Epomaker Brick 87 Review
It’s a week of unique keyboards here at MMORPG and we have another for you today! The Epomaker Brick 87 allows you to build on it with LEGOs to make it truly unique. It also offers hot-swappable switches, smooth switches, and tri-mode wireless connectivity for an enhanced typing and gaming experience. It has some areas for improvement but is a decent option for LEGO fans.
Specifications
- Current Price:
- $109.99 (Amazon — currently 20% off)
- $99.99 (Epomaker)
- Size: TKL
- Keys Amount: 88 Keys
- PCB Type: Hotswap
- Plate Material: Precision-grade steel
- Connectivity: Type-C Wired, Bluetooth, Wireless
- Anti-Ghost Key: NKRO
- Backlit: RGB
- Battery capacity: 3,000mAh
- Keyboard dimensions: 317 x 150 x 50 mm
- Keyboard Weight: 900g
- Inside the box
- Keyboard
- Type-C Cable
- Keycap Puller
- Manual
Epomaker Brick 87 — Design and Highlights
The Epomaker Brick 87 makes a good first impression. It’s available in four different fetching colors, three of which are light and colorful, and the last is blacked out and sleek with translucent keycaps. I was sent the version in green, which uses a white frame, and a mix of white and gray keycaps with green accent keys. It’s also available in white and purple, white and red, and black.
The keyboard uses a tenkeyless layout with a retro aesthetic. It uses taller keycaps with rounded edges, similar to the tall SA profile keycaps found on old school computer terminals. The function row is angled upward, which reminds me quite a bit of the IQUNIX OG80 Wormhole we reviewed back in 2022.
The design has a couple benefits, though aesthetically won’t be for everyone. For gaming, it requires less reach, so they’re more readily accessible, albeit only slightly. It enhances the retro aesthetic, bringing to mind the angular decks of computers like the Apple II. It also allows you to clearly see the LEGO panel added to the top edge of the keyboard.
It’s this strip from which the Brick 87 takes its name. Note that it’s not LEGO licensed but the panel is compatible with all
