Let's face it, if you are a stickler for "pure" GMK ABS sound, feel, and look, DCX will not be exactly the same. But for a minimal difference in sound, feel, and look (at least in my opinion), if you want a very similar experience, DCX keycap sets are absolutely amazing - with one caveat. I am not someone who buys keycap sets at MSRP. I only buy them when there is either a really good sale, OR, I can use a coupon.
In the past few weeks, Drop has been putting a lot of keycaps on sale, but the real home run is that those sales don't require a coupon code. That means, if you were lucky enough to get a $1 Keyboard Club annual membership or even the normal/promo price, you can use your monthly coupon on the keycaps AND any rewards that you obtain. I paid less than $49 shipped for these DCX Solarized keycaps because I used the minimum $30/30% coupon when these were at the $79 pre-order price.
For someone who LOVES the ABS sound, and someone that uses GMK sets, as well as AliExpress, sets, grabbing these keycaps for less than $49 with the pretty damn good kitting was a no-brainer.
Not perfect, but closer to five stars than four for me. The quality on DCX really is excellent - I don't think GMK has anything on it aside from a typeface that some might prefer more. Personally, I prefer the look and feel of DCX - maybe it's the plastic, maybe it's the texture.
When it comes to this kit in particular, the renders give a very good idea of what the real product looks like. In natural light the blue mods might be a bit darker, but either way, I think they look fantastic. The rich cream is my favorite part, but the accent colors are the cherry on top.
The only thing I wish the kit had that it doesn't is a top-row HOME key with legend colors that match the yellow used for the otherwise 65% nav row. The only available HOME key in that row doesn't have yellow legends, but yellow-green, matching the rest of the keys in the full / TKL nav cluster of the kit. I might have preferred either just the yellow color for both layouts, or a few more row options for the yellow color.
This set looks so so so good. I really love solarized scheme. I had one minor issue with the set, mine came without an F key with a homing bump... I contacted support and they gave me lots of great options to resolve the issue. I am very happy with the outcome. Well done on the set and the customer support.
I was looking for a set to match the anodized navy blue QK100 and something a little bit more snazzy than cherry profile and these fit the bill! Will update once I have the whole board put together.
I have been waiting for these to go on sale since they were announced and I was not disappointed. The crisp legends and soft feel are amazing. Coloring is perfect the only reason it's three stars is because they don't provide the correct home key for a drop alt. Normally I wouldn't ding keycaps for not matching but it's from the same company. How do you release keycaps that don't fit your own company's keyboard?
So just be aware, if you have a drop alt there is not a matching keycap for that and you'll either have to live with it not matching or use the wrong one.
I love DCX. I don't know that it replaces GMK, but I think it is a great alternative especially if it's on sale. High quality, beautiful keycaps that sound and feel great. It's also amazing that they don't have north facing interference, because I'm not afraid to use them on budget builds for friends.