Azio mk retro Bluetooth#
Azio mk retro plus#

You're not sure whether to buy this, refer to the top. I'm bad at conclusions, but I think this review started with one. (I am not a hipster f*** for those who are concerned.) conclusion

Azio mk retro plus#

One of my buddies called me a hipster f*** after seeing it, which I'd say is a plus in style points, or at least means its a departure from the standard. The keyboard looks fantastic, even covered in my sticky fingerprints (just got my 5 lb gummy bear in the mail), and is definitely an attention grabber. Positive note about the keys: they are cherry compatible stems, so any cherry-compatible key caps will work if you ever feel the need to replace them due to the above comments (why you would, given that their style is the reason you'd buy this keyboard, is beyond me).

You should note this is definitely not visible during normal use I'm being picky because I like good keyboards. Also, they were not molded using the highest quality technique so the bottom edges of some of the caps have unfinished marks where they were snapped off the mold, and some of the larger keys are a little misshapen on the edges. Don't know if they were etched in as well which would give some extra durability but I would expect these to start rubbing off after a year or two of solid use. … The key faces themselves look good…BUT the letters and numbers appear to have been painted on. Great for offices where coffee might be floating around a desk. You could splash this thing and you'd be pretty unlikely to get any liquids down there. The embedded-switch setup I was complaining about earlier is actually intentional: it keeps water out of the keyboard. I actually like the heavier tapping noise of a switch bottoming out, but for an office/dorm/shared space this might be preferable. You might find this to be a plus I do not. … Don't know if its because of the embedded keys, but these have a muted click compared to other blue switches. I talk about this problem in the attached video. Perhaps it is due to the angle I hit my keys at? Dunno, but this thing slowed my type speed (from other blue switch mech's it is still faster and more comfortable than rubber dome keys) and increased my hand fatigue. I have smallish hands for a guy and this was a particular problem for me. I believe the reason they FEEL heavier is because these switches are embedded in the keyboard face, meaning the keycaps can rub the sides of the little port to the switch, increasing the force required to actuate. However, with a listed actuation force of 50g's, compared to Gateron's 55g's and Cherry's 60g's, it should feel much lighter.

Haven't used my “Cherry” cooler master keyboard in a while but it feels heavier than I remember that as well. … the switches feel a little heavier than the “Gateron” keyboard I recently purchased. Here is a excerpt of review by Colin MacKie,, on amazon. The key switch is Kailh's blue, a variant of Cherry MX blue.

Azio mk retro Bluetooth#

In 2017-12, they came out with backlit and bluetooth version.Īzio Retro Classic Bluetooth Onyx Keyboardīuy at amazon Non Backlit, Wired USB versions Azio MK Retro keyboard