EPOMAKER TH80 Pro 75% Hot Swap RGB 2.4Ghz/Bluetooth 5.0/Wired Mechanical Keyboard with MDA PBT Keycaps, 4000mah Capacity Battery, Knob Control for Windows/Mac(Theory TH80 Pro, Budgerigar Switch)
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Rebekkah
Greater than one weekI dont much like mechanical keyboards but this one feels really good to type on. my husband uses it as his daily driver and he said its the best mechanical keyboard hes ever bought. Its a great prebuilt mechanical keyboard in this price range.
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Katherine Carter
> 3 dayThis is the best keyboard I’ve had, hands down. Do not doubt to get it!
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ROMAN TARANOV
> 3 dayI really like this one, sounds thocky and all the keys are stable
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Cannyone
> 3 dayIm not some keyboard aficionado, Im just a guy thats tired of throwing away keyboards when their switches start to fail. So the main thing I wanted was a keyboard with hot-swap sockets for the switches. The other main factor is that I have a very limited budget. But with this keyboard, I really made out. I love the way it feels and sounds. Now its just made of plastic, but it feels nice and solid. The software works perfectly for me. I really have no complaints at all. I will definitely favor Epomaker for any future keyboard purchases. This keyboard is very good and worth every penny I spent on it.
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Madame Slugs
> 3 dayThis keyboard is amazing for the price! Nice and creamy sounding (flamingo switches) out of the box and easily able to mod. Nice quality keycaps, bright rgb, and the pearl like knob is a nice touch.
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Fabian
Greater than one weekEven stock, this keyboard is one of the best. I got one for my wife (gateron yellow) and one more for me (gateron black) and they are amazing. feels solid, key presses feel so damn good, sound is nice and thocky. All i did was lube the stabs and [chefs kiss], so nice. I do appreciate the key layout as well. Highly recommend this keyboard for anyone that wants to enjoy their typing experience.
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IseeIbuy
> 3 dayI got this keyboard because I was just getting into customizable / hotswap keyboards. Was looking for a pre-build budget option and didnt have the time to build one myself. Looked through dozens of prebuild keyboards and this fits my needs. The build quality is amazing out of the box, has good weight to it, has arrow and F keys, and most importantly it has a good thocc sound. If I ever want to customize it in the future, i will have that option too as its hotswappable and the LEDs are south facing, gives more flexibility on the switches that you can use. Been using it for 4 months now and still feels amazing, the backspace and TAB key chatters a little. The bad. Been having driver issues since the beginning. sometimes I boot up my computer and its fine but half the time the keyboard isnt working and shows a driver error. I usually have to reconnect(plug/unplug) it a few times to have it working properly. I know its not my computer because it happens to my other computers as well. The wireless and bluetooth works fine. Also I cant get the software to detect the keyboard as well while i am using wire mode. doesnt bother me too much as i am ok with the default key layout. really wish the software and driver was better, because it would be the BEST keyboard at the $100 range. RMA Update: After a long RMA process, I was able to replace my keyboard and the new one works better and is able to be detected by their software. But still disappointed with epomaker. 1. Their customer service is obviously on the other side of the world and they only respond once per night usually around midnight EST. So the back and forth trying to troubleshoot the keyboard took a week, JUST so I can qualify for the RMA. 2. The RMA process needs a form that needs to be printed and included in the return. They do compensate for shipping, which is good, but again the communication is the problem. After a week of them receiving my return, I didn’t hear back so I reached out, then the person verified and provided the refund, so they would have took longer if I didn’t ask about it. 3. Here is why I am very unhappy, so after receiving my new keyboard, They asked about how my replacement is and I said it works much better. So they asked me to update my review. Which is fine with but I like to use the new keyboard for awhile first and then update but they kept harassing me to update my review, every other day I would get a message from them to update my review. And you know it’s against policy to ask customers to update reviews when they have to misspell “prodact revaiew” and the rest of the sentence has no spelling errors. It is disappointing when they aren’t really attentive and responsive to get me a replacement keyboard but when it’s time to update my review, they will constantly message me. It should be the other way around. The funny thing is when I was waiting for the RMA, I almost bought another brand keyboard because I was tired of waiting.
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Ethan
> 3 dayTL;DR - I wasnt a fan of some of the keycaps, and the software is strange. Other than that, the keyboard is fine and feels great to type on! Maybe consider another keyboard if youre planning on swapping anything out (keycaps and/or switches) though. Its annoying to mod without proper tools, prying it open isnt very easy. Also, it definitely has that stock thock. The YouTube videos sometimes dont do it justice. Id consider potentially buying something else. I bought this keyboard because it was perfect for me. I liked the colorway, lubed switches, and wireless connectivity for a relatively low price than if I were to build it myself. If you dont like the keycaps or switches (though theyre good) and plan to switch them out immediately, theres probably better or similar options. This is a good stock keyboard, and I dont plan on changing the switches or keycaps for a while. Now we can move on to more specific gripes: Lets start with the software. It was so unintuitive and buggy that I genuinely thought my keyboard was broken. I was trying to set the F6 key to pure blue and instead it just turned off. I changed it to purple and it just turned red. I figured that my blue LED was broken and was about to return it. Then I turned it off and on again and also tried using the 2.4Ghz dongle, and suddenly the green LED would stop working. Turns out, if you use the multiple option to change LED colors, it works perfectly. It was pretty stressful. Also, the software overall feels a little bit janky in a way I cant explain, perhaps its the translation. Moving onto keycaps, they made some strange moves. First off, there are a total of 8 extra keycaps included, which you can see in the picture. The strange part is that there are a total of 5 ESC key replacements (including the one already on the board). Thats super overkill. In addition, the SUPER key doesnt have a windows icon replacement. Im not sure if thats for some kind of copyright reason or something, but its a little jarring, instead including some abstract symbol (which I prefer over SUPER). The ESC keys are also all yellow. Looks nice, but if you want to use yellow lighting under the key, it looks a lot more orange. If you look at the picture, the yellow for the main keys and the yellow for the escape key are different. If you take off the keycaps, theyre identical. I also dont like how the arrow keys use letters instead of just arrows, personally. Not including some extra keycaps for functions like print screen and insert is understandable but make way more sense than 4 extra ESC keycaps. If I were to switch it up, Id suggest including arrow key swaps instead of extra ESC keys. Replace the abstract keys with something else as well. Its just strange keycap design.
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Tino Salazar
> 3 dayDont usually leave reviews for the products that I purchase (although I think I will begin to do so) and I am absolutely blow away by the quality of this keyboard, the expertly lubed and NON existent rattle on the stabilizers. I chose the flamingo switch and am stunned by the sound and feel of these linear switches. I practically had some switches in my cart to order but will hold off for now as the sound and quality of these switches blew me away. The keycaps leave something to be desired but for an all in one experience it is not a deterrent for my 5 star review! I definitely recommend this keyboard for any beginners looking to delve into the rabbit hole that is keyboard modding!
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Will
> 3 dayThe best keyboard I have found out of the box. The sound and feel is amazing. The connectivity is best in class, for example the multiple BT profiles that are easily switchable is so nice with a multi-computer environment. It even has a keyboard shortcut to check the battery percentage.