EPOMAKER EP84 84-Key RGB Hotswap Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with PBT Dye-subbed Keycaps for Mac/Win/Gamers (Gateron Brown Switch, Vintage Grey White)
75% Compact EP84 Retro Grey 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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Cherry Profile KeycapsUnlike the Grey black and grey white EP84 model, this retro grey EP84 adopts Cherry profile keycaps. If you are looking for something that can improve your gaming experience, don’t spend milliseconds looking for the next key, simply get this Cherry Profile PBT keycaps set as it’s sculpted to be efficient and comfortably presses | 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
Keyboard Specifications
Dimension: 319.4mmm * 132.7mm * 37.3mm
Net Weight: 860g ± 10g
Cable Length: 150cm ± 2cm
Keycap: PBT Double Shot
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
| Weight: | 946 g |
| Dimensions: | 33.6 x 17.4 x 4.6 cm; 946 Grams |
| Brand: | EPOMAKER |
| Colour: | Vintage Grey White |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | EPOMAKER |
| Colour: | Vintage Grey White |
| Reference: | EPOMAKER EP84 |
Soy programador y para m da a da es perfecto. He escogido la versin de switches red. Vengo de un teclado Brown y me han encantado. Lo recomiendo si buscas ya un bien teclado pero no quieres sobrepassar los 100. El layout es en ingls pero vienen todas las teclas necesarias. Es como parecido a un TKL pero con un par de teclas menos. Lo recomiendo.
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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
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.
One of the best keyboards for me and probably the best for the price!
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.
Just a good beginning mechanical keyboard no if and or buts has been my main for a while
They only lubed the metal bar, had to clean it up and relube the inside on the switch
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.
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.
It’s not going to be a match for a $200+ or a custom board, but coming from $30-60 keyboards from Redragon and Havit, this is a clear step up in build quality, sound and feel. Not perfect, but good.
I had only used blue-type switches, so the linear yellows were a bit different, but not in a bad way. And they are definitely more quiet to type on. Some keys rattle a little, for example the spacebar, but it’s perfectly usable as it and is something that can be improved if you want, which is nice.
Drivers/software is basically non-existent, and the few versions that I could find around online failed to connect with the keyboard.
I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade from a cheaper keyboard, though you might end up paying for features you might not be interested in and come maybe get a better deal on a keyboard that is not hot-swappable for example.
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.
It’s really good keyboard, maybe a little expensive, I mean for the quality since it’s a plastic one, but not bad and good produc
The EP84 is a solid, decent spec mechanical keyboard that offers so much value. Straight out of the box it’s an excellent keyboard, feels great to type on and very responsive.
I chose the grey black version with Gateron reds although I have since switched these out for Akko Lavender purple switches as I mainly use this board for typing and prefer the tactile switches.
In addition to the keyboard there is also a keycap puller, metal switch puller, non-braided usb-c cable (this is a wired only device) and instructions included in the box. This is an ANSI layout keyboard (US) so there will be differences to that of the ISO layout used in the UK.
It’s hot swappable meaning you can easily replace the switches with other 3 and 5 pin switch variants to suit your preferred typing feel and the keycaps are removable so you can personalise it later. The stabilisers are pre-lubed, but easy to access if you want to make any adjustments. There’s also a layer of foam between the plate and PCB which helps dampen any pinging from the springs.
The RGB can all be controlled from the keyboard using shortcuts and software is also available. Which actually leads to my biggest gripe which is that it’s so difficult to read the legends on the grey keys. It means having to have the backlight on permanently. This is likely less of an issue on the white model.
All in all, great value if you’re looking for a good starter mechanical keyboard with everything you need to customise down the line.
If you want a top notch keyboard this is not the one but for 80-90$ this is my top pick it feels great for being plastic it is hot swap and the layout is great the rgb options are a bit generic but that is ok
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!
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.
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!
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
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
The yellow switches are tasty, all of the other switches leave a nasty taste in my mouth. Review written on the toilet.
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.
Factory lube and stabilizers are better than I expected based on reviews from Amazon. Or maybe I got lucky with the product I received.
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
The blue switches feel nice and are not too loud. This colour scheme (retro grey) is also great. Unless you want RGB shining through transparent keycaps, this finish brings a lot of character to your desk whilst also looking subtle and smart. The keycap font is also more standard on this version.
For the price you can’t beat this TKL, quality, response, and feel is all great. love using this for gaming but I found to be a little difficult to type with regular use (probably just me fat fingering the keys). Highly recommend
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.
It’s very nice and compact. The layout is great, and I love how many rainbow lighting options there are.
It’s very nice and compact. The layout is great, and I love how many rainbow lighting options there are.
It’s very nice and compact. The layout is great, and I love how many rainbow lighting options there are.
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.
I’ve been interested in this brand for a while and finally I got the chance to buy one and man I love it. The build quality is awesome and the keycaps are far better than I used to, the only downside for me is the included cable that it’s not braded, for the rest I think it’s a good value keyboard
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.
Everything is great, perfect keeb if you want to get into the hobby. Usually prefer 60% but this layout is starting to grow on me!
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.
eally good for the price. I recommend lubing the switches and stabs. a bit of spring ping but not too bad. there is a sound test above.
This keyboard overall is good. It’s a great beginner board if you like the layout. I suggest lubing the stabs and switches if you want.
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
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.
Well i bought this for a custom build there is lil holowness in the case but fixed it with the foam it came with in the packaging. the keys fell better than my other boards good board for the price
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
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.
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.
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.
My new daily driver. Despite being all plastic it’s well built. Hotswappable means you can take your switches out and lube them (I did). Pretty bright rgb, not as bright as the hades68, but that thing is almost blinding bright. Perfect layout for me as a developer/gamer. Really happy with this purchase. Would purchase again.
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.
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.
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.