Pros: Build Quality, Heavy and Substantial, Switches perform decently, Good Factory Stabs, Feature Packed, Good Value
Cons: Keyboard Feet, Magnetic Switch Sound Profile, Simple Design (can be a plus too)
Price: US$170.00
Intro
Disclaimer: The Womier SK75 TMR was provided to us at no charge courtesy of Womier. However, this was done with the understanding that I was to give my honest thoughts and opinions on the keyboard. The Womier SK75 TMR is available for purchase here on their site or here on Amazon, should you be interested in one. Please feel free to use your own links if you prefer to.
Despite being a primarily earphone reviewer, Womier was kind enough to share their keyboard with us. Please take our review as one of more of a general user instead of a keyboard expert. I would be sharing my experience using the keyboard in my daily life and what I liked about it, and what I didn’t. The Womier SK75 features a Magnetic Switch keyboard design that is made up of switches with “TMR” technology, short for Tunnelling Magnetoresistance. It is said to provide a stable and fast response, with zero dead zone and 8kHz polling. It is touted to be made for gamers who would be able to benefit from both the performance and feel of this keyboard.
Specs
- Switches: Outemu-branded Magnetic Switches
- Support for both magnetic and standard mechanical switches (Hybrid setup allowed)
- Layout: ANSI 75%
- 81 Keys Hot-swappable
- Keycap: Cherry profile double-shot PBT
- Aluminium Body
- Software Compatibility: VIA/QMK
- Tri-Mode Bluetooth/Wireless 2.4GHz/USB-C Connectivity
- Full 8000Hz in Both Wired and Wireless
- Keyboard Weight: 2000±20g
- Dimensions: 321*140*38(47)mm
The Womier keyboard comes with an in-built software that allows you to capitalise on magnetic features such as “Rapid Trigger, DKS, Toggle keys, and Snap Key. Hence, you can find yourself adjusting and remapping behaviours and actions using mid-pressing certain keys on the keyboard. It also allows you to reset mid-actuation or assign a second action to a deeper press. These are features that simply aren’t possible on traditional mechanical keyboards, simply due to the difference in how the switches work.
Accessories
The Womier SK75 TMR comes with some basic accessories like a dongle, cable, and some additional coloured keycaps that add a pop of colour to the keyboard. Everything you need to get him started. There is nothing fancy, but taking into account how heavy the keyboard is, let’s not waste any further time and focus on the star of the show, the keyboard itself and its underlying tech.
Build Quality
The build quality of the keyboard felt amazing, and from my limited experiences with keyboards I’ve built myself or bought, this seems like quite a bargain for what you’re getting. The body is fully aluminium, and I just love the understated all black design. The Chroma mirror weight at the bottom adds a nice touch to show the premium package you are getting.
My biggest gripe is perhaps the tiny keyboard rubber feet. The feet are too thin and the pads are too small. Given the weight of the board, the feet often compress, and the keyboard is in direct contact with the table. I then got some thick rubber pads and taped them to the bottom to cushion the keyboard. Overall, after the new feet mod, I feel like the sound of the keypresses was thicker and “thockier” which was definitely welcome.
On an added note, the keyboard can feel a little boring to some looking for a keyboard to spruce up their table set-up, but I guess one can always get their own keycaps of choice to customise the vibe of the keyboard and be more creative with the colourways to match your setup.
Typing Feel
The above is a short video of typing on the Womier SK75 TMR keyboard without any deskmat but with my rubber feet installed. I liked it much better with the rubber feet attached and in the movement of the keyboard; at no time would the body of the board scrape or come into contact with the table, which was a concern before when I first tried it and the keyboard would be in contact with the table when I tried to move it around. If you already have a deskmat and the elevation of the keyboard is already just nice, the feet may not be needed. In case anyone is wondering where I got my feet from I just ordered some from online meant for Logitech keyboard and were attached via adhesive tape.
The above is a short video of typing on the Wormier SK75 keyboard with a deskmat.
Conclusion
As an understated all black keyboard, the Womier is a solid keyboard, and its feature-packed goodness is seriously underrated. This would be a functional keyboard to suit gamers that would have all their concerns from a mechanical keyboard addressed. For the mechanical keyboard enthusiast, making the switch (pun intended) to a magnetic switch keyboard may require some more convincing, as the sound profile of the Womier keyboard definitely isn’t as satisfying as my current mechanical keyboard. Hence, if the sound and feel of the keyboard is a primary concern, the magnetic switches may not be for you. That said, the factory-lubed stabilisers and keyboard damping are very well done, and it does sound good enough and reliable to do work on. With the hotswappable feature with room to support both kinds of switches, the Womier SK75 TMR remains a versatile option to many, be it casual users, gamers, or even keyboard enthusiasts looking for a fun keyboard to play around with or try the magnetic switches on this keyboard.