Keyboard Build: EPOMAKER SK64S (SK64): Lubed Gateron Optical Brown Switch with Foam Mod.
Channel: ireakhavok
Date: 2021-03-04

This SK64 review is meant for those who like to modify and improve their keyboard.
This video is apart of a series I am creating: The best hot swappable keyboards under $100.

Overview of the Epomaker SK64S: (0:00)
Foam mod and how to open the SK64S: (0:28)
How a Gateron optical switch works: (0:50)
Lubing the optical switches: (1:13)
Sound test, before: (1:49 )
Sound test, after: (2:24)
SK64S review and comments: (2:51)

I bought the EPOMAKER SK64S from amazon with the intent to upgrade it. It is a 83$ hot swap keyboard that is Bluetooth, hot-swappable, and in a 60% layout but still retains the arrow keys. I am a programmer, so having quick access to the arrow keys is a necessity. 

I recently bought the Everest Max, and have been loving it, but wanted to see if there were other options out there. I had some spare Zealios V2 switches that I wanted to use, so I went on a mission to try out a bunch of them. 

I am currently on a quest to find the best hot swap keyboards under $100, and found several good options on amazon. This was the second keyboard that I decided to mod out of several, and found that the results were pretty good, but this board is so unique that it may not be for you. 

I will also be trying out and modding the Glorious Modular Mechanical Keyboard (GMMK) TKL, the Royal Kludge RK68, Womier K87 TKL, and Eyooso Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. 

Most of the keyboards will be brown switches, but a couple of them will be linear. It will be a mixture of optical, gateron, cherry, Zealios V2, among others. 

Overall I feel that this model was the most unique, but the other boards have other things going for them, like the best looking, cheapest, best priced, and the best made (with premium materials)

This specific keyboard model features Bluetooth 5.1 and can pair with multiple devices, has RGB backlighting, DSA PBT keycaps (NOT lit up legends), multiple different backlight modes, with several speed options, multi-layer function mapping. Options are NOT printed on the caps, but there are dedicated arrow keys, and has a great keycap texture, and comfortable spring weight. 



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