I personally think they are not on par with stuff like GMK and BSP.
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Still looking for some bsp pbt to compare them.
So, have you tried a BSP set before or not? Why are they not on par?
If they fixed the stem tightness issues, and shrinkage on the spacebars they would be close to BSP(I have 3 different sets of BSP; Russian, Black Otaku, Classic Beige Red).
As someone who likes smooth PBT, BSP is the best. The downside of BSP is their limited selection of caps and high price, and their in house Dye-sub sucks so you have to go through IMSTO which raises the price some more.
Don't get me wrong, IMSTO does awesome dyesubing just going to someone else raises the price usually along with the wait time.
TL;DR Cons of Gateron when compared to BSP: Stem tightness, Shrinkage on 7u spacebars, less smooth. Pros: Cheap, large selection of keys.
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Moving on, have Gateron fixed the tightness on their stems? If they have I'm interested.