This review is on a series of keyboards provided by the manufacturer EPOMAKER for review, this one being the ‘Epomaker HE75 Tri Mechanical’. You can check out the EPOMAKER x AULA F65 and the EK98 keyboards by clicking their corresponding hyperlinks.
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The Epomaker HE75 is a lovely little fashionable kit. A bit bigger than the AULA F65, the HE75 still maintains that minimalistic approach while offering a full mechanical keyboard, 81 keys, and a scroll bar that can be customised for different use cases. I got the HE75 a little over two weeks ago along with the F65 and EK98 keyboard and have been spending time mushing the keys to bits in DJMAX, ripping it apart (gently), and all in all going about my daily work routine. The HE75 was used primarily with my ASUS ROG Ally and my Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and has been a boon for my productivity. Typing on it just feels oh-so comfortable.
The Epomaker HE75 comes in Black Pink, going off the flamingo naming scheme the company uses for some of its switches. True to its name, it is a 75% keyboard with the ability to remove the knob board you see on the top right. All though it might seem obvious, the manual nor the website give any idea on how to actually remove this thing properly. What I did was remove the knob itself and yank the whole board off—no problems here doing that and we get access to two more keys that can be installed. Speaking of which, like all Epomaker keyboards, we also get a USB-C cable and a keycap puller. The 2.4GHz adapter is stored on the back of the device, safe and sound all though admittedly it can be a mild nuisance trying to take it out of its slot. Worse yet if you’re a nail biter as reaching for the back switches can be mildly painful that way.
This is a fashionable kit, no thanks to its lovely pink scheme. The HE75 scrunches as much functionality into its body as it can while keeping a small and sleek form factor. When it’s awake, it blows up into a multitude of colours with roughly 10 or so different RGB modes than can be toggled on the keyboard itself. And the HE75 will connect to just about every device be it the wireless adapter, Bluetooth, or wired. And yes, just like the other Epomaker keyboards I’ve covered, this works with Xbox consoles both wired and through the 2.4GHz adapter. As it is a 65% keyboard, you’ll need to pick up some knowledge on the console’s shortcuts to be able to navigate properly. Just like their other minimalistic keyboards, this too does not feature icons on any of its function keys, meaning you’ll need to keep the quick start guide around a bit to remember which does what.
The HE75 is something of a treat. It’s responsive and buttery smooth to type on, handling both games and typing applications with zero problems. Just like the F65 and EK98, its wireless range runs about 3.4 metres, give or take. It’ll go farther if you can hook up the wireless dongle to an extension cable, but personally speaking I found the F65 to be much nicer to use in the living room thanks to its smaller stature. The HE75 instead spent a lot of time hopping between my Series X and my Galaxy tablet, where it served a good role fulfilling documents and DJMAX grinding. Compared to the EK98, the HE75 was much quieter, and I kept it around when I was out and about—but this unit in particular had flat, soft keycaps that made it easy to glide between button presses.
And just like the F65 and EK98, you can freely yank out keys and switches and place your own in. Whether you want to completely replace everything on this thing is completely up to you, but the modular design of this kit means it’ll stick with you for ages (provided you aren’t pouring soda into it).
It’s worth noting that the HE75 is plug-and-play, but you can install its driver to enable additional key customisation. I didn’t spend much time with it, but as you can see above you can completely rework how this keyboard operates. The driver itself was a small five-megabyte file that installed with ease and detected the keyboard via a wired connection. Users can set their own lighting styles, macros, and more in this software so I highly recommend checking it out.
All-in-all, the HE75 is a solid choice for minimalistic keyboard enthusiasts. It has the feature set, great hardware, and a price point that’ll put a lot of the keyboards you can pick up at local shoppes to shame.
The Epomaker HE75 is available for purchase via the company’s official website for $79.99 USD. Free standard shipping is available to most countries. The link to purchase via Amazon can be found here.
