Mountain Everest Max keyboard review (Cherry MX RGB Red)

Hey Thomas, I just snagged a gold badge Omnikey 102 from a recycling center and it's not in great shape, but definitely salvageable from a keyfeel standpoint. I haven't been able to get it to talk to my Soarer's converter nor directly to a PS/2 port (I'm using a 5-pin DIN to PS/2 adapter). Any tips outside your Alps restoration guide?

The only thing stopping me from wasting mah precious yeehaws on this board is the 3 pin switch bullshit. And now its everything else wrong with it. What a shit machining job, yo and those oled buttons will burn in your icons into them really nice in a few months. Great design.

I'd love to see a Chyrosran22 review of the Redragon K605 Alien Super Big Keyboard.
It's definitely on the newer era of keyboards, but it's got something to hold against the competition, it's massive size. It's like an aircraft carrier and a cheap Chinese 60% had a baby

Have you tried the mouse by chance?

Why are Ducky the only ones smart enough to put the software ON THE BOARD?
AS someone who uses both WIndows and Linux daily, having a fully functional keyboard on both systems without having to install crapware is a major selling point for Ducky.
Even the windows machine is not immune, as it's owned by work and what can be installed is restricted, so a kb crapware has to be "applied for" via the IT dept.

Chyro can you look at this? Is this true? I guess you'd be the man to ask. watch?v=jQQG7_4VbsQ
I guess 'it depends' is the answer.

Not like typing on an Amstrad LOL.
Thx for this review - i was looking at it but here in australia it’s $399 which is whackadoodle

You forgot to mention the gmmk pro’s horrendous latency issue when you compared the two of them lol

why would a left handed person need more space for their mouse on the right side of the keyboard?

Dropping a gmmk pro never gets old

I'll totally agree the metric system is way better and the jokes are warranted, but you do know the BRITISH chemist who discovered the element named it "Aluminum", right?
The only reason "Aluminium" took over in Europe is because people kept mistakenly calling it that because of the "ium" that many elements end with.
So it's a bit odd that you, being a British guy, is poking fun at the group of people calling it by the original name that was given by a fellow British guy who discovered it.

That keyboard drop scared the shit out of me. Thanks for the review though. Saved me a regrettable purchase.

are the switches on the numpad also hotswappable?

It’s missing the one feature I really want…wireless

I'm not a leftie as in my right hand is my dominant hand but do to needing to use a mouse and number pad at the same time at work I ended up getting to used to it so the Everest Max having allowing me to place the number pad on the left was a blessing and with it being removable for if I wanna bring the keyboard to the LANS I was sold, the price is high and some features are lacking but overall I'm really happy with my keyboard purchase. (Also the volume dial bug was super annoying but has luckily been fixed)

Fuck, I just bought it, and now I'm watching this review, why!?!?!?!

The machine markings are left on purpose to 'add to the aesthetic'.
Although I am not a fan of it personally, I can see the appeal for some.

hahaha gotta love the DRM of keyboards, I can't wait to have every switch ask for independance someday in the future lol

metrics ftw

people who buy keyboards because of how it sounds should remove themself

nice metric jock

The gmmk slamming the table is just gold

How much power does it draw, and could I use it with a KVMP switch if I have to alternate between my Work and Home PC. The Razor Huntsman 2 with Optical Red switches was too much for a KVMP switch. :-(

That enter key really puts me off. I need a big one. :/


Also, your voice is smooooooth.

i hate metric

We use decimal fractions of a pound too. You can say 1.9 pounds

You are like the Jeremy Clarkson of keyboards. Cheerio m8!

What if you tried attaching two numberpads?

I am so glad that I didn’t listen to RandomFrankP and buy this keyboard. Well I actually did pre-order it but cancelled it later (not because of this video but because they were keep pushing back my shipping date). I always feel this keyboard is overpriced but the built quality is cheap.

I always seriously considering getting this after other reviews , til this one LOL.

Wow, thanks for posting this. Linus Tech Tips reviewed the same keyboard, but they were sponsored to do it and reviewed it from a PC gamer perspective, rather than your keyboard enthusiast perspective.

The issues with the manager app turn me away, since I would've preferred it to not take up too much RAM, even though I have a workstation with lots of RAM, but I want to use that RAM for stuff I'd actually be using, and not something that runs in the background. I do appreciate their barebones options, Also that their manager app doesn't seem to support Linux-based desktop OSes the last time I checked, which hurts a little as I built my workstation to primarily run Windows, but allow me to transition to desktop Linux once the apps I use gain supper for thar.

love the way you mock the fReEdOm units! Subscribed!

Bought one gonna return it, most of the keystrokes have a metal sound galm that echo's for a second, thats realy anoying. (sounds like you are tapping a cristal glass)

One question, the MOUNTAIN Everest Max keyboard works on a laptop, if you answer it, I would appreciate it.

I think the keyboard looks very premium for a gaming keyboard. I just ordered one because there is an offer where you get the keyboard plus the mouse and the mousepad for only the price of the keyboard itself!

I see the weak connection between keyboard and numpad differently. This seems to be more suitable for gamers who almost never need a numpad. If you do need it, it is an advantage that you do not have to screw around for a long time to attach and detach it. You also do not pick it up while typing, so the weak connection is not a disadvantage in that case.

This has to be the single dumbest fucking keyboard I've ever seen. It seems more focused on gimmicky features than actually being a keyboard. It's the same issue I have with the GMMK Pro - What's wrong with being "just a keyboard"? Not everyone needs millions of obnoxious "features" getting in the way. Just gimmie a stable surface to have fun typing, and I'm good. At least the GMMK1 and 2 have variants that office users can use too. Seriously, who outside of gamers needs to not have a keypad?

Also, you seem to have a bit of a grudge with America. What DID we do to you?

I have to warn anyone interested in purchasing this keyboard. The keyboard is good, however the software is atrocious, written in Java, constantly crashes, causes system hangs and often have to reboot the system to get base camp functioning again. Also Basecamp regularly freezes, interaction with the software is regularly faced with huge delays causing no end of frustration. Also when binding profiles and macros 6 out of 10 times an error message pops up saying something went wrong saving. There is no way to edit or change a launch this profile when chosen software is run. In short the basecamp software is extremely armature alpha bug!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Remember" calling the US to win your wars is alway quicker than switching to trying to win it yourself...

«WHYYyyy?» 😂

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Has the software improved in the last three years?

Those 'rough CNC markings' are intentional, part of the industrial-technical-feel design idea.

It is 3 years since the review any update on the software? Is it better since then?