The Epomaker TH108 is a $99/£99 wireless mechanical keyboard with a large 10000mAh battery, integrated display, volume knob and a full-size layout. Tri-mode connectivity ensures a good amount of flexibility, while the typing experience is also up-to-date with gasket-mounted and hot-swappable mechanical switches, five layers of sound dampening and full RGB backlighting. However, I’m not as much a fan of this keyboard as I expect, and wouldn’t recommend it unless you definitely need that integrated display and a full-size US layout.
Hardware: NO. There’s plenty that has been done well here, with an interesting colour scheme, a reasonably pleasant typing experience both in terms of tactile feedback and sound, RGB side lighting and a relatively useful LCD display that displays the time/date and keyboard status indicators, plus lets you change settings like the RGB lighting style and brightness. It can also show a static or animated image, which is jokes.
However, the build quality here doesn’t feel up to Epomaker’s usual standards, with very evident deck flex that’s made worse by the full-size length of the keyboard. The keycaps aren’t backlit, so the RGB lighting is merely for vibes, and I don’t understand the purpose of the two RGB lights on either side of the display – they kind of just hurt my eyes. The volume wheel can only be turned by your right hand, and its lack of texture makes it hard to control accurately.
Software: YES. The web app for the keyboard works well enough in Windows, though I couldn’t get it working in Linux. The layout is fine and the capabilities cover everything you’re likely to need, from remapping keys and recording macros to changing the key lighting, uploading images to the integrated display or changing keyboard settings.
Value: NO. $100 is far from a lot of money for a keyboard, but I feel like there are nicer, smaller options that offer better build quality, a similar or better typing experience and better gaming capabilities. The TH108 Pro feels worthwhile for people that need a long-lasting wireless keyboard, thanks to its large battery, but for my typically wired use it doesn’t quite fit the
Conclusion: NO. The TH108 Pro is far from a bad keyboard, but it’s just not something that I’d eagerly recommend at its extremely crowded $100 price point, unless you particularly need a full-size wireless keyboard with a long battery life. I just think you can get better options in terms of gaming features and especially build quality. For example, the TK75HE V2 I reviewed last week is significantly better built and more capable for gaming while costing less.
The TH108 Pro is $80 on Amazon at the time of writing, which makes it a bit better value but still not my #1 choice.