LUMINKEY LK80 Mechanical Keyboard Review

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The LUMINKEY 80 is a love-letter to the keyboard community, authored by the designers of Create Keebs , creators of some of the most popular custom keyboards of the last several years (most notably, the Thera75 ). Available as a barebones kit for $215 or fully built and tuned for sound and feel at $280. It comes with an anodized aluminum case, complete with a copper badge and rear weight, tri-mode wireless connectivity for gaming and productivity, and the best sound and feel I’ve experienced in a pre-built custom keyboard yet. 

The pre-built kit doesn’t come cheap compared to most gaming keyboards, but in the world of custom keyboards, it’s an outstanding value. When considered with the excellent switches, keycaps, and the fact that you don’t need to do any building or tuning yourself, it’s one of the best options on the market today and is absolutely worth adding to your Christmas list. 

The LUMINKEY 80, or LK80 for short, is a custom keyboard that comes ready to use out of the box — if you buy the prebuilt version. If you bring your own switches and keycaps, you’ll need to spend 30 minutes or so pressing those into place, but will save $65 in the process. The keyboard is well-designed, catering to sound and feel in a way that’s typically only found on group buy and limited run keyboards. Its biggest competitor is the Keychron Q3 Pro and Lemokey L3 , and while it should be clear that I love what those keyboards are doing at this point, believe me when I say that the LK80 is better in just about every way.

I was sent the prebuilt version and was absolutely struck at how close it lands to the custom keyboard experience without any of the work involved. That starts with its design, which is minimalist and stylish. It’s a