The Mountain Everest Keyboard: A Review of the Latest Addition to the Ecosystem

As I held the Mountain Everest keyboard in my hands, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. The latest addition to the Mountain ecosystem, this keyboard promises to deliver a unique blend of functionality, modularity, and style. With its 70 add-on feature, which requires users to upgrade from the Everest Core to include the display dial, it's clear that Mountain is pushing the boundaries of what a keyboard can do.

The first thing I noticed about the Everest was its build quality. The case is made of high-quality materials, and the construction feels solid and premium. The keyboard itself is also well-built, with a sturdy mechanism that seems to be designed to last. But it's not just the build quality that sets the Everest apart - it's also the attention to detail in the design and engineering of the keyboard. From the angular adjustment of the keys to the subtle tweaks in the switch design, every aspect of the keyboard has been carefully considered to provide a seamless user experience.

One of the standout features of the Mountain Everest keyboard is its display dial. This innovative module allows users to customize a variety of settings, from brightness and volume adjustments to PC info displays and macro functionality. The dial itself is easy to use, with a smooth and intuitive interface that makes it simple to navigate through the various options. I was particularly impressed by the PC info tab, which provides a comprehensive overview of system usage, including CPU, GPU, hard drive, and network information.

But what really sets the Everest apart from other keyboards on the market is its modularity. The keyboard comes with a range of attachments, including an numpad, USB hub, and display dial, all of which can be easily connected to the main body of the keyboard via USB or magnetic attachment. This flexibility allows users to customize their setup to suit their needs, whether it's for gaming, productivity, or simply having fun. And with the ability to hot-swappable keycaps and switches, users can experiment with different configurations to find the perfect fit.

Another feature that impressed me was the stability of the Mountain Everest keyboard software. From what I've seen so far, the software is incredibly stable, with a smooth and intuitive interface that makes it easy to navigate through the various options. The software also updates in real-time, allowing users to fine-tune their settings without having to restart the keyboard.

But like any software, there are some limitations and quirks. One issue I encountered was with the display dial itself - while it's incredibly user-friendly, the dial can be a bit slippery at times, making it difficult to rotate with just one finger. And for users who prefer PBT keycaps over ABS, they may find that the Everest keyboard is not the best fit.

In terms of value, the Mountain Everest keyboard is certainly an investment. At 70 add-ons, which requires users to upgrade from the Everest Core, it's clear that Mountain is pushing the boundaries of what a keyboard can do. But for those who are willing to invest in this innovative ecosystem, the rewards are well worth it.

One thing I'm particularly excited about is the potential for future developments with the display dial. With its ability to show fun facts, news, or other information, the dial has a lot of potential for innovation and customization. And with Mountain's commitment to adding new features and functionality, users can expect to see some amazing things in the coming months.

In conclusion, the Mountain Everest keyboard is an incredible piece of hardware that promises to deliver a unique blend of functionality, modularity, and style. With its innovative display dial, modular design, and attention to detail, it's clear that Mountain has set the bar high for keyboards in the future. Whether you're a gamer, productivity enthusiast, or simply someone looking for a new keyboard experience, the Everest is definitely worth checking out.

As I wrap up this review, I want to emphasize just how impressed I was with the Mountain Everest keyboard. From its build quality and design to its modularity and software stability, every aspect of this keyboard has been carefully considered to provide a seamless user experience. While there are some limitations and quirks, these can be easily overcome with time and familiarity.

In terms of recommendations, I would highly recommend the Mountain Everest keyboard to anyone looking for a cutting-edge keyboard experience. Whether you're a seasoned gamer or a productivity enthusiast, this keyboard is sure to deliver. And for those who are curious about what the future holds for Mountain's display dial, I can assure you that it's going to be something special.

Finally, I want to thank Mountain for creating such an incredible piece of hardware. As a brand, they're clearly committed to pushing the boundaries of what a keyboard can do, and I couldn't be more excited about what's to come in the future. With the Everest keyboard, they've set the bar high for keyboards in the industry, and I have no doubt that we'll see some amazing things from Mountain in the coming months.

As I close this review, I'm left with a sense of excitement and anticipation for what the future holds for Mountain's ecosystem. The Everest keyboard is an incredible piece of hardware that promises to deliver a unique blend of functionality, modularity, and style. And with its innovative display dial, modular design, and attention to detail, it's clear that Mountain has set the bar high for keyboards in the industry.

So if you're looking for a new keyboard experience that's going to push the boundaries of what's possible, look no further than the Mountain Everest keyboard. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enah good people i'm dimitri welcome to another video i've been waiting for months to receive a final retail production sample for this keyboard and if you pre-ordered one it's definitely worth the wait let's talk about the new mountain everest keyboard you know 2020 has been tough let's not make our components suffer let them breathe let them relax with the eclipse air series by phanteks you hardware will appreciate the size options and you the experience available for every build at different scales and price points too they all share the ultra fine mesh front panels engineered specifically for best airflow with perforations of one millimeter that also act as a dust filter check out the p300a p360a p 400a and p500a down below the perfect eclipse for 2020. what mountain is doing here is really bringing some fresh innovation into the keyboard industry that i hope other companies might take advantage of in terms of add-ons and dlcs as i would call them here because what i have here is the mountain everest max keyboard so basically the the tkl keyboard with the additional numpad and with that display dial which it's funny to think of type c being everywhere on this keyboard it probably has more type c connections than logitech's entire gaming lineup of course mountain is selling different tiers of the keyboard either the everest core by itself or you can go just with a numpad or with a dial or the whole thing together as it's called the everest max i would say getting the everest core by itself as a tkl keyboard for 150 bucks is not worth it in my opinion many other tkl options are available for much cheaper but if you plan on getting the numpad later or the dial pad later yes then potentially consider the everest core with the expectation to buy the add-ons later it's a really refreshing take on modularity that is actually kind of useful and cool the keyboard will be available in two colors silver or black with a variety of switches to choose from and all your usual layouts too it's a tql body as you can see and despite on the black model it looking like plastic it is a full anodized aluminum top plate with some plastic underneath and that is because we have multiple channels for cable routing which is great the type c connection is included over here that is pretty deep we have this pretty unique dual texture design on the aluminum faceplate first we have the brushed aluminum and this cnc milled aluminum around the switches i would highly recommend you get the silver model because the black model doesn't look as premium and also it will reveal all types of dust and particles that get settled in that pattern and it's not easy to clean we have perimeter lighting all around the keyboard but unfortunately it's not really visible to the user nor does it spill much light to the surface so it's only visible at an angle and i feel like that's a little bit pointless the keycaps here are double shot abs not as strong or rigid as like your double shot bbt keycaps but the font is clean and the smooth texture is quite nice for the first like 24 hours and then things get greasy and like just all your oils are visible the switches are also removable so you can swap them out for your favorite switch if that's what you desire and my only complaint here is that the rgb illumination is not as bright as on my other rgb clear housing switches i am told there's some lubing going on and the stabilizers are manually clipped especially for the space bar which is really stable here's a sound test take a listen you'll notice there's a usb port in the back of the body and it's not the usb passthrough it's an actual usb 3 hub so i can plug in my usb card reader and transfer all the photos and all the media from the sd card using that usb hub and that on the keyboard is brilliant thank you one really cool way to angle the keyboard is to use these magnetic spacers so the feet both on the keyboard and the numpad are magnetic and are removable and you stack a few of them uh into this magnetic slot and it will angle the numpad and the keyboard as well brilliant it's nice and sturdy they will all go anywhere giving you a lot of stability on the table on both sides you can see the usb-c female connection into which you plug in the numpad with this really unique type-c mechanism at the bottom that allows the type c to exit from the right or the left side because you can mount this numpad on either side of the tkl keyboard and having the ability to mount it on the left side away from the mouse area with the keyboard angled like it would normally be in the tiki or form factor is just really nice for space saving especially around the mouse area you do have to retrain your left hand to utilize the numpad on the left side if you're coming from a traditional full-size keyboard but of course you can move the back to the right side if that's what you're used to aside from the type c connection there are also some magnets that hold the two pieces in place and if you're not like lifting the keyboard if it's just stationary it is absolutely stable the numpad is also unique because we have four tft buttons that are also screens and you can customize them to do whatever you want opening up a program create macros do some system commands media controls or whatever and of course because they're screens you can change the actual graphic so it gives you that visual indication on what that button does both the brightness and color vibrancy are excellent here and the only thing is that that transparent housing of the button may obstruct some of that graphic that is underneath when viewing the button at an angle one really interesting thing you can do with the numpad as well because we have that usbc extension included that by the way you can use with the keyboard itself if you want to route that through the channels underneath and use your custom usb-c cable be my guest but here you can use it to connect the numpad to either side of the keyboard so it's not really attached to the frame but it is slightly offset to give you a little bit of flexibility with uh positioning of this whole thing the cable is also quite thick and rigid so the numpad won't go anywhere what i like to do with the numpad in this configuration is additional spacers at the bottom so the numpad is slightly more angled and that gives you better visibility for those tft buttons but probably the most interesting module to most would be that display dial so first of all it connects with a type c connection to the body either on the left or the right side again giving users that flexibility just as you have with the numpad by the fifth try you will understand exactly where to plug it in without even trying to find the connection on the body and i love the hot swappable nature you can simply unplug it plug it back in on the opposite side for example the same thing with a numpad and everything is instantly recognized in the software so you don't have to restart the computer you don't have to replug anything everything just works all the physical buttons on it are your media controls and the function button for the scroll wheel notice they're not illuminated so they won't be visible in darkness and beside it we have the notification led for caps lock scroll lock and num lock as for the screen it only displays information and has rotation in either direction it's not a button with it you can select the clock either date and time timer or the stopwatch you can cycle between the five profiles that can be saved to the keyboard then we have the lighting effects volume adjustment that is instantaneous and brightness of the illumination of the keyboard i really like the pc info tab that shows the usage of your cpu gpu hard drives your networks and etc lastly we have the actions per minute toggle if you're into that and a custom mode into which you can assign what the rotation of the dial does in the macro settings i feel like this display dial has a lot of potential for future implementations so for example my feedback to mountain has been enabling or disabling certain functionalities between each menu so in the clock for example if i don't care about the timer or the stopwatch let me just dislike them uncheck them in the software so i don't have to cycle between them when i enter the clock functionality the same can be applied to your pc info configuration where you only care about say gpu temperature and not just usage you can enable that furthermore when the timer runs out we have this flashing animation which i think does the inverse of the screen and that gives you better visibility in certain conditions so being able to change the color of the background for example would be fantastic granted you can change the accent color in the software from the default yellow which by the way looks awesome to something else to match your rgb lighting for example at this current state i think they've perfected the module as best that it can be right now in terms of the actual connection the hotspot mobile nature the software has been super stable have had zero issues with it but it is a 70 add-on if you're going from the everest core to the one where the display dial is included so i feel like they must add a few additional functionalities into the driver software for this display dial to be a better value add perhaps something with game integrations would be cool or productivity things when an email shows up you get an email pop-up notification on the screen or something cool where like the screen is pretty good resolution so you can read things like fun facts about mountains or the brand you know that would be cool my only complaint with the dial is that i feel like it's a bit slippery i feel like there's not enough texture around it so rotating it with just one finger impossible to have any control you have to use two fingers or three to give you that one step increment lastly in the box we have this wrist rest it's not anything too exciting it's the width of the tkl body it is magnetic so it's supposed to just snap in place but i find the keyboard to be more comfortable without it in terms of the driver software everything is intuitive in terms of lighting customization your macros your key bindings the display dial settings too it also seems like mountain is in the really good comps with media and customers in terms of trying to add features and improve the overall user experience like what i mentioned earlier about like adding little check marks for different uh sub categories for those dial menus for example hopefully that will be added later i love that everything in the software is updated in real time when you reposition the numpad for example or when you plug in the display dial from the left side to the right side and aside from a few crashes and weird bugs in earlier builds everything in the final build that i'm using now is completely stable so there you have it the mountain everest keyboard what we looked at today was the max version with all the attachments included and it's a really ambitious keyboard that i really am excited to see what comes next from mountain as a brand because these usbc connections on all these attachments open up opportunities for other peripherals that can simply plug and play for the future of this everest keyboard i am super impressed what they've done with the software it's super stable it feels complete all the functionality and everything is easy to navigate and for their first driver release i mean yes it's awesome this whole concept of modularity is very well executed giving you the ability to mount the numpad either to the body or with the usb cable giving you the ability to mount the display on either the left or the right side the angular adjustment of the keyboard is pretty genius with the magnets and i don't feel like there's a limitation with the everest aside from having abs keycaps instead of pbt but of course everything is hot swappable anyway the keycaps and the switches i'm really excited to see what the future of that display dial brings to the market because it has a lot of potential for really cool information to display to the user uh it's accessible it's visible it's modular what more could you ask for all right guys i'm dimitri thanks so much for watching check out this other relevant content subscribe for more let me know what you think of the everest keyboard as the baseline of the core it's a bit expensive but as a package i think they're heading indefinitely in the right direction thanks much for watching i'll talk to you in next videoah good people i'm dimitri welcome to another video i've been waiting for months to receive a final retail production sample for this keyboard and if you pre-ordered one it's definitely worth the wait let's talk about the new mountain everest keyboard you know 2020 has been tough let's not make our components suffer let them breathe let them relax with the eclipse air series by phanteks you hardware will appreciate the size options and you the experience available for every build at different scales and price points too they all share the ultra fine mesh front panels engineered specifically for best airflow with perforations of one millimeter that also act as a dust filter check out the p300a p360a p 400a and p500a down below the perfect eclipse for 2020. what mountain is doing here is really bringing some fresh innovation into the keyboard industry that i hope other companies might take advantage of in terms of add-ons and dlcs as i would call them here because what i have here is the mountain everest max keyboard so basically the the tkl keyboard with the additional numpad and with that display dial which it's funny to think of type c being everywhere on this keyboard it probably has more type c connections than logitech's entire gaming lineup of course mountain is selling different tiers of the keyboard either the everest core by itself or you can go just with a numpad or with a dial or the whole thing together as it's called the everest max i would say getting the everest core by itself as a tkl keyboard for 150 bucks is not worth it in my opinion many other tkl options are available for much cheaper but if you plan on getting the numpad later or the dial pad later yes then potentially consider the everest core with the expectation to buy the add-ons later it's a really refreshing take on modularity that is actually kind of useful and cool the keyboard will be available in two colors silver or black with a variety of switches to choose from and all your usual layouts too it's a tql body as you can see and despite on the black model it looking like plastic it is a full anodized aluminum top plate with some plastic underneath and that is because we have multiple channels for cable routing which is great the type c connection is included over here that is pretty deep we have this pretty unique dual texture design on the aluminum faceplate first we have the brushed aluminum and this cnc milled aluminum around the switches i would highly recommend you get the silver model because the black model doesn't look as premium and also it will reveal all types of dust and particles that get settled in that pattern and it's not easy to clean we have perimeter lighting all around the keyboard but unfortunately it's not really visible to the user nor does it spill much light to the surface so it's only visible at an angle and i feel like that's a little bit pointless the keycaps here are double shot abs not as strong or rigid as like your double shot bbt keycaps but the font is clean and the smooth texture is quite nice for the first like 24 hours and then things get greasy and like just all your oils are visible the switches are also removable so you can swap them out for your favorite switch if that's what you desire and my only complaint here is that the rgb illumination is not as bright as on my other rgb clear housing switches i am told there's some lubing going on and the stabilizers are manually clipped especially for the space bar which is really stable here's a sound test take a listen you'll notice there's a usb port in the back of the body and it's not the usb passthrough it's an actual usb 3 hub so i can plug in my usb card reader and transfer all the photos and all the media from the sd card using that usb hub and that on the keyboard is brilliant thank you one really cool way to angle the keyboard is to use these magnetic spacers so the feet both on the keyboard and the numpad are magnetic and are removable and you stack a few of them uh into this magnetic slot and it will angle the numpad and the keyboard as well brilliant it's nice and sturdy they will all go anywhere giving you a lot of stability on the table on both sides you can see the usb-c female connection into which you plug in the numpad with this really unique type-c mechanism at the bottom that allows the type c to exit from the right or the left side because you can mount this numpad on either side of the tkl keyboard and having the ability to mount it on the left side away from the mouse area with the keyboard angled like it would normally be in the tiki or form factor is just really nice for space saving especially around the mouse area you do have to retrain your left hand to utilize the numpad on the left side if you're coming from a traditional full-size keyboard but of course you can move the back to the right side if that's what you're used to aside from the type c connection there are also some magnets that hold the two pieces in place and if you're not like lifting the keyboard if it's just stationary it is absolutely stable the numpad is also unique because we have four tft buttons that are also screens and you can customize them to do whatever you want opening up a program create macros do some system commands media controls or whatever and of course because they're screens you can change the actual graphic so it gives you that visual indication on what that button does both the brightness and color vibrancy are excellent here and the only thing is that that transparent housing of the button may obstruct some of that graphic that is underneath when viewing the button at an angle one really interesting thing you can do with the numpad as well because we have that usbc extension included that by the way you can use with the keyboard itself if you want to route that through the channels underneath and use your custom usb-c cable be my guest but here you can use it to connect the numpad to either side of the keyboard so it's not really attached to the frame but it is slightly offset to give you a little bit of flexibility with uh positioning of this whole thing the cable is also quite thick and rigid so the numpad won't go anywhere what i like to do with the numpad in this configuration is additional spacers at the bottom so the numpad is slightly more angled and that gives you better visibility for those tft buttons but probably the most interesting module to most would be that display dial so first of all it connects with a type c connection to the body either on the left or the right side again giving users that flexibility just as you have with the numpad by the fifth try you will understand exactly where to plug it in without even trying to find the connection on the body and i love the hot swappable nature you can simply unplug it plug it back in on the opposite side for example the same thing with a numpad and everything is instantly recognized in the software so you don't have to restart the computer you don't have to replug anything everything just works all the physical buttons on it are your media controls and the function button for the scroll wheel notice they're not illuminated so they won't be visible in darkness and beside it we have the notification led for caps lock scroll lock and num lock as for the screen it only displays information and has rotation in either direction it's not a button with it you can select the clock either date and time timer or the stopwatch you can cycle between the five profiles that can be saved to the keyboard then we have the lighting effects volume adjustment that is instantaneous and brightness of the illumination of the keyboard i really like the pc info tab that shows the usage of your cpu gpu hard drives your networks and etc lastly we have the actions per minute toggle if you're into that and a custom mode into which you can assign what the rotation of the dial does in the macro settings i feel like this display dial has a lot of potential for future implementations so for example my feedback to mountain has been enabling or disabling certain functionalities between each menu so in the clock for example if i don't care about the timer or the stopwatch let me just dislike them uncheck them in the software so i don't have to cycle between them when i enter the clock functionality the same can be applied to your pc info configuration where you only care about say gpu temperature and not just usage you can enable that furthermore when the timer runs out we have this flashing animation which i think does the inverse of the screen and that gives you better visibility in certain conditions so being able to change the color of the background for example would be fantastic granted you can change the accent color in the software from the default yellow which by the way looks awesome to something else to match your rgb lighting for example at this current state i think they've perfected the module as best that it can be right now in terms of the actual connection the hotspot mobile nature the software has been super stable have had zero issues with it but it is a 70 add-on if you're going from the everest core to the one where the display dial is included so i feel like they must add a few additional functionalities into the driver software for this display dial to be a better value add perhaps something with game integrations would be cool or productivity things when an email shows up you get an email pop-up notification on the screen or something cool where like the screen is pretty good resolution so you can read things like fun facts about mountains or the brand you know that would be cool my only complaint with the dial is that i feel like it's a bit slippery i feel like there's not enough texture around it so rotating it with just one finger impossible to have any control you have to use two fingers or three to give you that one step increment lastly in the box we have this wrist rest it's not anything too exciting it's the width of the tkl body it is magnetic so it's supposed to just snap in place but i find the keyboard to be more comfortable without it in terms of the driver software everything is intuitive in terms of lighting customization your macros your key bindings the display dial settings too it also seems like mountain is in the really good comps with media and customers in terms of trying to add features and improve the overall user experience like what i mentioned earlier about like adding little check marks for different uh sub categories for those dial menus for example hopefully that will be added later i love that everything in the software is updated in real time when you reposition the numpad for example or when you plug in the display dial from the left side to the right side and aside from a few crashes and weird bugs in earlier builds everything in the final build that i'm using now is completely stable so there you have it the mountain everest keyboard what we looked at today was the max version with all the attachments included and it's a really ambitious keyboard that i really am excited to see what comes next from mountain as a brand because these usbc connections on all these attachments open up opportunities for other peripherals that can simply plug and play for the future of this everest keyboard i am super impressed what they've done with the software it's super stable it feels complete all the functionality and everything is easy to navigate and for their first driver release i mean yes it's awesome this whole concept of modularity is very well executed giving you the ability to mount the numpad either to the body or with the usb cable giving you the ability to mount the display on either the left or the right side the angular adjustment of the keyboard is pretty genius with the magnets and i don't feel like there's a limitation with the everest aside from having abs keycaps instead of pbt but of course everything is hot swappable anyway the keycaps and the switches i'm really excited to see what the future of that display dial brings to the market because it has a lot of potential for really cool information to display to the user uh it's accessible it's visible it's modular what more could you ask for all right guys i'm dimitri thanks so much for watching check out this other relevant content subscribe for more let me know what you think of the everest keyboard as the baseline of the core it's a bit expensive but as a package i think they're heading indefinitely in the right direction thanks much for watching i'll talk to you in next video\n"