MonsGeek M1 V5 VIA DIY Kit

This keyboard is customizable, can hotswap, its amazing build quality and feel good, I love it

Sounds great out of the box, and is super easy to mod. I was surprised at how good the build quality is with a solid metal case and great feeling key caps. i replaced the piano pro linear switches with akko creamy blue pros v5 and it turned out great. would highly recommend for the price point, especially if its on sale.

Shipping was quite fast. The keyboard is heavy and firm since it's all metal. Not suitable for transport but it stands still on the desk and makes no screeching sounds. Paired with gateron baby kangaroo switches makes a pleasant and quiet thock sound. No problem with connection regardless of mode or connecting it to via. It would be great if you could change the time it goes to sleep when using wireless though. The **** won't wake the keyboard and it goes to sleep too soon in order to save energy and it has a big battery so i see no reason for that. Regardless, defenitely a keeper.

I build the keyboard with green frog switches. The green frogs are too heavy, switched them with durock sea glas switches.
Building proces was super easy, it was easy to connect with via.
It sounds great with green frogs and also with durock sea glas switches. The switch to swap between wired and wireless under capslock is not a problem for me.
Really happy with it.

The keyboard is great, feels so good to type on and the sound is amazing!
The Switches are fine, i wish Akko would make heavier tactiles that are as smooth as those, as they are now... way to light for my liking!

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.

This keyboard is amazing, and miles better than the glorious gmmk pro I had before. Akko is amazing and even provided my with a black knob at my request as a gift alongside another item so I could match and create my black and white keyboard. Their switches are amazing as well and honestly it’s perfect for such a great price too. Only wish is that the windows/Mac mode switch was on the exterior and the rgb being a little brighter. Love them <3

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.

As one of the previous commentor, being a bit picky on where the on and off switch is located.

For my first custom keyboard I am very happy with the purchase. Thocky sound out of the box, no requirement to modify it any further IMO. I used Vertex V1 Switches (Hand-lubed), and Keytok's Mecha Godzilla Keycaps. But bummed there was no ISO layout keycaps on that but made work around with the extra switches provided.

Per gli amanti di questo genere di tastiera posso dire che è veramente bella, pratica e di una qualità assurda.

Absolutely in love with this keyboard. It’s sturdy, the rgb lights are gorgeous and the default key caps/switches are creamy. Super happy ❤️

MonsGeek M1 V5 VIA DIY Kit

This keyboard is an absolute tank and types like a dream with Allo rosewood switches. Got this for my significant other and now I'm jealous af, I think I'll be getting my own in the not so distant future 😂

The package arrived on time and undamaged. The keyboard apparently has a nice build quality and does work fine overall. However there were some issues out of the box: letter i got stuck after first using it and the switch had to be replaced. And one of the cursor keys were misaligned (rotated so that right key was pointing upwards).

Overall I am satisfied but really concerned about the quality, taking into consideration that the product left your factory without any quality control.

I think this keyboard is great for starters / people who want to easily mod their keyboard.

I give 4 stars because the bottom left rubber of the keyboard case came loose during transport, which also affected the ability to stick to the case. Besides that everthing alright.

really great quality

Very nice Keyboard with high build quality. Sound **** just pure fun to use. Great features available just with FN-Key (no software) like Media Control (Skip, Stop, etc.) typical Notebook Functions, the LED-LightningModes and Battery Charge.

Changed Switches to Akko Banana to get it even more silent.

Grab one if available.

The sound, the feel - everything was even better than I had hoped for.
Got mine with the Piano switches that I replaced with the Akko Rosewood and voilà; keyboard typing perfection.
I can hardly praise this product enough, so I'll just say if you're into the idea of a better typing experience - GET ONE!!

MonsGeek M1 V5 VIA DIY Kit

This keyboard is great. The stock sound with piano blacks is awesome. No Spacebar rattle! The only downside is the quality of the switches. A lot of them are faulty. I alredy used all of the three spare switches and fear that other switches will get faulty too. Other than that full recomendation.

Really nice looking and of really high quality keyboard. Highy customizeable and great feeling switches and keys.
I had a slight problem with my coil cable though. It was bend and out of shape, still functioning though. Customer Support was really helpful and understanding and gave me a refund for the cable.
Great service and hardware!!!