I I like and dont mind this content as long as its additional. Your content is just too good to be reduced to first impressions only. Keep the good work!
Oh yeah of course. This is feeling like a good fit for stuff that doesn't require a deep dive and 4-5 days of production, but avoids me just doing a short. This takes roughly 25% of the time to produce so it will be in addition to the main vids.
@@badseedtech If that's the case, then yeah this format is perfect to fit that gap and help you free up time for the stuff that really warrants the deep dives and high production. So please do more!
I like this format of video, but it might be a good idea to have a quick review or notes of the background info of the product so you don't give false information or lack it and have to edit/interject with text in post production. It would just help the video flow a little bit better. But otherwise, great stuff! Also I agree that your other videos are just soooo produced and hope those don't go away, but I understand how lengthy of a process that can be. Keep it up!
I bought two copies of this board off your recommendation, and my husband and I both love it. Such a big upgrade over what we were using. Also easier to clean. Thank you!
Let me know what you think of the new format. This obviously isn't going to work for stuff that requires lots of deep testing or conveying tons of info, but for stuff I know pretty well, this feels pretty good to me. **ALSO - ITS A PC PLATE, NOT POM**
I liked it, feels more casual. The cut to give the foam correction was a little jarring. If you have to amend a section a small post reshoot feels a little less immersion breaking IMO.
@@T8T- THAT'S really what I'm looking for. A way to handle a product that doesn't NEED a deep dive - more than a short, less than a 4-5 production cycle
I've been rocking my Alt High Profile w/ StupidFish foams for almost three years now and am ready for an upgrade. And look what Drop drops! Might have to click the buy button! And Brian, the format is great! Nice, simple, casual conversation as if I had asked you about the board over a beer. :)
This is exactly what I needed to know in a perfect quick format. Thanks so much. Been debating on whether or not to get this board since I often change my setup, and thought this would save me time in the long run just switching the caps and top instead of buying a whole new board.
Really like the format, especially for cheaper, entry-level type of products like this or budget IEMS and things like that. I think the full video format makes sense for the bigger-ticket items.
Great sounding board, and looks good too. I'm not into customs, but the accessible price makes this tempting. I like this format. You're great with no script. That being said, I LOVE your normal format. A mix of both would work fine for your channel, especially if these are easier for you to produce.
I really like this vibe, but honestly I think it only works because you're already very experienced in your previous style of content so that this still holds much of the informational value that your usual, more tedious and harder to produce stuff would have. A veeeeery slight miss for me was the absence of on-screen kg information as I'm not too well versed in pounds and ounces but yea, just a tiny miss really. It would be really interesting to still see a more traditional BST vid on this board and A/B compare the two, as I'd love to know all the stuff I might be "missing" about this board.
I really like this direction for custom mechs. First time that I would consider a DROP board as well. Can imagine them running limited release badges and top cases to match their current group buys at the time. Great vid
dig this new format. it's cool getting a shorter, more overview style review of a product. felt way more conversational as well. that said...looks like drop came out swinging on this one. nice seeing companies start to put some actual attention and time into their more entry level boards too.
Loved the format, very real and great review! Might pick one of these up myself! I ordered the barebones and top plate. What isn't clear on the website is only the pre-built is shipping (unless I missed you saying that as well). Thus I'll have the kit on Thursday but no top plate until December because I didn't want switches and keycaps I wouldn't use :(
Whilst the pc building side has all but dried up your content remains positive and most importantly relevant ... Keep it going love the work you re doing
I agree with your conclusion. I will stick with my Everest Max + DisplayPad, but I'd be comfortable recommending this for a friend who's not into keyboards but who needs a mechanical keyboard for not a ton of money. As a comparison I not-too-recently recommended a Keychron K8 to a friend of mine in that boat, and I put Everglide Crystal Violet switches in it because she likes purple. For somebody who's more into it, I don't think this offers much that's unique other than a swappable top cover...and I don't see swapping that very often without also swapping the keycaps.
i had no idea drop was doing another keyboard after sense75. I saw an email that had a quote from you in drop promotion. Figured i'll give it a try. lol
@badseedtech I think you nailed the format. Especially for something like this that does not NEED super in depth unnecessary takes I think fits perfectly.
Love the content BST. I bought the board right after the review was over off your link. I love this thing BUT few issues I have with it. 1-the lip by the space bar drives me nuts but that will take getting use to as I came from a huntsman tournament. 2-I use the superglue glass pad and this doesn’t have adjustable feet on it so taking time to get use to that as well being further away. but all around great keyboard. Thanks for all your reviews.
Hey Brian, I think this off the cuff style will work well for you when it's mixed in between some of your deeper dives/review videos. I like it, you'll be able to get more content out, and it fits with product areas that a lot of people might already know about. I'm sure having to go in-depth every time is a bit... tiring.
Looks like a really solid option. I find anything involving webapps to configure hardware extremely off-putting, though. I like the way Keychron does it. I can put the board together, plug it in, and use a VIA app (not website) on my computer to configure it immediately. If that board could make that claim, I'd probably pick one up soon.
When will one of these "entry" level custom -ish keyboard makers come out with something that has Hall effect switches? I like what Wooting is doing, but I just don't support the pre-order and hope for the best shopping scenerio anymore. This seems like the perfect kind of area for Drop or Keychron to step into soon.
knee jerk impression: looks identical to my logitech G810 only it doesnt have a dedicated volume knob. I would be interested if the keycaps were aluminum.
I think it's a decent prebuilt but I'm not sure it's worth the money right now. There are a lot of amazing budget keyboards out there so there is some massive competition. Drop has definitely made a huge improvement with this board compared to the others. With it being plastic, I just can't justify the price. Monsgeek M3 is fully CNC aluminum gasket mount with daughter board and full assortment of foams. I recently built one for a friend and it turned out amazing. However, Drop does have some decent sales sometimes so maybe it would be worth it during one of those and if you are the kinda person that wants to change out the top plate for something interesting. Drop does have nice designs for their premade keyboards.
P.S. I love the video format. I just want more videos and if this takes less time to produce, I think interspersing them among your more in depth reviews would be awesome.
As long as the short form is an addition it's fine. I do wish there were dye sub PBT keycaps like the Deck Legend had, but the backlit keycaps always suck.
Hey I have an original drop shift v1. Can you make a video showing off the v2 upgrades on the og drop boards? Wondering if it's worth it for people that don't want to go the full custom route.
Format feels good, after a while all the scripted stuff feels kinda stiff when you see it from every reviewer. Certainly for initial impressions it seems solid, thanks as always!
The sound is quite dead and the design is utterly uninspiried, but 80 bucks for an 80% board is not bad value, I guess. Definitely better than the last entry I saw from drop which was overpriced and awful, but they're for sure still behind what the rest of the market is doing (QK75N coming up soon, for example).
Don't mind this format at all. Not all products require an in depth video, as long as the quality is still maintained. Just be careful to not fall into the "first impressions/unboxing" trap because quality can take a hit if not done carefully (ala the whole LTT mousefeet protector fiasco). As long as everything is still well thought of and fact checked, more content can't hurt.
Drop, now do a true full size in this style board. Its amazing how long Keychron has been allowed to completely dominate the customizable full size segment with no competition at all.
I like the format however I also watch your videos mostly for the insane production value you put into them, so for me personally, as I'm not interested in this product, this video isn't for me.
Yet another South LED keyboard that we have to endure because Chinese make cheap KNOCK OFF switches and keycaps that interfere with one another. These backend shine through keycaps are just effing ridiculous.
This... actually sounds pretty good for the price. Glad to see Drop finally taking some feedback and making something solid at an entry level. Also this format is great for vids like this. I really like it. Hope to see more in the future
I think a big thing that Drop finally took into consideration is VIA support for the entry-level enthusiasts. Like you said, it's sorta whatever that you have flash VIA-compatible firmware via QMK first, but at least the VIA option is there.
I dont get why people still prefer south facing led's.. Especially on a board fairly tiered towards gamers. Almost all the previous issues with south facing aren't an issue at all anymore.
Gasket mount, hotswap, VIA, south-facing switches... finally DROP has caught up with the rest of the world feature-wise. But Keychron's K8 (which came out 3 years ago, around the same time as the DROP-CTRL) has the same features for $60 less (currently on sale for $90 less). And you can get an all-aluminum Monsgeek M3 for $20 less. It seems like a really good board , but $150 for a plastic keyboard is still kinda high. I'm sure they'll sell like crazy though.
All I want to know is if drop is still autorouting their pcb traces like they did with ctrl and alt. The amount they charge for such massive corners cut like autorouting is a crime. Most pcb's stopped working within a year because of such laziness, greed and ineptitude. Nearly 8 min vid, 26 pictures on their official store page, not 1 shot of the back of the pcb. If they're still doing autoroute garbage, STAY FAR AWAY DO NOT BUY
The DIY version is $100...but it doesn't come with any top case. It's essentially $125 for the DIY and then you still need to buy switches or keycaps. The DIY discount doesn't seem at all significant. Almost a hindrance.
I I like and dont mind this content as long as its additional. Your content is just too good to be reduced to first impressions only. Keep the good work!
Oh yeah of course. This is feeling like a good fit for stuff that doesn't require a deep dive and 4-5 days of production, but avoids me just doing a short. This takes roughly 25% of the time to produce so it will be in addition to the main vids.
@@badseedtech If that's the case, then yeah this format is perfect to fit that gap and help you free up time for the stuff that really warrants the deep dives and high production. So please do more!
@@badseedtech As someone who has filters in place to completely block all shorts from even showing up, I appreciate this quite a bit.
I like this format of video, but it might be a good idea to have a quick review or notes of the background info of the product so you don't give false information or lack it and have to edit/interject with text in post production. It would just help the video flow a little bit better. But otherwise, great stuff! Also I agree that your other videos are just soooo produced and hope those don't go away, but I understand how lengthy of a process that can be. Keep it up!
Love this format for sure man! I think this board looks great, the price really hits for what you are getting. Good on DROP for sure!
I bought two copies of this board off your recommendation, and my husband and I both love it. Such a big upgrade over what we were using. Also easier to clean. Thank you!
Let me know what you think of the new format. This obviously isn't going to work for stuff that requires lots of deep testing or conveying tons of info, but for stuff I know pretty well, this feels pretty good to me.
**ALSO - ITS A PC PLATE, NOT POM**
Off topic, but do you have a beard care routine? I think I could have a beard like you but I need some guidance 😂
I liked it, feels more casual.
The cut to give the foam correction was a little jarring.
If you have to amend a section a small post reshoot feels a little less immersion breaking IMO.
I think it was the talking, to music, back to talking.
Rather than a cut with an explanation.
I really like it, particularly for products like this that won't really benefit a lot from a much more in-depth video.
@@T8T- THAT'S really what I'm looking for. A way to handle a product that doesn't NEED a deep dive - more than a short, less than a 4-5 production cycle
I've been rocking my Alt High Profile w/ StupidFish foams for almost three years now and am ready for an upgrade. And look what Drop drops! Might have to click the buy button! And Brian, the format is great! Nice, simple, casual conversation as if I had asked you about the board over a beer. :)
Seems like a really solid entry keyboard, if the quality holds up to what you received it will be a great option for a lot of new people to the hobby.
This is exactly what I needed to know in a perfect quick format. Thanks so much. Been debating on whether or not to get this board since I often change my setup, and thought this would save me time in the long run just switching the caps and top instead of buying a whole new board.
Really like the format, especially for cheaper, entry-level type of products like this or budget IEMS and things like that. I think the full video format makes sense for the bigger-ticket items.
Great sounding board, and looks good too. I'm not into customs, but the accessible price makes this tempting.
I like this format. You're great with no script. That being said, I LOVE your normal format. A mix of both would work fine for your channel, especially if these are easier for you to produce.
Insane keyboard and value, just ordered and can't wait for mine to arrive.
You could get a Neo or a cycle keyboard for the same price which are way better and full CNC aluminium.
After the Sense75 this seems like a real well thought out offering. Also, this new format works just fine for me.
I really like this vibe, but honestly I think it only works because you're already very experienced in your previous style of content so that this still holds much of the informational value that your usual, more tedious and harder to produce stuff would have. A veeeeery slight miss for me was the absence of on-screen kg information as I'm not too well versed in pounds and ounces but yea, just a tiny miss really. It would be really interesting to still see a more traditional BST vid on this board and A/B compare the two, as I'd love to know all the stuff I might be "missing" about this board.
Enjoyed the new format! Great content as always! Board looks good. Thanks!
Ok, this keyboard is officially on my radar. I actually do appreciate the side printed shine through keycaps.
Really looks like the nk87 spiritual successor, i like!
This format works well for a product like this. But obviously id still love to see your more in depth premium reviews!
I really like this direction for custom mechs. First time that I would consider a DROP board as well. Can imagine them running limited release badges and top cases to match their current group buys at the time. Great vid
dig this new format. it's cool getting a shorter, more overview style review of a product. felt way more conversational as well. that said...looks like drop came out swinging on this one. nice seeing companies start to put some actual attention and time into their more entry level boards too.
i really liked this format. i would like to see VS videos between two products in this format
Loved the format, very real and great review! Might pick one of these up myself! I ordered the barebones and top plate. What isn't clear on the website is only the pre-built is shipping (unless I missed you saying that as well). Thus I'll have the kit on Thursday but no top plate until December because I didn't want switches and keycaps I wouldn't use :(
Whilst the pc building side has all but dried up your content remains positive and most importantly relevant ... Keep it going love the work you re doing
I agree with your conclusion. I will stick with my Everest Max + DisplayPad, but I'd be comfortable recommending this for a friend who's not into keyboards but who needs a mechanical keyboard for not a ton of money. As a comparison I not-too-recently recommended a Keychron K8 to a friend of mine in that boat, and I put Everglide Crystal Violet switches in it because she likes purple.
For somebody who's more into it, I don't think this offers much that's unique other than a swappable top cover...and I don't see swapping that very often without also swapping the keycaps.
i had no idea drop was doing another keyboard after sense75. I saw an email that had a quote from you in drop promotion. Figured i'll give it a try. lol
feel like a knob version could be on the way, great vid Mr. Beard
@badseedtech I think you nailed the format. Especially for something like this that does not NEED super in depth unnecessary takes I think fits perfectly.
If I didn’t just buy a keyboard I’d be buying at launch, it looks and sounds amazing
Love the content BST. I bought the board right after the review was over off your link. I love this thing BUT few issues I have with it. 1-the lip by the space bar drives me nuts but that will take getting use to as I came from a huntsman tournament. 2-I use the superglue glass pad and this doesn’t have adjustable feet on it so taking time to get use to that as well being further away. but all around great keyboard. Thanks for all your reviews.
Hey Brian, I think this off the cuff style will work well for you when it's mixed in between some of your deeper dives/review videos. I like it, you'll be able to get more content out, and it fits with product areas that a lot of people might already know about. I'm sure having to go in-depth every time is a bit... tiring.
This feels perfect for an entry into customs. Wish it was available early this year when I got into customs.
I love the vibe of this format
Nice format gets info out really quick but informative and doesn't seem offensive of being rushed or forced to make full blown content.
Looks like a really solid option. I find anything involving webapps to configure hardware extremely off-putting, though. I like the way Keychron does it. I can put the board together, plug it in, and use a VIA app (not website) on my computer to configure it immediately. If that board could make that claim, I'd probably pick one up soon.
Good format! Thanks for the first thoughts
This new format reminds me of Dave2D's style, and it's great!
Amazing video. Never heard of this keyboard before but I kinda want one now.
F13 is dope but the bottom row being a 6.25 space kills it for me 😕
Great review! Could you review the Varmilo Sword 68 Ariel? Looks great and I would love to hear your thoughts.
When will one of these "entry" level custom -ish keyboard makers come out with something that has Hall effect switches? I like what Wooting is doing, but I just don't support the pre-order and hope for the best shopping scenerio anymore. This seems like the perfect kind of area for Drop or Keychron to step into soon.
It's not overly exciting but the drunk deer g65 is 65 percent hal effect switches and frequently $90
knee jerk impression: looks identical to my logitech G810 only it doesnt have a dedicated volume knob. I would be interested if the keycaps were aluminum.
Really great video! Love this format btw! 🔥
I don't mind the format, it's nice, I still got all the info I need. I don't care about the keyboard, but the video is nice!
Is there an aluminum bare bones version of something like this? You know.. in stock and available
I think it's a decent prebuilt but I'm not sure it's worth the money right now. There are a lot of amazing budget keyboards out there so there is some massive competition. Drop has definitely made a huge improvement with this board compared to the others. With it being plastic, I just can't justify the price. Monsgeek M3 is fully CNC aluminum gasket mount with daughter board and full assortment of foams. I recently built one for a friend and it turned out amazing. However, Drop does have some decent sales sometimes so maybe it would be worth it during one of those and if you are the kinda person that wants to change out the top plate for something interesting. Drop does have nice designs for their premade keyboards.
P.S. I love the video format. I just want more videos and if this takes less time to produce, I think interspersing them among your more in depth reviews would be awesome.
Do you think they took a page out of HiGround's book with the front facing lettering?
As long as the short form is an addition it's fine. I do wish there were dye sub PBT keycaps like the Deck Legend had, but the backlit keycaps always suck.
amazing video as always!!!!
i got my first custom board from drop with the ctrl in 2020. might need to try out a return at that pricepoint
i like the format. i like the keyboard. noice and noice.
how would you compare the CSTM80 vs the CTRL V2?
you gonna review the razer huntsman v3 keyboards big dawg?
Love both types of videos. Whatever gets more of that beard in my inbox.
Can we just buy keycaps? Also is there a colour option for white
Hey I have an original drop shift v1. Can you make a video showing off the v2 upgrades on the og drop boards? Wondering if it's worth it for people that don't want to go the full custom route.
Bring back some keeb content Brian, give monitors a break lol. I missed a lot of content so I’m doing overtime to get caught back up.
I LOVE the keycaps, that's about it lol.
Good job Drop.
Didn't hate the format LOL
Honestly, anything that let's you produce a little more content I enjoy!
Format feels good, after a while all the scripted stuff feels kinda stiff when you see it from every reviewer. Certainly for initial impressions it seems solid, thanks as always!
I like this format
they NEED to drop these caps separately. they are so heat
The sound is quite dead and the design is utterly uninspiried, but 80 bucks for an 80% board is not bad value, I guess.
Definitely better than the last entry I saw from drop which was overpriced and awful, but they're for sure still behind what the rest of the market is doing (QK75N coming up soon, for example).
Don't mind this format at all. Not all products require an in depth video, as long as the quality is still maintained. Just be careful to not fall into the "first impressions/unboxing" trap because quality can take a hit if not done carefully (ala the whole LTT mousefeet protector fiasco). As long as everything is still well thought of and fact checked, more content can't hurt.
grey mousemat?
Grovemade wool XXL desk mat
how do you change the rgb manually using the keyboard
Function + A
@badseedtech thanks alot I'm looking forward to purchasing one for myself
Solid
rather get the recent luminkey than this
Alert: South facing led. Next...
are the switches pre lubed? sorry if I missed that part.
Copped
Drop, now do a true full size in this style board. Its amazing how long Keychron has been allowed to completely dominate the customizable full size segment with no competition at all.
dassit mayne
I can't see anything beating my Strix Scope II anytime soon.
pretty good
It’s like drop trying to chase Tkd cycle 7
This but with fast wireless please.
it took them 4 years and now they are too late
I like the format however I also watch your videos mostly for the insane production value you put into them, so for me personally, as I'm not interested in this product, this video isn't for me.
Yet another South LED keyboard that we have to endure because Chinese make cheap KNOCK OFF switches and keycaps that interfere with one another. These backend shine through keycaps are just effing ridiculous.
Dave2BadSeed
Would you recommend this over monsgeek m1w ?
393 Deshawn Fort
absolutely LOVE the format. off the cuff, authentic reactions. Feels informal and welcoming. 10/10 would watch again
This... actually sounds pretty good for the price. Glad to see Drop finally taking some feedback and making something solid at an entry level. Also this format is great for vids like this. I really like it. Hope to see more in the future
Corsair** ;)
They own drop and push the marketing to reviewers.
I kinda dig the short form stuff like this. Also this sounds SO much better than what they tried to do with Sense75... which I sadly own lol.
I like the new format! Looking forward to seeing more like this. 🙂
I think a big thing that Drop finally took into consideration is VIA support for the entry-level enthusiasts. Like you said, it's sorta whatever that you have flash VIA-compatible firmware via QMK first, but at least the VIA option is there.
I really like this and wouldn't mind picking one up at all. I especially dig the backlit side legends
Enjoyed the video, Would love to see an update on this board in 3-5 months to see how it holds up.
I dont get why people still prefer south facing led's.. Especially on a board fairly tiered towards gamers. Almost all the previous issues with south facing aren't an issue at all anymore.
That's a great sounding keyboard!
This is actually pretty good!
While I enjoy and appreciate the production that goes into your regular format videos, this was a nice change up. Keep up the good work!
Gasket mount, hotswap, VIA, south-facing switches... finally DROP has caught up with the rest of the world feature-wise. But Keychron's K8 (which came out 3 years ago, around the same time as the DROP-CTRL) has the same features for $60 less (currently on sale for $90 less). And you can get an all-aluminum Monsgeek M3 for $20 less. It seems like a really good board , but $150 for a plastic keyboard is still kinda high. I'm sure they'll sell like crazy though.
Surprised and impressed by Drop this time. I think this finds a better spot in the market than the Sense75.
Like what you did 😊. Sounds good. I might have picked it up, maybe tape mod. Lol
I really like this kind of content! Chill and laid back, but still very informative :)
Finally drop. Thank you!
you should do more videos like this its chill af
All I want to know is if drop is still autorouting their pcb traces like they did with ctrl and alt. The amount they charge for such massive corners cut like autorouting is a crime. Most pcb's stopped working within a year because of such laziness, greed and ineptitude. Nearly 8 min vid, 26 pictures on their official store page, not 1 shot of the back of the pcb. If they're still doing autoroute garbage, STAY FAR AWAY DO NOT BUY
The DIY version is $100...but it doesn't come with any top case. It's essentially $125 for the DIY and then you still need to buy switches or keycaps. The DIY discount doesn't seem at all significant. Almost a hindrance.