CIDOO V87 Review: Modern Vintage

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The CIDOO V87 is a custom mechanical keyboard in every way except you don’t have to build it yourself. It comes ready to use out of the box but with all the attention to detail you would expect from a hand-built, hand-modded mechanical keyboard. It also sports tri-mode wireless with a fast 2.4GHz dongle, a heavy aluminum case, thick PBT keycaps, pre-lubed switches and stabilizers. The best part? It’s only $150.

The CIDOO V87 is a tenkeyless mechanical keyboard designed for gamers who want the custom mechanical keyboard experience without the need to build it themselves. It features a heavy aluminum case in a powder-coated retro beige with matching keycaps. There are colorful accent keys for spacebar, right shift, and escape, as well as some bold RGB, but turn the lighting off and you have a keyboard that screams “retro.”

At this point, I feel like the bar has just been getting consistently raised on affordable mechs. It’s possible to find a great typing and gaming experience well under $100 that far exceeds what was available even three years ago. The V87 shakes that up with its aluminum case. Most cheap keyboards, and even expensive ones like the ROG Azoth , still use plastic — and there’s nothing wrong with that. But the V87 feels and sounds much closer to the kind of experience you’d expect from a more expensive group buy keyboard. 

The V87 is a beast. Its case is substantial, weighing in at just under five pounds. It doesn’t move on the desk, and should you ever find yourself in a home invasion, you can rest assured that it easily doubles as a weapon. It’s not all about size, though. The V87 is built to one of the highest standards I’ve encountered in a pre-made keyboard. 

Inside its metal chassis, the keys are built