MonsGeek M1 V5 VIA DIY Kit

I've got Monsgeek M1 V5 VIA barebone with TTC Frozen Silent v2 and keycaps from Nuphy. I am very satisfied with the build. I like the materials quality, that it is easy to disassemble and have positive experience interacting with Monsgeek Support. Only two concerns so far:
1. the switch to swap wired and wireless modes is stored inconveniently, under CapsLock. I tend to take the keyboard from home to the office and vice versa so have to always take keycaps puller with me. Competitors managed to sort it better.
2. when I switch to the wired mode (while travelling) and then back to the wireless, the keyboard remembers my notebook Bluetooth connection but actually does not simply work. I have to connect it with a cable, then get into Windows, switch to the cable connection in wireless mode and then back to the Bluetooth connection that is remembered - only then it starts working. Doing that each time upon travelling to the office and then back home is a little annoying. I believe there is an issue with Bluetooth firmware within the keyboard and Monsgeek Support promised to take a look without ETA.

I though wont take away a star due to the above, I still believe the keyboard overall is of great value.

Typing is bliss. I really like how heavy the aluminum casing is. Rosewood switches feel and sound buttery, not clacky, and reprogramming keys was doable, even for a beginner.

The keyboard sounds amazin out of the box, I paired it with the akko dracula switches. It feels very robust, but maybe a little too much, weighting basically 2Kg.
Impressive battery life, i've been using it nonstop for about a week and it is still at 70% (I do not use any lighting)

The setup was easy, there's a manual with the combined keys functions.
The VIA setup required me to upload a .json file (it's a very easy task).

The only downsides to this keyboard is the on-off switch. It is below the caps key, forcing you to remove it if you want to switch from wireless mode to cable (no battery usage) mode.

Ordered three ISO Akko boards in the Black Friday sales (this one, the 5075B Plus and 5108B Plus, latter went to a family member who has not used a mech board before). Used the 5075B Plus for a while (fan of the side RGB strips!) with some custom keycaps before swapping to the M1 V5 - sadly there's no comparison. It's a lovely feeling board. Feels very solid, good weight, easy to access to mod, and most importantly thocky with the Rosewood switches. It's a softer but somehow sturdier typing experience than the 5075B Plus (which, tbh, I quite enjoyed out of the box) and generally feels more premium e.g. the volume **** is more consistent in OS, I found the one on the 5075B Plus skips a fair amount.

No complaints other than it's a shame the RGB strips on the side of the 5075B Plus chassis didn't make it into the design somehow - and I prefer the function key indicator lights on the 5075B Plus versus the under-key lighting, but that's just personal taste/nitpicking.

Overall really happy with the M1 V5.

The keyboard arrived and is working great.

Some testing will be needed but feels really good.

The process was however difficult on order. Delay, price dropped even more after my order, local couriers being confused.

Thankfully support did assist me with my requests. Though for some reason their emails went to my spam inbox?

Will play more with keyboard but pleased so far especially with battery life.