MonsGeek M1 V5 TMR

The M1 V5 TMR is the version of the M1 V5 built around tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) sensors. MonsGeek lists a 75% CNC aluminum case up to 1.83 kg, hot-swap sockets for 3-pin and 5-pin mechanical switches as well as magnetic ones, 8,000 Hz polling over USB and 2.4GHz, tri-mode wireless, an 8,000 mAh battery and a programmable knob. A switch type can be mixed key by key, so a player can put magnetic switches on WASD and mechanical switches elsewhere.

HLPlanet's reviewer weighed it at 1.8 kg, praised the screwless ball-catch case (though top and bottom feel slightly loose when lifted), the lubed stabilizers and a soft gasket feel with moderate flex. It was mixed on the stock side-printed keycaps and judged the web software functional but still rough. It also concluded the practical gap between TMR and Hall effect is small, so TMR alone is not a reason to buy. GamingTrend liked the construction, switch response and looks, but found the mode switch hidden under the caps key and the knob limited. Gamepad Squire scored it 8.5/10, citing the aluminum build and mixed-switch support, and listing software quirks, the hidden switch and some reports of wireless dropouts as drawbacks.

Pick this over the HE if you want the option to run mechanical switches. Otherwise the HE gives the same chassis for less.