EPOMAKERRT100 Retro Gaming Keyboard with Display Screen, BT5.0/2.4G/USB-C, 97 Keys Gasket Custom Keyboard, Hot Swappable, RGB Backlit, with Knob for Win/Mac (Gateron Pro Yellow)

After going through three different keyboards for work, I stumbled upon this one through a recommended product list. At first, I was hesitant — I’m not typically a fan of mechanical keyboards because of how loud and clacky they tend to be. But this one pleasantly surprised me.From the moment I unboxed it, I was impressed. The color scheme is gorgeous and fits perfectly with my office aesthetic, which is a mix of soft greens and whites. It’s also got a nice weight to it — not overly heavy, but definitely sturdy enough to stay in place without sliding around while typing. It doesn't feel cheap or hollow like some other keyboards I’ve tried.The switches are what really won me over. They're quiet for a mechanical board, producing more of a soft “bubble” sound than a sharp click. Typing feels responsive and smooth, and I’ve experienced no lag whatsoever when using the direct wired connection. I prefer to keep it wired for consistency, but my coworker bought the same model and uses it exclusively with Bluetooth — and they’ve had zero connectivity issues.One minor drawback is the small display screen included with the keyboard. While it does a great job showing a customizable image (which is honestly a fun and aesthetic touch), it doesn’t reliably display the correct date or time, even after attempts to sync or adjust it. Not a dealbreaker by any means, but worth noting if you're looking for full functionality.In terms of durability, this keyboard has truly held up. I use it heavily — five days a week, eight hours a day — and after two years of constant use, the keys still feel great and the lettering hasn’t faded at all. The multifunctional button on the top right is also a nice touch for quick play/pause and volume control, which I use often during meetings or focused work sessions.All in all, this has been the best keyboard I’ve ever used for work. If anything ever happened to it, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to buy another. It’s functional, stylish, and built to last — highly recommend.

I'm writing on this keyboard now!It's so buttery smooth and quiet! My dad approves of it! (He sits like 50 feet from me)I used to run on a Cherry MX Brown keyboard for the longest time. I loved it, but I also got sort of fed up with it in the long run.My dad was getting very annoyed by the keyboard and thus I was hunting around for finding a new keyboard I would enjoy owning for a long time. Hence how I found this keyboard.At first I discovered this keyboard and brand from LLT and then HypoTech's review on it. This is how I was sold on the product in the first place.Once I got mine, I fell in love with this thing instantly, so did my dad! LOL.So how does it feel to use? It's premium without the premium price tag. That's basically the honest answer. It's that good! Yes, it's fully plastic but what keyboard out there isn't? But it's also got some heft to it, just like the old 90's keyboards of the day were. I can tell they made sure this thing dampens any and all sound coming out of it so it doesn't sound like a hollowed out shell of whatever it's supposed to be.Once you get it, you will see what I mean. These switches are just incredible for what they are. They're a linear switch and it makes typing just a dream to type on. Just typing all of this text is so satisfying that I want to keep on typing on it. So I will......ANYWAYS..... These are a type of Linear switch that knocks a lot of noise out of the switch so it's smooth and quiet in operation. It's so smooth in fact, you barely have to touch your fingers on it to actuate the response and feel so quick to type on and feel like a typing god. It's so incredible to use that it just blows my mind how amazing this thing feels. Especially now after typing this far into this review on it. I will admit, I'm not perfect. I had to backspace a million times because I do fat finger from time to time. So it's not going to prevent that. (I did the same thing even on the MX browns...)How does it feel to press on the switches? It's like touching the best button in existence, nice and clean to press and it's very soft. Like a pillow with a soft touch.When you press down hard, it just feels solid and smooth. It's got instant response to your inputs. No matter how light or heavy you press the buttons, they respond instantly. The springs in the switch are "Light" but over time that lightness starts to feel heavier as you go. So you'll start to feel where the switches activate even with the lightest of touches, it just makes typing quick and clean.... except if you're a typo master or a fat finger writer like I am where you hit the backspace a lot to clean up your horrid typing...Speaking of which, if you're a gamer. BUY THIS! It may not be a high end switch keyboard but trust me, that doesn't matter. This keyboard is perfect for the average person to Twitch Stream user who is recording content on their channels (Even a YouTuber). This thing just makes gaming so comfy. I do not want you to skip this product just because it MAY not have the best and fastest switch actuation out there. Trust me, it doesn't make any difference, your mouse makes more of the difference over a keyboard. Believe me, there is nothing out there that makes your gaming THAT much better. (Except if you're using a junky low grade low cost keyboard.... yeah, nothing is topping that trashy product. It's cheap for a reason, buy something with better quality. Anything that runs smoother is already a better product vs a garbage made one)Now, how this thing works in the function part is rather interesting to say the least. It's not bad to use, but some functions I don't know for sure how it works yet. Even Epomaker's Manual is vague in some areas. So do your homework on this board. Recommend you watch HypoTech's video on this keyboard before you think of buying it, it's a quirky thing. That's for sure, but the experience makes up for it.This product DOES have a nice little TV display. It's cute, but a novelty item. So don't buy it ONLY for the screen. Trust me, you'll be disappointed in it. Epomaker has made this thing just that, a novelty to play around with and nothing else. I mean it DOES work, but it's a hassle to make it useable at the moment. Hopefully they figure out what they're trying to achieve with it, it's like they made it an afterthought and thought it looked cool to put on it. I do wish they figured it out with the design when they did it and not afterwards....(It's firmware and driver related. Get it on their website for this keyboard if you're interested to playing around with it. Word of advice, it's not that impressive to use. Software is somewhat annoying to figure out, but it's about the only way you'll get any functional use out of it. So get it and then program it however you like on it)Final thoughts, do I recommend this? 100%, BUT it may not be your cup of tea. This doesn't come native with Micro buttons, but you can map them on this just like any other keyboard. It's not useless, the function command does make this keyboard rather cool to mess around with once you program it to do certain commands on it.The play button and volume control is a nice feature, but it's not 100% necessary on this board to be put on there. But hey, it's for those who actually want or need it for some reason... it works. That's about all I say about it. It's not a standout feature or anything, it does what it needs to do.Anyways, enough of this small but long essay about it. Go buy it already, you'll love it. Trust me!

I absolutely love this keyboard, it sounds good and the keys feel great, but after having it for a while it has this strange issue where the W key stops responding randomly but if you just let it go and press it again it works but has the same issue with it beginning to not respond again. While extremely annoying while playing games, it's something that I can ignore since it doesn't happen every single time I use it. Another issue, sometimes the windows key doesn't at all work or respond as a window key should, but the alt key takes its place operating as a windows key.. how..? i have no idea. Overall, I love the keyboard, it's an awesome keyboard and one of my favorite ones I've purchased and used over the years. I recommend it to those of you looking for a cute pink keyboard!