Peripherals

The Aula M75 is a fantastic aluminum keyboard with virtually no flaws, not even in price. It’s got all the essential components for a flawless typing experience, but its wireless performance falls short. The battery life, on the other hand, is truly the best in the game. As long as you don’t mind its simplicity, the M75, with its excellent build quality and packaging, stands as a top-tier keyboard.

The Aula F75 Max delivers a surprisingly satisfying typing experience for its price, thanks to well-lubed switches and impressive stock stabilizers. The sleek design compliments the side-lit keycaps well, but the illusion quickly falters when you look at its highlight feature. The screen is poorly implemented with little functionality, and it ends up worsening the volume knob along with it. Ultimately, you end up with solid fundamentals but a clear lack of polish around everything else.

The Tecware Spectre 75 is a fantastic budget keyboard with no apparent flaws, as long as you’re willing to pay for it. The build quality matches well with the simple design, but the inclusion of a screen and volume knob diversify the package nicely. Not only does the company nail the basics, but the superb implementation of the screen transforms it from a gimmick to a genuine feature. This is the best budget plastic prebuilt out right now.

The Ajazz AK820 Max is a good budget keyboard let down by its frugality. It offers a competent overall package with satisfying sound and feel, along with strong build quality but it fails to extend its appeal beyond that. With boards like the Aula F75 still thriving, the AK820 Max, despite being a robust keyboard, can only live in its shadow as a substitute. It serves as a good replacement rather than a good first choice.

The Epomaker RT80 is an ambitious keyboard that features dual screens and a unique layout, aiming to stand out in the crowded budget mechanical keyboard market. While it excels in certain areas like build quality and wireless performance, it falls short in others, particularly in the practicality of its features. The touchscreen is tricky to use and, in turn, makes typing on what’s an otherwise excellent stock experience harder than it needs to be.

The Corsair Virtuoso Max Wireless delivers exceptional audio quality through its 50mm graphene drivers, providing a rich and balanced sound profile suitable for both gaming and multimedia use. Its sturdy aluminium frame and sleek design give a high-end feel which is further complemented by subtle RGB lighting on the earcups.

The Epomaker Galaxy70 is a good keyboard that excels in many departments. Its construction is clearly the highlight with an unconventional design that really suits the package. The sound, feel, and value are all there but instability in the wireless performance makes this a hard sell. If you can live with that compromise, the Galaxy70 is a worthy purchase.

Epomaker P75 is an excellent keyboard with best-in-class build quality that speaks to its premium nature. The acoustics are heavenly, the typing experience is refined, and the design is mature enough to look good on any desk. With a decent software experience and solid wireless performance, there is nothing this keyboard can’t do. For the price, it doesn’t get any better.

The Manba One Ver 2 Controller is a versatile gaming controller that combines outstanding Hall Effect sensors with customizable modular features, making it a top pick for enthusiasts and competitive gamers. Moreover, it features remarkable accuracy and excellent platform compatibility, catering to diverse gaming needs.

I modded my PS5 controller with the GuliKit TMR joysticks. The modding itself requires a bit of expertise, as there is quite some soldering involved, but the result is worth it.

The Corsair K70 Core TKL Wireless is a competent gaming keyboard with plenty of features to back up its solid fundamentals. Unfortunately, it’s priced too high to make sense when you can find better boards in the market for less. The lack of a hot swap PCB coupled with misinput issues I faced on both wired and wireless connections makes this hard to recommend.

You've seen plastic keyboards and aluminum keyboards, but have you ever seen a gasket-mounted wooden keyboard that sounds and smells good?