Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro Wireless Keyboard Review
The Epomaker TH80 is one of Epomaker’s best-selling mechanical keyboards and has been through multiple iterations of changes and improvements. The latest release, the TH80 V2 Pro, offers new switch choices, improved typing and gaming, VIA programmability, fast tri-mode wireless, and a stylish design that splits the difference between gaming and productivity. Coming in at only $100, it’s a great choice for anyone looking for an affordable but still great mechanical keyboard for gaming and typing.
Specifications
- Current Price: $99.99 (Epomaker, Amazon)
- Layout: 75%
- Mounting Style: Gasket
- Switches: Epomaker Mulan, Flamingo, Budgerigar, Sea Salt Silent
- Hot-swappable: Yes
- Keycaps: Doubleshot PBT
- Foams: Yes — Plate, switch (IXPE), case foam, and silicone
- Connectivity: Tri-mode wireless (Bluetooth 5.0, 2.4GHz, USB)
- LEDs: South-facing
- Epomaker Mulan Switch Specs
- Switch Type: Linear
- Housing Material: PC upper housing, Nylon bottom housing
- Stem Material: POM
- Operation Force: 47gf±10gf
- End Force: 60gf±10gf
- Pre Travel: 2.0±0.4mm
- Total Travel: 3.8±0.2mm
Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro — Design and Highlights
The Epomaker TH80 V2 Pro is a compact mechanical keyboard that’s designed to over-deliver for the price and surprise you with its value. That might sound over-the-top — of course, it’s designed to do that… aren’t all products? — which, firstly, no, but secondly, has been a hallmark of the TH80 series. Every keyboard in the line so far has taken heavy inspiration from the custom mechanical keyboard hobby and incorporated many of their hallmark features, leveraging the economy of scale and some smart material swaps to keep the prices low.
Take, for example, the layout and case. It uses a 75% layout, which does away with the full navigation and editing cluster and number pad but keeps arrow keys, the function row, and a short column of nav keys along the right. From the top down, it looks like the case is metal: either anodized gray or e-coated warm white. But in reality, it’s a
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