Azio Retro Classic Mechanical Keyboard Review

Taking a look at my recent purchase out in California, the Azio Retro Classic Mechanical Keyboard.
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[@FreshReviewsYT]

Not a gaming review today, but the keyboard is my main office keyboard right now and wanted to share =D

[@kevinb8401]

@fresh reviews. Is the Zeus all open. Or slightly open. Wondering because I stream and can’t have lots of sound leakage

[@FreshReviewsYT]

@@kevinb8401 there isn’t a lot of sound leakage for the Zeus. Much better than most* sennheiser

[@TheHeavyend81]

Great Review, I learned to type many years ago on an original Remington Typerwriter and worked for years on one before the use of home PC's. I am just in the process of building a new PC and my starting point was the Fractal North in Black and natural Walnut so this keyboard is going to be a must for me. Thank you for a great review.

[@AudioBookiseala]

Very good review! It helped me decide when I had to buy my own. I'm a writer and this keyboard really makes me feel I'm typing, although I don't feel that "bit of pain" you mentioned at min 5:36 :))

[@augyt9560]

i need this keyboard so bad. Its beautiful. The round keys aren't too cool to me but it looks so high quality.

[@MekaniQ]

It looks beautiful!

[@g32211]

The old style looks so great 😀

[@EnWorks]

Do you know which Azio mouse matches this keyboard? It’s hard to see a real life example here in Australia, and pictures aren’t clear.

[@aliasangelalias]

is it hard to get use to while typing? also is the F and J key raised?

[@Lord-of-Evils]

Thank you, do you know if it is compatible with PlayStation 5?

[@raminolta]

This is a good presentation of this keyboard but there is a need for a long term review too. Here is my personal experience with the bigger brother of this keyboard (with numpad): I got it a few years ago. After about six months or so of usage, the key #6 on the numpad started getting sticky. Soon after, #3 followed the suite. Gradually a number of other keys also got sticky. #6 and #3 were particularly bad. They could stay down and keep typing 6 or 3 forever, lol. But the worst experience was the volume combo key (FN + F10). Trying to increase the volume by a notch while wearing headphones was scary. The sticky key was sometimes causing the volume rapidly going up all the way to 100. I could have damaged my ears. When this was happening, I was taking off the headphones as fast as possible. At the same time, the black paint on some keys started wearing off. Currently, the bad ones are left ctrl, left shift, A and S while other keys aren't immune either. The letters on the some keys have completely lost their shape. Also note the wood finish is not thick solid piece of wood. It is wood veneer. Occasionally, I was getting a small bubble underneath. Positively, by pressing my finger on the bubble, I was able to press it down and flatten the area once again. So I don't complain on that. The Azio keyboard has been the most expensive keyboard I have ever owned. Just its stylish wrist support cost me more than all other keyboards I have ever owned except for one! I really like the look but quality-wise, it has been the worst keyboard I have ever owned.

[@FreshReviewsYT]

I’ve used mine every day at the office since this review. I have no issues. Thanks for sharing your issues though as people should know. I unfortunately don’t have time to do multiple reviews on the same product with the voluminous amount of products I test.

[@animalglx4469]

The keys are replaceable, so is it possible to make a US keyboard (qwerty) from a German keyboard (qwertz)????

[@DarkmanzDecantz]

Does it automatically come with the wrist rest, or does that cost extra? Just asking because I've seen the rest for sale separately.

[@jimallen6197]

The wrist rest comes automatically with the compact version shown in this vid. The full key layout does not come the rest.

[@zAnti_]

Did you try gaming on it ? You mention it's a daily office driver for you. I am looking to buy one for a hybrid purpose for office use but also for the occasional fps/RPG titles and was wondering if it would be OK for that?

[@FreshReviewsYT]

I personally wouldn’t recommend it for gaming but it’s doable

[@thatotterguy3062]

could you use this for gaming?

[@leolam2445]

no Right Ctrl button?

[@gmil47]

Looks great next to the wood grain zeus

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Right!!

[@MrSofSof]

NO Apex Scene's =( ;) Nice Video as always, interesting Keyboard

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Haha

[@kaoru614khl]

is it possible to add dumpener at inside the keycaps to lessen the clickyness?

[@kepipek6598]

What are those headphones in the backround?

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Harmonicdyne Zeus

[@khakim7308]

Where did you purchase those headphones???

[@FreshReviewsYT]

From a friend actually. But they’re on amazon

[@plumeetpixels7062]

@@FreshReviewsYT Could you tell us the reference ? EDIT: OK, I've seen you vid : harmonic dyne zeus

[@ayrebhalsabe7404]

What switches does it have? Idk if i missed it or you didn’t mention it

[@RitzyBusiness]

Custom kailhs, kinda sounds like a click bar model but I could be wrong. The housing and stem are probably custom since I think the stem is clear and the housing is black from a side view on Amazon.

[@ChunkeeChunks]

What headphones are those?

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Harmonic dyne zeus

[@MrSheathknight]

I thought I saw a custom board on one of your videos?

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Video of my gaming board coming soon

[@briank3754]

Too clicky for me, I cant stand that clicking, otherwise I would have pulled the trigger. Thanks for the excellent review.

[@Mister_B_5]

How much?

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Roughly $200 I believe

[@Mister_B_5]

@@FreshReviewsYT not a bad price point for the eye candy. That would look great in my office.

[@akirakurosawa5215]

Also, only reviews "Approved" by the ADMIN are shown on the site. So much for transparency 🙄

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Uhm what?

[@akirakurosawa5215]

@@FreshReviewsYT Azio's site, they only post good reviews

[@FreshReviewsYT]

Doesn’t every company do that

[@fauntfrancisco]

Spacebar sounds horrible once you pick up on it.

[@ivan.shtrnk]

First

[@FreshReviewsYT]

haha thanks

[@MekaniQ]

Maybe, but Fresh is actually first :P

[@ivan.shtrnk]

@@MekaniQ true