8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard, Bluetooth/2.4G/USB-C Hot Swappable Gaming Keyboard with 87 Keys, Dual Super Buttons and Super Stick for Windows and Android - C64 Edition

This is not your average keyboard for your average modern day keyboard enthusiast. It comes with clicky white switches to provide a more retro feel. If this is not your style and you prefer the modern style of keyboards beware. Although the switches are hot swappable. I personally like the click, so it is no problem for me.Regarding the build of the keyboard, it has a suitable heft to keep it in place, the key caps have a good feel and are of nice quality.It has a very beautiful retro design with the knobs and buttons at the top. The colors are quite true to the pictures.Regarding the functions, the battery is very good. I have had this keyboard for over a year and with moderate use it has only needed to be charged twice so far. The Bluetooth function works very well as well as the 2.4g dongle. The dongle is quite big I must say. The volume knob is not fully smooth and instead adjusts between several points with inaudible clicks. In system it adjusts the volume by 5 points at a time, I personally would prefer if there were more granularity to the volume adjustments.As for the programmable macro buttons, they are a cute gimmick, but I do not use them so I cannot really comment. This keyboard is worth it even without the gimmick.All factors considered, I rate this a full five stars. It does it's job beautifully and with style. As long as you know what style of keyboard you're getting into, you'll probably love it.

Man this is a cool keyboard.. The dealbreaker for me was the missing numpad (I need it for work) but if you don't use that or don't want the numpad and you're going for a retro aesthetic or want something classic then there is no better 'modern' working plug-n-play interpretation of the model M in my opinion.**yes I know 8bitdo sells the separate numpad and yes I did purchase it and use along side it. They stick together but in my opinion it just didn't feel right together and I kept having to move it away and then turn it on and move it back when I needed it.. it just wasn't working out.*if you're sensitive to a 'clicky' keyboard however I cannot recommend because it is a bit loud and as you can imagine the keys do have a fair bit of travel being that tall so while you can game with it it's not optimal for that. But if you have an office setup and want that old-school look and feel I couldn't recommend it more. It's so cool and absolutely every looks and feels really quality. I really miss mine, it was the coolest keyboard I tell ya.. If I ever have the money to buy a spare numpadless keyboard this IS the keyboard I'm coming back to.

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.

My son wanted this old school keyboard for his use but this keyboard brings me back to many decades ago and my first computer. Since my son uses it - he said that he likes it - it is a key board as long as it works properly what is there not to like - plus there is a geek factor that he enjoys. I gave it 5 stars even though I thought it was priced high.