The keycaps are of course the main focus but the overall design and the keycaps complement each other very well. But the glossy black plastic finish, as well as the chrome, finish all the way around the outside edge is a lot more art deco than anything.
The keyboard itself is designed with a plastic panel over the entire top that fits tightly around the top of each key switch giving the keyboard a look that is a little like the open Corsair keyboards. I’ve tested, reviewed, or owned just about any type of mechanical keyboard ranging from keyboards that fit in your pocket, keyboards that are split in half, and even huge monster keyboards that take up all of your desk but one thing is for sure, the MK Retro is the most unique looking of the entire bunch. For documentation you get a user guide and then a small folded card that explains inside that Azio wants you to have a good experience, contact them if you are unhappy with anything, yadda yadda. The keyboard then has foam on both ends to keep it from moving around and cardboard covering up the cord up top. The tray keeps the keys from getting banged up in shipping and could also be a dust cover for someone if they need one. Inside when you open everything up you will find a few documents sitting up top and then the MK Retro sitting under a clear tray.
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The sticker has a short specifications listing, a photo of the full keyboard, and all of the required certification logos. The back of the box just has a short bit explaining the idea behind the keyboard then down in the bottom right corner is a sticker. Together the look is simple, but it is very effective at showing you what the MK Retro is all about. Then the MK Retro logo is also a throwback as well. So the photo of half of the keyboard across the top is all reflective, matching the keyboard itself. The box has the same size and shape of course, but Azio went with a flat black finish across the entire box and to stick with the retro vibe everything on the top is printed in a metallic finish. The box for the MK Retro is a big difference from the standard keyboard packaging. So today I’m going to take a look at their MK Retro and see if it is actually a usable keyboard, or if it is just going to be a novelty. But Azio has actually taken the next step and gone into mass production and dropped the costs considerably.
They aren’t the first company to do it, Datamancer a company we have worked with in the past had a few typewriter style keyboards and even sold keycaps. With that in mind, Azio has introduced a new keyboard that is all about going old school, even beyond those buckling spring keyboards, back to typewriters. Some of us grew up with clicky buckling spring keyboards and just want a little of that back. But for a lot of people, there is a bit of nostalgia involved.
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There are so many different reasons why people upgrade to mechanical keyboards.
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