CONCLUSION

    When I reviewed the EVEREST MAX back in 2022 it was easily one of the best keyboards I had used to date and well, I was expecting the same from the EVEREST 60. Well, to a certain degree that was the case, build quality is very good, the tactile-55 keys are soft and yet they do offer a good amount of feedback and as for looks both the RGB illumination of the keys and the surrounding LED strip look very nice. The Displaypad is also a very nice addition to the EVEREST 60 since no matter what market segment you are chances are you will find something to use it with (if only the keys were larger, that would make things even better). Not all is perfect however so what I didn’t like about the EVEREST 60 was where MOUNTAIN decided to place some of its keys (delete/shift, took me quite a while to get used to them) and also the fact that the numpad can detach very easily even by moving the keyboard left and right on your desk (looking back this is the same issue I had with the EVEREST MAX). It would also be nice if you could attach the displaypad directly onto your EVEREST 60 (using one of the two free front USB-C ports) but at this point I am probably nitpicking.

    At the time of this review, you can get your hands on the MOUNTAIN EVEREST 60 compact RGB gaming keyboard for 79.99Euros whereas the numpad, displaypad and palm rest accessories retail for 39.99Euros/59.99Euros/13.99Euros (all currently on sale directly from Mountain.gg). At just under 200Euros the EVEREST 60 bundle which I reviewed today may not seem as affordable to some but it’s actually not, especially if you could use a stream deck like device such as the displaypad. Yes, we’re not talking about the perfect bundle, but it does deliver most of the things I wanted and for that it gets the Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality (Aluminum Plate)
- Hot Swap Tactile/Linear Switches
- Full RGB Per Key Illumination (RGB LED Strip)
- 8 Available RGB Effects
- NKey Rollover With 100% Anti Ghosting
- Detachable USB Cable
- Numpad Extra (Can Be Positioned Left / Right)
- Displaypad Extra (Standalone)
- Magnetic Snap On Feet
- Three Front USB C Ports
- Base Camp Software (Available Settings)

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Numpad Stability (Mounting Mechanism Not Sturdy Enough)
- Key Positioning (Delete / Shift)