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Review on ๐Ÿ’ป LTC NB681 Nimbleback 65% Mechanical Keyboard โ€“ Wired, RGB Backlit, Ultra-Compact 68 Keys | Gaming Keyboard with Hot-Swappable Switch, Stand-Alone Arrow/Control Keys | Hot Swappable Red Switch | White by Curtis Kincade

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Normal value, normal format and garbage level switches.

Excellent quality, normal layout, terrible switches. I'm writing this review with an eye on other Keebs on Revain that have a similar layout and are priced similarly. Advantages over others such as RK68 and GK61/GK64. Arrow keys away from alphas? Brilliant. Where are the prtscrn and page up/down buttons? Is it cool too? Ability to convert it from floating style to closed style? MARVELOUS. Unfortunately, that's where my praise ends. My biggest disappointment comes with the decision to switch. These switches are terrible even in the linear red format I received them in. They're grittier than cherries and to be honest I'm disappointed they didn't go with the Gateron. The caps that came with the board are ok at best and I assume they are cheaper and assumed the customer would install their own caps. In the video I posted, I replaced the switches with greased milk yellow Gaterons and double PBT SA format. shooting caps. Getting the total cost of my cab to around 100 after mods and board is pretty cool now. Macro functionality is ok, Mac functionality is actually great. However, I had one major complaint. WHY DO YOU MAKE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOTTOM ROW SO WEIRD? WHY IS THE LEFT SHIFT SO NOT STANDARD? Attaching the keycaps was an issue and I often miss my left shift due to the way I type and I don't see any technical or formatting reasons for this decision. Apart from this good work! However, it takes a lot more to compete with the GK64 and RK64.

Pros
  • Stable test results
Cons
  • Damaged