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Also keep in mind that if 500 or 1000 people buy this set, the price will be the lowest possible for a GMK set so from that perspective it is a good deal.
GMK is one of the thickest caps money can buy making them more durable all around. The chances of breaking any keycap are slim but the chances of breaking a GMK keycap are even more slim and the thickness does lend to the sound profile. That could be good or bad depends on what you like.
Quality control overall is much much higher on GMK cap's then on others. There manufactured in Germany and there great pride taking in what they release. There hardly ever defects or issues with GMK caps. Where other vendors have shown issues with legend quality ((How the legends look even, crisp, etc)) or with the key's them self's being cracked or showing physical signs of improper casting.
Finally there color selection and willingness to do custom work. I don't think a lot of people think about this but those custom novelties we see with all kits have to be custom made. The ones GMK is willing to do are a bit more lavish and intricate I have heard. They are also willing to entertain more idea's for novitiates then other companies. There color way's tend to be far more true. What you see is most the time what you will get they have a more wide array of colors vs others. While some places will do there best to color match a palette GMK tends to not only do there best but get it as close as possible and if they can't they say so. Unlike some manufactures who will not be named.
These are what make GMK superior in the eyes of the community over lets say Maxkey's are JTK. Thats not to say neither of those is good quality but you tend to get what you pay for. While I don't know personally if 139.99 is worth it for a keyset. I do know I own a set of GMK key's I paid 180 for there nice there really nice and they do feel subjectively different when type on them. Its a pleasant feeling. Once I got over the fact they did shine ((space bar)). Hopefully this helps answer your questions more directly while taking out the subjective parts. The above are things we can measure and compare.
Sound Quality and feel are both better in my eyes but once more that is subjective so its really hard to say your mileage wouldn't very on those things.
In the end GMKs keysets are the most prefered in the communite for a reason. Despite them being abs, right now its the best you can get.
It's like you can still use a whatever 10$ Casio watch but watch enthusiasts prefer the 300$ Rolex more.
I got that as a BD gift for my brother, he's using a MF82 that I gave him the previous bd (after I talked him out of getting a Reser board lol)