of your fingertips, the whole thing rings like tiny miniature bells starting and stopping. It's a very pleasant sound.

    • @Chyrosran22
      @Chyrosran22  3 місяці тому +2

      Ooh, I'll have t try that :D .

  • @PlantainSupernova
    @PlantainSupernova 3 місяці тому

    Rocking MT3 with box navy and love their height and sound. Gonna wait for your review to hear how they sound. Loved your ceramic cap test on the retro keeb not long ago. I think it had clickiez.

  • @wkgmathguy218
    @wkgmathguy218 3 місяці тому

    I have a vision..... the reproduction F77 Model F with these key caps..... Full. Metal. Keyboard. :-) Good to see you as always Tom :D

  • @JordanDoesKeebs
    @JordanDoesKeebs 3 місяці тому +2

    I'm going to either buy a set of Cerakey or Awekeys. Any thoughts on how these compare to each other?

    • @Chyrosran22
      @Chyrosran22  3 місяці тому +1

      Not yet, you may want to wait for the review/sound test to make your decision :) .

  • @bakakafka4428
    @bakakafka4428 3 місяці тому +3

    The difference between a review and an unboxing: booze. Guess which one gets Thomas' preference 😄 He needs to start a booze channel for making cocktails and "reviewing" beers.

    • @Disionable
      @Disionable 3 місяці тому

      With keyboard unboxing in the background then? :D

  • @thethriftyfawn
    @thethriftyfawn 3 місяці тому +2

    Hey Thomas! Metal keycaps? Looking forward the full review, whenever it comes out! 😊 Have you ever tried the Quirkywriter keyboard? It would be a RIOT seeing YOU doing a review for it on this channel! 🥳🎉

  • @MatthewHill
    @MatthewHill 2 місяці тому

    They do look intriguing. I wonder how much flexibility they offer with the layouts--a quick browse of their site would seem to indicate that their sets only come with one WIN key (my keyboard has two). I'd be fine with a meta key or something instead, as long as it was a matched pair.

  • @СусаннаСергеевна
    @СусаннаСергеевна 20 днів тому

    I’d be cautious about that periodic table key cap set if I were you. Leaving aside the Francium and Polonium keycaps, you’re also going to have issues with the Fluorine cap as well as all the alkali and alkaline ones.

  • @CharlesHydronium
    @CharlesHydronium 3 місяці тому +1

    "kwas" in polish means "acid"

  • @bruhgang24pg3d3
    @bruhgang24pg3d3 3 місяці тому +1

    Epic video

  • @alexdrockhound9497
    @alexdrockhound9497 3 місяці тому +1

    If i had to pick any keycaps, id pick a stonewashed copper. then let it patina over time.

  • @wembleyford
    @wembleyford 3 місяці тому

    Periodic keycap set made out of the elements they represent? That's interesting, but unless everything is Fe or Al, I suspect you may have trouble with Cs and Fr. And I'd suggest leaving Pu for something you don't push very often like Alt Gr,

    • @Chyrosran22
      @Chyrosran22  3 місяці тому

      THey have only a few metallic elements, it's not a full set. Just a small one.

  • @wau-l9
    @wau-l9 3 місяці тому

    your surprise at the taste of kvass was pretty similar to when I first tasted it. for some reason the store I used to buy it from doesn't stock it anymore, but the shelf spot it used to be in remains empty.

  • @christiansmyth1466
    @christiansmyth1466 3 місяці тому +3

    I got a set of these and i think they are trash. They wobble like crazy on normal MX switch stems. Maybe they would do better on the Kailh switches with the dust-resistant square or circular thing around the stem, or even the Akko switches that are like this: [+] . But for normal MX switches these caps are not good IMO.

    • @mr6291
      @mr6291 2 місяці тому

      Finally, someone else says it. I've encountered a lot of negative things with the set I got and none of the "reviews" I've seen ever talk about them. Ended up no longer viewing those youtube channels out of it and it's helped me realize how much some of them are just poorly masked advertisement channels.
      The tips Awekeys has on their website for tightening the stems to make them fit can lead to breaking the stem legs on the keycaps. They had to replace several of mine because they just snapped clear off the base. The metal is very porous under that paint coating. I spent extra on that Ti-black set and a baby's breath knocks the keys off. I won't bother tightening them because I know the stems will break.
      Box stems on certain MX switches are unfortunately no help, either. I thought the same thing as you and tried to test many different things. The only solution that kind of works is taking fabric bandaids, cutting little square from them and use that on the stems. You have to be careful with that because the adhesive from bandaids is quite strong and it's always possible you break a switch or stabilizer when removing them.
      Anyway, sorry for the added rant. Just another voice in the void but wanted to back up your experience with my own. They should have just copied the stem design you see on metal artisan keycaps. There'd be no issue if they did.

    • @christiansmyth1466
      @christiansmyth1466 2 місяці тому

      @@mr6291 Interesting...i didn't know there were any tips to follow for tightening up the fit. Sounds like more BS tho LOL. When I received my set I had the opportunity to leave a review somewhere...seems like it was part of my order process...i have trouble remembering because the thing where i submitted my review said something like "Thanks, you'll see your review in a few days after we moderate it" or whatever....and then it never showed up anywhere. At least, not on Awekeys's website XD I hope Thomas gives this set a scathing review for all to see...these caps are truly HHHIDEOUS!!

  • @easkate
    @easkate 3 місяці тому

    would love to hear them on clickiez or jades

  • @DrJaneLuciferian
    @DrJaneLuciferian 3 місяці тому

    How do you do a key cap in a noble gas?... lol

  • @SupraTompan
    @SupraTompan 3 місяці тому +5

    After all these years....
    FIRST!

    • @alexdrockhound9497
      @alexdrockhound9497 3 місяці тому +1

      C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!!!

    • @thethriftyfawn
      @thethriftyfawn 3 місяці тому +3

      🎉Whoomp! Shaka-laka-shaka-laka shaka-laka shaka
      Whoomp! Shaka-laka-shaka-laka shaka-laka shaka🎉

  • @dalriada842
    @dalriada842 3 місяці тому +1

    Is the text on these pad printed, or inlayed? I don't see it mentioned on the website.

    • @Chyrosran22
      @Chyrosran22  3 місяці тому +1

      I'm honestly not sure! I'll check with the manufacturer :) .

    • @Chyrosran22
      @Chyrosran22  3 місяці тому +2

      Apparently the caps are lasered (w/o infilling).

    • @dalriada842
      @dalriada842 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Chyrosran22 Thanks. It's a pity the text isn't as durable as the caps. I wouldn't be happy putting clear film stickers on a cap set that costs so much. That's something I do with cheapo sets to protect them from wearing off.

    • @Chyrosran22
      @Chyrosran22  3 місяці тому

      @dalriada842 I don't think I'll wear very soon as the lettering is part of the keycap. Should be very durable tbh.

    • @alexdrockhound9497
      @alexdrockhound9497 3 місяці тому

      A deeply stamped lettering would look pretty sick though.

  • @AKK5I
    @AKK5I 3 місяці тому +1

    Not even shine through? Smh my head /s

  • @KatouMegumiosu
    @KatouMegumiosu 3 місяці тому

    The Coca-Cola comparison triggers me.

  • @LangleyNA
    @LangleyNA 3 місяці тому

    I want to watch you play Escape from Tarkov, Chyrosran22.

  • @capone_rd_809
    @capone_rd_809 3 місяці тому

    The entire video and you ever really showed the keycaps