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Title: GMK Red Samurai R1 vs. R2 quality
Post by: TheMohawkNinja on Mon, 20 February 2023, 10:06:36

Hello,

I'm looking on getting the Red Samurai base for my keyboard, however I've seen some people complain that they aren't really up to typical GMK quality (one video I saw even showed a pretty obvious circular molding artifact on one of the keys). According to this list I found (https://matrixzj.github.io/docs/gmk-keycaps), there is an R1 and R2 variant (I'm not looking into the MD, since I am not interested in the Japanese legends), so I am wondering if one of the variants is more par for the course with regards to GMK's reputation for quality than the other.

Thanks,

Title: Re: GMK Red Samurai R1 vs. R2 quality
Post by: CaesarAZealad on Mon, 20 February 2023, 10:14:10

It's an in stock drop set so you're sacrificing quality for convenience. Currently typing on Drop red samurai and I have no real complaints, but I could swear they feel worse than GMK sets I've tried at meets, though the owners of said boards assure me I'm imagining things. YMMV

Title: Re: GMK Red Samurai R1 vs. R2 quality
Post by: TheMohawkNinja on Mon, 20 February 2023, 10:49:43

Quote from: CaesarAZealad on Mon, 20 February 2023, 10:14:10

It's an in stock drop set so you're sacrificing quality for convenience. Currently typing on Drop red samurai and I have no real complaints, but I could swear they feel worse than GMK sets I've tried at meets, though the owners of said boards assure me I'm imagining things. YMMV

Is the whole line of Red/Blue Samurai an in-stock Drop set, or just one of the variants/revisions?