HUO JI E-Yooso Z-88 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard USB Wired, Programmable RGB Backlit, Brown Switch, Metal Panel, 104 Keys for Windows, Mac, PC, Silver and White

After my Corsair K70 finally died, I needed something new but cheap, and with Blue switches. Since most keyboards with MAX Cherry switches are usually $100 plus, I found this.So first off, I want to say this arrived semi-broken. Edge of the keyboard is bent up and the Num-Pad key for 9 and - aren't working. I'll try replacing the switch and update review after that.But as for the keyboard itself, I think I can safely say I love this more than my old K70. The keycaps feel nice and not cheap, the switches sound and feel incredible. Better than Cherry, I like to think. And the build quality, aside from the bent edge at the corner, is solid and feels sturdier than my old K70. The LEDs are also beautiful. Clear, bright, and the customization options are quite nice. Would like to do custom profiles like certain bigger brands allow, but it's nice as is.Overall, I'm very happy with this keyboard, but I did have to take off a star for the broken keys and bent corner.Edit: After posting this review, the keys starting working. So only problem now is the bent corned.

this keyboard is great. for the price it can not be beat. the blue switches give a nice audible click and the keys have the perfect amount of actuation force. the style is great, and it is completely customizable with PER KEY lighting!i switched from a Razor black widow chroma to this and i like it soooo much better. it is nicer to type on, the keys feel better, sound better and are much more satisfying to type on. also i like the smaller profile and lack of any extra drivers. it is completely plug n play. i am definately going to order another one of these for my office.UPDATE: Purchased a second one to take to the office. very quality built keyboard. love everything about it.update again: about 2 months in now, I have been using this keyboard at the office every day, and at home on my personal computer. i still LOVE it. its holding up well and has given me ZERO issues.

Unnecessary update: I found out how to make the leds orange on this keyboard! I was pretty disappointed that orange wasn't a color you can select, but today I stumbled on a way to do it. You can't have it solid, or as a selected color for custom combos, but you can have it.*Cycle through the lighting effects until you reach the single color wave mode.*Pick yellow as your color.*Turn the brightness all the way down.Boom, orange! (Looks great with grey keycaps.)For some reason orange only appears in this mode, using yellow in any other mode is still yellow at the lowest brightness setting.---Real review---I picked up this board because I was tired of the ultra loud blue switches on my other mech. The brown switches on this are simply amazing. They're quite and smooth, and after removing the caps I noticed that they were also already lubed. A+++. I may get a set of o-rings for it to make it even more quiet than it already is. I've only been using it for a day and I'm already highly impressed with these switches.There's almost no negative aspects to this board. It's cheap, and appears to be of high build quality. Hot swap switches are a huge plus, and it comes with five replacement switches. I'll admit I wasn't a fan of the caps that came with it, hence the replaced keys in the pictures (crystal acrylic round caps and pudding caps, both can be found on this site).The only real negative thing I can think of is the lighting. Being completely based on the board with no software, you're fairly limited on what you can do with it. It has plenty of modes already on it, and you can also customize it per key, but that's a downside as well. While it does have true RGB, you don't have full control over the colors. You're limited to a set amount of pre-programmed colors, with no option to blend your own together. The other downside is how you select the colors per-key, you have to manually cycle through the colors on each key. A bit of a pain, but honestly it isn't that bad.Oh, I'd recommend not using the keycap puller that comes with the board. It's fairly low quality and can quite easily scratch your caps.Edit for a potential con: This keyboard ships in what amounts to a retail box, with zero padding other than a single layer bubble wrap sleeve over the keyboard inside the box. No foam, zero protection to speak of. This is something that needs to be addressed, as even the slightest amount of mishandling from shipping could severely damage the keyboard.*Fixed typos*

Overall, the keyboard performs well and is super customizable. The keyboard comes with some replacement switches and the tools to remove key caps and key switches. The keyboard is comfortable to use there are two small legs that fold out from under the keyboard to put it at a more ergonomic angle, but if that isn't your preference they fold away underneath the keyboard. It is pretty quiet for a mechanical keyboard since it had the linear switches without tactile feedback or the clicking sound. The linear switches are also nice and smooth.Keyboard Case/Frame:I really like the profile of the case. While the keyboard comes with square key caps, the case is flat and the switches sit on top of the case without framing the square key caps. This was ideal for me since I was looking to replace my key caps with round retro typewriter caps (photo included of the keyboard with replaced key caps).Key Caps and Key Switches:The key caps that come with the keyboard are super comfortable and if RGB lights are your thing they show the lights well. Also there are 13 light settings and 7 color setting to adjust to your ideal color and preference.The key switches are Outemu switches, so they have a different prong pattern from the Cherry MX switches. So if you are looking to upgrade to Cherry MX switches you would need a different circuit board. But the actual switch profile is the standard plus shape and is compatible with most mechanical key cap brands, making it super easy to customize to your ideal desk aesthetic.