Fuji 65v2 Swirl Keyboard - Dark Night

Great Board

I absolutely love this board paired with Gateron milky yellow pros and GMK CYL Olivia keycaps. The sound profile is sooo creamy and the typing experience is super soft with the CF plate! Would definitely recommend this board!

Great 65% Top Mount Board

Great 65% design with the blocker on the top right. The contrast of the copper blocker and back weight against the all-black case is why I chose this particular colorway and it does not disappoint. As well, the carbon fiber back is really clean and matches the CF plate that I built the keyboard with; the CF plate leans into the stiffer typing feel of a top mount. Top mount sound is great and the FFFF stabs that came with the swirl worked well in the build. Also, it does not need foam to sound good. I do think that while it has a full sound, it does need louder switches, like long-poles to really bring the sound out. I myself installed Sarokey BCPs to achieve this. I think the value is there for the Swirl version as well. It is $400 CAD (standard) for a nicely designed keyboard, along with the all extras for v2, namely the backweight, different plate and free switches + stabs.

Classic design that still holds up today

The Fuji65 is a stunning board with a clean aesthetic that holds up against modern competition despite being a 3/4 year old design. The anodization and PVD finish are both emaculate and on par with the quality of boards at a much higher price point. I have built mine with Gateron KS-3 X47 Yellow Pro switches on the carbon fibre plate and a black cherry pie on the spacebar and I haven't used the mounting point under the spacebar. This build provides an endgame sound and feel in my opinion and will be in my rotation for a long time! The weight of the board coupled with top-mount provide a typing sound which is well rounded and doesn't require foams to sound good, though they are provided in the kit from Deskhero (poron plate foam and polyfill) so you can shape the sound to your preferred style. You also get plate options of Aluminium/FR4/Polished Brass included to further tailor the sound and feel. These are amazing inclusions that were not included in the base kit during group buy so the value proposition is fantastic. It's worth noting being a top-mount board, the typing feel is noticeably stiffer than boards that utilise gasket mounts. But, if you are after a stiffer board then this is the one for you. I don't see it mentioned on the product listing, but I measured the front height of the board to be 20mm without feet or 21mm with (Might be off by 1mm either way as I only had a tape measure to hand). I find this is on the higher end for my preference, but still comfortable enough to type on without a wrist rest over an extended period of time thanks to the relatively shallow 6.5 degreee typing angle. Overall this is a fantastic board with amazing extras that make it almost a no brainer for any keyboard enthusiast to pick up!