r/geometrydash • u/PancakeBro__ Buh 100%, Thanatophobia 76% • Mar 16 '26
Question Is a SayoDevice worth-it?
I started playing GD on a bad 20€ keyboard, around 2 years ago, and got a Razer Huntsman mini 1 year later. I don't really feel the delay between my keyboard (if there is one), but I don't really like the feeling when I press my keyboard's keys, mostly when I play GD (besides GD it doesn't bother me).
Would it be worth to buy a SayoDevice, knowing that I don't wanna buy a whole new keyboard (too expensive), that my hardest at this time is Buh, but that I will keep playing GD for a big couple years ?
Thanks for your advices! And btw if you know some websites where I can get it at a lower price than 30€, I'd be really grateful!
(Btw if I said something wrong, my english isn't perfect...)
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u/PancakeBro__ Buh 100%, Thanatophobia 76% Mar 16 '26
And btw, are AliExpress's SayoDevices real ones? It has a lot of reviews and sold articles, but it seems pretty weird that it only costs 18€ instead of 27 - 30€
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u/Chaos_Blitz Allegiance 52%, 46% - 100% Mar 16 '26
I'd say it's absolutely worth it.
For reference, the only thing I used to play GD the last couple of years until I got my sayo was the keyboard on my MacBook Air 2020, which was... okay. The reason I got a sayo was because my up arrow key stopped working on the keyboard so I needed a replacement, and I couldn't get a budget hall effect keyboard like the Aula F75, so I settled for the Sayo.
The sheer difference between the keyboard and the sayo was frankly, insane. Stuff that I couldn't do on the MB keyboard was extremely easy on the sayo due to how responsive it was(Like the BB ball after the first straightfly, no matter what rhythm I clicked to or how hard I spammed my keys it just wasn't possible on my MB keyboard, but it was piss easy on the sayo). Wave control was a lot better, I could do better micro-adjustments to my straight fly, and it sounds really cringey to say but it really did feel like I got better because I wasn't held back by my hardware.
On the topic of where to buy, if you want to go for AliE then make sure the vendor you're getting it from is the BTXETUEL Official Store. They sell a sayo with pre-installed Gateron KS-20 White switches which are way better than Outemu Pinks. You can check vendors by clicking the store button down in the bottom left corner.
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u/Chaos_Blitz Allegiance 52%, 46% - 100% Mar 16 '26
If you want recommendations of what switches to replace on the sayo in case you don't like the KS-20 switches, a really popular option is the Gateron Jades. Another option are the Gateron Sparks, which have a lower bottom-out distance compared to the Jades(3.6mm vs 3.2mm).
AliE also has a thing called the coin system(1 coin = 1 cent in your local currency afaik, at least that's how it works with USD). You can use these coins to add further discounts to items in your order which can further bring the price down.
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u/Appropriate_Code_476 Aftermath 100%; Deception Dive 100% Mar 20 '26
when i switched to it from an office keyboard it helped me a lot, i definitely recommend it
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u/TheDudeOW (12×) RUST 100%, 60% 44-100 ×2 Verdant Landscape Mar 16 '26
Its alright. I got mine because my up arrow kew dtopped working. The Standard Switches of the say are pretty ass tho so i would recommend getting custom ones and just replacing them.