Wobkey Rainy 75 Review: A Great Budget Mechanical Keyboard

Rain 75 It is a general view of r/MechanicalKeyBoards subredditcommunity that makes you an otaku about Either Keyboard And of course, Fun keycaps. Every week or so, it seems like someone is posting about a new purchase from Wobkey. And each time, the consensus revolves around how good it is. That’s because for under $150, the Rainy 75 has all the features you can want. Mechanical keyboard today. There are a few strange design options, but I finally got it. I was impressed with this keyboard.

The Rainy 75 comes in three flavors: Lite, Standard and Pro. The Lite sells for $129 and includes an HMX violet linear switch, polypropylene plate and a 3,500-MAH battery. The models I tested include the Kailh Cocoa Linear Switches, FR4 plates, RGB lighting and two batteries totaling 7,000 mAh, $159 for $159. The standard is in between, and the cost is $139.

Poppies, crispy, smooth

Photo: Henri Robbins

Enter the Rainy 75 and it feels fantastic. There is a poppy, crisp typing sound that can be seen online in the video, and I find typing to be all energetic and fun. I think the name “Rainy 75” comes from the typing sound, as its soft, round sound profile sounds like a rainy sound.

Linear “cocoa” switches are manufactured By Kyle For 75 rain. These switches have relatively light operating power of 45 grams. Cherry MX Redand use polyoxymethylene stems (POM) and nylon housing. This helps create amazing typing sounds and smooth typing feel. The switch is responsive and pops up immediately after being pressed, with little scratches even when pushed slowly. The stems of these switches do not wobble from left and right or front to back, making the key press feel sturdy.

Despite the stabilizer on this keyboard is pre-covered and attached to a plate instead of surrounded by printed circuit boards, they feel great. I could talk about how smooth and quiet they were, but it’s easy to say that I didn’t realize they were there when I was typing. These stabilizers are fully tuned and do not require you to work out of the box. That said, like most plate-mounted stabilizers, I think you’ll need to reapply the lubricant after a while.

Photo: Henri Robbins

The gasket mount system that holds the keyboard together is truly impressive. It feels elastic, soft and doesn’t look too calm or mushy. The damping from the gasket is consistent across all keys and is slightly stiffer around the edges.

Difficult features

This keyboard has some quirks, which are not big, but can be annoying. If you press Alt+Tab on this keyboard or any other key combination, including tab keys, you will need to press the combination twice to make it work. Turning the keyboard off solved these weirdnesses.

Usually, one of my favorite features of mechanical keyboards is QMK and VIA support. QMK stands for Quantum Mechanical Keyboard and is open source firmware that allows you to customize your keyboard layout in almost endless ways. Via is a system for customizing specific QMK compatible keyboards using an in-browser interface. These allow for simple and efficient customization of mechanical keyboards. This means that QMK-enabled keyboards provide long-term support without relying on proprietary software that may stop updating in a few years.