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Review on 🎹 Vintage-Inspired Black and Chrome Mechanical Keyboard: Azio Retro - Blue Switch (MK-RETRO-01) by Christopher Ward

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Already dead after 2 1/2 years of use.

I bought this in 2017 hoping to get a nice keyboard that will last over a decade as I know mechanical keyboards can work when paired well with quality switches are made. That's pretty much the only reason I'd pay $100 for a keyboard β€” it would have to survive five $20 rubber-dome keyboards, which isn't a huge feat since, as an active user, I can easily burn through one of them every two years. . And don't get me wrong, it's gorgeous, even if the silver finish has robbed the most used keys after two years of use. Unfortunately, this keyboard seems to have the same sustained performance as the $20 rubber dome keyboard. I've owned it for a little over 2.5 years (handy right after the 2 year warranty expired) and the switches are already dying. If it were still 2017 I'd be forced to buy another $100 mechanical keyboard and hope it lasts as long as mechanical keyboards say, but prices have come down a lot since then and I doubt I will Will return to this brand or this price range again if I can expect this kind of durability.

Pros
  • Handsfree
Cons
  • Quality