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Design Aesthetics
Customers are thrilled with the retro design aesthetics of the keyboard, describing it as beautiful, fantastic, accurate, and a work of art. They appreciate the attention to detail in creating a nostalgic look and feel. Some even mention the sound of the keys resembling a machine gun.
Customizability
Customers have generally positive opinions about the customizability of the 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard. Many are pleased with its programmable macro buttons and joystick, which can be used for shortcuts on various systems. However, some customers were slightly disappointed that the joystick and buttons aren't actual joysticks or buttons but rather programmable macro keys. Overall, customers appreciate the ease of use and versatility of the keyboard in different environments.
Key Feel
Customers have a generally positive opinion about the key feel of this retro mechanical keyboard. They appreciate the nice, tactile feel and satisfying click of the keys, which many find soothing and enjoyable to type on. Some customers also mention that the weight and build quality add to the overall premium experience. However, a small group of customers note that the keys might be too loud for some work environments or personal preferences.
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Build Quality
Customers have mixed but generally positive opinions on the build quality of this retro mechanical keyboard. While most agree that it exudes quality, some have noted issues with individual units not meeting expected specifications. Overall, customers are impressed by the solid construction and materials used in the keyboard's design.
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Quality
It feels incredibly well built, the keys feel great and are responsive, and it has a host of features and connectivity options ... Read More
It does seem fairly happy in the windows environment (10 and 11) with no special software, and is working well with a kvm and d... Read More
The charge lasts for a long time (i have gone a month without charging it).
They are simply shorter and the spherical top is more intense, with clearer edges, more akin to the mt3 profile.
Price
An amazing value for this level of tech & it's staying on my desk.
Especially for the price this is an excellent high quality keyboard that turns heads at the office i use it at.
The premium you pay is mainly for the look and feel, and it does hit home if you're older than 40.
Buddy: he's several thousand dollars in on his multiple mechanicals.
Packaging/appearance
Despite being hot-swappable, i find that the box whites match this board really nicely and also just sound really good.
(a slip inside the box tells you when your keyboard was manufactured.
They did the board justice pairing the kailh box white v2s and semi hollowish case to resemble the old clacky boards.
It would also be great if they were offered together as a package but i didn't see such an offering.
Competitiveness
It sounds a bit hollow, but the overall feeling is close enough to that of the original ibm.
I tend to compare keyboards but what great keyboard this is.
He was shocked at how much better it was in person when compared to all the online images and recordings.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, nice, retro, good and old. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,266 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 27 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I ended up using some automotive sounddampening material on the base of the case while also adding 3 layers of tape to the back of the keyboard pcb
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The mods removed some of the hollowness that the keyboard has due to its cavernous internals
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Unmodded this is still a wonderful keyboard and i suspect that most people wont care to open their keyboards up as i suspect this action has voided my warranty
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Beuty is pain and im a masochist i guess
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The cords are too long and non detachable
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As is the super buttons are display only
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For lt100 you cant beat this and i kinda want the nes version to go with it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Theres nothing else out there that will even come close
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