Gamakay LK75 Wireless Keyboard Review: Photoshop-Inspired

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The Gamakay LK75 is one of the latest mechanical keyboards from the team at Gamakay, a brand focused on bringing affordable but quality options to gamers and mechanical keyboard fans. It features tri-mode wireless connectivity and features one of the quietest typing experiences we’ve encountered yet. It’s solidly built with a lot of attention to detail when it comes to typing and gaming and even includes a customizable OLED screen built into the volume knob. Unfortunately, its silent switches feel quite mushy, the screen is both dim and glossy, and the keycaps are strangely inspired by Adobe Photoshop — a fact that goes completely unremarked upon anywhere in the keyboard’s marketing. It can be a solid buy if you value quiet keys but at $119.99, it feels pretty expensive for everyone else. 

The Gamakay LK75 is a 75% mechanical keyboard, sometimes called a “compact TKL.” It has a full function row and arrow keys, but an abridged navigation and editing cluster that only includes Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down. There’s also a Delete key above Backspace. Where Pause, Print Screen, and Scroll Lock would usually fit is an oversized volume knob with a built-in OLED screen that can be customized using the included software. The footprint is closer to a normal tenkeyless than a typical 75% but still manages to be a bit more compact. 

The LK75 has a definite retro vibe to its aesthetics. It uses a cream-colored case with stepped bevels and some trim work that blends the old school with the new. Modern vintage, if you will. The keycaps also include red-orange accent keys for the arrows, Enter, Escape, Backspace, and the Spacebar. They are also very busy with different legends (blue, orange, and black) which I’ll get to shortly.