Glorious PC Gaming Race Gmmk TKL - Barebone, ANSI-LAYOU

As of this review, this is the only hot-swappable full-sized keyboard on the market and I am delighted with it! Using it for the past two weeks has been a blast with how nice the aluminum deck plate is and the nice silver trim which pairs very nicely with my keys. Swapping keys is easy and I really like the key puller on the bottom of the board making sure that I never lose it. RGB is completely controllable on the board and is quite well documented on the manual. The key stabilizers feel great across the board. I only have two gripes with this product. 1. No detachable cable. The braided cable is nice, but having the ability to swap/shorten the cable is a major pain point for me. Compared to my prior keyboard which I moved around quite frequently the large attached cable becomes quite the pain and I plan on modding the board in the near future to support this. 2. I have not been able to play around with the keyboards software since it is not supported on all platforms. I am a developer and without Linux support, it leaves me no choice but to fully disable rbg as I cannot set configurations. Similarly following the product page to download a supported version of the software for Windows I cannot find a version of the software to support my serial number as it is not documented on the main webpage. I will likely contact support if I feel I really want the software support. But as of now, this is not that big of a deal for me. Overall this board is great and I recommend it to anyone looking to get a forever keyboard until a better one arrives on the market. As of now, this is the best and its flaws are minor. Great job Glorious! I hope in the future when I return to buy another keyboard for my workspace my issues will be fixed in the next iteration! *Edit I managed to get the software to work on windows and its great. The configuration is quite easy and persists on the board between operating systems. This is a good enough middle-of-the-road solution for me as I can always make any minor adjustments to the board after booting into windows. This allowed me to finally have a one-stop solution to remapping the caps lock key to ctrl and many minor key remaps. Completely fixes issue 2.

Got a full sized keyboard, very solid for starting off. Full sized doesnt have detachable cable. Does have software to change individual RGB behind keys. Would recommend.

Got this for my son and he loves it. He is a avid gamer and he was surprised on the quality of it.

The keyboard is good, it has RGB and is very sturdy. One thing that I dislike about it is that it claims to have lubed stabilizers. This statement is a joke, some of the stabilizers were lubed while others barely had any. Even the stabilizers that had lube didnt have enough to stop the rattling. If you want a keyboard without rattling stabilizers, be prepared to either lube them yourself or put new ones in.

My first diy keyboard and this was so much fun. easy to use and sounds great.

The aluminum chassis feels and looks great, the Per-key-LED looks gorgeous, especially with pudding keycaps and transparent switch housing, and I am overall very satisfied with this product and now use it as my daily driver. However, there are two minor complaints. First, the stabilizers kind of suck. I have some quiet switches, so for the most part my typing experience has a low volume and a very satisfying sound profile, but the keys that have stabilizers kind of ruin it; theyre loud and clicky. Luckily, by design, theyre easy to remove, so modding or replacing them isnt difficult. They come pre-lubed, though, so if you dont care about the sound they still feel smooth out of the box. The second issue I personally had is that the scroll lock indicator light doesnt seem to work. In MS Excel, I can press the Scroll Lock key, and the program shows that it does indeed turn on, so the key does work and I still have that functionality, so I decided not to get a replacement since I dont use that feature at all (because, lets be honest, who here even know what Scroll Lock does?).

Good software, comfortable keyboard with good responsiveness. Great value.

Keyboard was DOA, but if you get a working one, It is very similar to the Drop Ctrl/Alt/Shift build but with an Aluminum and plastic body and 1/3 the cost. A detachable cable would be nice, but for those just getting into the Mechanical Keyboard community, this would be a great starting point.

It is metal! flat plane easy to clean

Solid construction and good sound when paired with Gateron Reds. The only caveat is that the RGB brightness less than stellar. I tried out several switches just be sure. You do defiantly want switches that have a cutout for SMD RGB even though these are flush with the PCB (see pictures 2 and 3, RK Reds made for RGB and Gateron Reds that are not). The extra room allows for more light through. Still when using the same keycap and same switch, my EVGA Z15 outshines the GMMK TKL by about 50%. Still typing out this review on the keyboard is great and if you can always go with a colored keycap and not worry about the RGB. I also added a O ring to the stems and the key sound has a nice thonk sound now. Doesnt look like it comes with foam between the plate and the PCB like my RK61 so I may add one later. Really does have a nice weight to it and feels like its not going to move on my desk. Black with aluminum accent looks nice in full sun also.