Artemis Design Studios January | Aluminum Plate | Cherry MX Black Clear-Top (Nixie) | Sound Test

Keyboard: Artemis Design Studios January
Mount: 65A Gummy O-Ring (https://graveshift.com/products/grave...)
Plate material: Aluminum
Keycaps: GMK Soyamilk
Switches: Cherry MX Black Clear-Top (Nixie) lubed by Custom Keyboard Co. (https://www.customkeysco.com/product/...) [5% off Coupon Code: jaded]
Lube: 205g0 w/ 105g0 on springs
Film: Yes; Durock Switch Films (0.15mm)
Springs: 14 mm, 62g bottom-out, Single-Stage (Durock Springs; https://www.customkeysco.com/product/...)
Stabilizers: TX AP Stabilizers (https://knckeys.com/products/ap-tx-st...) [5% off Coupon Code: jaded] w/ dielectric grease (https://a.co/d/c4KlN7j) on wires and 205g0 on housing (https://a.co/d/3FKaQPj), Wires balanced w/ stabilizer twisters [https://divinikey.com/products/geon-s...]
Mods: N/A

Thoughts: After nearly two years (yes, you read that right), I've received the January. This keyboard and the JJW Moment were my first-ever group-buy boards, but one came a year earlier than the other. Little did I know back then that Keebsforall would become notorious for handling group-buys poorly and shipping at an abysmally slow pace. Even if it wasn't their fault, a project taking almost two years from their group-buy closing date is unacceptable, and I hope no one in this hobby pulls this stuff off again. It genuinely killed off any hype I had for this board.

Now, onto the board itself. Unfortunately, I've tried out many 60% O-ring boards (and have the Jixte and Array for PC O-ring 60-65%), so for this to do something out of the ordinary and blow me away would be unlikely. And it's exactly as I expected. What I will say, though, is that because the weight is heavier than the Jixte or perhaps the different mounting points, there isn't this case of hollowness that I heard with the Jixte, which is a welcome change. It meant I could skip the poly-fill mod and keep it stock. Using the hot-swap PCB meant I assembled the entire keyboard in just 45 minutes. I wish the hot-swap PCB supported full backspace, but I suppose I should've seen that back then (though I was still new to the hobby then, so I didn't know to check for layouts). It's a good polycarbonate keyboard with an O-ring mount, but it isn't unique. It's an excellent baseline against which to compare others. I would consider this at MSRP (group-buy cost) or lower! The design is lovely, though, and I enjoy the subtle curvature on the sides.

Well, y'all, I'm out of boards and switches to test out for now. Like I said in my previous video, I'm unsure when I'll post again. What will come first... the F1-8X V2 or another group-buy board I can't disclose yet? Oh! And I have a board I had reanodized coming in very soon, which I'm excited to finally build. It's been a while since I've had a top-mount 65%, and I think y'all will like the reanodization for it (it was pretty scuffed when I received it). I will release my next video on whatever comes first in the next few months. If I get switches to review, OFC, y'all will be the first to see that, but for now, I won't be going out of my to buy switches as I'm beginning to go back into "study" mode and focus more on that. Thank you all so much for your support and kind wishes, and feel free to comment. I'll see y'all soon!

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