EPOMAKER EK68 65% Gasket NKRO Hot Swappable 2.4Ghz/Bluetooth 5.0/USB-C Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Knob, South-Facing LED, 3000mAh Battery, RGB Backlight for Win/Mac (Gateron Pro Yellow)

I dont recommend this product.

Keyboard stopped working after a few months. Awesome.

Long story short, this board doesnt compete with custom builds. But its not supposed to. As for out of the box keyboards, this has been my absolute favorite of the almost 100 Ive tried. The keycaps are REALLY nice for the price. Colors are incredibly pleasing and the quality of the caps is really good for the price. Only complaint would be that they arent cherry profile but they have grown on me. There is a BUNCH of extra keycaps included (probably almost 20?) in order to change accent colors. The biggest thing that stood out to me on this board was the stabilizers out of the box. Prebuilt boards are notorious for their terribly rattly stabs but this one is surprisingly good. Not perfect, but very good. Wireless connectivity is great and RGB is bright and vibrant. Ive actually been trying this board out as my daily driver over my custom boards because of easy wireless connectivity to my laptop or wired to my desktop.

My son told me he loved this thing, but sadly it broke about 3 months after I got it for him. For how expensive this is it should have lastest a lot longer.

I was reluctant on buying this keyboard as my second keyboard from epomaker not because of lack of quality, but because of both of my epomakers now having a gasket mount design, and both being clip shut cases. On the th96 the gasket mounts are silicone, and with the clip design of the case makes it so the silicone gaskets do almost nothing. The exception of the ek68 is that the gasket material is poron foam instead of silicone, but even tho it’s a clip shut case, the gaskets actually do their job and make for a really nice sound, and feel. Only thing I can find to take a dump on are the keycaps. Just inconsistent with the thickness of the pour on some of them. Other than that… the software. On a windows pc and I can’t get past the main page that pops up with you click the desktop icon. Not sure why….

This product is great, no complications at all!!!

I might regret making this review after only using the keyboard for a few hours, but Im really impressed. I got an iPad Pro recently and couldnt justify spending $300 on their magic keyboard. Ive used a 2013 Razer Blackwidow ultimate for nearly a decade, so Im a home-grown clicky switch fan, but I never knew any different. I was raised in another time, and times have changed. So I started looking at alternatives that could replace my old faithful. Cue dozens of hours watching keyboard keyboard youtubers, comparing layouts, switches, keycaps, and learning the unfortunate reality of groupbuys and the vast quantity of out-of-stock options, not to mention the insane prices of some of these keyboards! I understand its a niche hobby, but I was looking for my entry. I wanted a white keyboard (to later upgrade to a vintage 80s look) with a numpad that wasnt absolutely enormous, and it had to be wireless so I could use it for both my desktop and iPad. Let me tell you about the trials and tribulations I endured trying to whack all of those moles at once. Then I found it - a compact, white, wireless, budget-friendly 98-key! Right out of the box, to my untrained ears, the keys sounded perfect. I almost didnt lube them at all! I typed around on it fresh out of the box and noticed a little rattle from the modifiers, so I decided to just go ahead and lube all the switches since I had already bought the kit. Im here to tell you, lube the switches. It takes forever (nearly 4 hours for me as a complete noob), but not only does it sound nicer, but the typing experience is so buttery smooth and satisfying. There was a stark difference comparing the sound of the the lubed switches to unlubed even without the keycaps - the unlubed switches were almost plastic-y sounding while the lubed switches were much smoother, quieter, and lower-pitched. Just do it while you watch a show or something. Its a super repetitive process so you wont be too distracted. The stabilizers appear to come pre-lubed, so I decided not to lube them myself, though after using the keyboard for a while, I do think they could use more or a better quality lubricant as they dont rattle but are a bit sharper than the rest. I admit that the reason I didnt go ahead and do it is because the stabilizer bar runs under the plate, and I was intimidated to take them out and attempt it lmao. The spacebar is surprisingly the best-sounding of all the stabilized keys, so its really not a huge deal to me anyway. I had settled on pinks, but I will say my only regret is not trying out the whites. I was recommended to get pinks because they have the same activation force as Razer greens, but pinks feel heavier to press while typing. This may be because of the lubricant (some of the keys felt a little slow to return once I pressed them, but this quickly passed) but may go away with time. Nevertheless, I make fewer typing errors and my WPM has gone up about 20% immediately after swapping to this keyboard. You cant argue with that. My only major gripe so far is the software/firmware. I downloaded the Cloud driver software from the Akko website and installed it, no issues. Running it? It would refresh every second or two and never recognized my keyboard. I thought, ok whatever, Ill try the wireless manager software for this specific keyboard model. It spammed my computer with popups and also failed to recognize my keyboard! At some point, I tried to show my husband how the software was acting, and it showed up fine. I tried to update it, assuming it would fix future issues, but when it restarted the same issues repeated. Now, I open it and it never recognizes the keyboard. Id recommend not trying to update the software to 11.1.18. You can get 11.1.17 from the Akko website right now, or 11.1.11 from the Epomaker website. 11.1.11 runs better and I havent had an issue with it so far other than its font is worse. If I can figure out how to make this software work, Ill update the review with a note to detail how I fixed it. A small, related note that isnt a huge deal personally is that I really dont care for the RGB on this keyboard. Maybe its because I never had an RGB before and the hype has died down around it, maybe its the pink aesthetic taking away from the RGB experience, idk, but it just doesnt work to me. I love that its RGB-compatible so you can choose whatever colors you like, and I did change my lights to white when the software did allow me to, but I wish effort had been made to create white or pink presets that work with this keyboards aesthetic rather than a dozen or more generic RGB effects that only work (imo) with a black keyboard. The keycaps also cast a pink glow when using white light, which is what I wanted rather than RGB. Maybe my pink switches contribute somewhat to this, but no doubt most of it is due to the hot pink interior of the keycaps, making it even more confusing why they wouldnt just go with white/pink lighting presets. Even the lettering is translucent hot pink. Why are they running RGB stock on this pink af keyboard?? On a more positive note, the wireless USB works flawlessly, and its super easy to pair and use with bluetooth for my iPad. Theres no apparent latency on either, and swapping is immediate and seamless with function shortcuts. I dont yet know how easy it is to open, but I plan to do that soon to tape mod it. I also dont know yet how long the battery lasts. Ill update the review after I do both of those as well as any other notes I have from extended use. This keyboard is pretty cheap, but you would absolutely never know it. Its a nice quality material, the keycaps feel great, its hefty in the best way, and the rubber feet are perfection. Im thrilled with this purchase, and aside from a completely scratch custom build, this is the best intro to the hobby that I could imagine.

All the features - such as, but not limited to, hot-swappable, on-board memory, multiple connection profiles - add incredible value to this keyboard, especially for the price! I keep it plugged into my personal computer to use wired and then switch to one of the Bluetooth profiles to connect to my work laptop while Im working remotely. This allows for me to use macros that are saved to the boards memory while working as well. The battery lasts throughout the full work day before I switch back to the wired connection for my personal use at nights. I personally didnt like the sound of the stock switches, but I had already planned on swapping them out for Kailh Silent Pinks unless I was blown away by the stock ones. The keycaps feel great to type on. I wouldve loved to get the Ocean Star version for that color scheme, but it wasnt available when I was making my purchase.

Enjoyed this keyboard for a good 8 months. Suddenly its acting erratically despite all buttons working. Checked firmware was up to date, reinstalled from AKKOs website despite it was reported up to date. It worked for a week but now is repeating to lock my caps button and acts like the left ctrl key is being pressed making it frustrating.

Good product, the presentation of the packing was very nice too. I love the design and quality