Epomaker TH80 Pro Keyboard Review

This keyboard has a compact (75%) form factor and a slightly unusual layout with several fewer navigation keys than most 75% keyboards. It has a set of arrow keys but lacks a numpad and most keys from the navigation cluster.

This keyboard has impressive build quality. It's made entirely of plastic but doesn't flex and has a premium feel. The keycaps are made of high-quality PBT and exhibit very minimal wobbling, and four rubber strips on the bottom of the keyboard keep it stable and firmly in place while you're typing.

Two plastic feet flip out to provide two additional incline settings to suit your preferences, but the keyboard has a fairly high profile, and you need to angle your wrists to reach all the keys. It doesn't come with a wrist rest, but using one provides the most comfortable experience. Epomaker does sell wrist rests separately on their website.

These keyboards offer outstanding hardware customizability. Just note that the modifier keys on the right side of the keyboard are 1u rather than the more common 1.25u.

If you're interested in a similar wireless keyboard that provides slightly better hardware customizability with screw-in stabilizers and standard 1.25u-sized right-side modifier keys, check out the Keychron Lemokey L3.

This keyboard has full RGB lighting with individually-backlight keys.

Unfortunately, the color mixing is poor and has a noticeable blueish-purple hue. The stock keycaps don't have shine-through legends, and you can't read them in the dark. Furthermore, this keyboard has south-facing LEDs, so if you're considering changing the stock switches with shine-through keycaps, note that they will only have minimal visibility.

For reference, we've taken a photo of this keyboard with the W, A, S, and D keys replaced with shine-through keycaps that you can see here.

This keyboard comes with a detachable charging cable. It's braided and retains some kinks from the packaging.

This keyboard has a 4000mAh battery. Epomaker doesn't list any battery life expectancy on the product page; other sources online estimate approximately seven days of battery life while connected via Bluetooth and up to five days connected with its USB receiver.

If you have this keyboard and would like to let us know about the battery life from your experience, let us know in the forums.

This keyboard lacks dedicated macro keys, but all keys are macro-programmable using the customization software.

An unlabeled switch on the bottom of the keyboard toggles left for wired mode and right for wireless mode. There's a list of hotkey combinations in the user documentation included in the box, or you can also download this documentation on Epomaker's website.

• Epomaker TH80 Pro
• USB-A to USB-C charging cable
• 8x alternative keycaps
• 3x extra switches
• Keycap/switch puller
• User documentation

This keyboard offers impressive typing quality overall. The keys are quite stable and well-spaced, especially given the compact form factor. However, there's some minor wobble on the larger keys while typing. The spacebar also feels a bit mushier than other large keys with stabilizers like the Enter and Shift keys.

The keycaps feel great to type on and are made of PBT plastic with dye-sublimated legends. They have a drier-feeling texture and are typically more resistant to developing a shiny appearance from fingerprint oils compared to some ABS plastic keycaps. These keycaps also have an MDA profile, which is slightly taller and more sculpted than OEM profile keycaps.

If you're interested in a keyboard that offers a slightly better typing experience with a very soft and springy gasket mounting system, see our review for the AULA F75.

We tested this keyboard with linear Epomaker Flamingo switches, which are reasonably quiet but may bother those around you if they're particularly noise-sensitive. This keyboard is also available with other stock switch types. We expect other linear options to be a similar volume while typing, but stock tactile and clicky switches will be louder.

We tested this keyboard with EPOMAKER linear Flamingo switches, which are very lightweight and have very short pre-travel providing extremely sensitive and responsive feeling keystrokes.

Depending on the keycap theme you choose to buy, this keyboard is also available with various Gateron Pro switches or with tactile EPOMAKER Budgerigar switches, which are only marginally heavier than the Flamingo switches but have a tactile bump.

This keyboard has good latency overall and is well-suited for casual gaming in all genres. However, it's higher than the latency of most dedicated gaming keyboards, and we recommend a model with under 4ms latency if you're interested in playing reaction-based or competitive gaming.

For a similar keyboard with lower latency that's better suited for fast-paced, competitive games, check out the NuPhy Field75.

This keyboard uses EPOMAKER Driver companion software. The software allows you to adjust backlighting, record macros, and remap keys. You can also save settings to the onboard memory and use them on other computers without the software installed. Altogether, the software is well laid out and simple to use, but it's slow, and changing settings results in a momentary loading screen.

This keyboard is fully compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. It also automatically detects the operating system when connected to a Mac or Windows computer and switches modes accordingly. On macOS, all keys work as intended, but if you're not using an Apple screen, the F1 and F2 keys, which typically control brightness, don't work. On Linux, the F3 and F4 keys do nothing.

These keyboards are fully compatible with Android, iOS, and iPadOS. However, there's no customization software available, and the F11 key does nothing.