HK GAMING Custom Keycaps | Dye Sublimation PBT Keycap Set for Mechanical Keyboard | 139 Keys | Cherry Profile | ANSI US-Layout | Compatible with Cherry MX, Gateron, Kailh, Outemu | 9009

Quería un look diferente para mi teclado mecánico, ya que era todo negro. Pensaba que las teclas que venían de serie en el teclado eran buenas, pero al comprarlas con estas, nada que ver. Estas teclas son gruesas, de un gran acabado y después de unos cuantos meses, aún no se ha formado ningún brillo por el uso. Otra cosa que me gusta, es que son algo más bajas que las teclas ISO (las que suelen venir con los teclados), algo que al final lo he agradecido muchísimo. Finalmente, la serigrafía es de calidad, letras muy claras y más clásicas (sin un estilo de gaming).

I recently bought these keycaps to replace my old side printed ones where the paint was coming off. I found these ones and really likes the old style so I bought them. I was not expecting these to be great but when I got them I was surprised. These keycaps are super good quality and have I nice thickness to them. I saw some reviews about the space at not working but I had no problem with the space bar when I used it on my gmmk tkl. My friend has expensive keycaps that were 100$ or more and I honestly can’t tell the difference. The only bad thing I have to say about these keycaps is that on all the keys with letters it kind of suppressed the sound and made my switches feel mushy. Other then that they feel great with Gateron clears.

I’ve been on the lookout for a decent quality PBT keycap set for my filco TKL for a long time. Actually started looking well before December 2019 but then COVID-19 hit us and well everything went sideways in terms of stock, availability, delivery and manufacturing. A lot of keycap sets on Amazon cater for ANSI layout keyboards only as they are in reality the more popular layout. Some kits purport to be both ANSI and ISO but only provide partial support for ISO caps. The sets listed by HK Gaming fortunately provide full and proper support for ISO UK keyboards and include the double quotes, British pound, ampersand and large Enter keys. The keyboard originally was supplied with Filco ABS keys and I wore those down to a shine in about 4 years. They were replaced with a set of tao hoi dolch keycaps which were ok but again made of ABS and starting to shine. This is the first PBT set that I’ve had the pleasure of owning/using. Initial impressions are very good as they caps arrived within 24hrs of ordering and securely packaged in thick cardboard box. The caps themselves were enclosed in two plastic trays. The first tray contained the alpha and function caps and ANSI modifiers. The second tray contained the ISO caps, number pad and cursor key caps. The caps themselves are a lower profile than the tao hoi caps (oem vs cherry mx). The surface of the caps is smooth which is unusual for a PBT cap but reading the reviews for HK Gaming keycap sets is to be expected. I’d have preferred the more usual rough or stippled finish that you get with standard PBT caps but in reality for me it’s a minor complaint given the price. The caps were easy to replace on the keyboard and a key cap puller is included in the box if you don’t already have one. Swapping the caps over took about 10mins and the result is a cleaner fresher looking keyboard now with a slightly lower key profile. The legends on the keys are sharp and clear, only minor observation I’d make is that the spacing between some of the legends doesn’t match up. It’s very slight though and not something that would cause me to return them, you’ll have to judge that for yourself though. If you want perfection with a keycap set then be prepared to pay a lot more than £40. The difference in the type of plastic and thickness of the key caps has also altered the key sound of each key. It’s a little less high pitched now e.g. when you bottom out the key the tone is lower and deeper then with the ABS cap it has replaced. Overall, I like the 9009 set, it’s a little retro but with a splash of colour and it suits the Filco TKL to a tee. After all filco keyboards have no RGB lighting (well no lighting at all, apart from caps/scroll lock) or gimmicks that seem to be prevalent on gaming keyboards. These caps are good quality replacement caps for the money and I’d have no hesitation in recommending these to someone wanting to get a replacement/second set without breaking the bank.

He tenido oportunidad de usar varios tipos de teclas—todas compatible con switches tipo Cherry MX— incluyendo ePBT y teclas double-shot Cherry y GMK. Mis favoritas son las originales Cherry, pero obviamente solo se pueden conseguir usadas y por ser de ABS podrían presentar mucho brillo por desgaste. Estas teclas tienen casi exáctamente el mismo diseño que las Cherry originales, en tamaño, forma y altura, de hecho, son más exáctas que las ePBT cuyo precio es el doble de estas. La textura es excelente, casi tan tersa como las Cherry/GMK, pero de PBT, que por lo tanto durará mucho más sin presentar brillo. Un poco menos rugosas que las ePBT. El color es exacto a las teclas Beige de Cherry/GMK (Compré la versión 9009). Las letras (fonts) son un poco más delgadas que las Cherry, pero se ven bastante bien. Lo único que en lo personal no me gustó, es que los símbolos, en la línea de numéricos, son pequeños comparados con los de Cherry. Por el precio, que es de alrededor de 40 dólares, no se puede comprar nada parecido. Muy recomendables. Además tienen las teclas necesarias para un teclado ISO-UK, además del US-ANSI. Un juego similar ePBT cuesta alrededor de 120 USD, más el envío, que ahora con COVID se hace con mensajerías como DHL o FEDEX y por lo tanto el shipping costaría unos 30 USD adicional al precio del set de teclas, casi el precio del set de HK Gaming. Con PRIME solo pagué el precio del producto. Resumen: Te reto a encontrar algo similar a este precio.

The quality is good, given the price. The caps are thick, PBT and well packaged. Although my set has some small dots on several keys (see B for example) it's nothing major. Also the G letter is a bit disproportional. The caps surface is smooth, nice to touch. So overall, given the price, I'm fully satisfied with this set. Update: I bought one more. The second one is just flawless - no extra dots whatsoever, couldn't be happier!