Keyboard Reviews: NACODEX/Ajazz K685T Red Mechanical Switches
Channel: Charles Chen
Date: 2022-02-28

Bluetooth connectivity? Check.
USB wireless connectivity? Check.
Wired connectivity? Check.

For the price, this is an amazing value for a wireless keyboard!  

While just barely larger than 60% keyboards, it provides a full compliment of navigation keys (HOME/END/PGUP/PGDN) as well as dedicated arrows keys (often missing on 60% keyboards which require using FN to access the up key).  While the big brother [[ASIN:B08G8HKX5J Ajazz K870T]] is more feature packed, it also takes up significantly more desktop space compared to this keyboard.

Typing on the red switches feels great and provides decent tactile feedback while still being tolerable in a work environment with other people.  The navigation keys makes it a great keyboard whether you're gaming, writing, or coding as it makes it easy to navigate text.

Aesthetically, the keyboard is really clean with great lighting options.  With everything off, it's a perfect office keyboard.  The markings are also super clear compared to many other keyboards where the FN alternates are often difficult to read.

The are only a few small issues to be aware of:

- The keyboard has a fixed tilt.  It does not have extensible feet and I with it tilted just a little bit more.

- The default arrangement of the HOME/END key par is HOME+INS/DEL+END so it's really confusing.  It would have made a lot more sense to have it as HOME+INS/END+DEL.  You'll have to download software from the website (with Chinese language on it) to reprogram the keys.

- Even though it is possible to reprogram it, the end result is HOME+INS/END+END; you lose the DEL key entirely since there's no obvious way to program the FN option with the key.

- The `/~/ESC key requires FN to access ` and FN+SHIFT to access  ~ (default is ESC).  So if you code, you'll probably also want to reprogram this key to default to `

I've been using it as a daily driver for over a week now and can thoroughly recommend this keyboard as a great balance between size and functionality.  Just a few small issues to be aware of!