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While it may look like something out of a 1950s office, the Azio Retro Classic mechanical keyboard is anything but stuck in the past. Outfitted with handcrafted keycaps with a metallic trim, this retro-style keyboard looks as good in the office as it does in the game room Read More
I like almost everything about this keyboard, except for typing on it. It is usually resting in its box on a top shelf and sometimes I take it out of its box and just look at it. For me, this keyboard is more like a showpiece than a tool I am ready to use.
Packaging: excellent.
Look: excellent.
The idea to put the let in the centre of the switches: excellent. (not cherry compatible caps)
Build quality: sturdy.
It is hard to say why I do not like to type on it (or why it is hard for me to type fast on it). Before the review, I used it for two weeks to make sure I do not get used to it. I also thought that perhaps lately I got used to the linear switched keyboards I'm using (silent red, hall effect), but I can also type normally on a cheap Zero mechanical with blue switches, or on a Unicomp buckling spring keyboard, so that cannot be it. Is it possible that the actuation point is too high? I do not know.
Kinda confusing that it came without a hyphen key, but no big deal. I emailed support and they shipped me out a "replacement" key promptly. Also, the fact that this keyboard actually sounds like a typewriter just brings the whole aesthetic together.
It's a very nice keyboard, but its a little expensive for what you get and the caps are pretty cheap. I had a few caps start fading within 6 months of standard use.
So the title really is my opening as well because duh it should be.
Now with taht being said I so LOVE this keyboard, so far minor complaints, really minor I think at least.
It was royally dead and had no battery when I got it so I had to charge it for a bit before I could use it. But when swapping key caps so I could use it on my PC I noticed the "Windows" keycap was separating or the cover was coming out of its little frame, so I just pushed it back in and thought no biggie. But then noticed one of the snaps has was broken so it still wasn't staying in the frame, so ended up having to glue it into the frame. Clear tiniest bit of glue was needed and seems to be much better now. Just worried how it'll hold after some heavy or just daily use. Some of the other key caps were a tad dusty or had some uber tiny spots on them that easy came off with a good wiping.
Now all the good 'ish: it looks so flipping awesome, loving the backlit factor and how it looks when you turn it on, keys really do feel smooth (to me at least) and the clicking sound isn't hateful at all (or at least my cube mate hasn't threatened me about it). Has some really nice weight to it and looks really well done. So overall I'd say I'm happy.
Oh I will say the compact version of this came with a writs rest and little dusting brush and this one didn't. Thought it'd be cool had it had those things, but had I not gotten the compact version and seen the difference honestly wouldn't miss them.
I love the action on the keys. Much better and somehow feels more substantial than the Cherry MX on my Logitech gaming keyboard. Doesn't sound cheap/clacky. Looks mmmmahvelous. Has a good weight to it. Seems to be well-made. I do wish the front "legs" were also adjustable to enable a backward tilt.
- Packaging: excellent.
- Look: excellent.
- The idea to put the let in the centre of the switches: excellent. (not cherry compatible caps)
- Build quality: sturdy.
It is hard to say why I do not like to type on it (or why it is hard for me to type fast on it). Before the review, I used it for two weeks to make sure I do not get used to it. I also thought that perhaps lately I got used to the linear switched keyboards I'm using (silent red, hall effect), but I can also type normally on a cheap Zero mechanical with blue switches, or on a Unicomp buckling spring keyboard, so that cannot be it. Is it possible that the actuation point is too high? I do not know.