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)

Pros: - tri mode/knob - gasket mount and comes with pre-installed foams - plastic case with nice aluminum look (mine has issues, see comments below) - plate mounted stabs are tight and decent but definitely needs work - switches (budgerigar) are ok, not great, needs to relube for consistency Cons: - keycaps (i understand that this is prebuilt but im not a big fan of OEM profile) - steel plate (this should have come in with PC plate, hello GMK67) - software (just a generic china rehash and im unable to remap knob behavior as of current version) The EK68 and GMK67 (both budget v65s as I call them) were just recently making the waves and piqued my interest. Unfortunately, the GMK67 was not available yet locally, and Amazon had very good deals and free shipping during the holidays. I already purchased a v65 from a local shop 2 months before the holidays and was looking for a new wireless 65% layout which I can bring to the office since the v65 is quite heavy - i finally copped up the EK68. Shipping was great, arrived earlier than the expected date considering it was overseas and during the holidays. Wireless functionality of the board is excellent - never had any issues with 2.4g during gaming and battery health lasts for a couple days as well. I would wish they can update the firmware to remap the knob, since I map it to screen capture instead of mute. Everything was fine until I noticed major aesthetic flaws with my unit. My board has a slight warp on the bottom part of the case causing the bottom center part to almost hit the surface (see 3rd pic). It also has some slight case scratch/blemishes on the part below the Win key and the arrows. It may not be visible right away but when theres a decent amount of light reflecting on those parts, you will notice it. I reached out to Epomaker support and was offered a 10% discount. Returning the board is kind of a hassle on my part, and shipping it back means added expense, so I had to accept the discount. This is my first keyboard from Epomaker and I would say it was generally a good buy and experience, but definitely could have been better. Ive heard about their rebranding issues but still gave this company a try. Final thoughts: The EK68 is a decent budget 65% prebuilt board that wont break the bank. If youre looking for barebones though, Id suggest the GMK67 if you have access to buy it. Its much cheaper and comes with a PC plate. If youre looking for budget wireless aluminum, the v65 r2 is already available.

Got this as a gift for my boyfriend, he likes the size for his desk.

Im in canada and i ordered this in amazon US, THE SHIPPING IS 4 DAYS, that is crazy fast, and keyboard is beyond my expectation, it sounds better than a custom keyboard i used before. Highly recommend this keyboard!!!!!!!

My kid loves it. Battery life is great charge is good for about 2 months. Easy to use and portable.

I was recommended this keyboard from a friend, and I’ve heard many good things about akko so I’m glad I got this. It’s very beautiful and the bluetooth works very well. It has many different light settings and comes with a key puller or whatever its called. Very nice!

Im in love with the design on the keyboard, plus they added some extra key caps to swap out! The tool they included works really well to pull out the key caps easily. There is just enough resistance to be satisfying but not annoying and I enjoy how quite the keyboard is compared to other mechanical keyboards. If you wanted a cute keyboard for your kawaii setup, this is definitely the one!

This is my first mechanical keyboard and after doing some research into where to find a budget keyboard I landed on this one. Super nice quality for the value and Akko jelly pink switches sound so good out the box!

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.

“O” key doesn’t respond sometimes (1 out of 10 chance). You will have to press it 100 times to key in “O”. Refunded it. +battery life is very VERY short. +Akko software is garbage, be ready.

I would give this 10 stars for value for the money. The Jelly White switches are so smooth even without lube. There are so many options and customizations you can do with this board. Great entry board!