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.

Ive been using this keyboard for a few weeks now, but with increased frequency in the past couple weeks since Ive been working from home due to the pandemic. I do not game on my PC so I cannot comment on how well it works for that. The keys are very satisfying to type on and give a nice clicking sound. The keyboard lights up in a variety of colors. There are many lighting settings to choose from (so hard to decide!). The base is quite heavy, so it doesnt shift around even when vigorously typing. The only complaint that I have is that I dont love the font used for the keys (I would have preferred a simpler, less stylized font). Overall though, I am quite pleased with my purchase!

Pros: Size Back lighting Key stroke Key sound Looks Cons: Not really a con, but I wish the lighting could be customized, but thats just a small nitpik. Other thoughts: Great feeling keyboard, really like how its laid out. I didnt want to spend 100 plus for anther mechanical keyboard, so this one fits the bill. I hope it last. I would recommend A++++

It was alright, I really don’t like the sound though. The metal backboard results in an annoying twanging each time a key is pressed. Colors are nice but only customizable to an extent (which they mention in the description). Keyboard is overall fine and the price is cheap but the twanging would prevent me from getting another one of these ever again.

The device is illumination at keys operable. The style has a minimal parts aspect in an American wider market, of cheaper cost and quality, and not price cheap knock offs of bigger volume unit sales. The smaller number of keys is different. This keyboard forces the user of several different keyboards to developing keyboard gun for hire muscle memory adaptation capacity. This keyboard like recently other ordered are durable in the time I am used so far. Will advise as things happen. The keyboard along with others ordered arrived without damage and within estimated of delivery time.

tl;dr: Good for your first mechanical keyboard, but probably not for your second or third. Modding is difficult, but not impossible. Ive had this keyboard (white keycaps, red switches) for 6-7 months now with no technical issues yet. As someone just getting into mechanical keyboards, this one is a pretty safe start! The lighting options on it are nicely varied so theres plenty to explore, I like how its hot-swappable (though removing the switches can be a bit of a nightmare..Some were indeed glued down, and I broke one of the switches during the removal process.), but the sound this thing makes can be a bit of a turn off. I dont deeply mind the little ringing tin sound after keystrokes since my headphones typically block it out, but its still a bit frustrating since the spacebar sounds pretty abysmal. The stabilizers rattle around like CRAZY. Plus the spacebar stabilizer was difficult to remove without taking the keyboard apart? Something was blocking the wire. Im not exactly sure what, but it seemed important to not damage. After getting it out the first time, its become easier.. Still, it was intimidating. Ive so far done the clipping mod and bandaid mod for my stabs + putting foam in the case since it sounds hollow/harsh, still waiting to see if lubing it is the key. Just be ready to mod this thing like crazy for a more rich/less cheap sound. Fun fact! These stabs DO come pre-lubed (or at least mine did), but its very thin. Also getting different keycaps helped with some of the noise! My newer ones are a bit shorter and thicker, so the tinny ringing has reverberated less. Unfortunately, I didnt get a shift keycap that would fit the right shift by the arrow keys- I dont mind too terribly but it would have been nice. The outemu reds sound a bit scratchy? Nothing a little krytox lube wont fix, probably. But a bit of scratchiness isnt too bad for this keyboard. They feel just fine as they are.

Solid keyboard. Half the price of an equivalent.

This is a great keyboard for those looking for good mechanical switches under $50. I havent had any problems with the Brown switches -- they are clicky enough to feel feedback but not too much to the point of being obnoxious. While I wish the RGB was programmable, there are enough pre-programmed effects to keep you satisfied (keep in mind there are only 7 options for solid colors (Red-Orange, Green, Royal Blue, Yellow, Hot Pink, Sky Blue, and White). The white & aluminum finish is beautiful, and this is one of the few white 60% keyboards that still manage to fit in arrow keys. You wont regret this purchase! UPDATE 1: After several months of using this keyboard, I notice one issue that is worth mentioning but does not change my initial review. Every few months, one of the keys (usually the keys I use frequently for gaming) will become faulty. It will not register every click and either requires cleaning or replacement. Luckily, a few replacement switches have been provided which I have swapped in without issue. However, Im starting to run out and will eventually need to buy more replacements or another board. Amazon has replacements for 20 keys/$11 so its not a huge deal and doesnt change the overall value of the board too much. Update 2: Still giving this 5 stars as everything I said above holds true, but you definitely start to feel the cheapness of the switches over time. I noticed after a year of use that I was never really typing at the level of accuracy I desired. I also felt I was pressing keys much harder than I wanted to which prevented me from getting a gliding flow while writing for long periods of time. The amount of pressure needed to register a keystroke even began to hurt my wrists over time. I believe this is due to Outemu switches being far less smooth than something like Gateron. I also wanted to go wireless as it was much easier for cable management. I upgraded to the Anne Pro 2 which is a much better typing experience with improved features. If you have the extra ~$50 to spend I might recommend something like that or the Ducky One 2 Mini.

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.

i really suggest this keyboard for anyone who is just looking for a great alternative for any hyper x origin keyboard the sound and the feel of this keyboard is so satisfying. the rgb is vibrant and has many different color modes. its a pretty good size keyboard, (not being big at all). i saw on other reviews that the keyboard has a slight metal noise when you type and that is true but its is very slight where you can barely notice it. you can definitely replace the keycaps. overall i give this key board a 9/10 for my second mechanical keyboard