An established mechanical keyboard brand, KPrepublic is knowsn for their keyboards, cases, keycaps and switches. And within this umbrella of KPreublic, you will find keyboards from Domikey, Taihao, Eleworks, ROYALE AXE to name a few.
And with people asking if I would ever review colors of mechanical keyboards for women (or anyone in general) who loves pink keyboards, this leads me to today’s review.
And for this review, I am reviewing the ROYAL AXE Y87 TKL Wireless Mechanical Keyboard. Before I begin, I have to emphasize that ROYAL AXE and ROYAL KLUDGE are two different brands.
And with the the ROYAL AXE Y87 TKL Wireless Mechanical Keyboard, this is a collaboration keyboard with ProtoArc, a company well known for their ergonomic keyboards and mice and also creating products geared towards comfort.
So, the first thing you are going to see when using this keyboard is the pink and dark pink profile, with the “ROYAL AXE” and “Never Stop Fighting” on the front. “UNSTOPPABLE” word on the sides with three air vents. And of course, the “YOU HAVE SLAIN AN ENEMY” on the space bar and the silver switch knob.
While inside, you get four Gateron G Pro 3.0 yellow switches as extra, keycap puller and switch puller, kickstand legs and to my surprise, you get a pink aviator USB-C cable. Wow! That is awesome already.
But let’s go ahead test the mechanical keyboard and I have to say, these Gateron G Pro 3.0’s yellow switches, they are near silent. What a surprise! Many companies have their own color switches but they tend to be variations of red, browns and blues. But these yellows are quiet silent. If anything, most of the noise comes from the space bar. But for those wanting quiet keyboards, the Y87 is no doubt worth it for that.
The upper right metal switch is primarily to switch from Wired, Bluetooth or 2.4ghz wireless, it is not a volume knob.
There is a Caps Lock LED if you need to know if CAPS LOCK is on. Interesting is the decision to change the CAPS LOCK with a “arrow down” logo and shift buttons with an “arrow up” logo button.
Weight wise, lifting this mechanical keyboard up and down, it’s a bit heavy and I like to say “Built like a tank”. Surprising, considering it’s not gasket mounted. But looking into the making of this keyboard and there are alyers of sound absorbing foam.
Also, for wireless use, this keyboard comes with a 4000mAh battery, most have 1000 or 2000 and that means 350 hours of standby time and 14 hours with RGB light on.
And with the ROYAL AXE software driver, you can make macro programming and light customizations.
For the most part, it costs under $100 for this mechanical keyboard, so it puts it in a higher tier side which is a lot for a non-gasket mechanical keyboard. But you get so much, considering the aviator cable, magnetic feet, multi-layer sound absorption and Gateron Pro 3.0 yellow switches, it’s hard to complain. Sure, I would like it at the $75-80 price point but it’s still under a $100 and a well-made keyboard that really performs well.
So, if you are looking for a pink, silent gaming mechanical keyboard which provides for bang for the buck, definitely consider the ROYAL AXE Y87 TKL Wireless Mechanical Keyboard.
