MSTONE AEON Gaming Mechanical Keyboard - 104 Keys with Cherry MX Brown Switches, THOCC Noise Cancelling, RGB Backlighting, PBT Keycaps, Dye-Sublimated Legends, USB-C Cable - Perfect for Windows & Mac Gamers, Programmers, and Office Work

Before buying this keyboard I did a ton of review. What I was primarily looking for was a keyboard that had Cherry MX Silent Red (Or MX Pink/Pink stem, as some listings call it) just to see what options were available. The two keyboards I knew that had the pink stem were The Cherry 3.0 S board and a couple of ASUS keyboards, but I didn't want to buy the ASUS keyboards and the Cherry 3.0 S had a few problems of its own that I disliked after having tested it at Microcenter.I did a ton of reviews into this keyboard - specifically finding out that "mStone" created the keyboard, and not "AEON Gaming", and that they made a ton of Groove series keyboards and that the F meant fullsize, and that this is the "Groove F SF" which stands for SoundForce, as well as finding out that this was primarily a Korean company. I was so curious that I spent hours digging online and doing google translate to read reviews and find youtube reviews of people typing on this keyboard, tearing it down, writing about it, etc.I bought this keyboard as a slight gamble. I now consider this to be the best purchase I've ever made.Pros:--South facing LEDs - For those who don't know, this means Cherry MX Keycaps will fit 'properly' (Though most people hardly notice/care if it's north facing)--The white LED is truly white, not the slightly-yellow tint most white LEDs are on keyboards.--Genuine Cherry keycaps. I took off the keycaps just to be sure, was very happy to see they were genuine.--Removable USB-C cable isn't a gimmick cable - Some companies still make the USB-C cable proprietary, like Cherry, where the plastic housing for the physical plug is too long/thin/narrow and you _MUST_ but their cable to make it work. That is not the case here. Any of my USB-C cables work on it.--There's a lot more macros on the keyboard than advertised, specifically with volume up/down, macros, key repeat, etc.--The included keycaps are PBT dye-subbed - they feel _really_ good.--Feet on the back have rubber under them, and you can raise your keyboard with two sizes.--I am unsure how much the silicone pad be tween the top place and the PCB is helping, but if I had to guess - It's helping quite a bit with sound dampening. I can definitely feel and hear a difference compared to other high-end keyboards with padding, like GMMK, Keychron, etc.--All of the switches are pre-lubed, including the stabilizers. The stabilizers, imo, are also extremely high quality - At least they feel this way. One of my biggest concerns when typing on keyboards with Cherry MX Silent Reds were "How do the stabilizers hold up" and whether or not they ruin the purpose of having the Silent Reds to begin with. I do not feel these are cheaply made stabilizers at all.--It's only $115.--No software. Out of the box, it works. Plug and play.--CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I put in a question and was answered immediately on Amazon - There was nothing wrong with the keyboard with the question I asked, but the fact they were immediately responsive and what I was requesting was fulfilled painlessly - Huge A+ from me.Cons:--The switches aren't hot-swappable. This isn't a huge deal to me because I specifically want the Cherry MX Silent Red switches - But on the off chance something happens to one switch, I would like to be able to easily replace it without soldering - Which I have no access to--The LED is only white, not RGB - I think RGB would go against the overall theme of this retro looking gray-scale keyboard, and white is my preferred constant LED anyway - So this isn't a huge con to me. It's just nice to have the option.I've said before that I found my dream keyboard to type on, a lower profile keyboard - But since then I've discovered lubed switches, and ultimately discovered this keyboard. If you want a -silent keyboard-, you could buy any of them that have Cherry MX Silent Reds - But compared to the true silence this keyboard provides, how buttery smooth out of the box this comes, and how much more expensive other keyboards are? If you don't need the RGB fancy gamer stuff and just want an extremely high quality keyboard to type on - I cannot recommend this enough. I feel they could raise the price to $150, and it would still be better and cheaper than the other alternative keyboards out there.