 So it used to be that if you wanted a retro styled like typewriter-y keyboard, the only real options were to convert an old typewriter, which we have done, or buy custom keycaps and replace all the ones on your current keyboard, but now there are actually a fair number of off-the-shelf options for these typewriter-y keyboards. So let's try some of them out today, shall we? So we actually don't quite have as many options today as it might at first appear, because some of them are just different variants of the retro classic from ASIO. So they've got the Artisan, the Posh, the Onyx, and the Elwood. And the first thing that comes to mind for me looking at this is, are there really so many people out there that are looking for these style of keyboards that they need four different colors? So let's go ahead and get these unpacked. Cable feels nice. So they... Oh, how to impress Linus, that is a type C connector, which I actually found out recently is only a cost difference of about 15 cents over a high quality micro B connector. But for some reason, many new products still haven't switched over to it. A couple other things back here. So there's Bluetooth mode, there's USB mode, and you can switch between Mac and PC. All right, well, part of the video today is definitely gonna be rolling through all the different color options here, because if you're the kind of person who buys a stylish keyboard, then surely you do care about the color scheme a fair whack. So not only can you switch between Apple and Windows mode, they've actually included a bunch of additional keycaps. This must be the Mac version of the F keys. All right, now let's have a look at what the Artisan has to show for itself. This is actually a perfect example of a company leveraging what little tooling work they've done to turn that into as many models as possible. So you can actually see here that the Artisan is just a cross between the Onyx and the Posh. So it's got exactly the same kind of rose gold metal accents, and then it's just using the faux leather backing and then the matte black infill for the keycaps. Bringing us finally to the Elwood, which is different from every other model that we have in pretty much every way, actually. So for one, this thing has, this has what appears to be a genuine wood backing. Is it really? No way. Feels like it. Hey, James. James. I think he's out for lunch. That's okay. There's another finishing touch on this one, though. That's pretty cool. So you actually have the ability, if you want, to replace the plate here. So you can undo the screws and I wonder if you could flip it around and engrave it yourself. Either way, they sent a custom one with their impressive established 2009 retro classic. And check that out. They still screened line as media on there. That's cute. I mean, my last name's Sebastian, not media, but you know, hey, hey, plus for effort. All right. These are really freaking heavy keyboards. How much are these things? These are not cheap. I think they're going to have to do a lot more than look cool, but let's get to that in a minute. First, let's have a look at the Challenger. This is the No-K. So is that like the opposite of okay? Like it's, this is the No-K Rymec with blue switch, gorgeous light effect, retro style, and Bluetooth slash wire dual mode. Now the packaging isn't as good. I don't know what the deal is with this like gradient brown. Whenever I find tape on packaging, I have to know what's under it. Oh, well, that's fine. If Cherry's OEMing your keyboard, that's not embarrassing. Maybe some of our clever Chinese viewers can give me some idea of what that's about. Without the tape on it, I actually would have had a lot more confidence going into it. Okay. This is looking not too bad to start. So they've got a little aluminum something. They've got a little other more different aluminum. Oh, this is like your, like your stopper thing for the, you know, okay. That's not going to have much of a function on a keyboard, but it might look kind of neat. And then we've got the keyboard itself. I will say this, the, the, the feel of the plastics here doesn't hold a candle to the retro classic. I was going to say though, what's good is that they've got these reinforcing ridges here. So that when you slide them into the slot, you can't put strain on the can and they don't do anything. And they just borrowed someone else's dueling for the USB connector. Wait, there's two. Why does it have two? So this seems to go in here. Oops. No, does this come off? It's like a little handle here, but it doesn't seem to come off. And don't even get after me about pad cack because there's no manual. Does it go in this way? And it, what, it just sits there? No, that's it. That's the whole mechanism. Why do we even have these holes on it? Okay. Okay. That too, it doesn't secure in any way. It just sits there. Oh, Indiegogo. Did they, did this thing, is this thing, holy crap. This thing raised $360,000. What the f**k? It's almost $200. This costs almost as much as the ASIO one. You retro keyboard people. Not only are there more of you than I thought, you guys are, you guys are nuts. What kind of switches are these? They're covered by the backplane here. I can't tell what they are. Also, these lighting effects are really annoying. There we go. Now they're breathing. Now they're just scattered around. Now they're breathing. Well, they're not cherry. You know how I know that? You hear how different the sound is between those two? Okay. So what the big, oh, you have got to be kidding me. So there's a pad. Look. So there's a little rubberized pad here, presumably to keep whatever you put on there safe, but it doesn't touch it. It just sits on the thing. Okay. Guess we'll use a phone. So I guess this is part of its jam, is you can be sitting at your computer and you can have your phone. I mean, it says it has Bluetooth, but how do you even, you know what? Forget it for now. How great its Bluetooth is, is not important unless it's actually decent for typing. So let's find ourselves a typing test. Holy crap. That does not bode well. Look at the wobble on these keycaps. I'm barely touching them. You know what? Let's start with a baseline. So this is a Razer Black Widow something or other with their orange switches, which are basically Chinese clones of Cherry MX Browns. Okay. 73 adjusted words per minute. Now it should be born in mind that these ones get every advantage now because I'm more familiar with the text. Oh boy. I can't get momentum. Is that the same score? Damn. I'm consistent. Let's try one more time. Okay. This one is more representative of probably what I can do, but we're going to go back to the Razer in a moment. Critiques of this guy. These keycaps are wobbly. The shape of them is absolutely awful. Pardon my French because it's very easy to accidentally mash two keys at a time. This one on the other hand, actually, not that bad. It's a little bit more difficult to do. On the other hand, actually not a terrible amount of wobble, a little bit more than I'd like, but the spacing between the keys means I wasn't accidentally hitting multiple keys at once. But I did have a hard time registering keystrokes from time to time because the switches they're using, which I'm actually not sure what they are. We'll have to find that out, but the switches they're using are a little bit on the heavy side for me. Okay. So they're Kailb, some kind of Kailb blues. Let's go back to the first keyboard. All right. 97. Actually, let's try out the Bluetooth functionality first. So I just flipped this over to Bluetooth mode and what I'm hoping is it's going to be significantly simpler to pair. Okay. I'm holding function and it starts flashing. That's weird. There we go. That's intuitive. So function and the Bluetooth key. Has it come up? Okay. It's kind of a drag though that the switch is located in such an inconvenient spot. What's cool though is apparently it has a 6,000 milliamp hour battery, so you can continue to use it in Bluetooth mode even when it's not plugged in. So it's wireless too. And backlit. Not bad. That helps a lot with the cost. Now this guy on the other hand, not impressed. So I wouldn't go as far as to say that either of these is a replacement for a more standard keyboard for me, but I was surprised and impressed by how close I was able to get on the ASIO retro classic, especially in light of how apparently desperate the keyboard community is to get their hands on some kind of retro-styled keyboard because this is how much this product managed to raise on Indiegogo. So I'm not strongly recommending either, but I will say that if you need to buy one, I would definitely go with this one. So thanks for watching guys. If you disliked this video, then maybe you work for, what's their company called again? Maybe you work for Nuke. But if you did like this video, oh right, you can hit that button. But if you liked it, hit like, get subscribed, maybe consider checking out where to buy the stuff we featured at the link below. Also down there is our merch store, which has cool shirts like this one and our community forum, which you should definitely join.