AULA F87 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard 75 TKL Custom Hot Swappable Gaming Keyboards with PBT Keycaps Pre-lubed Greywood Switches

PROS: 1. EXQUISITE sound! Marbly, creamy, thocky, straight out of the box (Greywood switches) 2. Had it about 18 months, zero issues so far 3. The cherry profile keycaps have a great, legible font and sound great 4. North-facing backlight -- fits practically every aftermarket keycap set and allows shinethrough, backlight. I'm using it with a Cherry profile set and the backlight works great. 4. With the backlight off, battery life is weeks at a time in wireless 2.4Ghz mode 5. Cheaper if you buy this rather than the identical Epomaker version of it CONS: 1. Default keycaps are opaque. So the RGB backlight is worse than useless because in the dark it leaks out from the sides and actually makes seeing the keys harder. I would gladly take an ABS shinethrough keycap set than a PBT opaque one. I ended up buying an aftermarket set but shinethrough keycaps should be the default 2. Be careful which model you buy as some models have South-facing backlight; this means even if you buy aftermarket keycaps you won't get shinethrough. The proliferation of south-facing lights is an utterly absurd trend 3. I had to download two versions of the software for setting backlight before I found one that worked. CONCLUSION: Nothing in this price range seems to compete. The only downside is the non-existent backlighting because of the lack of shinethrough on the default keycaps Read more

I cannot say enough good things about this keyboard! I love that it comes with a foldable "quick operations guidlines" card that sets you up with all connection modes (2.4G, Bluetooth, Wired), as well as hotkey shortcuts. Instead of rambling on, I'll bullet the pros and cons: PROS: -The keyboard color and light settings are so cute! They're even customizable. -A softer sound than a full mechanical keyboard. Those are usually awful for me to listen to, but this one is very soft and satisfying. -The keys are also veeeery soft. -Wireless AND wired option. -Battery check available on keyboard itself and percentage visible on the "connected devices" portion of Bluetooth settings. -Easily connectable to PC. CONS: -Doesn't have a number pad. (I should have noticed before purchasing, but I love it so much I'm going to deal with it.) -It was really difficult to find the driver as the link did not work for me, but I found it. Overall, if you're thinking about it, JUST DO IT. Read more

This really is the perfect keyboard for me. The keyboard sound is creamy, it looks good, supports multiple devices (mac, windows), and just works. I don't have a need for rgb lighting so I usually turn it off. I've been wanting to buy a good mechanical keyboard for a long while now but don't want to spend 200+ dollars on something which I don't even know if it would be good or for me. This keyboard hits the perfect spot between affordability and getting a good mechanical keyboard experience. Reading the online manual, I realized that not only does this keyboard have bluetooth, wireless usb and wired, but also the bluetooth connection itself supports 3 devices. That makes this even better. I might consider buying a second keyboard for the office at this point though, as I find myself just carrying this with me to work lately. Read more

This keyboard is AWESOME. I actually bought it for temporary use to hold me over until I decided which "good" keyboard to buy. I love this thing so much, I'm no longer even considering replacing it. The sound is just heavenly. With this 87 version, I have all the keys I need (such as the "Print" for Linux Mint), so no need to remap anything. It feels solid. The fact that it's plastic instead of aluminum helps the sound profile and keeps it from weighing 4 or 5 pounds like some of the "better" ones. The Greywood switches were too light for me, as I'm a heavy typist (I knew that before purchase), so I've replaced most of them with multiple different heavier switches to try them all out. That is why the RGB in the picture isn't as bright in the center, as those switches (Vertex V1) block RGB. Some of the others dim it slightly. The function keys, the block of keys on the far right, including arrows, all have stock Greywood V3, so you can see how bright the RGB is (it's beautiful). Also love the plastic cover that comes with the Aula F87. Protects from all the dust and hair my chinchillas blow off. I just couldn't be happier with this keyboard. It's gone way beyond everything I was hoping for even with the expensive brands. No reason not to buy it! Read more

Fantastic, keys are a little smaller than I’d like but I just got some different keycaps. It’s nice, shockingly nice. I’ve used gamer keyboards from razer and corsair in the past and pulled the trigger on this, it’s heavy, it feels and sounds great. I like that I can control the rgb via keyboard shortcuts. The software is bare minimum and honestly unless you like writing custom macros there’s no real reason to even download it Read more

Had this keyboard for many months now, still sounds great in my opinion, nice keyboard, although the battery doesnt last that that long, it still good for the value. Read more

I love the buttery keys. It is hefty in a good way. Battery lasts a long time i average like 10 days. The color change options aren't a feature that I use but the regular backlight is good for me. Connected right away with the USB dangle. It takes a little bit to get used to key sensitivity but it's great now! Solid purchase. Read more

Good keyboard for working at home. A little loud to use in an office. Feels durable and heavy. Connects easily to laptop and cool color light designs available. Read more