XVX Trooper63 keyboard with heavy switches

I reviewed this board in its standard configuration earlier, and liked it. XVX is now offering it as a kit with the XVX x GATERON Pandora Magnetic Jade Pro Dual-SMD switches, which they say are more well suited to ceramic and metal keycaps. To review, this is a Hall effect, 60% board with a highly unusual feature: both north and south LEDS, independently controlled. Other salient characteristics: Powder-coated CNC aluminum skeletonized frame. Light, but substantial. Despite the material, the coating makes it feel surprisingly like plastic. Wired only. Web and PC configurators. Mac configurator is in beta. My copy came with crappy-looking, cheap-feeling keycaps. Just an opinion, but a strong one. I replaced them with a mixture of conventional and zirconia ceramic keycaps. Key travel well over 3mm. Mac and PC modes. Cheap, as Hall effect keyboards go. You’ll probably spend more on keycaps for this board than you paid for the board itself. The sound is clickier and less thocky with the…

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