8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard, Bluetooth/2.4G/USB-C Hot Swappable Gaming Keyboard with 87 Keys, Dual Super Programmable Buttons for Windows and Android - M Edition

Quality product, great features, great price, amazing keyboard. This actually feels good to type on, and sounds incredible. If you like a nice loud, clicky (like loud clicky) keyboard, this is it. I can't decide which style of it looks best, but this M edition is gorgeous. It is both subtle, retro, and still feels modern somehow. I can't recommend it enough. If you're on the fence, this is that message. Buy it

I bought this keyboard because I was looking to build a nostalgic custom for several hundred dollar, then I found this beauty for only 99$. Out of the box, this thing is simply a treat. It's colorways just nail it, and bring back that old Nintendo nostalgia (I myself indulged in the Famicom variety). It has rubber-sleeved cables, which for a product like this is actually a boon, because the rubbers sleeves feel just like the controllers of old. Just as well there are the power buttons, which plug in via a 3.5mm jack at the back of the keyboard and really drive the message home. All around great presentation; it's thematically perfect. Then comes build quality. The board does feel a little hollow. It has a plastic shell, and no inner foam layer to fill things out (at least it doesn't sound or feel like it does, I don't really know for sure). However, it does have an aluminum plate which helps provide a good amount of thock, and the keycaps are dye-sub PBT which give them a nice noise that's on the lower side of the register. The switches themselves are Kailh Box White v2's. Now if Kailhs are a turn-off for you, I'll just say that I used to be the same way. However, Kailhs have come a long way through the years, and these are actually pretty good. Overall the switches feel quite consistent, they have good response, and they are nice and clicky (settling them in nicely with the keyboard's retro theme). Furthermore, the PCB itself is hot-swappable. So you can also change out the switches for whichever you like if you'd prefer something else (just make sure everything's compatible). What truly surprised me however were the stabilizers. I don't know exactly what they did to them, but they are silent; no rattle whatsoever, at least in my unit. Very nice play from a keyboard in this price range. Then there are the power buttons, which are much more useful then you might think. The buttons themselves have a nice texture that makes them feel great in the hand. They have a good weight to them, and they have a solid rubber bottom. So they'll stay put on any surface you place them. The switches within each button are the same as on the keyboard. So they feel nice and clicky with good response. At times, I have found myself just pushing the buttons over and over again only because it was so satisfying to do so. In addition to their nice build quality, they are programable using 8bitDo's companion software. I myself programed them to F5 and F8 so that I could use them as quick and easy quick-save and quick-load buttons when playing games on a controller. As I said before, there is companion software that allows you to reprogram the keyboard as you see fit. Just as well, there is an A and a B key on the keyboard itself which you can use as programmable hotkeys however you like. For connectivity, you have either wired, Bluetooth, or 2.4ghz. I never did try Bluetooth, but the wireless 2.4ghz is quite good. While I did have issues here and there with the 2.4ghz, causing it to randomly, and not that rarely, repeat the last input upon infinitum. Pressing any key would resolve the issue immediately. The battery life is very good as well. I've had the board since release, and have only charged it maybe twice. All and all, it's a great wireless board, and that's not including the nostalgia it perfectly recreates. For the price, you're getting a great entry-level offering into the high-end mechanical keyboard market, and in comparison to the likes of Corsair, Logitech, Razer, and the like, you're getting a heck of a lot more bang for your buck. Just and overall great product.

Absolutely awesome keyboard. Really easy setup out of the box. Typing on it feels awesome, and it's super responsive. Great feedback and feel, and the keyboard is solid and set at a great typing angle. Of course, it's got a great vintage aesthetic, and really evokes a nostalgic and calming feel when I use it and see it on my desk. I'm excited to use more features and set up the included buttons and joystick.

This review comes after six months of daily use for work, and play, using this keyboard. Appearance: I like it. it is reminiscent of the C64 keyboard but not exactly the same. It doesn't blind you with RGB lights either, which is great. Durability: I don't see any fading of the lettering on the keys. Everything is still working. Feel: I like the feel of the keys, but not everyone will. You have to push the keys down further than on some keyboards. I also like the sound they make over that of past keyboards; it's like a duller clicky sound. Connections: I have always used it with the USB cable. It offers the use of both Bluetooth or Wi-Fi if you want to use it wirelessly, but then you have to charge or power it in some way. Annoyance: There are "engraved" lines running around the keyboard and they can be hard to clean if something gets in there. Bonus feature! Since the keyboard uses a type C port for USB, it can be plugged directly into an IPad and it works instantly (I used the cable that came with the IPad). No need for an adapter like most keyboards would need. Of course, you have to think about power when doing this. Either it will use the IPad power or it uses an internal battery, I'm not sure which it uses in this case. I just remembered today that this came with two big buttons and a little joystick, so now I'm trying to think of something to use them for. I have not used any of the other features like the keyboard mapping software, the profiles, or the two programmable buttons between the alt and ctrl keys on the right side. Since everything else is so well made, I assume that those things would work well too. Summary: So far, I think it is my favorite keyboard, over the forty years that I've used keyboards.

Muy buen teclado, muy comodo, los botones programables son lo mejor Lo unico es que el software para configurarlo es lento y confuso, pero es algo opcional, Sus distintas formas de conectarse me permiten cambiarme de computadoras o dispositivos rápidamente

Picked this up to replace my 60% keyboard and love it so far. Features: It has bluetooth and the 2.4 dongle witch is really cool because I can connect the dongle to one PC and use Bluetooth on another PC and seamlessly switch between the two. The included joystick and buttons are really cool and sound nice although I have not found a use for them. Sounds: - the keys are really loud but sound nice you can change them if you find them to loud. - the joystick and buttons sound nice Feel: The keykaps and jousticks\buttons feel nice, the buttons feel a bit hollow though

Ordinata per una postazione da retrogaming, la tastiera è comodissima! Bello anche il pad esterno personalizzabile

Lo primero es que compré este teclado porque necesitaba uno y recordaba haber visto una noticia hará unos meses. En su momento me gustó mucho la estética y me lo compré sin pensarlo demasiado ni mirar si era el mejor teclado para mis necesidades (no lo es). Llevo solo un día con el pero ya puedo dar una primera visión de las cosas buenas y malas: + Estética: seguramente si piensas en comprarlo es principalmente por la estética + Robusto: aunque es todo de plástico se ve robusto + Opciones de conectividad: Bluetooth, Cable y 2,4GHz + Opciones de macros: permite asignar combinaciones de teclas a un par de teclas y a los botones gigantes y además se puede hacer directamente en el teclado, sin necesidad de software + Control de volumen: tiene un control rotatorio para subir y bajar el volumen - Batería integrada: no sabía que llevaba y aunque para alguien será un punto positivo para mi es negativo. Las baterías integradas ponen una fecha de caducidad a los productos. Vale, en algunos casos se puede cambiar, pero no están pensadas para ello. No sé si resulta fácil en este teclado. - No tiene retroiluminación - No tiene patas. No se puede regular en altura - Instrucciones escuetas. No hay mucho en el manual de instrucciones. La letra es mega pequeña. Tengo alguna duda sobre las posibilidades para recargar la batería pero no parece que las resuelva. Por lo demás, a mi me está resultando bastante cómodo y es tan bonito como en las fotos y videos.

It's not a proper keyboard if you couldn't kill a man with it. Decent build quality. Nice clickty-clack sound. Reminds me of the old school keyboards you found attached to green screens and chunky workstations in the 80s and early 90s.