YouTuber PewDiePie calls his gaming keyboard the “best keyboard of all time.” That’s why YouTuber Glarses recently bought the keyboard, as he wanted to find out how good the keyboard really is.
YouTuber Glarses (108,000 subscribers) focuses almost exclusively on various keyboards on his YouTube channel. For him, it’s more of a passion and a hobby.
Glarses became aware of PewDiePie’s keyboard through a video. He called it the “best keyboard of all time.”
A confessed keyboard fan like Glarses couldn’t say no and ordered the Ghost A1 – PEWDIEPIE for $199.
What kind of keyboard is it? Manufacturer Ghost designed a keyboard in collaboration with the YouTuber. Ghost itself writes in the own product description that they teamed up with PewDiePie to bring “the most epic keyboard to market.” Furthermore, it is stated on their own page: “The PewDiePie A1 keyboard is our flagship model for those who demand nothing but the best.”
Where can you buy the keyboard? You can currently purchase the keyboard for $229 only from the manufacturer Ghost on their own website.
In his latest YouTube video, Glarses presents the keyboard and also dismantles it. His conclusion about the Ghost A1 is not particularly flattering for the keyboard itself. You can watch the complete YouTube video by Glarses in English right here:
How good is the “best keyboard of all time” really?
How did the YouTuber go about it? Glarses looked at the various parts of the keyboard. He examined the individual components:
- Case (and PCB)
- Stabilizers (located under the keys)
- Keycaps
This is what he says about the case: The case itself feels cheap, not particularly high-quality, and resembles the case of a $50 keyboard. The PCB is also disappointing. There are few highlights here. It’s annoying that there is no official software and macros are cumbersome to assign. Glarses describes this as a “very painful matter.”
This is what he says about the stabilizers: The stabilizers also seem only average. They are located under the larger keys like the spacebar, enter key, or backspace and are supposed to ensure that the keys remain stable and do not produce loud noises. You can find this in the embedded video at 3:48.
This is what he says about the keys: The keys offer good grip and he describes them as “grippy.” The keys are slightly better than those of a regular gaming keyboard, but they feel “like a $25 key set” and he is still waiting for the $180 that he hasn’t received yet. The keys definitely look good, but they are unevenly illuminated by the RGB lighting. This is a common problem with very cheap keyboards.
What is his conclusion? He bought a $50 keyboard but paid $230 for it. The components do not seem particularly high-quality overall, and the PCB of the keyboard offers few interesting features.
Instead of a premium keyboard, you get a rather standard keyboard at an “inflated price tag.” YouTuber Glarses is overall disappointed with the keyboard.
What do other testers say about the Ghost A1?
Another YouTuber, Randomfrankp (1.8 million subscribers), tested the keyboard from PewDiePie. In his nearly 12-minute video, he explains whether the keyboard is worth the hefty price of $230. We have also embedded the video here for you:
This is his conclusion: In his video, he states that he cannot justify the $230 for the keyboard. The keyboard looks really cool, but there are significantly better keyboards out there. He mentions as examples the Duck Mecha Mini or the Durgod Venus. Both keyboards offer similar features but cost only half compared to the Ghost A1.
The keyboard is generally well-made and features a stable aluminum case. However, the keys themselves are un-dampened, making them very loud. According to Randomfrankp, this is also due to the case, which does not dampen the sound but rather amplifies it. The manufacturer still opted for simple sound dampers under the keys. The lighting effects are overall quite boring (“tedious”).
The stabilizers are bone-dry and do not have the desired effect. This aligns with Glarses, as he also criticizes the stabilizers.
The Bluetooth connection works very well, but it doesn’t match the speed of Logitech (Lightspeed) or Razer (Hyperspeed).
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