Meletrix Zoom75 Review: Affordable Excellence

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The Zoom75 is the latest custom keyboard kit from the team at Meletrix, a sub-brand of the esteemed Wuque Studios. With its Zoom line-up, it has released several keyboards, each challenging exactly what kind of quality you should expect from an entry-level keyboard. With the Zoom75, the price may affordable, but it’s anything but an entry-level custom keyboard. 

In fact, for our money, this is the hands-down best custom keyboard you can find at this price. Featuring a  CNC-milled aluminum case, a huge array of customization options, gasket mounting, a modular ecosystem that even includes a built-in LCD screen and more. Starting at $189, this is absolutely a keyboard you won’t want to miss. 

Meletrix started its journey with the goal of delivering high quality keyboard kits at affordable prices. The original Zoom65 was great and absolutely delivered on that goal, even including switches and keycaps. Since then, we’ve seen the second version of that keyboard come out, as well as the outstanding Zoom TKL. Every release has been better than the last, and that continues to be the case with the Zoom75. I want to avoid sounding hyperbolic, but this is genuinely one of the absolute best keyboards you can get for the money in just about every single way.

Let’s start with the basics. This is a 75% keyboard, which means it removes the numpad and navigation and editing cluster, pushing those nav keys into a single column, but keeps a full function row and set of arrows keys. It’s a middle-ground layout that balances gaming and ergonomics with the added keys necessary for productivity. On the Zoom75, there are three navigation buttons just above the arrows with the option to add two more above that, extending the function row. Or