Fuji 65v2 Swirl Keyboard - Snow White

Sleek looking board with many high quality extras

As a fan of the original Fuji75, I was delighted to see a full white version of the Fuji65 on Deskhero during the Winter Holidays Sale. At around $420, it is definitely not a budget option, but paired with a free keyset that DeskHero provides, it becomes a much better option to digest. The extras provided such as the switches, foam, many different plates, and stabs round out the value proposition of the board. The board is a very beautiful and clean white and the premium option badge and weight define the luxury look of this board. As for the feel of typing, the CF plate that I currently have mounted along with the ever popular Bobas give a smooth and soft typing experience. I didn't end up using the included switches or stabs on my final board, but as I was waiting for my endgame products to arrive, I tried the FFFF switches and they were definitely no slouch. I can say the extras included are of high quality and caliber. Overall, the board provides a pretty thing to look at and a fantastic thing to type with. I had a few minor scuffs on my original order but DeskHero support helped me ensure I got a flawless quality board at the end. Shoutouts to them for the help!

Without A Doubt, An Amazing Looking Board!

I bought the Fuji 65v2 Swirl due to its immaculate looking design with its mirror polished PVD back weight and its badge design. The design is simplistic yet beautiful as it does not have a lot of visual elements but with the ones they do have, they really stand out. There is a seamline due to the Fuji's 2-body case design and that might be a deal breaker for some but it is very minimal so I barely notice it on my day-to-day use. The e-coating is great and I have no issues with it and its color. However, I have never really had an issue with custom mechanical keyboards nowadays in terms of the coatings and it would only be an issue of a color discrepancy between real-life and images provided on the product page. The color is the brightest white I have seen out of all the keyboards I've built (For reference, the Osume mochi keycaps match very well with this color scheme. Where as when I put them on a white Neo65, you could call the Neo65 a white board but it appeared to be off-white when comparing it to the mochi keycaps). I have built my Fuji65 with White Samurai switches by Grain Gold with the mirror polished brass plate, polyfill and the poron plate foam installed. The sound produced is clean and I would put it's sound signature as midrange focused with neither high-pitch nor low-pitch as a huge emphasis. There is something that others might prefer from their boards which is a louder volume which the Fuji65 does not have in this configuration (Could be louder as in Alexotos's video but I have not tested the board with the aluminum, FR4, and carbon fiber plate and removal of foam/polyfill so I cannot compare). Even with its long-pole that has a total travel of 3.2mm, it sounds more muted than most boards so I do recommend putting in some long-pole switches for your build unless you do not mind a quiet board as I have tested the board with an EG Aqua King installed and it was quieter than some office membrane keyboards. My guess is this is likely a result of the lack of space inside the board to amplify the sound produced. In terms of feel, the top-mount is a stiffer experience to that gasket mount that is offered mostly offered in current boards. Every key has the same consistent feeling. This may feel fatiguing for some but like many things in the keyboard hobby, a lot of things are preferences. The last aspect I want to touch on in this review is the value aspect. Back when the Fuji65 was in it's group buy phase, you would have paid $360 USD (~$490 CAD) for this board minus the additional 2 plates, switches, stabilizers, the carbon fiber back weight and a discount on other products offered by DeskHero. There is the Neo65 that competes with the Fuji65 but aesthetically the Fuji65 comes out on top and does not include switches or an instock keycap set offered by Deskhero. The only board I think that could compete with the aesthetics offered by the Fuji is the Promise87 TKL but I find that the only compelling element to me is the moissanite crystal and possibly the two-tone backweight (which is not offered any longer). This coupled with the fact that the Promise87 is more expensive and offers less, I find the Fuji65 a favorable contender in anyone's keyboard collection especially if aesthetics are an important aspect you look for in builds. There is nothing like seeing the shine of the mirror polished brass plate along with the gorgeous polished back weight (it might not show in the picture I took but the mirror finish of the plate is definitely visible). If you are interested in a top-mounted board with great aesthetics, I don't know another board that can compete with this.