XVX M87 Pro Tri-Mode OLED Display Mechanical Keyboard (Coral Sea/Retro Grey)

Need Azerty Layout but the keyboard is insane !

This keyboard had everything I was looking for. Volume knob, screen, 3 ways to connect, 87% layout, good typing sound, preassembled, prelubed and a great aesthetic. Only downside is that the backlights don't shine through the keycaps, making it very difficult to see if they keys aren't lit well enough. The colours themselves are rather pale but the lights are not that big a deal to me so it doesn't matter.

This keyboard has insane value. It sounds soooo good and the screen and knob are so cool and unique. The build wasn’t the most premium but that’s the only downside and it is to be expected for the price.

OLED Keyboard's used to be a rarity that were only really found on boards with a Groupbuy and often costing hundreds of dollars. On top of that, they were only wired. This one, while not perfect since it's TKL, is still good enough for me. I would've preferred a 75% layout personally but again, at this price with the features it has I'm not complaining.

The main 'draw' of this keyboard is the OLED display and the amount of things it allows you to do independent of software on a computer. From switching colors, to switching RGB effects, Bluetooth Pairing with visual cues instead of guessing, changing Mac OS or Windows Layouts, all these things you CAN do with most keyboards by using an FN+Modifier but it's actually just as easy to do with the OLED display.

Wired and Bluetooth worked fine. There is no noticeable latency when I'm typing over bluetooth. I haven't tried the dongle but because there is no place to store it, I don't really plan on using it. One thing to note is that to pair, you have to select the BT profile (I.E BT1) on the screen, then press and HOLD the volume knob to start pairing mode. I'm still not over the fact it has Bluetooth and 2.4GHZ along with an OLED display. That's massive, especially at this price point.

One thing about the OLED I'd change is that the default screen, I'd rather have the time and date over just the company logo. Would've been much more useful. Also note that there is a plastic film to peel over the OLED, so if it looks scratched it's because you need to peel the film off. Though me personally I'd rather keep the film on and not scratch the screen myself.

The switches installed were fine, Outemu Whites with lube that were silent and typing on them weren't bad. My first experience with linear switches. However, I like some tactility so I swapped the majority of the switches with Kailh Silent Box Browns. The keycap profile, while jarring to get used to at first, worked out in the end and there is no issues with my switches of choice and I was able to get up to speed in about 10 minutes.

I do have some gripes about it though. Firstly, the software doesn't explain properly the exact process to import a GIF for the screen. There is a specific way you have to do it, the file manager to bring in the GIF will be different and in a list format rather than a file manager that you see normally. The second is that tearing this thing apart would require the removal of the rubber feet, thus damaging them. Not a fan, and also from what I understand it's a pain to get into due to the way the screen is wired. Finally, the last thing is it is a steel plate mount, not a PC one and a PC plate isn't included. Even if it was, my prior point would've still made it a pain to swap.

Overall,for a Prebuilt keyboard at this price it's hard to really argue against it. Aside my gripes about disassembly (Seriously, how is one going to do a deep cleaning it when it gets dirty?)it's a solid piece of kit. I really do hope though that they will either sell a revised model with my issues resolved or atleast sell a PC Plate with instructions on how to disassemble it without risking damaging the keyboard's OLED. And also include some rubber feet since you will be tearing them.