HUO JI E-Yooso Z-88 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Metal Panel, Brown Switches, 75% Compact 81 Keys for Mac, PC, Silver and White

I was pretty pumped up to find a mechanic keyboard for this price, so I decided to give it a shot, and went ahead and bought it. For any of those interested, I went for the brown switches. Ive had it for six months at this point, and have been using it as my main keyboard for all that time. When I bought it, I knew I had to keep my expectations as low as the price tag is, so I was pleasantly surprised when I received it. My first impressions were pretty good, with my only complaint with it at the time being the keycaps. They are big enough to put a strain on my wrists when typing for long sessions, which I have to do as I am in college, and constanly typing reports or essays, as well as code. This was solved with a wrist rest, and I foolishly thought that the worst had passed. Oh, how wrong I was. I play videogames during my free time, and tend to use the WASD keys the most. Well, two months after receiving the keyboard, I noticed my W key would stop working when I was running or walking forwards in a game at random times, making me have to press it again to continue moving. At first this happened sporadically, a few times a week at most. But over the next few weeks this happened more and more, and not just during game time, but while I was typing stuff. I would try and type words with the letter W in it, and the letter would not appear until I practically smashed the key. At first it was a minor inconvenience, but quickly became a major issue that disrupted my workflow. Finally after two and a half weeks of having this problem, I thought enough is enough and went ahead and replaced the faulty switch with one of the 5 spares they send with the keyboard. As soon as I did that, the problems stopped. For around 3 weeks everything worked fine again, until it didnt. It was the A key this time. Same exact pattern. Random switch malfunctions that got more and more frequent. This time I didnt wait, after a week of having problems with the A key I went ahead and swapped the switch for a new one. Everything worked fine again. For a month, give or take. Same issue, this time the S key. Waited a few days to see if it was a fluke (spoiler alert: it wasnt), then replaced it, only for the D key to start acting up a few days later, so I also had to replace that one. It took only a week from that point for my W key to start malfunctioning again, and there went my last replacement switch. Its been roughly one and a half months since that last replacement, and in that time, the W, A, and S keys are once more malfunctioning constantly, with only the D key seemingly working fine (hope I didnt jinx it by saying that). And before you ask, I checked all of the malfunctioning switches with a multimeter right before writing this review, because I had a hunch. And guess what, I was right. The switches work just fine. I am sure the problem Ive had could be solved by just soldering the switches to the PCB, as Im certain that it comes down to the switches loosing contact with the PCB because of poor switch holders, but my question is, why is this keyboard hot swappable in the first place? This keyboard has 82 switches, and a decent enough switch pack, like a 90 switch gateron red pack will set you back $25, which is more than half the price of the keyboard. Meanwhile, if you go for a 90 switch pack of CherryMX reds, thats $50, 10 more than the keyboard itself. For those prices you may as well buy a fully assembled 70 or 90 dollar keyboard, and probably get more out of it. What Im trying to say here is that theres no point in upgrading the switches in this keyboard, and so the hot swap feature is completely useless, and makes this keyboard a joke. In summary, if you dont mind soldering the switches to the PCB right after pulling the keyboard out of the box, then go for it, but otherwise dont bother.

I love this keyboard for the most part, easy to use, great size, clack is nice, RBG works, and the modes for the lights are great; however, when using this keyboard Ive found the board dropping key strokes. I know I active the key, but sometimes its just a dead press.

When typing the keys didnt always work as I would like. They require more pressure than im used to. Other than that its a solid keyboard.

I just got my new keyboard in the mail today. I think I like it. I might think about returning it. It looks a bit used. Looked like it came out of a barber shop. There were small pieces of hair every where. First time I’ve encountered a problem such as this. The keyboard’s body seems unbalanced as it wobbles when you type on it. Using the tilt-up stands underneath the keyboard do not fix the wobbling. The keyboard is nice to type on and looks fantastic but if the seller is going to sell a refurbished piece, it should be stated as such in the item’s description. I bought the white one with ‘Red’ switches. It looks dirty a while after using. You start seeing little specs of dust, not to mention the little pieces hair that originally came with it in the box. So, stay away from the white one. Get the black one. Also, the ‘Red’ switches are a bit too sensitive. But I might be nitpicking on this one. They are fine. They are definitely not clicky like blue switches and don’t really feel mechanical. But it’s my first time using a keyboard with red switches, so I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt. I would seriously look into getting a Corsair K63 with red switches instead of this, granted when the K63 goes on sale.

Surprisingly I really like this keyboard especially for gaming. Its got its pros and cons but I still like it with variety of colors to ghost typing but one thing I do dislike is the noise that it gives you. I get its a mechanical keyboard but is it suppose to this loud? But anyways this is a very nice and clean keyboard, if I were you I would get the white because it looks very nice and overall I love it.

Starting off I wanna say this is a great keyboard for its price! The Z-88 has a very nice ergonomic feel to it. Despite the title this keyboard is NOT 60%, the reason is because it has the function keys and some side keys. The RGB on this keyboard is very good, however not as bright as I had anticipated. Portability wise it is very compact! However I would rather not have the extra keys because they do take up space in a bag. Gaming wise DO NOT get blue switches! They are terrible for gaming and I learned this with my last keyboard. But do to the size of the one it is very good for gaming. I prefer a small keyboard. However when playing the keyboard seems to punch down. I got the red switches which were a nock off cherry mx red switch so they weren’t as high quality. For flexibility this keyboard is okay. It gives when you start to flex it. Also the stabilizers are junk, whenever you hit space or back or shift or any keys with them, you get an awful ting sound and it’s the same with some other keys. My first Z-88 came defective and we were able to get a replacement for it as well. Over all this isn’t a terrible keyboard and I would recommend if on a budget, but if you aren’t I would spend my money else where. There is lots of potential for this keyboard, and if it were updated I may change my review.

I like this keyboard and everythings been fine but one MAJOR thing... INPUT LAGGGG is worse than my membrane keyboard and if you thinking of playing ANY competitive game with this keyboard. DO NOT BUY IT! I cant even play rocket league well on it or Fortnite and other games. It is a nice keyboard for the price but the input delay lets it down.

Overall I feel like this keyboard is designed nicely. I love how compact it is, while keeping essential keys (arrows, dlt, home, end, etc.). It felt really nice going from a full sized keyboard with a number pad to this one. Ergonomically, I just wish it was a little shorter (hurts a little to type for long periods of time) However, I have one major issue with it. My t key only registers about 75% of presses (I had to press it twice for this sentence). Sometimes the t registers a noticeable fraction of a second after I press it. Not sure if I have a defective unit or it just somehow stopped working a few weeks into having it. Ive had this keyboard for at least a couple months now.

Overall, fantastic value. About a month into using this keyboard right now. Red switches and the white version, PBT pudding keycaps. You should note that the keyboard is usb 2.0. This is almost never an issue, however on my laptop (all ports are usb 3.0) the inputs are interrupted on occasion. Gaming-wise, this means that if you want to stutter step you might run or not move at all. Pretty much ruining the gaming experience. But, the keyboard works just fine on the usb 3.0 ports on my desktop. Strange as it is, its not a driver problem, nor a wire issue. So it likely has to do with the usb 2.0 to 3.0 interaction, which could change based on different versions of usb 3.0. tldr: keyboard is usb 2.0, so there is the potential for compatibility issues. However it could just as easily work perfectly. I would say that for gaming this makes it unplayable, also for productivity it can be a pain(dropped inputs). Otherwise, it works perfectly.

Before ordering this keyboard, I checked the size against my current gaming keyboard. Keys are exact same size, but the extra sections (numberpad, etc.) are removed. That makes it much easier to switch over to using this keyboard. Since using it, I can state that my typing accuracy is up slightly and gaming accuracy has improved. The keyboard has N-key rollover, which is a huge advantage for any gaming keyboard. Many keyboards state that they are mechanical feeling or something along those lines to catch customers searching for mechanical. The reason many customers want mechnical is for N-key rollover. That means the user can press several buttons at once and have all of them trigger at the same time. This is well beyond anti-ghosting. Anti-ghosting = Press several keys together and you wont get a random key you didnt press. N-key rollover = Press several keys together and every key is logged as a unique function. For instance, the section below is holding down several keys at the same time: asdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiopasdiop Zero keys were lifted. That is six separate keys being pressed at precisely the same time and each being monitored separately. The other thing to report is that my mouse shoulder condition improved significantly because Ive been able to keep the keyboard and mouse closer together. That means less pain in the back, neck, shoulder, and arm because Im able to keep the mouse hand closer to the body. A large keyboard with a big number pad on the righthand side pushes the mouse too far away. This smaller keyboard removes that strain, but still has all the same size for the keys.