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the Everest Max keyboard from Mountain the sponsor of this video aims to be the

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ultimate solution for your typing and macro needs it features an all-aluminum

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design full programmability hot swappable switches and built-in keys

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with displays kind of like an Elgato stream deck or that famous Optimus

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concept keyboard from 2005. really for gamers though the more app comparison is

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the classic Microsoft Sidewinder X6 and given that those are still going for

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anywhere from 80 to 90 Canadian dollars on eBay and that's with worn out

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membrane keys there is clearly still demand for this type of modular board so

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why don't we take a closer look at it

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all right

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the Everest Max comes in a compartmentalized box that mountain

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intends for you to reuse as a useful storage container to help reduce waste

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inside it you will find the Everest core and this is the base 10 keyless keyboard

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without any of the accessories it's built from CNC milled aluminum and

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either gunmetal gray or midnight black and has this kind of two level Edge that

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combined with the diffused RGB strip down the center gives it a very

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distinctive look it's got a total of five female USBC ports on it Each of

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which serves a different purpose the one embedded in the underside of the board

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handles data and power for both the board and its accessories with these

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handy channels that allow you to Cable manage your desk however you see fit and

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the other four are for the modular accessories now a recurring theme in the

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reviews on mountains webshop is that they found an excellent balance between

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build quality and heft and honestly speaking I agree the magnetic PU leather

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wrist rest is lightweight and comfortable and there's almost no flex

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to the board deck itself yet it's not so

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heavy that it could double as a weapon I mean I think you could conceivably carry

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the Everest core around in your backpack at school without ruining your spine The

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Branding is subtle so just a small logo

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top Center and then another logo on the Escape key and while the key switch is

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included with our board are not my

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personal favorite Cherry MX silent Reds you can order it configured with a

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variety of other Cherry switches or opt for the core Bare Bones and install

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whatever you want Mountain includes this handy keycap and key switch puller let's

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take a look at how it works if you want to pull off a keycap you just kind of

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pop this on and whoop hello there you go pull it off a little something like that

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and if you decide you know what hey MX speed not really my thing you pop this

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on here Roy there's your key switch

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hot swappable we don't even have to power down ladies and gentlemen

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and

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Cherry MX Browns might be a controversial choice these days but

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whatever take this haters laughs

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look I like what I'm used to all right and since we're up this close this is a

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perfect chance to get a close look at finishing touches like the individually

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RGB backlit ABS keycaps and the Machining marks on the plate now many

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manufacturers would remove these marks before painting or anodizing but

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personally I absolutely love the look

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it's also a good opportunity to show the care and attention that goes into each

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board the stabilizers which are found on larger Keys like shift and enter are

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hand lubed and they have additional foam padding for noise dampening and the

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spacebar stabilizer is clipped to all but eliminate Reverb or chatter

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if you've ever performed this modification yourself you'll know that

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it can be time consuming and a bit of a pain in the butt the board either lies

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flat on the desk or it can be elevated with the included magnetic Riser feet

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which brings us perfectly into the juicy stuff the detachable numpad Clips onto

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either side with a type c USB port and

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magnetic guides that make it super easy to both pull off and to install one

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really nice touch is this slider on the underside which not only moves the

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connector from left to right but also locks in the center if you want to just

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Chuck it in your bag and protect the plug while you're transporting it or if

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you want to use an extension cable to position the number pad somewhere else

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on your desk on that note Mountain warns against

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using standard USBC extension cables for this kind of functionality and does not

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support plugging the number pad into your computer's Stand Alone the good

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news is that they only charge eight US dollars for their own compatible USB

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extension so they're not holding you hostage with an extremely high priced

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accessory and I guess it kind of makes sense that the interface here would be

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proprietary because the hardware to drive the built-in displays is probably

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in the core keyboard rather than in the numpad itself so let's take a closer

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look at those Mountain has developed their own

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in-house Basecamp software that handles configuring macros RGB lighting the

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control dial and of course both the functionality and the icons on the

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display keys every key on the board is reprogrammable

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so if you want to add specific profiles for different setups like maybe a

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streaming profile that you use with OBS including the ability to change scenes

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insert transition starter stop streaming Etc gaming setup that might have a few

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macros or an office setup that lets you execute common programs or functions

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that is totally up to you macros are

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easy to create you simply record the key presses involved and

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that's it or if you need any custom delays then you just add them like this

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now I'm just going to change the icon on this display key in a moment

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change our image to this

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done it should type it right

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oh now it does oh I didn't put enter in okay bad macro but the point is look how

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quickly I can check out our new and improved spout Lids on our water bottles

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these are just five dollars if you've ever bought a water bottle on lttstore.com

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now in terms of RGB you've got four options for Speed and brightness of the

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various effects as well as changing direction when applicable a nice little

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touch is that when you physically type on the keyboard a key press animation

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plays in the software as well and it supports Razer chroma RGB

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up next is the dock the media buttons function about like

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you'd expect though of course like the rest of the keyboard they are fully

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reprogrammable if you want them to do something else and the dial clicks

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can you hear that for each setting change and the screen can be used to

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configure keyboard parameters like macro profiles and RGB lighting to show the

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time or display system information like CPU memory and network usage and you can

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even get it to show APM if you're a MOBA or OSU nerd and yes you can change the

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color of the menus and the screensaver image compared to the display Keys the

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display on the dial is noticeably more vibrant and retains color Fidelity much

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better when viewed off axis I would strongly recommend high contrast icons

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and backgrounds for the display keys because they're quite a bit easier to

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see from a normal typing position also included on the dock are LED

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indicators for caps lock num lock Etc

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and this is notable because in its Everest core form the keyboard doesn't

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actually have this functionality at all so as configured with the numpad and the

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dock ours is an Everest Max and for you

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keyboard nerds by the way it sounds a little something like this

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thank you again Mountain for sponsoring this video and sending over some of

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these boards to show to you guys they also carry peripherals and accessories

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for the ever series like O-rings Lube cables additional Riser feet that you

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can stack up if you prefer a steeper incline and stuff like that if you guys

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enjoyed this video maybe check out our keyboard key switch comparison where we

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took a whole bunch of different key switches for a test drive and decided

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which ones in a blind test we actually like best