For a first keyboard, the Wei is a very good product. Build quality is very good with a thick aluminum plate over a thick plastic case with a fully rubberized bottom surface, and even the stock keycaps are above average. Offering support to six layouts is also very handy for customers around the world, even if most do get the short end of the warranty stick. The lighter color shades used for the hardware and backlighting presets, coupled with the optional keycaps and LongPad, as well as the matching Mionix Castor mice, help provide some customization options beyond the usual black or white cookie cutter boards, and I can agree that it does come off as "fresh" indeed. The software driver is stable and does enough functionally to satisfy me, and the use of genuine Cherry MX RGB Red switches worked out well here.

The issue is that the market will not care if this is a first keyboard or not, and at $160 in the USA, it is overpriced for what it is currently. Competitors offer similar products for lower pricing, sometimes even at nearly half the cost, and those competing in this price range offer more for the money - a more powerful driver that does not lag for every single thing or perhaps more onboard controls. The backlighting options available here are particularly woeful compared to other products the Wei is going up against, and really, the whole value for money argument carries over to the optional keycaps and wrist rest (LongPad) as well. Everything needs a price cut to be more competitive, and while you are at it make the warranty period consistent across the world, Mionix.