
That is an enormous amount of juice for a keyboard, though I suppose the RGB lighting demands that kind of capacity. Mainstream manufacturers should be taking notes here! Battery for daysĪnother big selling point is the claimed 6,000 mAh battery.

The M1 is narrow enough to provide extra room to swing a mouse, though doesn’t sacrifice much functionality to achieve this. Though the tight layout could benefit from some thin blockers, I think this is still the sweet spot between too small and too big. You get dedicated arrow keys, the function row, and five keys above the right arrow. I tried it out with some Glorious Panda switches and they worked flawlessly.Īs for the 84-key layout of the Marsback M1, I’ve said on more than one occasion how I think the 75% keyboard layout is the best. It’s hotswappable with a 5-pin PCB, so you won’t have to go around clipping switches. The featured image of this piece shows how GMK Olivia could look on this board. Of course, users can throw in their own keyswitches and keycaps to make the M1 their own. With the Marsback M1 at maximum brightness, the keycaps almost look like they are floating. They have a good texture and their pudding-style transparent base lets a lot of light through. The provided keycaps are PBT and so should last longer than your typical ABS variety, which can quickly develop a gross sheen. So the Marsback M1 is one of the best of the best when it comes to RGB lighting, but what about the typing experience? Well, the combination of the “MBS-I Switch,” a satisfying linear option that Marsback claims is “double lubed,” and the pre-clipped lubed screw-in stabilizers make for an absolute treat in both smooth typing and “thocc” sound. Photos can’t do it justice, especially with the brightness cranked up to 100%.


It’s the CNC’d translucent opaline polycarbonate case that adds an incredible defusion effect to the generous amount of RGB LEDs. The quick guide helpfully guides users through customization, with various lighting effects and colors made easy to cycle through.

For anyone big into RGB lighting, this is god-tier and will make you very happy indeed. It looks incredible, helped further by the provided white pudding keycaps. The RGB lighting is next-level, shining brightly in even my brightly-lit office. Plugging in the Marsback M1 led to a great first impression. It’s all you need to get started with the keyboard and also the tools you’ll require for additional customization further down the line. In the box, there’s the Marsback M1 keyboard, manual, quick guide for shortcuts, keycap puller, keyswitch remover, and a USB-C cable.
