It's Better than 97% of Custom Keyboards (Evo80)

The Evoworks Evo80 brings the custom keyboard feel but as a prebuilt keyboard with no modding or building needed. In this video, we compare it to cheaper alternatives and figure out if it's worth the price or not.
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[@cebukitty]

OMG, I'm so happy to see new videos from you! You were sorely missed by the custom keeb community! :D Welcome back!

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

Thank you! We’re back for good haha

[@cebukitty]

@@SwitchandClickOfficial : I see your tribe has increased! Congratulations :D

[@omgnetwork5231]

@@cebukitty indeed! At first, I thought the algorithm was not "algorithming" coz I was no longer seeing new posts.

[@BA0701]

In case anyone is interested, I purchased the Sandgold Evo80, and given my seeming inability to find some proper backlit keycaps, I decided to try a set of MTNU Dolch from Novelkeys, and I am here to tell you, I am blown away by the result. Not only does the colors of the Dolch set fit like it was made for this board, I have not dropped even a smidge of the amazing sound of the Evo80, and so far I am really liking the MTNU profile keycaps. I only need to spend some time typing on it, to see if I truly prefer this profile, and how I will get along with non-backlit keycaps at night, but every other affected by new keycaps has been an absolute out of the park homerun! I wish I could post images in YT comments, because this thing is literally stunning!

[@Rawpenguin]

The 3% of custom keyboards are calling

[@aidaid3962]

I liked your detailed review of the materials and features. It was also nice to see come comparisons of similar products.

[@AquaPeet]

Yay! Another S&C video! So wonderful to see you again Betty. This seems to be quite the nice keebie from the outside.

[@cheli0s818]

glad to see more videos coming again! always appreciated your keyboard vids, learned a lot about customizing keyboards on your channel !

[@PeaJayTheGr8]

I'm loving this keeb! I like how easy it is to get inside of it and mod it. Right up my alley! Thanks for another amazing review. 😀

[@luggaz3315]

Man i love your videos ! Somehow they calm me down, youre a very chill creator

[@TristanPope]

Amazing how good these sound out of the box these days.

[@thebunsenburner]

Loving your return!!! Thoughts on reviewing ortholinear keebs, like corne or some of the other custom types?

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

I might actually

[@BC99-]

ur content is so good, i cant wait for christmas to get a thocky keyboard, im so undecided still

[@bront_catherder]

Appreciate the review. Goods stuff. If it helps, that style of connection is called Pogo pin. They can come in different forms, but the basic idea is anything that's a simple line up and press connection is Pogo.

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

That’s helpful to know for the future

[@Punkertoon]

I got the SK75 a couple months ago. It sounds and feels so good out of the box. I found it when it was at a discounted price and could apply a coupon. It was $88 and shelved my Halo 75.

[@SoidHoid]

I hope qwertykeys offers additional plates for purchase, such a carbon fiber and aluminum, and support for different mounting styles like the Neo80. I also hope they'll do matching numpads, since I'm one of those numpad weirdos, but I do like to chuck it in the desk drawer when I'm not using it.

[@JenuelDevTutors]

02:31 wait did you grab that thing with your feet heha 😁thanks for the video..

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

Yes haha feet dexterity

[@braayan03]

@@JenuelDevTutors asian things haha

[@twillis1986]

not a weird thing. most of my family can too...

[@TheRealDath]

Loving the new consistent uploads :)

[@TastidiousYabbie]

Nice review. I like it has more RGB than the neo80, but damn those switches are loud as heck. I would have liked to hear the other switches to see how loud they were. Killer price point since it includes switches, keycaps, and assembly, especially for the feature set. Like you said, it's more for people who enjoy keyboards and want something easily that's better than what they already have, but don't want to think about anything when it comes to switches and caps.

[@moisejeanfelix]

glad youre back

[@moonootoo]

Seeing all these TKL style prebuilts , I really wish there were more prebuilt 100% keyboards to choose from.

[@johnmoffat5402]

Welcome back .

[@JayEllingtonWasHere]

So happy to have regular switch and click content again. Congratulations on your familys new addition as well.

[@SoidHoid]

Womier is shipping RD75 soon (Retail $120 I think, their kickstarter just finished), which has the ball-catch. Will be interested to see a comparison if/when you get your hands on one.

[@shadowvampwolf]

now i wanna see ur thoughts on a crush80!

[@TechBoiEski]

Pogo pins is what the USB daughter board connects to the PCB btw, along with the magnets for alignment I'm assuming.

[@Twkeys]

Was about to buy the crush80 by wobkeys but decided to wait a little longer and this came out lucky me ordered the nimbus colourway and it sounds absolutely amazing

[@markridlen4380]

It's a lot easier to buy a good keyboard than it used to be. The big manufacturers are going to need to start offering aluminum to even keep up with the customs.

[@baltazar_niszczyciel_swiatow]

after the wait the female goat of keyboard came back(happy for you and your baby)

[@devtigr6949]

17:01 thank me later

[@thebunsenburner]

Omg that sounds amaziiiiiiiing

[@johanb.7869]

Okay I will thank you later😜

[@elvenstein]

It's a shame they couldn't meet the $130 price point.

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

Agreed $130 would’ve been huge

[@bjsc1100]

yah, comparable latest greatest tkl's (aluminum/ball catch keebs) are a bit cheaper delivered (wobkey crush 80 beta:$145, mchose gx87 igg:$134). i've got the crush 80 (now my daily driver) and the mchose is ordered. am curious to see if they look like they're from the same factory and if the top shells are interchangeable between the 2. glad to see you back.

[@janoscsongor749]

@@bjsc1100 Heyo. I'm looking at the Crush 80 Reboot Pro and the Evo 80 and I can't decide. Now you gave me another option with the Mchose GX87. Thank you bro! Btw what do you think about these keyboards, which one is better and why?

[@speakerflexer]

long time no see

[@acloudonthebluestsky9687]

TKL used to be one of the most pricy layout at 2020 in custom community god damn glad its cheap now :)

[@dannyize]

Where's that USB-C dongle? Checks pockets and remembers the Evo80 doesn't come with one.

[@austin2994]

Ty for the content. Which keyboard is TKL, $100, knob, and near silent?

[@KBDology]

Well Come Back...

[@keyboardhlc]

Hello Switch and Click !! I want to know your opinion about Leobog Hi8 SE. Can you do video about it?

[@ChildofEden96]

idk, if youre looking for gaming i dont think much will beat a wooting, granted not everyone wants a keyboard soley for gaming so who knows.

[@transformerstuff7029]

not sure man, most gamers are pretty casual. I play a ton of battlefield (like 2000+ hours on bf1/5) and did so on a membrane till like 6 months ago. Now I rock an aula and an ajazz lol and bought a ton of different switches......this keyboard thing is addictive.

[@thestreamreader]

So much for the cycle8 least this one will be available sooner.

[@thestreamreader]

I said it when they released the cycle8 someone will do something better and make it available sooner than their preorder. Just like they did with the Cycle7. Well looks like qwertykeys has blessed us with the Evo80.

[@pkpnyt4711]

What they gave you is the clacky version of the keyboard. If you get the ones with the oat switch that is tuned to be thocky.

[@s0n1cLOL]

nice vid!!🎉

[@kid_vs]

would you say the epomaker p75 is also similar in terms of sound?

[@menos_]

Love the contect keep the Good work UP!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Dakhanavar99]

i just got into the mechanical keyboards "love affair" because i really wanted to have one, even though i don´t understand nothing about it. One of the things i find very difficult to find it´s the lack of of layout keycaps!

[@myrandarose2883]

It's a shame you didn't compare it to the RD75 as that's got the same ball catch system, and the same pogo pin magnetic connector instead of the ribbon cable and is cheaper... so then the only real difference is the exact number of buttons. I think the Evoworks compares less favourably to the RD75

[@F59PHI]

20 seconds ago is WILD!! Might actually get this keeb since I’m in the market once again

[@pkpnyt4711]

@F59PHI It's all sold out. Sucks.

[@pswag4397]

@pkpnyt4711 @F59PHI it's available now from qwertykeys

[@deanopain]

So what is a good TKL with a similar sound? I like this but I'd like a step down from that price.

[@kesamek8537]

Similar sound well that's personal but Galaxy80 has been a great TKL for me, can't fault it for its low price and premium feel/look.

[@cormacc7]

No typing test. The most important thing.

[@meh28]

but now they should make a hall effect version

[@BA0701]

@Switchandclickofficial , if you could, please, could you tell us what the keycap profile is, for the keycaps included on both the Evo80 and the Azoth Extreme? I am new to all of this, keyboards and keycaps, and I do not know what the profiles of those keys are. I have tried some OEM profiled keycaps, on both boards, and the included keys are much shorter, but from the diagrams I have found on the web, they appear to be shorter than the cherry profile as well, but that may be just my inability to properly measure them by site. Thank you, so much, in advance, for any help you might be able to provide.

[@GOPICRAZY]

i don't know who you are but I CHALLENGE YOU to do a haptic feedback for a keyboard while gaming and it should be innovative and next level gaming experience.

[@cormacc7]

Everyone doesn't try to mimic that sound. Some go creamy, thocky, clacky, poppy, combos of such...

[@glxbe]

Is your Discord no longer active? The link in the description doesn't work and keeps saying the discord invite is invalid

[@XtopherMartin]

Didn't know I missed Betty until I saw Betty here. I missed you Betty.

[@chrisbenn]

Why is it a hassle to build your own keyboard?! I have never done it, but I am thinking of doing it!

[@Hxshimn]

Building is easy tho time consuming but picking the parts could be a hassle

[@SlayFN447]

Do a review on the GK61v3

[@MarbsMusic]

So about the same as a Neo80 but with caps and switches and RGB... leaf springs look like a something new too though. Same case but different branding on it. Personally all my Qwertykey board are my favorites (2 Neo65s, Neo80, Ergo and QK75n). I didn't know about this one but with RGB it definitely peaks my interest. I have to wonder if the front is as low as the 65 or 80 as those are both super easy to type on without a wrist rest. Price is close but definitely cheaper if you don't want to switch out the caps / switches. Great review and thank you for bringing this to our attention! Always nice to see new S&C videos again!

[@MarbsMusic]

Got mine today, it's everything I hoped for... highly recommend! Got the FR4/Azure and the sound is amazing!

[@moonmothh]

I'm new to keyboards and building them in general but I'm not really a fan of the popping sound @0:16 - It sounds a bit loud and clacky for my taste. I like the smooth creamy sounds and tactle switches so far are my preference but then again I'm not gaming so I can understand why linears are more popular. I would not spend nearly 60-80 USD extra for a keeb that can be pulled apart easily. As luxurious as that is, like you said, how many times are we pulling our boards apart? Plus the dongle being inside the case cover is strange. You shouldn't have to pull your board apart every time you want to retrieve or put your dongle away.

[@dhanslee]

I am getting the evo 80 sandgold!!!!

[@thenatous_]

hey, maybe a stupid question, but does magnetic connector on the PCB affect gasket performance?

[@YashTheDon]

plz review Wooting 60HE+ keyboard

[@OkraneS]

is it Hall Effect?

[@superviewer18]

would like to know if adding tape mod would affect that magnetic connection because of the additional layer of thickness under the PCB.

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

I’d just cut out a slot for it

[@MuhammadPintoRizkiIqbal]

So what keyboard you use for daily?

[@blahaj___]

no love for tactiles anymore

[@YRLCarlos]

i really spent $300 on my board 😭😭 i have no regrets tho

[@vinhsannguyen2100]

i spent 500 and same

[@StaleFiish]

IMO The poppy sound signature is by far the worst thing to happen to the keyboard space.

[@Aerobrake]

i dislike the location of the power switch...

[@Disposalist]

That keyboard is excellent! But sounds HORRIBLE. Ruined. Really not sure why people want a keyboard that sounds like... anything, really... let alone a room full of people cracking their knuckles into a karaoke microphone like this one. _Maybe_ if you were a typist who was really into the actually typing (not _what_ you are typing)? _Maybe_ if you were a keyboard customiser who enjoys the actual art of customisation? _Maybe_ if you thought a keyboard _has_ to make _some_ noise, so why not a 'nice' one? Not a cheap keyboard and you'd have to spend a load more to make it quieter.

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

This comment made my day haha I also don’t like how it sounds. So so so louud

[@transformerstuff7029]

I don't know, theres just something wrong with me. I like the sounds and I appreciate other people complaining about my keyboard when my mic is open during a game.

[@sabishiihito]

6:34 Alabama keyboard

[@AmerSaneh]

Do a review on yunzii al66

[@mendaxassange4465]

Hey will you please review ajazz ak35i v3 max ?

[@hmuy0608]

QK and Neo literally had every chance in the world to make a budget prebuilt keyboard that sounds good with no foams as the meta is shifting away from the PE foam sound, but they really had to stuff it with the worst config possible 💀

[@KeyboredBob]

prebuilt???

[@cxrbs125]

hello

[@P3ktoRis]

can you do ISO keyboards?

[@johanb.7869]

Clacky, thocky, but no clicky😔 Yes I know, I'm crazy but I really like clicky🥰

[@gakenone6186]

hmmm

[@crimsonswordsman]

super early also nice video!

[@spinkey4842]

mmmmmmmmm that clack tho

[@MightyRaph]

This or crush80?

[@SwitchandClickOfficial]

This

[@janoscsongor749]

@@SwitchandClickOfficial Why?

[@alexandrebregantim]

Hi

[@aimtenshi]

now mod it

[@goofy_chris]

30th ( you are better the @keybored)

[@kajukuja]

🙂👍

[@limouren]

Typing this comment on a neo80 makes me sad

[@sampetsim99]

im so early to this vid wow

[@jaydeleon6447]

❤ Hi Hello there pretty I like how you make a good review on keyboard and I really like your simplicity you're lovely and charming the kind of woman that is very very hard to find keep up the good work and God bless you pretty ❤

[@patpatboy2]

This board has both the left and right Windows key, YAY! But it replaces the context menu button with a Fn key, BOOOOOOOO! Hard pass for me.

[@KirbyNPenguins]

My brother in keebs, you can rebind those keys

[@patpatboy2]

@@KirbyNPenguins Most keyboards don't allow you to rebind the Fn key

[@dylan8389]

You can rebind any and every key on VIA/QMK compatible keyboard

[@patpatboy2]

@@dylan8389 Even the reserved FN key?? I haven't seen that work on any keyboard.

[@lilililiililili6363]

@@patpatboy2 pretty sure you can set multiple fn keys on via lol

[@applesousy2261]

Idk why I thought it was going to be budget

[@devtigr6949]

damn 11th lol

[@yrmuq]

It isn't 64%, that's why its mid

[@raycubes2309]

First :))

[@speakerflexer]

buddy nobody cares also you are not first.

[@realkeb]

@@speakerflexer buddy, nobody cares that you dont care

[@gameranters]

STOP THE CAP 🧢

[@parm2-x7h]

i never knew that there are 1000s keyboard designs and there are keyboard geeks , i just dont understand whats up with all the fancy packaging and designs for facking keyboard, lol i still use my old keyboard from 20 years ago , its just keyboard for typing words , doesnt have to be fancy , geeks are weird.

[@Bovineicide]

I was already looking at the neo80 because of the ball catch mechanism and how often I would be changing out foam pieces, etc. I just wish owlab/qwertykeys would be able to find a cheaper shipping solution, because it adds like $30 to all of their boards

[@MattyRRG]

17:36 gah damn

[@shadow_warlockgr]

It hurts that all the good factory ready prebuilts are linear. Give me some tactile goodness 🥹

[@AmerSaneh]

Hi