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Ajazz AK33

Heads up this keyboard uses clone switches!

Switches:

MX Black

About:

The Ak33 is a budget friendly %65 keyboard sold by Ajazz. In order to be so cheap the keyboard uses Zorro switches which I have never heard of before (but they are Cherry MX clones) the switches obviously have bigger tolerances for inconsistency compared to real Cherry MX switches or even other clones due to being cheap as possible. The key-caps are easy to smudge. Unlike tons of other cheap gaming keyboards the font on the legends is nice and normal. The keyboard is RGB backlit and allows you to switch colors on the keyboard itself, requiring no special software (the keyboard does have some customization software but its optional) The keyboard features a detachable cable. The keyboard has a metal back-plate. The frame is glossy and will attract fingerprints. It is very light at just 500 grams, making it good for things like hack-a-thons. Interestingly it comes with a brush to clean up after yourself, I have never seen any other keyboard include that. The key-caps are cheap feeling. The unique layout has a few quirks like putting the delete key is on the far right, right next to the backspace key. The area where the “q” key is maybe hard to hit thus MOVA and Overwatch players should probably avoid this keyboard. Honestly this keyboard is a bit of lottery, Sometimes users will get units that are DOA (Its cheap enough to order another one), sometimes users get a brush and a key-cap puller, sometimes they don't. sometimes comes with a mouse-pad that uses the batman logo (I'm sure that's not breaking copy right infringement, at all)

Pros:

  • %65-ish layout (most %65 are a bit different)
  • Cheap as chips
  • Detachable cable
  • Light wight
  • Metal back plate
  • Might include a brush
  • Normal font
  • One of the smallest keyboards that has a function row
  • RGB with no messy software (optional software exists)

Cons:

  • Cheap feeling key-caps
  • Glossy which attracts fingerprints
  • KEYBOARD IS A LOTTERY
  • QC issues
  • Uncommon clone switches
  • Weird layout may not be ideal for gamers

Additional Comments:

  • Bad English “Thanks for choosing Ajazz AK33 RGB Mechanical Keyboard with amazing and multifarious lighting effect, hope it can bring you brand new playing feeling. ”, pretty much everything else is in Chinese
  • It seems to have around 20 lighting modes which is quite a bit. This video shows all the modes, https://youtu.be/RzoZ7rG0x0c
  • Qisan has a re-branded version of this