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$59 = Aluminum, Gasket, Groved PCB, Knob, Stabs, Foams, PC Plate, Daughter Board, RGB, Hot Swap, Powerful Driver, Weight, Coiled Aviation Connector Cable is a HUGE DEAL

We are pretty sure this is the most budget keyboard you can get, ever.

The WK870 Aluminum Alloy Keyboard features an exquisite aluminum alloy housing with a sandblasted finish for a matte appearance. Its 87-key layout maintains essential functions, while the front boasts a metal knob and nameplate, and the bottom showcases a mirrored metal surface, delivering impeccable attention to detail.

With a Gasket structure for a soft and responsive typing experience, 18 customizable RGB lighting effects, and support for on-the-fly key remapping and hot-swapping, it combines practicality with aesthetics, ensuring a premium typing experience.

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Specs:

BAREBONES

Material: Aluminum alloy

Structure: Gasket

Plate: Polycarbonate

Foam: Yes

RGB: South Facing

Stabs: Included, Plate Mount

Knob: Yes

Remappable: Yes, own software

Dimensions: 367*150*25mm

Weight: 2000g

Layout: 84 keys + 1 knob

Connection: Type-C

Supports 3/5-pin switches

Includes Coiled Keyboard Cable

In stock, very limited stock

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Driver Screenshots

Download Link

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I got my WK870 today..
byu/hoosiercub inBudgetKeebs

I guess it's WK870 time, here is mine with Amethyst keycaps
byu/timetoy inBudgetKeebs

WK870 Best looking/feeling "budget" keeb right now?
byu/TinyLittleTechShop inBudgetKeebs

You people have set upon me existential crisis
byu/Uberunix inMechanicalKeyboards

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9/27: Second batch in 2-3 Weeks, get updated by leaving an email.
9/20: We have received samples of the other colors
9/20: The manufacturer is able to provide some stock in other colors
9/20: coming from half-finished WK870s, they stopped the product line months before, leaving some excesses.
9/20: We will purchase all of the remaining units, and this will be the final number since the factory has already recycled the molds of the keyboard
9/20: The QTY will be around 900 (All colors)
9/18: Manufacturer to paint more units Purple and sell us 40 more
9/18: Checking Status and Stock Levels of other units
9/18: We decided to include a coiled cable in the package
9/18: We decided to include a JWK Switch Sample In the Package
9/18: Ship ETA is 9/19
9/18: We may start a flash sale when we have the time on our Discord
9/15 10:00 PM CST: 56 Units Sold Out
9/15 3:00 PM CST: Contacted the manufacturer and 56 more units were found
9/15 2:00 PM CST: 100 Units Sold Out
9/15 10:00 AM CST: Product Release (Only 100 Units)

Description

$59 = Aluminum, Gasket, Groved PCB, Knob, Stabs, Foams, PC Plate, Daughter Board, RGB, Hot Swap, Powerful Driver, Weight, Coiled Aviation Connector Cable is a HUGE DEAL

We are pretty sure this is the most budget keyboard you can get, ever.

~~~~~~~~~~

Specs:

BAREBONES

Material: Aluminum alloy

Structure: Gasket

Plate: Polycarbonate

Foam: Yes

RGB: South Facing

Stabs: Included, Plate Mount

Knob: Yes

Remappable: Yes, own software

Dimensions: 367*150*25mm

Weight: 2000g

Layout: 84 keys + 1 knob

Connection: Type-C

Supports 3/5-pin switches

Includes Coiled Keyboard Cable

In stock, very limited stock

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Driver Screenshots

Download Link

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I got my WK870 today..
byu/hoosiercub inBudgetKeebs

I guess it's WK870 time, here is mine with Amethyst keycaps
byu/timetoy inBudgetKeebs

WK870 Best looking/feeling "budget" keeb right now?
byu/TinyLittleTechShop inBudgetKeebs

You people have set upon me existential crisis
byu/Uberunix inMechanicalKeyboards

~~~~~~~~~~

9/27: Second batch in 2-3 Weeks, get updated by leaving an email.
9/20: We have received samples of the other colors
9/20: The manufacturer is able to provide some stock in other colors
9/20: coming from half-finished WK870s, they stopped the product line months before, leaving some excesses.
9/20: We will purchase all of the remaining units, and this will be the final number since the factory has already recycled the molds of the keyboard
9/20: The QTY will be around 900 (All colors)
9/18: Manufacturer to paint more units Purple and sell us 40 more
9/18: Checking Status and Stock Levels of other units
9/18: We decided to include a coiled cable in the package
9/18: We decided to include a JWK Switch Sample In the Package
9/18: Ship ETA is 9/19
9/18: We may start a flash sale when we have the time on our Discord
9/15 10:00 PM CST: 56 Units Sold Out
9/15 3:00 PM CST: Contacted the manufacturer and 56 more units were found
9/15 2:00 PM CST: 100 Units Sold Out
9/15 10:00 AM CST: Product Release (Only 100 Units)

New WK870

Not a bad keyboard at all, and my partner loves it as a gift, but she noticed that her “L” key doesn’t properly register. I swapped out the switch a couple of times, and it seems like the pcb is the issue. Not sure what to do at this point other than possibly replacing the pcb entirely, which may be an issue with the knob, but we shall see.

Additional note: swapping switches is DIFFICULT on this keyboard, which I haven’t experienced with others.

Ruined so many switches, hard to swap

This thing eats switches for breakfast. The purpose of a hot swappable board is to have the ability to change things out whenever you want. It's near impossible to remove switches from this board. I'm not new at building keyboards and I've never had a board do this before. Once the switches were installed I was having many phantom keystrokes due to the switches being ruined and even after I replaced the malfunctioning switches the issue persisted leading me to believe the board itself was making them malfunction. I reached out to do a return but the return process is so inconvenient, only 7 days and you have to pay for shipping to China yourself. It may be a budget board but still not inexpensive and I'm stuck with it. It's also frustrating that you can't change the function of the knob.

WK870 Gasket Aluminum Hot-Swappable Keyboard

My keyboard backlight isn't working

Knob does not mute.

Every time you press the knob it toggles function from lighting to audio. The vast majority of keyboards mute when you press the knob. So changing that function is just STUPID and ANNOYING. I would be fine with it if you could download the software and just remap the functions to a key and then make the knob mute like almost ALL KEYBOARDS. Guess what. You can't. Knob function is FIXED PERMANENTLY. IDIOTS. Imagine making such a great keyboard and then ruining it with something so simple. I'm so angry right now.

Nice keyboard, comes in pink

This keyboard is really great. You could tell me it costs twice what it does and I'd believe it. Stable and heavy, it is built well too.

literally amazing

beautiful board design, was pleasantly surprised by the weight and sturdiness. the shade of pink is top tier. the lighting presets are great. I am very happy with this board being my first intro to keeb building.