Glorious GMMK PRO vs Keychron C2

It's really that which caught my attention. This manifests itself in not just a slew of optional extras that you can get for it, but a premium chassis...

In hindsight after using this for about 3 months I wished I would have just forked the money over for Corsair board or more expensive keychron, but I was on the fence and this board was at a price point I was comfortable with. Below my pro/con and a bit of the con could have been avoided with some more in depth research, so hopefully helpful for you. Pros: - nice price point (at 60 bucks when I purchased not a bad value) - inbox accessories, like a keycap puller, was unexpected and been nice for cleaning - the rgb presets (no full programmable options with this model) work well and fill the need I have for it - while a lower end board been generally happy keycap and switch (not cherry mx on this board) quality Con - Have questioned the sturdiness of this board a few times. Dripped a few mL of water on some keys and while I cleaned it up quickly shaked it out, thought I fried the cntrl key which made the board completely unusable

This kit has some of the worst stabilizers i've had the displeasure of "using". Spacebar rattles and the other ones stick. To remedy this you can try cleaning them but not like Glorious instructs on their website with isopropyl alcohol; that murks the inside of the plastic housings and makes them abrasive and scratchy rendering them useless unless you take em apart and fully de-grease them in a soapy water bath then hand dry them after a rinse. Doing that reverts the lot back to usable (as in they will function) but with more rattle

Unfortunately, that's kind of where my joy ends - beyond that, I do not love the plastic the keycaps are made out of. It feels like lower quality as compared to other boards I have typed on. I went with the blue switch - which it does deliver a great click.

The overall typing experience of my Kailh Speed Silver and PBT keycaps build was quite good. I was surprised by how well everything fit together, resulting in a light and rattle-free touch-typing experience that’s made all the more impressive considering the GMMK Pro isn’t pre-assembled. While I wouldn’t say that it’s the best feeling keyboard I’ve used out of the box, the GMMK Pro is definitely up there.

All in all, this is a fantastic keyboard with fantastic build quality and even fantastic backlighting. Typing out this review was even a pleasure because of its feel. I cannot recommend it enough!

Time to get more custom...and along came the highly-popular GMMK Pro, mostly because I couldn't find a reasonable 100% and I wanted a rotary encoder

I use the C2 for software development on a Macbook Pro, and sometimes Windows machine. The keyboard that I was accustomed to using prior was a Lenovo, which for me was the gold standard for years. I am not a gamer. Now that I use a C2, I can't go back to anything else

I think the price is totally worth it! I did end up buying the durock v2 stabilizers here on Amazon and I think that upgrade is a must before you assemble your board. The stock stabilizers were over lubed and just not great. I had no fitment issues putting in the durock v2s. Honestly for the price, just get those so you don't have to disassemble your whole bored again later

This is the best choice at this price point, just wish the swappable version of this with the gateron browns was in stock. You might want some type of hand wrest, there are some very cheap cloth ones on here.