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Epomaker Shadow X Epomaker Shadow X
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Epomaker Shadow X 4

Keyboards these days are becoming almost as distinctive and unique as their users! This simply-laid out, stylish keyboard from Epomaker is no different in that respect and has been created with a firm view on style with its clear-cut keys and colour placement making for a visually pleasing keyboard in the first instance.

Of course, it’s not always about style but performance too. The Shadow X is a gasket-mount mechanical keyboard built with comfort in mind. The keys have a Poron PCB foam layer that help dampen the ‘clacking’ noise. Poron is an open-pore foam so is much better at absorbing sound and kinetic impact than the more common PE foam that you tend to see on other keyboards making for a smooth feel and muted sound as you type which amounts to less fatigue if you’re typing for long periods of time. Speaking of long periods of time, the battery is good for about 3 days before it needs recharging so you can happily move it around without worrying about charging cables and you have 3 modes of connection – Bluetooth 5.0, 2.4 Ghz or you can just wire it up if you don’t need to be mobile.

The knob in the upper right can be used for all manner of things ranging from volume control to scrolling your page up and down to zooming in and out whenever you need to. Further down from the knob you have the 1.06” display screen, giving you important setting information at a glance such as whether you have caps or number lock on or off, battery level and the time/date. The keyboard itself is set up in the ANSI format so if you’re more used to the ISO style of keyboard, this may irk you a little but there’s really not much difference between the two and will take hardly any adaptation to be able to use this with no problems. RRP 85.99

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A nice, easy-to-use mechanical, wireless keyboard with options to customise.
  • Keys are hot-swappable
  • Choice of colours
  • South-facing LED’s under the keys makes it easier to see in low light
  • Really smooth typing experience
  • ANSI is not for everyone
  • Wish they had included a number pad on the right