Initially, I loved this keyboard. It worked great. I bought it because it's wireless (either via Bluetooth or the RF dongle) and mechanical. It's got a nice form factor and retro design. The keys are tactile and satisfying enough, but not too loud. It worked great for about six months. That's when the problems started. After that amount of time, it would randomly refuse to connect via Bluetooth or RF. Doing a complete factory reset would fix it, but that would require re-pairing with my devices and setting everything up again. Inconvenient, but a workaround at least. Over time, that became more and more frequent, often more than once per week. After about 10 months of use, Bluetooth completely failed, as did RF connectivity. It still worked via USB-C. I reached out to support via email. They initially responded, ignoring the info I put in the form. I'm going on a month and a half of reaching out to them repeatedly, repeating the same info that I've already given them (Bluetooth refuses to connect and when selecting it in the menu, the cursor stops blinking and then starts again, refusing to connect). Factory resets no longer work. The keyboard still works when plugged in via USB-C. I reached out to them when it was still in warranty and haven't gotten a resolution yet. At this point I don't think I'm going to. That's a lot of money to spend on a keyboard that's half-baked and completely unsupported. While it looks cool, save your money and get something else that's reliable and well supported. I guess if you don't care about wireless functionality, this might be an alright choice, but this was for a media center PC and wireless was one of the features I required. EDIT April 15, 2025: After seeing my review, support contacted me directly and continues to be the worst support I have had for a product. The keyboard is manufactured by XVX, who when contacted via email says to contact this store for support. COSVE instead told me to email them, then didn't respond to the email at all, prompting my review. Since then, they reached out via chat and told me to contact them on Discord (via a broken link typed in an image), where I opened a ticket. The discord seems dead and nobody has responded to my ticket. The company seems to be trying to run out the clock on the warranty altogether. On top of that, each response takes 24 to 48 hours to get, so it's been frustrating all around. Absolutely don't purchase any product from COSVE or XVX. They are poor quality and unsupported. Read more

I got this keyboard after my Lenovo trackpoint keyboard finally broke. I have been an avid trackpoint user for many, many years and thought this would be a good time to try out switching to a mechanical keyboard. I wanted to go for a retro theme and when I saw this one I knew it would be a good candidate. The keyboard itself is very nice. It has a hefty feel to it and doesnt slide around the desk. It doesnt feel flimsy or plastic-y. I am a good touch typist and in my work so far I have been pleased with the response rate. The keys feel like the old school keyboards I used in the past. The switches are good and provide a good tactile feedback. Being my first mechanical keyboard I dont know how to compare to others yet. The keycaps are not LED capable so the letters dont glow. That would be one suggestion I would have for XVX--you should include keys that let the light through. The alternate color keycaps included are nice and make the keys easier to see. I wish they had included some alternate color keys for the special keys on the right. The LED screen is a great way to control the keyboard without necessarily installing device drivers. You can connect to your machine and set the colors and patterns very easily. The battery life is pretty decent but it will drain faster than I thought it would so I will probably end up getting a retro cable to keep it plugged in most of the time. I did run into one issue where my "a" key kept sticking every once in a while. It was enough of a concern that I contacted XVX and asked for help. They were able to quickly resolve by sending me extra parts to replace the switch. The customer service was excellent! Overall I am very pleased with the keyboard and feel it will work well for my daily needs. I like that I can continue to customize it with new looks. I hope to get some LED-compatible keycaps. One thing I would recommend getting this keyboard is a wristpad. It was just high enough that I found myself hitting keys inadvertently without one. The lenovo keyboard is very low profile so it may be just readjusting on my part but a writstpad has helped greatly. Great keyboard overall! Read more

Switches: not quiet, but a has a nice neutral thonk, mid-pitch. Note, they are INCONSISTANT on some keys (spacebar for me). Slow bounce-back (will likely need an upgrade if you're a gamer that needs a faster response). Keys: nice cherry profile that sits pretty tall, long travel distance for smaller hands, but easily fits low profile keys or whatever you like. RGB: mid-af color-range. Yellow is more like green, orange is yellow- yucky :( upside is that there are LOTS of light-up pattern options. Case: As someone who has used an aluminum keyboard for years this looks and feels very plasticy, but then again it does look like an true vintage keyboard. Mine came a bit warped at the bottom but honestly who looks at the bottom? Software: fun and easy knob navigation on the keyboard itself, but driver is ALL in Chinese- so if you don't read Chinese you're SOL and you got to play the guessing game like I did. lmk if there's an english version I missed on the website. Overall, I am pleased with what I got for the price. I think it's a pretty keyboard with the tiniest little screen which is a plus. The connectivity is easy and works just fine with BT and wired. It will be fun for customizing- my biggest issue is that the spacebar is inconsistent and the RGB color-range is not accurate or good looking, but what I saved on the base keyboard is what I can spend on fixing it up to my personal taste. Read more

Exactly what I’ve been looking for! I’ve used all types of keyboards in my lifetime for gaming and just normal computer use, everything from cherry Mx, browns, membrane, low profile, clicks switches and squishy switches too many to name. I keep going back to my old keytronic ps/2 old school keyboard from the early 2000s, this keyboard is the upgraded version of that. I love it. Looks wise it’s perfectly retro, feel wise it’s like a luxury version of the retro keyboard I’ve used daily for years now. The knob feature is amazing and the extra controls and lights are a big plus! Build quality is outstanding! It feels premium and has a good weight to it. Feels premium and works exactly how it should. This will 100% be my new forever keyboard, the added color keycaps are pretty neat too! The color is more dull white and light gray not a “aged” yellowed white like I was expecting but honestly still 10/10 and I’m sure it yellow out with age to get that vintage look. Extremely happy with my purchase! One thing I did not think about was having no numpad, I didn’t realize just how much I use the numpad daily, but I can get over that and get used to this instead because the size is perfect. It’s a pretty small keyboard compared to my old wired in one, and I prefer this so no biggie. Read more

Some points *MOST mechanical keyboards are good for gaming, so if you're asking that question: yes, it games. *The Outemu White "Silent" switches are quite audible, which was fine by me as the actual sound is very satisfyingly thunky to me. Spacebar sounds even thunkier than the rest of the keys which used to bother me but has since grown on me. *I have spilled juice on it already and have used the hot-swappable capabilities of the switches to clean up, which was nice until I ruined two of them by putting the switches in the wrong way, so be mindful of this. I am, at the time of writing, able to find a 20-pack of these switches here on Amazon for around $15, or around $6 for 10 via goblintechkeys.com I will also note that the switches are now stained red with juice, which bothers me, and is no one else's problem. *This thing has so many color patterns for RGB (17 total) but not a single one of my keys has any transparency for backlight capabilities. easily fixed with new keycaps that I will probably not end up investing in. The patterns themselves are pretty cool. *NO extra cover provided for the top of the board in case you want to transport it without the original box, which I tend to do because now every other keyboard feels like I'm typing on a school computer from 2009. That being said, having used an even longer keyboard with a num-pad before the XVX, I was excited to see that even with the box being a good amount larger than the board itself due to extra parts and cushioning it STILL fits relatively comfortably in my standard Adidas backpack. *The software this comes with to modify RGB patterns, macros, and the GIF that displays on the little screen, was originally written in Chinese, I had to find the language setting to change it. Easy enough. However, this software is not beginner-friendly at all, to the point that I don't even use it, which does not impede the functionality of the keyboard itself. It would be nice to change the loop on the screen but quite frankly I like the anime girl typing in the corner so I don't mind it. *This is the coolest keyboard I've ever owned, really lives up to that retro aesthetic to the point that my older friends and family are frequently pleasantly surprised that I'm using it. I'm super satisfied with the functionality and build quality of this board. Would recommend other XVX products if the quality extends across all of their inventory. Read more