Chillkey ND75 Affordable Custom Keyboard Review

Chillkey is back with its latest mechanical keyboard and it’s a doozy. We were impressed by its first product, the Paw65 but this is of a whole other caliber. The Chillkey ND75 comes in a full aluminum case, pre-lubed switches and stabilizers, tri-mode wireless, tons of foams for sound tuning, an OLED screen, VIA programmability, and more. At $99, it offers a complete custom keyboard experience, well-exceeding much of the competition, including the Keychron Q1. If you’re looking for a quality keyboard for typing, gaming, and everything in between, it should definitely be on your wish list. 

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Specifications

• Current Price: 
  • $99 (Chillkey)
  • $109 to $115 (Cannon Keys)
• Layout: 75% layout
• Typing Angle: 6.5°
• Front Height: 19.2mm
• Case Material: CNC Aluminum
• Weight: 1680g
• Case Coating:
  • Electrophoretic — Pure White
  • Anodization — Jet Black, Mountain Blue, Elegant Purple
• Plate: Polycarbonate
• PCB: Tri-mode, Per-key RGB, Hot-swappable
• Screwless Quick Assembly System
• Mounting Style:
  • — Split O-Ring
  • — Silica Gel
  • — Top Mount
• Stabilizer Mounting Style: Plate Mount
• Stabilizer Lubing: Factory lubed
• Support: Independent Driver / Software
• Switch: Gateron EF Dopamine Blue (Linear)
• Keycaps: Doubleshot PBT Keycap (Cherry Profile)
• Battery: 1800mAh*2
• ND75 Kit Contents:
  • Keyboard (Includes Dopamine Blue Switches, batteries*2, keycaps)
  • Instruction Manual
  • TYPE-C Cable
  • 2.4G Receiver
  • Packing Box
  • Dustbag
  • Replacement Flexible Flat Cable 
  • Accessories

Chillkey ND75 — Design and Highlights

Great keyboards just keep coming. We’ve seen so many stellar options come out with enthusiast-level quality, pushing the prices lower and lower: the Epomaker x Feker Galaxy80, the WOBKEY Rainy75, Chillkey’s own Paw65, each of these keyboards challenge what you should expect for around $100. I’ve found a new favorite: the Chillkey ND75.

While each of the above keyboards and the more expensive options you can buy have their merits, sometimes you find a keyboard that just clicks with you. That’s the ND75 for me. On