Epomaker EK68

The EK68 from Epomaker is a 65% size wireless, gasket-mounted keyboard. I don’t know about you but as soon as I saw ‘gasket-mounted’, my mind went straight to a steam-punk style keyboard but, obviously, this was not the case! Gasket-mounted, when it comes to keyboards, refers to how the button is mounted. Basically, pieces of rubber are placed between the key and the mounting plate to provide a softer button press with minimised sound compared to keyboards without, giving you a quieter typing experience as well as reducing the pressure needed to type, cutting down on fatigue.

It comes with Bluetooth 5.0 as well as a Type-C USB connector (with a slot for the dongle – fantastic, hate losing those!) and can make use of wi-fi with a 2.4 GHz connection. All of the above means you should be able to connect to your chosen device with the minimum of fuss and a decent speed. The keys themselves have raised characters so you’ll never need to worry about fading through over-use but, if you have your own preferred style of keys, the EK68 makes it very easy to remove the current ones and replace them with your own favoured set.

There is a simple switch at the back so you can use this for MAC or PC and the lighting of the keyboard is programmable, although having the lighting on does tend to shorten the battery life. Speaking of which, there is a battery indicator light next to the arrow keys so you can easily see when you need to recharge.

The big seller for me is the quietness of the typing – I have a friend who I play online games with that uses a PC and things can get pretty clacky! Maybe I should encourage them to get themselves a gasket mounted keyboard… RRP £85.99

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