Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Carlos Macy photo
1 Level
1294 Review
61 Karma

Review on ๐Ÿ”ฒ Havit PBT Pudding Keycap Set - Double Shot Backlit with Puller, Compatible with DIY Cherry MX RGB Mechanical Keyboard (Black, 60 87 104 Keycaps) by Carlos Macy

Revainrating 5 out of 5

perfect for CORSAIR K70 RGB TKL Champion Series

Although I've owned mechanical keyboards for years, the Corsair K70 TKL Champion Series (https://amzn.to/3dki4Bt) was my first RGB backlit keyboard . A friend suggested I look for custom keycaps and I accidentally found these double-shot PBT Havit Pudding keycaps. For those like me who are unfamiliar with the terminology: - double weft means that the text on the keycaps does not rub off as they are made of layers of plastic and are not printed - time will tell whether the text will hold up - PBT is a stronger plastic than ABS (which is used in the K70's standard keycaps) and shouldn't shine over time - Pudding keycaps are double-layered - translucent underneath to let in more RGB light and durable on top . My concerns about getting custom keycaps for Corsair keyboards came from previous reviews (not just for this set) - some Corsair keyboards have custom key sizes on the bottom row, so custom keycaps won't fit. The most common was with the Windows keys and the spacebar. I was very happy to see that this is not the case with the Corsair K70 RGB TKL Champion Series keyboard - all the keycaps fit perfectly, including the bottom row keys. Just compare them to the stock K70 caps. In the pudding set, the amount of RGB light really increases. I didn't notice any separation between the translucent and solid black portions of the keycaps. They are packaged on a tray organized as per the standard keyboard layout. which made fitting new caps and storing old caps quick and easy. Small nits - I've noticed a tiny amount of flash (excess plastic) in the solid black portion of the keycaps on a few of them. And I'm not sure if this is a limitation of the PBT process or a stylistic choice, but the font on the keycaps has breaks, so no part of the black is completely covered by the translucent font. For example, the letter "O" has a small gap at the top. This is most noticeable with smaller characters like "@" and "%," making them look less legible than other characters. None of these nits were significant enough to deduct a star from my rating. After all, this was one of the less expensive pudding keycap sets that was PBT and Double Shot. Until I have more expensive sets to compare,

Pros
  • This is amazing
Cons
  • A few bugs