In this article, we will review a very popular budget keyboard, the Epomaker Galaxy80. This is part of a collaboration between Epomaker and Feker, and I was excited to review this keyboard because Epomaker usually delivers good on their promises and brings out good quality budget keyboards with good features.
Review
The Epomaker Galaxy80 is a TKL keyboard that has a full aluminum case, but this aluminum isn’t good quality, it easily gets scratches and marks from regular use. It comes in four colors, Black, Blue, Purple, and White, and you can get the keyboard fully assembled or barebones (without switches and keycaps). It also has a switch on top that lets you choose between Mac and Windows layouts and an on/off switch. The RGB is very amazing, and it greatly contributes to the space aesthetic Epomaker gave this keyboard.
On the website, Epomaker calls these keycaps Cherry profile, but they are flat-profile keycaps. You can use the keyboard wirelessly with a 2.4 GHz dongle that is included, but something annoying is that the Galaxy80 always defaults to Bluetooth, so if you want to plug it in you have to toggle Bluetooth off every time by pushing the fn, and R key together.
The Epomaker software looks good and does its job, you can rebind keys and change the RGB. You can also play songs on the software and the RGB will reflect that on the keyboard, which is an interesting feature. The keycaps are double-shot PBT, and they come in nice colors that complement the keyboard. In the box, you get some extra switches, a USB-C cable, and a keycap puller.
The Epomaker Galaxy80 uses the Feker Marble White Switches. These are the best thing about this keyboard, they are 47g linear switches that cost about $25 for a pack of hundred, which makes them very affordable. The switches come pre-lubed, and they feel smooth and the typing experience is nice. The PCB is hot-swappable and it has south-facing LEDs, and the stabilizers are good quality and not wobbly at all.
To disassemble the Epomaker Galaxy80, you just need to take out some screws from the bottom. Underneath, there is a flex-cut PCB and a normal-style gasket that Epomaker calls a leaf spring gasket. There are five layers of sound-dampening foam and sheets, and you can always take out different layers to get the keyboard sound that you want.
This keyboard is incredibly bouncy, and it sounds and feels great to type on. The clackiness of the keycaps depends on how many foam layers you keep, and there is no noticeable ping with and without the foam.
Verdict
The Epomaker x Feker Galaxy80 is a very good budget keyboard. Its RGB looks great, and it sounds and feels good as well. It would have been better if it had some more switch options and better keycaps, but for $106, this keyboard is a very good option.
