Kaihua Speed Silver

Personal owner of both the Drop Shift and Drop Ctrl keyboards bought both with Halo True 65g tactile switches . I have been the owner of 2 Corsair high end keyboards over the years and and 1 Razer when i first purchased a mechanical many years ago and have had to luxury to test many mech keyboards and can say these are amongst my favorite in build quality . They also present hot swap like alot of keyboards on the market now , but this is my top pick for hotswap unless you are looking to build one yourself. They are heavy duty built well sounds great , stabilizers are pretty decent quality right out of box as are switches . It is driver less and controlled via QMK firmware RGB is as well and that is on the lacking side out of box but from i her can be modified in the Drop configuration/compiler for QMK on the Drop website and only on the Drop website , but RGB isn't a priority for me so I cannot verify. Overall I would highly recommend this over other hot swap keyboards on the market if you are looking to just buy one pre assembled , the Shift , ATL and Ctrl are all solid keyboards and Drop has parts available if you ever need to replace them or want to customize them making it a strong investment.

I like this keyboard. In fact, I'm typing on it right now. The 1800 layout is unique and is more compact than a full size keyboard while still preserving the numpad, which is something I can't live without as I use it a lot for work. The SHIFT is incredibly well-built. Out of the dozens of keyboards I own, this is by far the most solid-feeling of them all. The diffuse RGB around the edge of the board is a nice touch and the RGB can be turned on for only the keys, the keys and the edge, edge only, or completely off. The keyboard only comes with a limited amount of pre-programmed RGB settings. There are probably options to customize the lighting, but I haven't tried as it's not a big deal for me. The reason I gave four stars instead of five is that for this price I found the quality of the keycaps and the keyswitches (Halo Clear) a little lacking. The switches were among the loudest, most ping-y switches I have used. I have switched them out for Glorious Pandas. The Halo Clear switches do feel and sound a ton better after lubing, but I haven't tired them with this keyboard. The keycaps that came with the board look good but feel like cheap plastic. I quickly upgraded to a higher-quality PBT set. These two upgrades cost almost exactly as much as the initial cost of this board. These upgrades aren't necessary, of course, but just something to consider. I would recommend this keyboard in general, but only to those who are comfortable with spending anywhere from $270 to $500+ on a keyboard. Buy it.

This is one of the few hotswappable 1800 layout available. The keyboard itself is nicely built, however lack of weight itself makes it just miss the premium feel part. The switches are nothing to write home about, I switched them for lubed C3 tangerines after about 10 minutes. Pretty pricey for what you get, but in this hobby. This is a bargain price keyboard One major issue with this is USB-C cable compatibility. Unless using the supplied cable, the keyboard would randomly turn off and has to be disconnect reconnect to work again.

I was looking for a good, compact full size board for work. As I had recently gotten into custom keyboards, I wanted something I could still have some fun with. First impressions were that the RGB lighting is very nice! That and the unique layout make it exciting to type on and looks great in my work space. I also love the usb-c ports on the top left and right. Not only do you get flexibility, but the spare port acts as a hub. This does have a lot holding it back though. Due to its unique layout, that unfortunately comes with the negative of not having alot of keycaps that fit. Those you can find, you will be hard pressed to find shine through. For the price of this board, there’s a couple glaring issues. One being the incredibly cheap looking usb-c cable. The other issue is the stabilizers are TERRIBLE. If you do get this board, you will want to pick up some different stabilizers. The rattle is terrible and it’s almost an act of god to get the space bar to act right. Inexcusable for the price. Overall an okay board, but I’d probably go with a 96% from Iqunix or the budget friendly Hot Swap keychron K4. Fix the stabilizers and include a better cable. Not sure I’ll buy another Drop board.

The keyboard i purchased is overall amazing and looks really good. The only flaw is that some of the keys do not work. I tested the keyboard and come to find out when i opened to check the board, some of the boards key pins were missing and rendered me unable to use the full function of the keyboard. Now leading me to ship the keyboard back for a refund and no option to send back another one with functioning full keyboard. I love the keyboard just not the answers i want.

This keyboard is amazing in so many ways. But upfront you HAVE to know that it is a 1800 layout, this means it is a full keyboard but compact. The arrow keys aren't quite where you expect, that whole area is smaller. The right shift is half size as is the zero on the number pad. It takes a few days to get used to, but it is nice once you do. The quality is amazing, solid aluminum construction and they Halo True keys are very nice to the touch. But if you don't like them you can swap them out easily. The software they have for key and color customization is lackluster, but I have never been into that type of thing. The keyboard comes with several built in functions for the RGB lights, the rainbow wave one is my favorite. But there are others such as a "breath" function that makes it seem like the keyboard is breathing. Overall I love the keyboard after a few days of adjustment. Really you won't notice the changes after just a little bit of time. I would but it again in a heartbeat. And I would of gotten it from Drop directly if I didn't need it the next day.

This is both the most expensive keyboard I've ever purchased and by far the best. Typing on it is fantastic with the Cherry MX brown switches. Really nice sound and feel to the key strokes, and the keycaps are very nice to the touch. Which is good because it's hard to find replacements sets that work with this layout. I ordered a set of improved stabilizers, but haven't installed then yet, since I find the stock stabilizers to work just fine (although I'm not a keyboard enthusiast, so I just may not be able to tell the difference). The layout is also great, with fullsized keyboards I have to either reach for the mouse or keyboard. However, I also cannot give up the number pad. It took a while to adjust to the new location of the "minus" key, but otherwise didn't take much adjustment. The downside is the firmware. The code is open source, which is great, however it hasn't been pushed to the main branch of QMK making it somewhat hard to find and poorly documented. The web compiler in theory is nice, but has usability issues. The board also resets the RBG settings after a hard power cycle, which makes it annoying to use with a KVM. At some point I'll figure out how to make it start in the state I like, but even as a C++ programmer, it looks like it will take some time to get into the code. I still think QMK was the right choice here, Drop just needs to spend a bit more time polishing the software for this board.

Seriously I squealed out of sheer joy after it lit up for the first time. Everything is so fantasticallybuilt and its so customizable that I dont know what life was like before I got this. Actually life changing. With the Halo Clear and some o-rings, the keys are SO SMOOTH. Just have to wait for my key lube to come in and I imagine that typing on these bad boys will be taken to a whole other level. I was debating getting the MX Browns (a cult classic tactile) but decided that their technology is getting dated and wanted something more up to date. I've heard ppl say the Halo Clears are what the MX Browns were supposed to be.... and I agree. My brother in law has a test kit for all MX keys and can confirm that my keys are a little more smooth when it comes to the depression point, amplified further with my modding. TLDR; GET THIS KEYBOARD!

Great keyboard. Very solid build with an aluminium finish and great looking RGBs. The finish is very similar to that of a Space Grey Macbook. The keyboard does draw quite a bit of power for the maximum brightness RGB setting, but I find that with lower power it does still look like an average RGB keyboard. Stock keycaps are very solid PBT Doubleshot. The biggest drawback are the stabilizers, they absolutely need to be replaced or modded. If you plan to use this keyboard stock, I would not recommend it because the value of the keyboard really comes with the fact that it's a 96% that is hotswappable and has solid build that will sound great with different switches. Who I would recommend this to: - Enthusiasts - People looking for an endgame board - People who don't mind lubing and modding stabilizers Who I would not recommend this to: - Entry level enthusiasts - People who plan to use it stock

return label of previous owner still on the box for a "new item" at 400$ bent usb cord and hair extra

Stay away, it's not worth the hassle of this 1st gen product combined with abysmal support from Drop. The keyboard worked well for the first week or so, and I was happy with it although I thought the awful stabilizers were hard to justify at this price point. After a week or so, my spacebar started chattering (repeating inputs after 1 press). It got worse over time, so I swapped switches and the problem seemed to go away for a few days. Eventually the problem persisted and I could not fix it, so Amazon suggested I contact Drop for support. Drop said they'd exchange my keyboard but I have to pay for shipping because I'm from Canada (even though I bought on amazon.ca). I returned my keyboard as instructed, at which point Drop was supposed to ship my replacement to me. But ever since I shipped my keyboard back, NOBODY from their support team will answer my emails. I've sent 3 emails over the last couple days and heard nothing. They didn't even give me an RMA, so now I'm worried that they aren't sending me anything.