Full disclosure, this is the second time I have purchased this board! Good news for you, because I am now fully qualified to tell you all about it! I'll keep it brief! = = = = = = = = = = Build: Solid! I mean, it is aluminum, you know... Appearance: I think it looks good, and the backplate is *chef's kiss.* Keycaps are boring, but very good quality. RGB: South facing (the right way), 7/10 brightness, plenty of patterns - some unique! Feel: Linear switches are smooth and quiet (I threw them away; I'm team tactile). Function: Look elsewhere if you need more keys. QMK/VIA may require some research to use, but it is excellent. Weight: Heavy for a keyboard, but substantively lighter than a 75% (except for the Yunzii AL71). Value: 9/10, would definitely recommend. = = = = = = = = = = Bottom line: If you are looking for a compact keeb that's ready to go right out of the box and you can live without the extra command keys, this board is tough to beat. If you are like me (a minimal tinkerer) there is still so much you can do to customize the look, feel and performance of the board. The space saving is worth it's weight saved in gold. If you haven't tried a small form factor board, I strongly recommend test-driving this bad girl. So should you buy it? Absolutely! Get it now!!!! Seriously, ADD...TO...CART!!! And if you are wondering why I would buy a second board of the same model, the answer is simple. I think brushed aluminum looks better than black (though it too looks quite handsome, especially with the backplate) so I went back and bought the aluminum version. Hope this was helpful. 🤓 Happy typing! Read more
I love this thing. I have several mechanical keyboards, and this one has the best sound to me right out of the box! I got the Milk V2 switches, and they are excellent linear switches. They offer just the right amount of resistance for fast typing but aren’t so light that I get a ton of accidental presses when typing very fast. I use it in wired mode for gaming because it offers the fastest response times. But I switch to the 2.4 GHz dongle, and it connects quickly and easily every time. I’ve also used it via Bluetooth on my laptop with an easy connection. There’s onboard storage for the USB dongle, and there’s also an on/off button on the side of the keyboard—not hidden under a keycap like some other brands. The RGB works great and has full QMK/VIA support. Five stars—no cons for me! Read more
The first thing that stood out to me when I opened the box was the weight. I've never had a keyboard this heavy before. The quality of the construction was immediately apparent. The aluminum body is perfectly milled and beveled. The bottom weight does a great job of lowering the center of gravity. Between that and the rubber feet it hasn't slid around on my desk at all. I wasn't used to linear switches so they've been taking some adjustment. They work and sound amazing though. I was originally going to swap out the keycaps, but in person they looked so good that for now I've left them on. Overall I am incredibly pleased. Read more
I was looking for a small keyboard for my music studio. I purchased a keyboard from a leading brand that was the right size to fit the space; however, it was a chiclet style keyboard, so the tactile experience was not great. In fact, I frequently mistyped things as there was no feedback coming back from the keyboard. I continued my search, looked at some online reviews, found the YunZII AL68 keyboard on sale at a great price so I decided to give it a shot. I am very glad that I purchased this keyboard as it is the right size (60% with 66 keys), built like a tank with an all-aluminum case, has tri-mode connectivity (Bluetooth, 2.4G wireless, and USB) which is important to me, and a fantastic thonky keyboard feel like my old IBM clacky keyboard. Also, the AL68 has swappable key switches, allows you to remap keys if you are into that, and has RGB lighting which is important to some folks. The YunZii is really well built and looks great in my studio. On a side note I showed my daughter the keyboard and she went out and purchase the same model. Great purchase! Read more
I initially left a 3 star review as there was an issue with VIA recognizing the keyboard. However, Yunzii updated their provided JSON and the board is now recognized. And I am so happy. You could call me a tourist in the keyboard scene. My daily driver at work is a Vortex Race 3, I have a Pok3r if I'm traveling. A have a few decent budget 75% lying around the house and an overpriced, poorly designed name brand "gaming" board on my home workstation. This keyboard tops them all and has replaced my 4 year affair with the Race 3 in just a couple of days. If you'd like to try a sub-75% that still offers arrows and a few extras without dipping into an additional layer, is built like a tank (it's a heavy board), has that "Youtube Keyboard reviewer" thocky sound (I am loving the milk switches) and is QMK/Via ready... and you want to stay on a reasonable budget, this keyboard feels like the champ. It definitely punches way above its class. Read more
