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Drop CTRL V1 High-Profile Dark Purple Barebones Keyboard
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Drop CTRL V1 High-Profile Dark Purple Barebones Keyboard
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keyboard_arrow_downDext3r
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Jun 19, 2023
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At $119 this keyboard is a steal
I went for a minimal build on this, no foams and Boba U4 x MT3 Cyber. I don't know when DROP updated their plate mount stabs, but the stabs included couldn't be better. They needed zero tuning. Just a healthy bit of grease on the wire and they came out with zero rattle/tick.
I do have a few complaints - although it's hard to detract any stars given the price. The modern firmware can be finicky - sometimes not even booting from the left USB C. Also the keyboard goes completely whack if left on solid white at full brightness / which is probably a current draw issue. And it's 3 pin only - so I had to clip every switch.
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Lowkey_stoned
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Apr 5, 2023
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Wanted a new one too.
I was building the wife one (nj80) and thought why not lol. Like the colour, slapped some summer v2s in it, swapped out the stabs for lubed TX, violac caps, little bit tingy but some plate foam will fix that I think, overall happy but would have like 5 pin sockets as I did alot of clipping on them summers lol.
Recommends this product? Yes
modifiedlife
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Jul 10, 2023
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Good keyboard with some tweaks
Love the weight of this board definitely feels premium to me, RGB is very nicely implemented and looks great regardless of colors being used.
Have a few minor complaints, primarily the lack of included foam at this price point when i can get cheaper prebuilts that feel nearly as solid that have it included (other keyboard is a full sized Tecware Phantom+ and that came with a ton of foam/prelubed switches and cost less than half of this barebones kit). The other thing is i feel like at this price it really should accept 5 pin switches. Nothing that cant be addressed easily but i mean. Those are my main gripes.
Otherwise it looks great and with a few mods can sound great too. Added some pre cut foam around the keys and some poron foam under the switches, as well as a mix of Drop Skylight Purple and stock black Tecware key caps and clipped/lubed a set of Kailh Box Royals to fit and im very happy with the result.
Recommends this product? Yes
wavecult
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Jan 29, 2023
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Well built with a very different yet cool color
I'm generally not a big fan of anything purple but this case just works. It's gorgeous and works well with many keycap colorways. In my specific case I originally thought about putting an MT3 Cyber kit on this keyboard but it's actually ended up with a Godspeed Ares MT3 base-kit (which I originally bought for another keyboard) to get more contrast between the keycaps and the keyboard... and it's looks great.
As for the Drop CTRL keyboard in general, it's a hefty well-made keyboard with the plate integrated into the case. It feels great to use. As for sound signature, out of the box it has a bit of ping, but with some small mods it can sound pretty awesome
Recommends this product? Yes
Jarclon
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Dec 21, 2022
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I love the purple.
It goes really well with my SA Mito Godspeed set of keycaps.
Demacherius
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Apr 16, 2024
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Nice and heavy
A nice keyboard that is heavy and with foam sounds amazing.
Purple looks great in person
Recommends this product? Yes
xins
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Apr 6, 2024
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Nice looking, high quality
Heavy, high quality keyboard with a nice and distinctive color.
Recommends this product? Yes
Katdaddy
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Mar 7, 2024
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Fantastic looking board.
Board looks even better than the photos. I paired it with Cherry Blue switches and Piifox Cyber caps. The deep purple color really is unique and helps the caps stand out more, and the north facing RGBs are not a problem with the translucent caps. The board definitely is heavy as others have said, and makes for a good anchored feel when typing for work.
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lessismoar
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Feb 2, 2024
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Solid and Impressive
A solid case, heavy and premium feel. The purple/plum color is subtle and distinctive. 3-pin switch sockets do limit switch options if you don't like clipping.
Recommends this product? Yes
TheZombieDon
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Jan 2, 2024
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It's heavy but it's worth it
I love the colorway and how it matches my purple gradient keycaps (from Amazon.. I know)! I will be modding this with case foam for sure and Drop Phantom stabs!
Recommends this product? Yes
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