EPOMAKER EP84 Upgraded 75% RGB Hot Swappable 2.4GHz/Bluetooth 5.0/USB-C Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Programmable Software, NKRO, Dye Sublimation PBT Keycaps for Mac/Win/Gamers(Budgerigar)

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 isnt snapped together firmly. After it is the flex isnt noticable. The USB C plug is a bit of a pain since it is recessed and you dont have a ton of room for longer plugs.

The build quality of the keyboard is there. It feels sturdy and honestly as if you are getting your moneys worth. Ive 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. Id prefer it in a more accessible place.

I had this keyboard replaced once because the w key didn’t work and now after 2 months of use the keyboard has flat out stopped working altogether. No matter which pc I plug it into it doesn’t turn on anymore. Terrible product that has many defects.

I purchased the EP84 and could not get it to bluetooth-pair with my Macbook Pro 2020 or my iPhone 14. It shows up when I long-press FN123 but when I actually try to connect, nothing happens and it goes into sleep mode. The manual says that if it goes to sleep, it isnt connecting, but doesnt give any suggestions on what to do in that case. I tried turning my bluetooth off and on, restarted, and charging the keyboard again but just could not get it to connect. I reached out to Epomakers customer service and they essentially repeated what the manual says to do. I sent them a video of what was happening and they said it could be that the PCB board that is broken and that I should apply for a replacement. I ordered a replacement and Im having the same problem which leads me to believe that this keyboard is not actually bluetooth-compatible with Apple products. Id be very interested to hear if any Mac users have had success because if thats the case, maybe the quality control is just bad. Regardless, it looks like I have to give up on using this keyboard. Full disclosure: I dont have any way to test if the wired or 2.4g work because I don’t have any products that have a USB port so it might just be the bluetooth that doesnt work. Rating two stars because the keyboard itself does feel and look very nice but is ultimately useless to me if it isnt bluetooth compatible with Apple products. Super disappointing :(

Just upgraded to this from a Ducky One 2 mini. Yes, you read that right. I UPGRADED from the Ducky. Epomaker mustve been paying attention to the reviews tech people were making of this board because this thing definitely feels better than what some tech reviewers made it sound like. I saw that some people were complaining about rattly stabs or it sounding hollow but if this is what they had when they put those cons in I cant imagine what they consider nice stabs or a not hollow board. Decided to go with the XDA profile caps since I planned on replacing them anyways but theyre actually really nice. Mine came with a foam insert, I saw in one take apart that theirs didnt, and lubed stabs. Compared to the Ducky I had this thing thoccs like crazy. Audible enough to bring satisfaction to anyone that likes mechanical keyboards but subtle enough to not piss everyone around you off when youre typing. Great lighting on here too. Not at all gonna miss the RBG asthetic of the ducky with this thing. I had foam and O-rings on my ducky to try and muffle it a little bit, because mine was a tad bit clacky and the stabs definitely rattled quite a bit (not as bad as razer or corsair boards but it did rattle), and this thing OUT OF THE BOX had a better tone to it. The fact that its hot swappable, has arrow keys and its under $100 is an absolute steal. The only thing worth noting is that it only has the one kick stand level, so if you have a ducky or something similar it might feel a little weird at first not having that middle level option. However both of the levels available are totally comfortable in my opinion. No unsusual fatigue so far with either level for me. If youre like me and youre at a point where you want your arrow/function keys back but dont think you can find a decent board for a reasonable price look no further. This thing is 100% worth every penny spent. TLDR: -Thocc -Killer RGB -Adorable XDA keycaps -No stab rattle -Worth it

I changed my keycaps to something i enjoyed more, however the sound and quality of this keyboard is great.

Didn’t work out of the box literally never turnt on. On top of that the board had a very noticeable wobble and the keys were very mushy as well as cheap feeling. Was looking forward to this keyboard and was overwhelmed by how terrible it was!

The switches and illumination are great. I like that theres so many lighting options, although I only use solid colors anyway. The keyboard lacks customization software. Even with the keycool software (which was not easy to find) you cant customize the color of individual keys and key remapping is limited. For instance, you cant remap the function key, create alternate function keys, or map key combos. Macros are also very limited. Essentially macros function as an instant activation and cannot be mapped based on press and release. Most of this can be substituted with other software like autohotkey, but it would be nice to have a hardware based option for this as not all software correctly captures key strokes. These are features that a person would usually want in a small form factor keyboard. That being said, given the price this is definitely worth it.

I wanted to like this keyboard because I was looking for something in the 75% size range that had hot swappable switches. The overall board felt cheap and I didnt like the keycaps at all. It wasnt very comfortable to type on and I had some issues with occasional keypresses not registering. I ended up returning it after a few days. For the cost I had expected more out of it.

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.