MONSGEEK M1 V5 TMR Rapid Trigger 32k Scanning Rate Gaming Keyboard Quick Release Aluminum Mechanical Keyboard SP Gradient AstroAim Magnetic Switch

Monsgeek m1 V5 TMR.I'm never been big on keyboards, but I do play a lot of PC games. This blows everything I have used so far out of the water. The feel of it, the sound it makes is satisfying yet not too loud or obnoxious or too clicky (especially while playing games). I can't imagine it feeling any better honestly. The software is good, works well enough for me although a little bit buggy sometimes. The analogue key features did make a noticeable difference for me in responsiveness in my games, but do require tweaking to get right. It feels very premiumThe only gripes I have with it is how heavy it is and how high it sits. I feel like I am reaching for keys a little bit more than my previous low profile keyboard and I tend to move my keyboard around my desk a lot so it's weight makes that slightly annoying but not all that bad. This is largely also a preference thing that a keyboard wrist wrest and more getting used to will fix. I was also a little bit worried about how it comes with south facing lettering on the keycaps, however once I had it set up I can see the lettering perfectly fine as I am sitting in front of the keyboard and not directly on top of it after all. I can't figure out how to save specific RGB settings to different layers through the software as it won't let me select different layers to adjust the RGB settings in the web driver or desktop application but I could be doing something wrong or maybe there is some sort of driver conflict.Amazing especially for it's price.

Love this keyboard. I did swap the switches to gateron magnetic jade pros, and put on some new keycaps (double shot pbt cherries). The default sounds fine but i wanted something a little different. You'll be very happy if you get this, and leave it as is, but being a tmr board you have so much freedom to make it your own so don't be afraid to do so. The case is a tank it feels very premium. The wireless dongle works incredibly. So much better than razers "hyperspeed" dongles. The only gripe I have is the software is far from great, but it's manageable enough to set it and leave it. The rgb is also gorgeous on this board. If you want something that feels premium and offers creative freedom you need to buy this board. I've owned multiple razer and steelseries keyboards. This is much better quality than any of their premium options. It's heavy and durable, sounds great out the box, has great rgb lighting, and you have the freedom of magnetic or mechanical switches to adjust the sound and feel exactly to your liking.

I'm going to start this review by clarifying that my only keyboard experiences throughout my whole life have only been on keyboards with membrane, scissor switch membrane, and buckling spring switches. I think that's important to note because this is my first premium keyboard, so I literally think that this is the best thing since sliced bread.The first thing I noticed was the weight of the box, it's heavy. But when I opened the box, the keyboard was much more compact than I expected. Four pounds starts to feel like a lot when the thing weighing four pounds is this small. It feels really really dense, and I love that. With its weight and its good rubber feet, this thing is NOT going to slide across my desk, no matter what. Lighter keyboards are much much easier to slide around or bump around on accident. I also have a 2.1 computer speaker system with a subwoofer, so bassy music made my old Razer keyboard slide around a little bit. That obviously isn't a problem at all anymore, since this thing weighs as much as some of my rifles and has more traction than drag radials on a track.The next thing that caught me off guard was the switches, they're incredibly smooth! I don't have any experience with mechanical switches, or good switches in general, so I can't compare them. But I am absolutely in love with how these magnetic switches feel. Typing or playing games with this keyboard is an absolute dream. I know this keyboard will accept mechanical switches, but I don't think I'm going to get any because I'm already loving the way these feel.Keyboard enthusiasts seem to love the sound of mechanical switches, but this keyboard with these switches sounds absolutely stellar as is. Especially since I replaced the key caps. I got new key caps just because I wanted ones with a cool design on them, the sound upgrade was an accident.Speaking of key caps, the ones that come with the keyboard are alright. But getting good quality, double shot PBT keycaps was definitely the move. The upgrade in looks, feel, and sound was definitely worth the extra money. I made sure to get side printed keycaps to match the ones that come with the keyboard, since I like the way it looks. And it does come in handy when putting a keyboard on an elevated surface, like a flight yoke.The CNC aluminum case is obviously responsible for the weight, but it's also responsible for the incredible rigidity. There is absolutely zero flex to this keyboard, none whatsoever. I feel like I could use this thing to break open a bank vault with brute force and fight my way out of the bank with it, without damaging the keyboard. I like how I can easily remove the top part of the case for easier cleaning, repair, and modification. The fit and finish for the two halves of the case is excellent.I'm used to 100% keyboards, but I never used all those extra keys. Moving to a 60% keyboard that fits on top of my flight yoke much better was a good idea. The only thing I had to get used to was the positioning of the HOME, END PGUP, and PGDN keys, which took no time at all. I really like the way MonsGeek set up this keyboard. The keys aren't too close together like on some keyboards, but they still did a good job making it compact. It is really easy to use this keyboard.The knob is great, it's super tactile and clicky. It feels like it's also made out of aluminum. It's nice to finally kave a keyboard with some amount of media controls.I only use wired keyboards and mice since I don't like managing batteries. That being said, I do like that this keyboard will connect to my computer either wired or wirelessly. I think it's weird that you kave to remove the CAPS key to access the mode switch, but it doesn't bother me any since I just set it and forget it.Now for the cons.I'm used to keyboards having adjustable feet, but this one doesn't. It doesn't bother me at all since this keyboard already sits at the perfect angle for me, but it's something worth considering.The actual con is the software. This likely won't matter to anyone else since the problem stems from me using Linux, but it does matter to me. The web app used to adjust the keyboard's settings will not work on Fedora Linux no matter what I try. There is third party, open source software available that will let ypu customize this keyboard. But that software is out of date and won't recognize the TMR flags and will only recognize HE flags. That means I can still customize lighting effects and colors, but not anything that has to do with the switches like SOCD or RT.The software issue isn't that big of a deal since all I had to do was take the keyboard to work and use a Wind🤮ws workstation to use the web app. Thanks to onboard memory, once I save the profile in the software, I can use that keyboard on any computer and it retains its saved settings.Overall, 9/10.Please take the five minutes to make your software work on Linux, it's not that hard.

amazing keyboard, unbelievable price for what this has, the noise is a little loud but it’s not bad at all, you can edit the responsiveness, and it’s heavy and very like stable.

I love this keyboard, built like a tank, the sound is thocky but I think there’s a slight hollowness (like with all HE boards) on downstroke, but I think it could be alleviated if placed on a desk mat. However it’s a very subtle hollow sound so don’t let that deter you from it.Disassembly is incredibly fast on this, remove the volume knob, lift the bottom side up, and you’re in.Software is similar to another brand I tried out previously, so I’m familiar enough that it was easy to learn.Currently I’m having some issues saving the SOCD setting to my board through the software while wireless, I haven’t had time to troubleshoot as I learned it wasn’t active until before I went to bed, it could be user error?In closing, if you want HE, TMR is the next step up and I can’t recommend this board enough, I think the board latency was like 0.7ms??? Which is pretty impressive!Buy it!

I like the keyboard but there are some very major issues everyone should knowThe RGB is awful. Its so dim it basically doesn't work for shine through keycaps, including the keycaps that were included.There are software issues when using mechanical key switches in this board. Lots of repeated key presses. Apparently fixed with a firmware update, but the firmware isn't out yet to the public, but Monsgeek has been sharing it to customers through support for a while now.The software just has a bunch of various bugs as well. For example, out of the box clicking the volume wheel swaps from changing volume to changing RGB brightness. You can remap it in the software but it just doesn't work right.If you are in volume control mode changing it does nothingIf you are in rgb control mode the change works, but there is no way to swap back to volume control.All I really wanted was the VIA version of this keyboard in black/ANSI layout but I couldn't find it so I bought this instead. I regret my purchase.

Keyboard feels great. Customizability is great. Build quality is great. Software is buns. Recently started getting the left alt button force activated continuously and the only way to fix it without restarting my computer is to cntrl alt delete. Otherwise I like it

Love the MonsGeek M1 V5, been using it for about two weeks and I haven’t touched my Wooting since.Only problem was some double clicking, like it would register 4–5 presses from one press, but the software fixes it. Feels amazing and sounds great, just a little loud.

First off, device is not recognized by the software SPECIFICALLY INTENDED for this keyboard. Simply searches forever. You CAN run the 'web' version via chrome and get most of the functions, but are limited to 6 led 'modes' (and most of those 6 they are off unless a key is pressed) - not 16 like the manual says. Also del key is in wrong spot(it is where print screen is, which is actually the print screen key) - home key is where the actual keycap for 'del' is(And is actual delete key not home)2nd thing, had a close look and the foam covering the switchplate has no holes for a 3 or 5 pin mechanical switch, either u have to risk damage to switches to 'force' though this foam, or remove it completely? idk, I never bothered. I pulled back edge of it to see under and still could not see holes for mechanical switches, so put foam back and wrapped it back into box(This was after being unable to detect it with it's own dedicated software so.... ya.. good job that..?)Seriously guys, 300+ bucks for something and.. well u should make sure it works. Quite disappointed, and will await for the next nice board to drop, for now what I got will do me fine. (Seller hopefully does not try to refuse return, cuz that will not be fun)