EPOMAKER EP84 84-Key RGB Hotswap Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with PBT Dye-subbed Keycaps for Mac/Win/Gamers (Gateron Yellow Switch, Grey Black)
75% Compact EP84 Mechanical Keyboard
Want a perfect size keyboard for both gaming and office? The 75% layout EPOMAKER ep84 is the suitable one for you. While being compact and portable, the ultimate tenkeyless keyboard that remains fully set numbers, function keys and arrows. Providing you with more comfortable typing experience.
Programmable Customized RGB Backlights
The EP84 features RGB lighting with 12 effects and 7 single colors available. You may press FN+Pause to choose the rgb effect and press FN+home to choose the single color light effect as you need. With the software, you can customize the RGB effects massive lighting effects and macro setting
Swappable Mechanical Switches
The ep84 keyboard comes with hot swappable Gateron mechanical Hotswap keyboard allows you to replace it with other mechanical switches freely without soldering issue. You can fully enjoy the fun of making your own unique keyboard.
Dye-subbed PBT keycaps
We choose the Dye-subbed PBT keycaps that ensures long liftspan without fading away, it generally last longer than ABS equivalents, the Dye-Sub PBT keycaps of EP84 enhances the overall durability with water and dust resistance.
N-key rollover
Anti-ghosting 84 keys. Each key is controlled by an independent switch, giving you very accurate response even when hitting multiple keys at the same time. Ideal for gamers, typist…
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OEM profile KeycapsThis keycap set is OEM profile which is a little higher than Cherry profile. OEM profile keyboard keycaps ergonomic design and effective relief of long time use of fatigue, but also the mainstream of the gaming keyboard keycaps. | Ergonomics DesignThe keyboard is designed to be better ergonomic as to provide more comfortable typing experience, this model has adjustable feet to allow you to find the best height and set the perfect position for your typing, gaming or programming sessions. | three-way outgoing lineThe back of board comes with triple outgoing line channel so you can adjust the directions of the line without obstacle. For better cable management. |
Shortcuts
FN + Win: Win Lock
FN + PrtSc: Scroll
FN + Del: Insert
FN + |: Shut down the backlight
FN + | (Long press for 3 seconds): Reset the keyboard to default setting
FN + A: Windows mode (default settings)
FN + S: MacOS mode (Left Win→Alt/Left Alt→Win, Right Alt→Win/Right Ctrl→Alt ), F1~F12
multimedia function stays the same as MAC system’s original setting
Package content:
1.Epomaker EP84
2.Epomaker EP84 Manual
3.USB A to USB C Braided
Cable (1.5m / 4.9ft)
4.Keycap and Switch Puller
Keyboard Specifications
Dimension: 319.4mmm * 132.7mm * 37.3mm
Net Weight: 860g ± 10g
Cable Length: 150cm ± 2cm
Keycap: PBT Double Shot
Button Number: 84
Back Light: 16.8 million RGB
Compatibility: Windows 2000/XP/Win7/8/10, Mac etc
Connection: Type-C USB detachable, plug and play
Switch: Gateron (Hot swappable)
Working Voltage: 5V ≤ 500mA
| Dimensions: | 33.4 x 17.5 x 4.7 cm; 930 Grams |
| Manufacture: | EPOMAKER |
| Reference: | EPOMAKER EP84 |
best keyboard ive used so far. but get the ones with lighter switches. i switched my switches to acco jelly whites. Hotswap!
best keyboard ive used so far. but get the ones with lighter switches. i switched my switches to acco jelly whites. Hotswap!
Favourite keyboard so fa
I have purchased many keyboards in the past and none have been as good as this. The build quality is great and the keyboard sounds very nice. This is a perfect keyboard for people that want to start on custom keyboards as it’s very easy to mod!
I tape modded and added pe foam to the case. I plan on lubing and filming the switches to see the full potential of this board. Already, the rgb is strong and the patterns available are a decent variety. I just got it today so I haven’t gotten the chance to download the software. The caps are pretty good too, I will be keeping them while I wait for an sound restock. Overall, for less than $100 this keeb is a great deal, especially for those who are entering the hobby and look to modding over time. This will probably be even better for people who just want to buy a keyboard and use it.
I tape modded and added pe foam to the case. I plan on lubing and filming the switches to see the full potential of this board. Already, the rgb is strong and the patterns available are a decent variety. I just got it today so I haven’t gotten the chance to download the software. The caps are pretty good too, I will be keeping them while I wait for an sound restock. Overall, for less than $100 this keeb is a great deal, especially for those who are entering the hobby and look to modding over time. This will probably be even better for people who just want to buy a keyboard and use it.
Very good base for a budget 75% build
First off, it’s affordable. I am looking for a 75% for work and I don’t want something too flashy or expensive. This EP84 fits the bill.
For mod, I add 3 layers of tape (tape mod), the case already has foam so I leave it be. Then I swap the switch for Gateron G Pro 2.0 Black, and PBT XDA keycaps. Now it’s a very thocky but silent keyboard, great for work environment.
The worst thing about this keyboard is the cable socket, it’s so deep inside the case so you HAVE to use the stock cable, most other cables will not fit into the tight space around the USB-C port
Overall I still highly recommend this keyboard, especially when you’re looking for something to not too complicated and flashy for work
Just perfect for this price
Great for the price, perfect for a starter keyboard, comes with a set of key cap pullers and key switch pullers and overall sounds great. You can also mod it to make it sound even better.
Bon rapport qualité-prix. Très beau. Finitions OK.
Pass la bonne semaine d’adaptation au qwerty (merci au mode US-international pour avoir les accents..) le clavier est vraiment trs agrable d’utilisation. En plus d’tre beau !
J’ai pris la libert de lubrifier chaque switch pour attnuer le son des touches mais il plutt silencieux de base avec les switchs Flamingo. Ce ne sera pas obligatoire donc. A part peut-tre pour la barre d’espace.
Les switches sont monts sur une plaque rigide, elle-mme monte sur une mousse pour absorber les bruits.
Honntement pour le prix la qualit de visu et ressentie est top.
Avec ou sans le RGB il est vraiment superbe.
Pour ceux qui se posent la question, le prix plutt abordable de ce clavier est en partie expliqu par des keycaps d’entre de gamme. (en plus d’un boitier plastique et non alu) Mais a ne se voit pas au quotidien. Les touches sont bien finies et mattes. Les lettres bien nettes. Le plastique est bien color dans la masse. C’est top. >>> Par contre si vous comptez les dmonter, attention, car le plastique est un peu friable sur les extrmits. Utilisez l’outil donn avec le clavier et vitez les extracteurs en forme de bague et qui se clipsent sur la touche, car ils risquent d’arracher un peu de matire la base des keycaps.
Pour terminer, le logiciel parait trs bricol. Pour le coup a fait amateur. Ce n’est pas un point faible pour moi, il fait ce qu’on lui demande et se fait oublier par la suite. Il fonctionne correctement, autant pour crer vos macros ou assigner des couleurs spcifiques chaque touche. (attention dans ce mode custom, aucune animation sur les couleurs, ce sera fixe)
Bref, dans l’ensemble je ne suis pas du tout du par ce clavier qui est je trouve bien plus joli que beaucoup de claviers “mainstream”pour un prix tout fait correct et un aspect top quali.
Je l’utilise la fois sous Windows et MacOS, rien signaler.
I love it!
Its amazing the quality of this keyboard
In 2021 I bought this same but the white/grey version, the quality as expected, good RGB and backlight on the keycaps (fully opaque)
In difference from this new are some changes, some good, other… not so much
– Style keycaps is very good, but I thought it would have a partial transparence to see the keys in low light but this is not the case, but very nice looking keycaps anyway
– The RGB lights are powerfull and very colourful too
– The presets to change the colors, intensity and velocity need like a restart of the keyboard, dont know if its normal, like 1 second all RGB off while changing, my previous keyboard was instantly chaging with this actions
– More vivid colors (specially the yellow/orange looks nice with the color of the keycaps too)
– Prefer the old movement patterns
– Can toggle the Win and Alt keys depending on the OS (nice feature)
– Very soft gatheron brown switches and keycaps to the touch
As I said, I bought this expecting the same, differing only the keycaps and nothing else, but noticed the new features, some good, some other not so much, but in general, its all good.
I recommend this produc
I got the gateron browns. And to be honest they sounded amazing right out of the box. Admitantly there are sort of clacky but much better than most stock keyboards. Now I did mod mine with thicker foam, linear switches, lube, and pcb key foam or whatever it's called. It sounds amazing but that's almost a given with the amount of mods I did. Definitely worth the money
I got the gateron browns. And to be honest they sounded amazing right out of the box. Admitantly there are sort of clacky but much better than most stock keyboards. Now I did mod mine with thicker foam, linear switches, lube, and pcb key foam or whatever it’s called. It sounds amazing but that’s almost a given with the amount of mods I did. Definitely worth the money
Premium quality on a low budget (office, gaming alike)
I was looking for a mechanical keyboard for the office and needed a small one with ergonomic keys. It had to be as silent as possible before any mods. I have to admit that the Epomaker EP84 is a great choice. Typing feels amazing and the gateron yellows are quiet enough to keep in the office. I had no complaints from colleagues who didn’t even notice it, which was a win!
The keyboard is responsive and pairs okay with my MacBook Pro M1. The existing Mac functionality is really good and provides most options that can be found on the macbook keyboard. I haven’t found out how to incorporate the fn mac key yet as I need it for switching from typing languages. Also, an issue with M1 macs that probably has nothing to do with the keyboard is that after setting the laptop to sleeping mode I need to disconnect and reconnect the keyboard for the laptop to recognize it.
The 84 keys that include del, home etc and the f keys make it fully functional for gaming and working alike while also providing a compact size that could fit most desks. Another concern I had was switching to a usb-c to usb-c cable to switch from the one provided in the package. That worked fine and now I use a more premium usb-c to c cable. For people who want to use a different cable than the one provided please be wary of the connector size as the keyboard port might not fit all usb-c connectors. I have provided a ruler where you can see the margins that would fit fine.
All in all a great purchase. I even got a second for my home desk. At 55 pounds it was a steal. Can’t recommend it enough!
Great budget keyboard
his is a solid choice if you need a budget keyboard, i bought this for typing instead of gaming and with the gateron black switches they sound very smooth. It is a solid build however does sound a bit hollow due to the plastic build which is what you expect from a budget keyboard. Nonetheless i would reccomend this keyboard. (the vintage grey is a beautiful colour if your into the old era of keyboards it looks alike!)
Buen teclado relación calidad / precio
Me he tardado lo suyo en decidirme para dar el salto a teclado mecnico y no puedo estar mas que conforme con la eleccin de este teclado. El teclado ya viene con una capa de foam debajo para mejorarle el sonido de rebote de las teclas en la caja, algo que no me esperaba y que se agradece, ya que no tena intenciones de customizarlo para mejorarlo.
Lo he comprado con switches amarillos y van geniales tanto para jugar como para escribir.
Vengo de teclado de membrana ISO espaol y me he tardado un par de semanas en adaptarme a la ISO ingls internacional, pero ahora me gusta mas, ya que me es mas comodo para programar.
Como punto negativo el software, que para mi es basura, no funciona al 100% y he terminado por no usarlo.
This is the first mechanical keyboard I've purchased so I did a fair amount of research before deciding to buy this keyboard. I'm glad I went with this one! I mainly use this for work and school, but will eventually try it out for gaming as well. I went with the yellow switches and I love the sound of them and the feedback they give. The retro design is exactly what I was looking for and there are tons of other keycap sets for this keyboard if I ever want to change them. The keycaps are very easy to remove but I haven't tried removing the switches. There are different RGB modes too and you can change the colour of some of the modes, increase/decrease the speed of some of the modes, and increase/decrease the brightness of some of the modes. This is all shown in the instruction manual. Overall I'm very satisfied and I would recommend this keyboard to my friends.
This is the first mechanical keyboard I’ve purchased so I did a fair amount of research before deciding to buy this keyboard. I’m glad I went with this one! I mainly use this for work and school, but will eventually try it out for gaming as well. I went with the yellow switches and I love the sound of them and the feedback they give. The retro design is exactly what I was looking for and there are tons of other keycap sets for this keyboard if I ever want to change them. The keycaps are very easy to remove but I haven’t tried removing the switches. There are different RGB modes too and you can change the colour of some of the modes, increase/decrease the speed of some of the modes, and increase/decrease the brightness of some of the modes. This is all shown in the instruction manual. Overall I’m very satisfied and I would recommend this keyboard to my friends.
Gaming keyboard that caught my attention out of nowhere
his keyboard is the right size for me to do either gaming or do other typing activities, I have always been looking at keyboards with this sizes and finally I found one for myself.
It help improves my performance during gaming as it gave me the really good typing experience and it is quite silent compared to other gaming keyboard.
however, the bad side of it is that it does not really have a proper software to control every single modifications.
Overall it is a decent to high quality keyboard and I recommend everyone to get one for themselves.
Excelente calidad-precio
Tena un keychron con interruptores caf, y compr este con interruptores negros, al menos en lo personal la sensacion es mucho mejor, la calidad de las teclas es muy buena, el nico detalle para m son los dos modos de altura, uno es muy bajo y el otro muy alto, un punto intermedio estara perfecto. Fuera de eso muy recomendado, esperemos sea duradero.
Nice keyboard but the included usb cable is verrrrry short and no Software to control the Rgb
Nice keyboard but the included usb cable is verrrrry short and no Software to control the Rgb
This is a great starter keyboard but a bit pricy but it might be worth it. The rgb is pretty good and personally the gateron yellows sound really good but are not loud if your that kind of person. Overall this keyboard so far is good
This is a great starter keyboard but a bit pricy but it might be worth it. The rgb is pretty good and personally the gateron yellows sound really good but are not loud if your that kind of person. Overall this keyboard so far is good
I'm quite new to the keyboard hobby, and I had been thinking of dipping my toes in to it for a while. this was a great purchase because I did not want to buy a 60%, the only mods I did to it was lube the stabilizers and put more foam in it as it only comes with a thin piece of foam dampening when purchasing. It sound great without the mods if you are not comfortable with opening up the case. Only thing that keeps me from giving it a 5 star is north facing leds as they interfere with cherry profile keycaps if you don't put a spacer in the stem hole/around (piece of folded paper in the steam hole to give it a few more milometers or some really small O-rings a round the base of the stem)
I’m quite new to the keyboard hobby, and I had been thinking of dipping my toes in to it for a while. this was a great purchase because I did not want to buy a 60%, the only mods I did to it was lube the stabilizers and put more foam in it as it only comes with a thin piece of foam dampening when purchasing. It sound great without the mods if you are not comfortable with opening up the case. Only thing that keeps me from giving it a 5 star is north facing leds as they interfere with cherry profile keycaps if you don’t put a spacer in the stem hole/around (piece of folded paper in the steam hole to give it a few more milometers or some really small O-rings a round the base of the stem)
Muy buen teclado
Robusto y con un toque muy clsico que me recuerda mucho a los antiguos teclados IBM. Funciona a la perfeccin. El tamao es adecuado para un 75%, tiene todas las teclas a excepcin claro del teclado numrico, dispone de una tecla Fn que te permite entre otras cosas llegar a las funciones multimedia aunque no las veas en el teclado directamente. Aunque el teclado est en ingls, si te mueves sin mirar por el teclado en espaol, no tendrs mayor problema . Puedes usarlo como te sientas ms cmodo en EEUU internacional o Espaol internacional. Es un gusto escribir con este teclado. Eleg switch blue, aunque un poco ruidoso merece la pena la experiencia de escritura. Lo compr principalmente porque cuando viajo, trasladarme con el teclado clsico es incmodo por lo grande que es, este tiene un tamao perfecto. Despus de probar varios que no me terminaban de convencer, por falta de calidad, a muchos les fallaban las teclas, aun teniendo el layout en ESP, me decid finalmente por este. Aunque le doy menos importancia, cabe destacar los efectos de luz del teclado RGB. Muy buena calidad, recomendable, una pasada!.
My Review: As someone who doesn't spend much money
Initially buying a keyboard and especially at this price for someone who doesn’t spend money often is scary. When I first got my hand of the keyboard though the feeling was great. The key presses felt great, the sound is crisp. Getting used to a keyboard after using my laptop keyboard for so long was difficult but worth it because the feeling of typing on it is refreshing and I like it a lot. I’m not sure if I miss the missing keys that are on a full keyboard and some of the buttons display the wrong sign and I cannot for the life of me get the program to customise the keyboard colours and key binds to work but that is more the fault of epomaker than amazon. The frame was ever so slightly warped but a thin piece of card in the right spot stops the wobble and overall it is a nice keyboard for it’s price point. Knowing that it’s hot-swappable means the keyboard can last me years and years to come with contributing lots to waste. Overall happy with it and I hope it can keep going for years to come. – One of Many Internet Users
Pleasantly surprised. Incredible as a work keyboard
I am extremely happy with this keyboard. The switches feel amazing. The build quality is mostly plastic, but it still feels really solid. I lubed the switches and stabilizers for some extra smoothness and more quiet, but it definitely doesn’t require it. The keycaps are pretty decent as well, I may swap them later for a different color but for now they are great. The lighting is bright and has plenty of modes to choose from – I have not tried out the software for it because I haven’t really needed to.
I bring this too and from work in a carrying case every day. Takes up so much less space and feels wayyyyy better than the typical plasticy membrane keyboards you usually find in offices. I don’t use it really at home because I just built a 500$ custom, but I would be VERY happy using this as my main keyboard for gaming or working
Muy cómodo
No hace especialmente mucho ruido, un poco si per no es para nada molesto, no es un teclado europeo por lo que no tiene la letra “” y al menos yo he tenido que poner en la configuracin de windows el teclado ingles para que las teclas coincidiesen y tampoco puedo poner acentos si lo dejo en el teclado ingles, pero no me importa. Es muy cmodo, pequeo y muy bonito.
Great value no-frills keyboard
I didn’t want a keyboard with bluetooth or anything fancy, I just wanted something hot-swappable with a backlight. This is perfect, and the keycaps feel much better than my old Logitech G710+.
Installing the software is slightly janky, but it works perfectly fine once set up. You don’t actually need the software to use the keyboard anyway.
I love this keyboard, i had never tried a mechanical keyboard before so i fell in love at first touch with this one, mine came with no rattle, red switches that seems to be already lubed, so nice
I love this keyboard, i had never tried a mechanical keyboard before so i fell in love at first touch with this one, mine came with no rattle, red switches that seems to be already lubed, so nice
Diseño y comodidad TOP
El punto fuerte es su diseo, robusto y bonito, acompaado por una fabricacin bastante top; principalmente utilizado para gaming competitivo y de momento ningn problema.
Por ponerle una pega dira que su software es un poco eh, pero por lo dems perfecto. recomendado.
Absolutely worth i
Just upgraded to this from a Ducky One 2 mini. Yes, you read that right. I UPGRADED from the Ducky.
Epomaker must’ve been paying attention to the reviews tech people were making of this board because this thing definitely feels better than what some tech reviewers made it sound like.
I saw that some people were complaining about rattly stabs or it sounding hollow but if this is what they had when they put those cons in I can’t imagine what they consider nice stabs or a not hollow board.
Decided to go with the XDA profile caps since I planned on replacing them anyways but they’re actually really nice. Mine came with a foam insert, I saw in one take apart that theirs didn’t, and lubed stabs. Compared to the Ducky I had this thing thoccs like crazy. Audible enough to bring satisfaction to anyone that likes mechanical keyboards but subtle enough to not piss everyone around you off when you’re typing. Great lighting on here too. Not at all gonna miss the RBG asthetic of the ducky with this thing.
I had foam and O-rings on my ducky to try and muffle it a little bit, because mine was a tad bit clacky and the stabs definitely rattled quite a bit (not as bad as razer or corsair boards but it did rattle), and this thing OUT OF THE BOX had a better tone to it. The fact that it’s hot swappable, has arrow keys and it’s under $100 is an absolute steal.
The only thing worth noting is that it only has the one kick stand level, so if you have a ducky or something similar it might feel a little weird at first not having that middle level option. However both of the levels available are totally comfortable in my opinion. No unsusual fatigue so far with either level for me.
If you’re like me and you’re at a point where you want your arrow/function keys back but don’t think you can find a decent board for a reasonable price look no further. This thing is 100% worth every penny spent.
TLDR:
-Thocc
-Killer RGB
-Adorable XDA keycaps
-No stab rattle
-Worth i
Good board but needs work.
The yellow gats came pre lubed which is good. The stabs need some work, they came prelubed too.
The board is a bit flimsy and came dettached from the bottom case out of the box, you just have to adjust it according to the clips.
Best Keyboard 2022
Sounds and feels amazing to use, really ergonomic and responsive!
Great keyboard 100% worth it.
I bought this keyboard with gateron red switches. It was 100% worth it. Very easy to setup and use, highly recommend anyone wanting to buy a 60% gaming keyboard.
Dopo anni ho finalmente deciso di abbandonare ( anzi ha deciso di abbandonarmi) la mia tastiera wireless della Logitech.
Assetato di novit ho optato per questa piccola ma grande tastiera.
Che dire, una sensazione stupenda, comoda e pratica.
CONSIGLIO:
se il software non riconosce la tastiera, probabilmente bisogna aggiornare il firmware della stessa.
PRO:
– Compatta
– Essenziale
– hotswappabile
– Meccanica
– Keycaps gradevoli
– Sensazione tatto/udito fantastica
– RGB
– Cavo Type C
CONTRO( pi che altro dettati dai miei gusti):
-SHIFT dx da 1.75u
– frecce facilmente confondibili
– lettere (keycaps) praticamente invisibili con RGB
disattivato
– da aggiornare firmware
one of the best keyboards.
he eppo ep84 keyboard is amazing, its beautiful to look at,it looks like an already modded keyboard, i did buy new keycaps but i did not end up using them because these stock ones are too beautiful to change at the moment.
the stabilisers are not the best especially on the space bar and enter but that is something that can be modded, the keys sound amazing and a lot better then i thought, i was going to mod the keyboard but now i dont really have to cause the keys sound amazing, like i said the only thing i might do later down the line is the space bar stabilizers.
the rgb is really nice too, i just used the keys to change it as the program would not find my keyboard after hours of waiting but i dont really need to use it anyways.
overall its an amazing keyboard especially for the price since you get good switches and amazing keycaps.
Ottima tastiera
Da un po’ di tempo avevo deciso di acquistare una tastiera meccanica e, dopo qualche ricerca in rete, la mia scelta ricaduta sul modello EP84 di Epomaker con switch marroni. Non appena ho provato la tastiera mi sono reso conto di aver fatto un ottimo acquisto. La tastiera molto compatta ed esteticamente veramente bella (io ho scelto la colorazione vintage); lo stile grafico dei caratteri, secondo me, perfetto. Gi al tatto la sensazione molto piacevole; la digitazione, poi, davvero confortevole e restituisce un’esperienza molto gradevole e divertente.
Quasi perfetta: purtroppo, nella descrizione dell’articolo si legge “tasti retroilluminati” (uno dei motivi per cui ho scelto questo modello) e mi sarei aspettato, quindi, di poter leggere distintamente i caratteri anche in condizioni di scarsa luminosit; in realt la retroilluminazione si limita solo a creare effetti luminosi negli spazi vuoti tra i tasti.
Detto questo, la tastiera in s fantastica e sono comunque soddisfatto dell’acquisto.
Overall this keyboard is pretty good for the price. Very good after modding and lubing the switches. However, I was clearly shipped a used board with a broken space bar and pencil marks all over the plate deck. Thankfully they ship with an additional space bar.
Overall this keyboard is pretty good for the price. Very good after modding and lubing the switches. However, I was clearly shipped a used board with a broken space bar and pencil marks all over the plate deck. Thankfully they ship with an additional space bar.
The keyboard is very god quality and have good build
The keyboard is very god quality and have good build
The keyboard is very god quality and have good build
Good keyboard for the price
It sounds rather hollow and pingy (and the space bar rattles terribly), but it’s a good keyboard for the price if you’re willing to do some work to make it sound better.
The Gateron brown switches are.. not great. Bit rattly and scratchy. Not the biggest problem since you can easily swap them out, but since I had a much better option in the same order that didn’t need as much modding, I went with that.
Solid keyboard, great value
Overall a great keyboard.
Pros:
– Form factor is good for coding because the arrow/home/end/del keys are closer to the home row
– Hot swap makes it trivial to replace and move around key switches (which will eventually fail as all key switches do, so it makes it easy to repair, no soldering or disassembly needed)
– Disassembly is easy
– PBT keycaps feel nice, don’t develop a shine like ABS keycaps
– Stabilizers are quite good (some YouTube reviews mention they are bad, but I think they have been improved since then), way better than the Corsair K70 RGB I came from
– Cable is detachable, never thought I would care about this but really comes in handy
– Comes with a fantastic keycap puller
Cons:
– The font on the keycaps is kind of weird, I don’t really like it (this is preference)
– Mine came significantly warped, meaning it would wobble – I fixed this by taking it apart and using a heat gun on the plastic bottom to reform it (boiling water is not hot enough to achieve this) – but I must take off a star because at this price such a basic issue should not pass QC
– I couldn’t get the advertised software for reprogramming to work, but I ended up rebinding some keys in Windows using a registry utility from the internet (not sure about macOS/Linux, but you can probably find a way to do it at the OS level)
There are a fair few lighting modes and colors, that’s all I can say about the backlight since I always keep it off. The manual details everything.
Muy bueno y comodo
He comprado este teclado como mi primero teclado mecnico. Siendo un teclado de 75% es ms pequeo de un teclado normal pero lleva las teclas F que me sirven muchas veces; y al ser hotswap y muy fcil de desmontar tengo la opcin de modificarlo si quiero.
Lo recomiendo para gente que est buscando un teclado mecnico bastante barato pero de buena calidad.
The keyboard sounds and feels amazing!Would totallly reccomend.Well built,nice feeling keycaps and switches,nice RGB,and i did not axpect it to ship with prelubed switches and stabilisers and case foam.It sounds incredible:)
The keyboard sounds and feels amazing!Would totallly reccomend.Well built,nice feeling keycaps and switches,nice RGB,and i did not axpect it to ship with prelubed switches and stabilisers and case foam.It sounds incredible:)
Einfach ein Traum
Vorweg, ich habe die mit den Red Switches ( man kann nach bedarf sogar die Switches wechseln, wenn man sie dann auch hat)
Diese Tastatur ist einfach die beste die ich je hatte.
Der Klang der Tasten sind wie Musik in den Ohren, es fhlt sich einfach super an und es macht echt Spa auf dieser zu tippen, htte ich vorher gewusst das es solch eine Tastatur auf den Markt gibt dann htte ich mir sie schon vorher geholt und meine Zeit und Geld nicht mit anderen Tastaturen verschwendet.
Ich kann diese Tastatur wirklich nur empfehlen, fr Gamer und auch fr Broarbeiten.
Good for its price
Great product overall, the design is simple, weight is decent, and loving the sound it makes when I’m typing. The fact it’s also hot-swappable gives me broader options to customise my keyboard, which I am looking forward to doing! The RGB isn’t really not well matched with these keycaps, but they do give out some options to choose from
Good for its price
Great product overall, the design is simple, weight is decent, and loving the sound it makes when I’m typing. The fact it’s also hot-swappable gives me broader options to customise my keyboard, which I am looking forward to doing! The RGB isn’t really not well matched with these keycaps, but they do give out some options to choose from
9/10
pcb foam and case with fac lubed switches im still using , its a 85 so lubing switches takes time
9/10
pcb foam and case with fac lubed switches im still using , its a 85 so lubing switches takes time
Software's bugged, but still fine
The RGB customisation software on this is extremely finicky – there were two different versions on the official site, and neither even detected my keyboard. I know they work for some boards, but I’m far from the only person who didn’t manage to get it to work, which is a damned shame. it’s not uncommon for components or drivers to change on the ‘same’ model, but they lose a star for not keeping it compatible with different versions of itself. There may be a workaround I haven’t found yet, but suffice to say that if it takes me more than a half hour of searching to get model-specific software to work then you buggered up.
Software aside though, the in-built RGB options are pretty varied, and while the ‘true blue’ was too dark to properly see some of the letters, the lighter blue option did me fine. If you want fancier RGB cycling then this has a few options too. If you’re okay with using presets then this will probably have one you like.
To be clear I’m not a mechanical keyboard guy – I got this thing because I wanted to build an actually quiet keyboard, and I needed a cheap tenkeyless hotswap board to put the switches in (Alpaca silent linears). This delivered, being the cheapest hotswappable option at time of purchase and so far performing without any hitches.
I have no basis for comparison, but uninstalling the old switches and installing the new ones felt straightforward. Once I figured out what I was doing, that is. It’s possible that other boards are easier to work with, but if a first-timer can uninstall and reinstall without breaking anything then that feels adequate at worst.
Excelente
Me llego la caja sin algn sello que asegure no se pueda abrir, cualquiera pudo abrirla y daar el teclado al sacarlo. Al final todo lleg en perfecto estado y completo.
Las teclas se sienten muy bien, la respuesta al momento de usarlo es rpida y satisfactoria. Al quitar las teclas y revisarlas por abajo se nota la leyenda PBT.
El video no le hace justicia al RGB, de verdad que tiene un brillo mucho mayor a lo que se puede apreciar. Es fcil cambiar el color o desactivarlo.
Las herramientas incluidas son sencillas y cumplen bien su funcin para poder manipular bien cada tecla y switch. Aunque no se ven muy resistentes.
El cable mide de punta a punta exactamente 153 centmetros, se siente de un plastico algo rgido y sin mucho chiste. No creo que aguante mucho tiempo.
El manual viene en varios idiomas, incluido el espaol. Y las instrucciones constan solo de 3 pginas para cada idioma.
Lo recomiendo. Sera bueno incluir un cable de mejor calidad; adems de mejorar el manejo de la paquetera, con un sello en la pestaa de apertura sera una buena mejora.
I probably watched a total of 5 hours of various keyboard reviews. I looked at boards over $200 and compared them to ones that were in the $120 range. I almost splurged in order to get a board that I would appreciate typing on, but then a video review happened to mention this board.
The sound tests I saw online sounded too good to be true. I actually thought they were fake. When my board arrived I was half expecting it to sound terrible, it didn’t. It sounds almost as good as those $200 boards that I almost wasted my money on.
I was nervous that the black switches would be too fatiguing, I was wrong. They are the smoothest switches I’ve ever typed on. I am at my computer for 8+ hours per day and I still get excited when I have to write a long email.
Can’t recommend this board enough!
Amazing Value
I went with the Vintage colorway and the Gateron Yellow switches.
In regards to the switches, they’re amazing and probably my favorite switch I’ve tried out. They’re linear switches with no bump and are extremely smooth. The large keys like the spacebar, enter, and delete keys are all very thocky which is a pleasant surprise.
The 75-Key layout is my favorite keyboard layout I’ve encountered. I avoid full-size layouts because I’m guaranteed to punch my keyboard due to my low sensitivity, but also dislike minimalist keyboards that are missing a lot of important keys imo (F keys, dedicated arrow keys, and home + del).
The lights on the keyboard are some of the most punchy I’ve seen next to my Logitech G Pro keyboard w/ Romer-G tactile switches.
I love the vintage colorway and definitely recommend the keyboard because you won’t find anything this good for the price. If you’re just starting to get into mechanical keyboards, I’d start off with the ones that are closer to $30-$45 so you can find out what type of keys you truly like, and are able to fully appreciate the higher end keyboards later on.
Great budget 84 key with all the features you would want from a current wired hotswap keyboard. Keycaps are thick PBT in cherry profile (no interference on this board with north facing switches), foam between PCB and plate, foam between PCB and case bottom.
Cominciamo col dire che ne ho acquistate due. Arrivata la prima, ma mia fidanzata me l’ha rubata.
Le cose da dire sono tantissime, procediamo per punti.
LATI POSITIVI
– il formato fantastico: consente di avere tutti i tasti di una tastiera TKL (senza tastierino numerico) ma con un layout molto pi compatto.
– nonostante sia di plastica, la qualit costruttiva eccellente. Attenzione che le diverse combinazioni di copritasti (keycaps) e interruttori (switch) fanno variare di molto il risultato finale. Tutti i keycaps sono in PBT, materiale eccellente che non trattiene l’unto delle ditate e pi durevole, ma quelli neri/grigi e grigio/bianchi lasciano trasparire la retroilluminazione RGB e a tastiera spenta le lettere si leggono a fatica, mentre quelli ”geometria” e ”vintage” non lasciano trasparire l’illuminazione e sono leggermente pi spessi, personalmente preferisco questi ultimi. Inoltre varia il profilo dei tasti, e anche qui personalmente preferisco gli XDA, li trovo pi eleganti e riducono la corsa degli switch.
– bellissima out of the box, non richiede mod particolari e il suono dei tasti davvero stupendo. Ho provato gli switch gialli (ideali per giocare, ma anche scrivere perch non sensibili quanto i rossi) e quelli neri, che ho trovato molto belli per scrivere.
– hot-swap, il che significa che se entrerete le buco nero delle tastiere (non fatelo), potrete sbizzarrirvi nello scambiare gli switch a piacimento. L’epomaker EP84 supporta tutti i principali switch sul mercato, a 3 o 5 pin, e sul sito affermano siano supportati anche gli switch ottici. Per altri mod invece un po’ pi complicata, perch per smontarla non prevede viti e per separare il PCB dalla piastra occorre tagliare con un tronchesino dei dentini di plastica. Ci sono diversi tutorial su Youtube.
– se siete amanti del genere, gli effetti RGB non sono male e del tutto controllabili dalla tastiera, senza dover obbligatoriamente installare il software
LATI NEGATIVI
– il cavo in dotazione non un granch. gommato e non molto lungo, diciamo che fa il suo dovere ma niente di pi. Inoltre sul retro della tastiera troverete una canalina passacavo per scegliere da che parte far uscire il filo, buona idea, ma riduce le possibilit di scelta se si vuole comprare un cavo custom.
– gli stabilizzatori non sono bellissimi (ma pi che decenti) e escono dalla fabbrica troppo lubrificati.
– il software poco intuitivo, ma onestamente per l’utilizzo standard della tastiera non serve a nulla.
In conclusione, ho mandato in soffitta la tastiera ”gaming” che avevo, della Corsair, molto pi costosa e con molti pi fronzoli, e sono passato a questa, davvero stupenda.
Ho acquistato a parte un set di keycaps sempre della epomaker per personalizzare la mia (XDA dawn).
BREVE TUTORIAL per LE LETTERE ACCENTATE
Il layout ANSI US, ossia il tasto enter pi piccolo e in orizzontale, e non ci sono le lettere accentate. Come fare?
In Windows 10, nelle impostazioni della lingua, dovete aggiungere una nuova tastiera: ”Americano – internazionale”. Se non la trovate, provate prima a installare la lingua inglese.
Una volta selezionata la tastiera controllate che nella barra degli strumenti vicino a orologio e data compaia ITA INTL.
Per ottenere l’accento grave, prima premente il tasto dell’accento (sotto ESC) e dopo la lettera da accentare. Potete dire addio agli apostrofi usati per accentare la E maiuscola (e alle combinazioni tipo ALT+etc etc): e cos via.
Stessa cosa per l’accento acuto, che si trova alla sinistra dell’invio: perch n s. Stesso tasto per l’apostrofo, avendo l’accortezza di premere la barra spaziatrice dopo appunto l’apostrofo.
Spero possa essere utile.
TL;DR: tastiera fantastica, compratela.
Cominciamo col dire che ne ho acquistate due. Arrivata la prima, ma mia fidanzata me l’ha rubata.
Le cose da dire sono tantissime, procediamo per punti.
LATI POSITIVI
– il formato fantastico: consente di avere tutti i tasti di una tastiera TKL (senza tastierino numerico) ma con un layout molto pi compatto.
– nonostante sia di plastica, la qualit costruttiva eccellente. Attenzione che le diverse combinazioni di copritasti (keycaps) e interruttori (switch) fanno variare di molto il risultato finale. Tutti i keycaps sono in PBT, materiale eccellente che non trattiene l’unto delle ditate e pi durevole, ma quelli neri/grigi e grigio/bianchi lasciano trasparire la retroilluminazione RGB e a tastiera spenta le lettere si leggono a fatica, mentre quelli ”geometria” e ”vintage” non lasciano trasparire l’illuminazione e sono leggermente pi spessi, personalmente preferisco questi ultimi. Inoltre varia il profilo dei tasti, e anche qui personalmente preferisco gli XDA, li trovo pi eleganti e riducono la corsa degli switch.
– bellissima out of the box, non richiede mod particolari e il suono dei tasti davvero stupendo. Ho provato gli switch gialli (ideali per giocare, ma anche scrivere perch non sensibili quanto i rossi) e quelli neri, che ho trovato molto belli per scrivere.
– hot-swap, il che significa che se entrerete le buco nero delle tastiere (non fatelo), potrete sbizzarrirvi nello scambiare gli switch a piacimento. L’epomaker EP84 supporta tutti i principali switch sul mercato, a 3 o 5 pin, e sul sito affermano siano supportati anche gli switch ottici. Per altri mod invece un po’ pi complicata, perch per smontarla non prevede viti e per separare il PCB dalla piastra occorre tagliare con un tronchesino dei dentini di plastica. Ci sono diversi tutorial su Youtube.
– se siete amanti del genere, gli effetti RGB non sono male e del tutto controllabili dalla tastiera, senza dover obbligatoriamente installare il software
LATI NEGATIVI
– il cavo in dotazione non un granch. gommato e non molto lungo, diciamo che fa il suo dovere ma niente di pi. Inoltre sul retro della tastiera troverete una canalina passacavo per scegliere da che parte far uscire il filo, buona idea, ma riduce le possibilit di scelta se si vuole comprare un cavo custom.
– gli stabilizzatori non sono bellissimi (ma pi che decenti) e escono dalla fabbrica troppo lubrificati.
– il software poco intuitivo, ma onestamente per l’utilizzo standard della tastiera non serve a nulla.
In conclusione, ho mandato in soffitta la tastiera ”gaming” che avevo, della Corsair, molto pi costosa e con molti pi fronzoli, e sono passato a questa, davvero stupenda.
Ho acquistato a parte un set di keycaps sempre della epomaker per personalizzare la mia (XDA dawn).
BREVE TUTORIAL per LE LETTERE ACCENTATE
Il layout ANSI US, ossia il tasto enter pi piccolo e in orizzontale, e non ci sono le lettere accentate. Come fare?
In Windows 10, nelle impostazioni della lingua, dovete aggiungere una nuova tastiera: ”Americano – internazionale”. Se non la trovate, provate prima a installare la lingua inglese.
Una volta selezionata la tastiera controllate che nella barra degli strumenti vicino a orologio e data compaia ITA INTL.
Per ottenere l’accento grave, prima premente il tasto dell’accento (sotto ESC) e dopo la lettera da accentare. Potete dire addio agli apostrofi usati per accentare la E maiuscola (e alle combinazioni tipo ALT+etc etc): e cos via.
Stessa cosa per l’accento acuto, che si trova alla sinistra dell’invio: perch n s. Stesso tasto per l’apostrofo, avendo l’accortezza di premere la barra spaziatrice dopo appunto l’apostrofo.
Spero possa essere utile.
TL;DR: tastiera fantastica, compratela.
La calidad del material es excelente. El teclado suena muy poco para ser mecnico. Su tamao es reducido y las opciones de color varias. El cable se puede desconectar del teclado directamente, pero este teclado no es inalmbrico y requiere de conexin constante por cable.
Great overall keyboard
This keyboard is great, I got mine with gateron yellow switches. It is a nice friendly way if you want to become into a keyboard enthusiast.
The lighting is nice and the software is alright.
Highly recommend
Great overall keyboard
This keyboard is great, I got mine with gateron yellow switches. It is a nice friendly way if you want to become into a keyboard enthusiast.
The lighting is nice and the software is alright.
Highly recommend
Gateron Yellows are the way to go for quiet office work
I purchased this keyboard based on recommendations for a quiet, well-made mechanical keyboard – and the Epomaker has not disappointed! I bought this specifically because it came with Gateron Yellow switches; while this probably isn’t as quiet as a customized and lubed board, it’s wonderfully quiet out of the box while still maintaining a mechanical feel. Reminds me a lot of the IBM and Macintosh keyboards I used to use in the early 90s, especially if you get the ‘Retro’ design.
Despite all-plastic construction, it feels very solid while having a 75% footprint which fits very well on my small desk space.
Highly recommended!
Dopo aver letto diverse recensioni sul web sono approdato a questa favolosa tastiera con dimensione 75%.
Per chi come me ha passato una vita a pigiare tasti su tastiere full size, l’abituarsi all’assenza di alcuni tasti puo’ essere un’esperienza drammatica, ma per esperienza personale posso garantirvi che questa dimensione e’ il giusto compromesso.
Avere a disposizione tutti i tasti essenziali e perderete fondamentalmente solo il tastierino numerico.
Piccola nota dolente e’ il punto in cui e’ situata la presa usb type c, avrei preferito (come nella maggior parte delle tastiere che hanno la type c) una presa esterna su uno dei lati. In questa tastiera invece e’ stata posta in una zona nascosta nella parte centrale molto scomoda da raggiugere e non proprio compatibile nel caso in cui si volessero utilizzare dei cavi custom… davvero un peccato.
Altro difetto a mio parere sono i keycaps, in pratica per come sono stati strutturati (colore e font) se non utilizzate la retroilluminazione a led risulta impossibile, anche con tanta luce, leggere le lettere presenti sui tasti… cosa che sulla Redragon K630 non accade… e questo compromette l’utilizzo di alcune animazioni dei led, come ad esempio quelle in cui pigiando determinati tasti si illuminano di volta in volta o dove premendo un determinato tasto viene creata un’onda luminosa, in quanto non avete idea di che tasto andrete a pigiare.
Tolti i due difetti appena elencati, la tastiera e’ davvero ottima. Gli switch Gateron red sono davvero un piacere per dita e orecchie e i keycaps sembrano anche di ottima fattura e restituiscono un suono e un feedback tattile piacevole.
Case is a little creaky, but isn't worse than any other budget keyboard out there. I've seen many reviews claiming that the board is too light, and while it may not be as heavy as something with a brass or steel weight integrated into the body, it is perfectly heavy enough to prevent any sliding. I was half-expecting it to be as light as a classic logitec board. Easy to mod too. If you're in the market for a non-wireless mechanical keyboard and don't want to spend too much, go for this one. you won't be disappointed.
Case is a little creaky, but isn’t worse than any other budget keyboard out there. I’ve seen many reviews claiming that the board is too light, and while it may not be as heavy as something with a brass or steel weight integrated into the body, it is perfectly heavy enough to prevent any sliding. I was half-expecting it to be as light as a classic logitec board. Easy to mod too. If you’re in the market for a non-wireless mechanical keyboard and don’t want to spend too much, go for this one. you won’t be disappointed.
Unparalleled value—satisfying to use.
The lights are adjustable in terms of brightness. The size of the keyboard I like—no number pad which I like.
I enjoy the way space bar feels.
This will beat any mechanical or non-mechanical keyboard around its price range
Super schöne Tastatur mit tollem Klang
Die Tastaur kam mit dem Geometry Keycaps geliefert sowie einem Beutel mit weiteren keycaps! Dazu kamen 2 weitere Tools und eine Anleitung! Die tastatur eignet sich super zum Modden und die gateron switchen kamen recht solide pre lubed!
Great keyboard for the price!
Keyboard sounds great, with gateron yellow switches. Only cost me 63 at the time and have had zero issues with it. Comes with key puller and pre lubed stabilisers so totally worth the money. Also it’s hotswappable!
Personally I love this keyboard. It’s the perfect size, and I like having a hot-swappable numpad detached so I can move it out of the way if I need to. 60%’s in my opinion are too small for my needs and feel uncomfortable to game on. I also need quick access to the F keys for LoL.
My only drawback, as others have stated, is the frame; you get what you pay for. It’s definitely not as heavy (although not super light either) as their 60%’s at the same cost. It feels a little cheaper than my other modded boards, and yet I still prefer this one. The frame can warp slightly after being picked up, but it’s heavy enough that I can just press down on the corners to fix it. A bit annoying, but not enough to return it, because the switches and overall aesthetics are great.
I got black switches for MOBAs. I find clicks are too loud and annoying for my friends on discord, and I much prefer the thock. These came well lubed and I didn’t need to add any at all; epomaker boards are pretty good about that. The resistance in these blacks are perfect as well for not making accidental inputs.
The caps though, felt a bit meh in my opinion (although you might not notice if you’re new to modding keyboards). I replaced mine right away with cherry caps that have a thicker material, for non-hollow sounding thocks.
The driver it comes with has a lot of RGB presets and custom key settings. It was a bit confusing at first but I figured it out in 5ish minutes.
All in all I’m pretty satisfied. Oh, and for a price point, I got this at $110.
Personally I love this keyboard. It’s the perfect size, and I like having a hot-swappable numpad detached so I can move it out of the way if I need to. 60%’s in my opinion are too small for my needs and feel uncomfortable to game on. I also need quick access to the F keys for LoL.
My only drawback, as others have stated, is the frame; you get what you pay for. It’s definitely not as heavy (although not super light either) as their 60%’s at the same cost. It feels a little cheaper than my other modded boards, and yet I still prefer this one. The frame can warp slightly after being picked up, but it’s heavy enough that I can just press down on the corners to fix it. A bit annoying, but not enough to return it, because the switches and overall aesthetics are great.
I got black switches for MOBAs. I find clicks are too loud and annoying for my friends on discord, and I much prefer the thock. These came well lubed and I didn’t need to add any at all; epomaker boards are pretty good about that. The resistance in these blacks are perfect as well for not making accidental inputs.
The caps though, felt a bit meh in my opinion (although you might not notice if you’re new to modding keyboards). I replaced mine right away with cherry caps that have a thicker material, for non-hollow sounding thocks.
The driver it comes with has a lot of RGB presets and custom key settings. It was a bit confusing at first but I figured it out in 5ish minutes.
All in all I’m pretty satisfied. Oh, and for a price point, I got this at $110.
Honestly bought this keyboard as a secondary/work keyboard but it is so much better than I hoped! The Gateron Black switches come extremely smooth, even if you don't decide to lube them they are already really nice as is but lubing them makes them even better! The RGB is bright and vibrant, I like how much lighting options there are built in so you don't have to download the software if you don't want to. My one and only gripe with this keyboard is that the rubber feet don't seem to work that well, it seems that the weak rubber combined with the keyboard being so lightweight makes it pretty easy to accidentally slide it while gaming. This can be very easily fixed however by just buying some stick on rubber. Overall amazing value and I will be using this board as my primary from now on!
Honestly bought this keyboard as a secondary/work keyboard but it is so much better than I hoped! The Gateron Black switches come extremely smooth, even if you don’t decide to lube them they are already really nice as is but lubing them makes them even better! The RGB is bright and vibrant, I like how much lighting options there are built in so you don’t have to download the software if you don’t want to. My one and only gripe with this keyboard is that the rubber feet don’t seem to work that well, it seems that the weak rubber combined with the keyboard being so lightweight makes it pretty easy to accidentally slide it while gaming. This can be very easily fixed however by just buying some stick on rubber. Overall amazing value and I will be using this board as my primary from now on!
I think that the EP84 is a great starter keyboard, especially since you have a large amount of gaterons to choose from.There are some thing s that I wish were different. I wish the height of the case was a little shower given the contents, and I wish that there was more control over the rgb settings
I think that the EP84 is a great starter keyboard, especially since you have a large amount of gaterons to choose from.There are some thing s that I wish were different. I wish the height of the case was a little shower given the contents, and I wish that there was more control over the rgb settings
Amazing mechanical keyboard for the price
I got the black and grey keyboard with Gateron Brown Switches. It’s got a very nice tactile feel, fairly quiet keyboard and because it’s hotswappable you can have a lot of options for modding- swap the switches, keycaps, add o-rings, lubing, the whole deal!
– The build feels fairly sturdy, good weight so it doesn’t slide around, it sits flat on my desk.
– See-through letters on the keycaps looks really cool with the RGB, however if the RGB is off it’s very difficult to see.
– RBG looks very aesthetically pleasing, it’s not too obnoxious/bright. I personally like having the orange lights, it’s nice and doesn’t distract.
– The stabilisers (as seen in the photo) are PCB-mounted, not sure if screw-on or snap-on but I would guess snap-on. This makes them very stable and they don’t rattle much, which makes the keyboard less noisy and much more pleasant, a HUGE plus. Also love that they’re a cute white and pink!
– The 75% layout works great for me. I thought the arrow keys would feel a bit claustrophobic but I’ve had no issues with their placement at all, it feels very intuitive. The key labels are a bit different from UK keyboards, however if you’ve got the muscle memory for where UK keybinds are you won’t have an issue (it’s mostly for finding the #, , ” and @ symbols that it’s different).
I’m overall very pleased with this purchase, it’s a great keyboard and I hope to use it for many more years to come and mod it to my heart’s contempt! Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a customisable pre-built mechanical keyboard.
EDIT- After opening up the keyboard, I noticed a few great things about it!
1- It’s got a layer of foam between the PCB and backplate
2- PCB and backplate are screwed together
3- Backplate is aluminium! Nice and sturdy.
4- There was a nice layer of foam underneath the PCB, inside the case. This makes it sound less hollow. I added a little bit more foam in the case to make it less hollow, but it was a welcome surprise to see some foam there already!
5- After lubing the switches and the stabilisers, my keyboard is “thoccy” (as enthusiasts like to say). Very smooth and satisfying, no scratchy pingy sounds although it sounded good before anyway.
10/10
This is the perfect keyboard to get if you’re in the fence of upgrades or just getting prebuilt. It’s affordable so you don’t have to be afraid to test the waters but it’s good enough to where you won’t be dissatisfied keeping it the same. Black switches or yellow switches are the best prebuilt—they very rarely give them with yellows though.
This is the perfect keyboard to get if you’re in the fence of upgrades or just getting prebuilt. It’s affordable so you don’t have to be afraid to test the waters but it’s good enough to where you won’t be dissatisfied keeping it the same. Black switches or yellow switches are the best prebuilt—they very rarely give them with yellows though.
Amazing
This was absolutely amazing it sounded and felts great good packaging and overall a great keyboard would always recommend and would buy agai
I decided to buy a 75% keyboard (without the number pad) because my full-size keyboard had to be kept off-centre otherwise it would get in the way of my mousepad… this keyboard is the perfect size, and I really love the 80s/90s retro aesthetic. I got the brown switches on mine, I love how it feels to type and play games on it. Another important thing to point out is that you can unplug the keyboard from a port on the keyboard itself, this makes cleaning the keyboard far easier as you don’t have to bother with unplugging it from the back of the PC. 5/5, love it.
I decided to buy a 75% keyboard (without the number pad) because my full-size keyboard had to be kept off-centre otherwise it would get in the way of my mousepad this keyboard is the perfect size, and I really love the 80s/90s retro aesthetic. I got the brown switches on mine, I love how it feels to type and play games on it. Another important thing to point out is that you can unplug the keyboard from a port on the keyboard itself, this makes cleaning the keyboard far easier as you don’t have to bother with unplugging it from the back of the PC. 5/5, love it.
Absolutely amazing keyboard
Package came in on time, the keyboard built quality was surprisingly incredible. I ordered the white version with yellow gateron switches. The stabilizers are very well lubed and you can’t even hear them. The sound and feel is amazing. The lighting is quite bright and very nice quality led’s, quite a lot of presets. The only negative about the keyboard is the software. The program doesn’t recognize the keyboard at all so it’s basically useless until i get it resolved. Overall, the keyboard is amazing and totally worth the price!!!
1 month review
Really happy with this purchase. Only downside is spacebar stab needs tuning out the box. Stab tuning is super easy. Someone in another review said you can’t replace cables because it requires a “short” one? that’s not correct, unless all the cables I have are “short”.
Definitely a top contender in wired mech keebs at this price poi
My first keyboard, and it's great!
It’s just good. I like the way it feels, I like the size, I like the looks.
My first keyboard, and it's great!
It’s just good. I like the way it feels, I like the size, I like the looks.
Love it!
My daughter bought it for gaming and she loves it. Colour changing is great a d comfortable to use. Great replacement for the Ducky that kept falling apart.
Ottima tastiera meccanica entry-level
Cercavo una tastiera al 70% per evitare di occupare troppo spazio. Dopo qualche ricerca ho trovato questa e devo dire che nonostante sia una entry-level si difende molto bene.
La feature che pi di tutte mi ha convinto quella del poter cambiare gli switch in un secondo momento, senza l’uso di un saldatore, essendo hot-swap.
Ho preso quella con gli switch neri, gi appena arrivata il suono era morbido e non fastidioso, ma migliorato notevolmente lubrificando tutti gli switch con l’apposito grasso (da comprare a parte), testando cos anche lo smontaggio e rimontaggio, semplicissimo tramite la chiave in dotazione.
Anche l’illuminazione ben distribuita e ben visibile, regolabile tramite alcune combinazioni di tasti, sia come effetto che come colore o velocit/intensit (esiste anche il software, ma ahime non mi ha mai riconosciuto la tastiera).
Unica cosa a cui fare attenzione che non esiste il layout italiano, ma solo quello ANSI, quindi o si sanno per bene dove sono i caratteri italiani oppure bisogner cambiare la lingua di Windows e perdere per la possibilit delle lettere accentate.
In definitiva, super consigliata per chi vuole approcciarsi al mondo delle meccaniche, con la possibilit di personalizzarle in ogni cosa.
Superb keyboard in every respec
Best keyboard I have ever tested and owned for several key reasons:
– Competively priced for high-end;
– Perfect layout and configuration;
– Excellent PBT keycaps as standard;
– USB-C connection in central location;
– Smooth Gateron switches (mine brown);
– Hotswappable switches (if you need it);
– Discreet frame and unbranded outer bezel;
– Reassuring weight and perfectly stable base;
– Superb backlighting features and customisation;
– Warm, even backlighting over the entire keyboard.
O-rings further improve the weight and feel of the keys.
Do not hesitate, just buy this keyboard. You will not regret it.
Super Keyboard
Die Tastatur berzeugt fr den Preis von 86 Euro sehr. Sie kann qualitativ locker mithalten mit den Keyboards namhafter Hersteller, welche meist deutlich teurer sind. Die Black Switches sind sehr angenehm und kratzen wenig, vor allem im direkten Vergleich zu Cherry Reds.
Auerdem ist das 75% Layout perfekt fr mich. 100% weiter zu empfehlen.
I started to get into the keyboard community but did not want to spend a chunk of money on a keyboard. It is still a keyboard at the end of the day but sounds way better lubed. This is now my new main.
I started to get into the keyboard community but did not want to spend a chunk of money on a keyboard. It is still a keyboard at the end of the day but sounds way better lubed. This is now my new main.
So it doesn’t matter what keyboard you use for gaming as long as it serves it’s purpose and this is from someone who plays Triple A titles to competitive titles like Rainbow Six Siege. Though my gaming days are becoming less, I love this keyboard. I have 4 keyboards in total, 2 mechanical blue switch, 1 red switch epomaker sk61 60% keyboard and this one. I hated my blue switch keyboard and the reason I have so many different keyboards is because they all have different switches and are different in sizes. My mechanical keyboards are TKL & full, i loved the TKL but my table is small for the allocated space i have for my mouse mat. So i switched to 60% keyboard, now i love that keyboard BUT red switches are not for everyone. It is so light that I fat finger everything. I also loved having more space on my desk however, i noticed that i needed the Fn keys and some page up and page down keys. Hence a year later (perhaps), i bought this one which is a brown switch. I don’t think i’m ever going back from this one. It is perfect size and has all the keys i actually use.
Also the function of being able to swap the switches in the future would be handy when i actually get into modding or repairing/maintaining my keyboards. I’m not a keyboard expert, so i cannot say if the lubes are good or not, but the keys are all responsive and they feel fine to me. Though about the noise level in my case, to compare with my other keyboards. It is softer than my red switches and they feel much better. I think i’m using the wrong typing technique but it works for me hence i think it is loud because of it. Noise level comparison with switches of the keyboards i own: Blue is the highest and brown is the softest. Red is closer to brown but it is still pretty loud.
Build quality, not an expert but for the price i paid its probably no the best build as you can read other people’s reviews and they might have some issues with it. Mine came with no issues that i could see and i love it.
So its all plastic and no feel of it makes it expensive, for almost 110$ keyboard it seems to be meh. If you invest a little more you can get a keyboard with better build quality (material used).
Great produc
Great product, it’s my first mechanical keyboard so can’t compare it to anything else. That being said it’s got good build quality and I’m more than happy with it.
Everything about this keyboard is great if you're looking for a mechanical keyboard with this layout, hot-swap sockets, RGB, and no wireless. However, the legends on the keycaps are almost impossible to read unless the RGB is on. The legends are a nearly the same shade of gray as the rest of the keycap, so when the RGB lights are off they blend in.
Everything about this keyboard is great if you’re looking for a mechanical keyboard with this layout, hot-swap sockets, RGB, and no wireless. However, the legends on the keycaps are almost impossible to read unless the RGB is on. The legends are a nearly the same shade of gray as the rest of the keycap, so when the RGB lights are off they blend in.
good keyboard, not so good keycaps
Very good keyboard so far. Keycaps are definately not dye-sub, so dock a point for incorrect adverstisment. They might be pbt, but they are very cheap feeling thin keycaps with ugly generic looking legends. You definately are going to want to sub out the keycaps for a proper set.
Otherwise, the rest of the keyboard is awesome. I went for the black switches, they are smooth and slightly lighter feeling than cherry blacks. Plate mounted pre lubed stabs, 5 pin hot swap sockets, its solid value for the money
I got this keyboard upgrading from a 60% because I needed function keys. It was everything I expected and more! The keyboard came with lubed stabilizers, I don't know about the switches they definitely could be. If you are buying for your first mechanical keyboard PLEASE don't get anything other than black switches they sound the best and are AMAZING! I love the keyboard and am very happy with my purchase.
I got this keyboard upgrading from a 60% because I needed function keys. It was everything I expected and more! The keyboard came with lubed stabilizers, I don’t know about the switches they definitely could be. If you are buying for your first mechanical keyboard PLEASE don’t get anything other than black switches they sound the best and are AMAZING! I love the keyboard and am very happy with my purchase.
For the price you are paying, this keyboard is really great choice. Especially if you are looking for a good entry keyboard. It uses USB-C cable and the keycaps are good quality and have a cool color theme that remind me of the one's from Drop. I will say the stabilizers on a few keys, especially the spacebar make it rattle. Easily fixable, just mod it through lube or bandages, or you can even upgrade the stabilizers. The keyboard is hotswappable so you will enjoy upgrading if you please. Overall I recommend it.
For the price you are paying, this keyboard is really great choice. Especially if you are looking for a good entry keyboard. It uses USB-C cable and the keycaps are good quality and have a cool color theme that remind me of the one’s from Drop. I will say the stabilizers on a few keys, especially the spacebar make it rattle. Easily fixable, just mod it through lube or bandages, or you can even upgrade the stabilizers. The keyboard is hotswappable so you will enjoy upgrading if you please. Overall I recommend it.
Great Keycaps and amazing switches (not cheap knockoff)
For 100$ you really can’t go wrong. My selling point was the option to have black switches, which are rare nowadays.
Very satisfied so far
1 year and a half later; updated my review from 4 stars to 5 because I’ve had literally 0 issues with this keyboard and it feels just as good as my first day with it, if not better. Solid stuff, will buy another when the time comes from this company.
Was introduced to this keyboard through some YouTube channels. So far I’m very happy about this keyboard. My main criteria was to get a hot-swappable keyboard so that I could try out different switches.
– The keys seem thick and sturdy and doesn’t have a cheap feel.
– I purchased the keyboard with Gateron Red switches but I eventually replaced most of my switches with Boba U4 RGB Silent Tactile switches. Although I mostly WFH, there are occasions where I’ve gone into a co-working space and didn’t want to produce too much noise.
– When I took the keyboard apart to change the switches I noticed that there was padding between the metal plate and the PCB board itself, this is another reason why this keyboard was already quiet when I got it.
– The border of the keyboard was very easy to remove and I didn’t have much issue with it.
– The only weird thing I noticed here was that there weren’t any screws holding the plate to the bottom cover of the keyboard.
– The keyboard is very light so it isn’t too much of a burden carrying this keyboard around.
– It also comes with a helpful pamphlet describing other functions of the keyboard such as media keys, switching between RGB modes, etc.
– The lighting on this keyboard is great and has plenty of options.
So far I’m happy with this keyboard and would recommend to anyone who’s looking for an inexpensive keyboard to try and experiment with.
If you're coming from a budget keyboard ($50 or under,) this will be a great board to go to. May have to change out the white keycaps in the future because they do get dirty, but the switches, lighting, and build quality are all great. No complaints so fa
If you’re coming from a budget keyboard ($50 or under,) this will be a great board to go to. May have to change out the white keycaps in the future because they do get dirty, but the switches, lighting, and build quality are all great. No complaints so fa
Love the hotswap feature and 75% layout. Gateron switches are alittle loose in the plate and have come out while taking keycaps off, but kaihl switches sit firmly in the plate. I would prefer the usb-c connection to be on the side and not under the board but that’s just nit-picking. Everything else is great, works well
Love the hotswap feature and 75% layout. Gateron switches are alittle loose in the plate and have come out while taking keycaps off, but kaihl switches sit firmly in the plate. I would prefer the usb-c connection to be on the side and not under the board but that’s just nit-picking. Everything else is great, works well
Good keyboard, but maybe not worth the price
I’m new to mechanical keyboards, so take that into consideration when reading my review.
The keyboard feels solid and generally well-made. The case is plastic but doesn’t feel cheap.
The red switches (no mods) are smooth, quiet, and easy to push. The lower activation force took a little getting used to coming from brown switches, but it was less than a day of office work. However one of the switches (F1) pulled out of the PCB when swapping the keycap.
The LEDs look great and the white PCB reflects the light such that the effect is much more even than I originally expected.
My biggest issue is that at $95 it was a tough cost to justify – admittedly the “hot swap” capability would be worth it if I had other switches to swap with.
Overall, the form factor is great (but not much smaller than a full size keyboard), it feels quality (but not high end), and looks really nice.
I love the Black switches. They are perfect for anyone that thinks red is just too light. This keyboard has held up everyday use for a couple months now. I will be switching out some switches soon. I will not buy white keyboard keys again. Get tooo dirty too fas
I love the Black switches. They are perfect for anyone that thinks red is just too light. This keyboard has held up everyday use for a couple months now. I will be switching out some switches soon. I will not buy white keyboard keys again. Get tooo dirty too fas
Bad quality, good looks
First things first, this is a nice looking keyboard it has the “custom” look to it without the price tag. HOWEVER, the quality is bad, like really bad. There’s a lot of flex to the board since it’s all plastic and the cable quality is also pretty shotty. Stabilizers are a little wonky however they do come pre lubed. The last issue I had with this keyboard is the keycaps. They’re nice thick PBT keycaps however the letters on the grey keycaps are so hard to see without the RGB on (if your like me and prefer RGB free this will be a problem)
The good stuff
The looks
Hot swappable
If RGB is your thing you’ll like the shine through and the keycaps (for me however this wasn’t really a plus)
Lastly the price for $80 it’s hard not to recommend with some keycaps, lubing the switches and new stabilizers along with a new cable it’s a pretty good board minus the plastic case.
Pretty good keyboard for the price
Feels nice to type on, if you’re experienced with keyboards you might find it wobbly depending on how you type. Lights look fine and can use a shortcut to disable them. Keycaps come off pretty easily and can be replaced easily. PBT keycaps are incredibly good compared to ABS so that’s a benefit, you won’t have to buy your own along with the keyboard. Hot swappable is a very good perk that comes with the keyboard too but sometimes the switches will come loose from the keyboard which is a little odd, I don’t really know what causes that.
I’d recommend it, especially if you intend to mod it and alter it when you get the chance to.
Great board. Absolutely love mine. Loved it so much i bought 2 more for family. All the lighting modes work. RGB is decently bright. Build is plastic with a white plate. There is some flex if the case isn't snapped together firmly. After it is the flex isn't noticable. The USB C plug is a bit of a pain since it is recessed and you don't have a ton of room for longer plugs.
Great board. Absolutely love mine. Loved it so much i bought 2 more for family. All the lighting modes work. RGB is decently bright. Build is plastic with a white plate. There is some flex if the case isn’t snapped together firmly. After it is the flex isn’t noticable. The USB C plug is a bit of a pain since it is recessed and you don’t have a ton of room for longer plugs.
Really solid keyboard.
I’ve had no problems with this so far. I did swap the caps-lock key for a really clicky pink switch. which gives it a nice feeling.
the layout does take a little to get used to, I’m a professional programmer and working with this keyboard is a joy.
software available is a bit lacking and confusing, but you don’t need to use it often.
Good typing experience with Mac and PC support.
The rgb is configurable and has some interesting patterns. It can also be turned off if you don’t care (like me) and just wanted a decent 75% board for typing without spending $400+ on a keyboard plus waiting for a drop.
I’d recommend. Since it’s hot swappable, you could also upgrade the switches or lube them without needing to de-solder.
Solid Keyboard
The build quality of the keyboard is there. It feels sturdy and honestly as if you are getting your money’s worth.
I’ve had this keyboard for months now and I love it. My only true complaint is the usb port which is lodged in the middle of the keyboard within this weird trench. I’d prefer it in a more accessible place.
Excellent keyboard overall.
The switches and illumination are great.
I like that there’s so many lighting options, although I only use solid colors anyway.
The keyboard lacks customization software. Even with the keycool software (which was not easy to find) you can’t customize the color of individual keys and key remapping is limited.
For instance, you can’t remap the function key, create alternate function keys, or map key combos.
Macros are also very limited. Essentially macros function as an instant activation and cannot be mapped based on press and release. Most of this can be substituted with other software like autohotkey, but it would be nice to have a hardware based option for this as not all software correctly captures key strokes. These are features that a person would usually want in a small form factor keyboard.
That being said, given the price this is definitely worth it.
Bang For Buck
Not the greatest keyboard in the world but it absolutely worth the price for a hot swap keyboard.
Stabs are good, keycaps are decent,, lighting works well and it is solidly built.
The only issue is the lighter keys are hard to read without the LEDs.
I am addicted to buying keyboards. Epomaker seems to be the hottest value keybs out there right now so they’ve been getting my money. This one has a legit nice layout, there’s no need to remember function recipes or anything because it has all the buttons I use on a regular basis as surface buttons.
The caps are way nicer than the price suggests they’d be, very good (smooth, anti-oil, durable). The switches are solid name brand. The chassis seats everything well, housing is firm for the price. The RGB is sexy.
Love this board!
*KEYCAPS – ILLUMINATED CHARACTER swappable keycaps, (MAC caps included to swap-out defaults) and the default keycaps feel nice to type on. The plastic is firm and textured enough that it is satisfying to type on them.
Once you adjust to the smaller size, you can easily adapt to touch-typing with decent speed and accuracy.
*SWITCHES -The switches in this keyboard are Optical Gateron switches. I received the model with RED switches and I have to say they feel great. Smooth and just the right resistances without being too loud or “clacky” that they would disturb your mates in the next cubicle, in your workspace, or at a LAN party. MODDER’S NOTE: You can only swap-in other Gateron Optical switches, so be sure of your decision as this will affect your modding options. If you DO decide to mod this board, the included keycap and switch pullers worked just fine and with little difficulty.
*STABILIZERS – They are nice, and work perfectly. The space bar moves uniformly if I press the far-left or right sides.
*CASE/HOUSING – Solid and sturdy with good weight for an 84-key keyboard. There is a gradient/tilt as well as (2) thickly rubberized flip-out feet to increase the angle if you desire. The board is stable and stays put on the wood, vinyl, slate, and glass surfaces that I tested typing on. NOTE: Weight being a double-edge sword here, great for giving a solid and stable workspace, but adds to travel weight, so consider if you plan to use for LAN events. That said, this keyboard works fine as a “lap-board” if you leave the feet retracted.
*USB – The USB is removable, and the included cloth braid sleeved USB-A to C cable was nice quality for this price point. Note, it IS a little stiff, so expect to have kinks held for a time if you are OCD about that kind of thing… The port feels solid and doesn’t give the impression that it will fail with reasonable care when plugging/unplugging if this will be a travel board. The only improvement I wished for was strain reliefs for each end’s plug instead of just extended “collars”.
*RGB – No drivers needed! No complaints, with brightness levels, animation speeds, or selection of patterns.
FN+ESC=constant light on mode
FN+F1=my computer
FN+F2=web page
FN+F3=calculator
FN+F4=media player
FN+F5=previous track
FN+F6=next tack
FN+F7=pause/play
FN+F8=stop
FN+F9=mute
FN+F10=volume down
FN+F11=volume up
FN+F12=keyboard lock
FN+pause=preset light effects