Back in August 2020 I backed the Ajazz K620T Kickstarter, snagging myself one of the keyboards for the special Early Bird price of $55 (US).
The Ajazz K620T is a 60% (61 key) portable keyboard designed to have the stability and feel of a desktop keyboard. The thing which drew me to the K620T initially is that, while it would undoubtedly work well with a desktop or laptop (connecting via USB or Bluetooth), it seems to have been designed very much with tablets and even mobile phones in mind. This appealed to me because, while I’m extremely unlikely to take my laptop out with me “just in case”, slipping my iPad into my bag seems like a much simpler and easier option. Or it would do if I had the right keyboard to take with me…
The K620T has an integrated tablet/phone stand which can accommodate a screen size of up to 12 inches. This means that there’s no need for additional stands or cases or for you to try to balance your device somewhere awkwardly while you’re working. The keyboard itself is a bit more weighty than you might expect (800g / 1.76lbs on my kitchen scales) but that’s all to the good because it helps to keep everything really nice and stable and solid feeling, even with a 12″ iPad sitting in the dock.
The K620T also has a dial knob next to the stand, which is used to control the audio playback volume on the connected device. Click the dial down and you can mute/unmute the device. It’s a nice little feature and ideal if you’re sat typing with your headphones on.
Up to three Bluetooth connections can be stored on the K620T and cycled through using Fn and Q, W, and E keys. I found it really easy to set up the connection with my iPad, with an older Android tablet, and with my Android phone.
The keys are backlit and there is a ludicrous range of settings (19 backlight options, all of which are speed and brightness-adjustable). Some of these are pretty eye-watering, to be honest, but there are also plenty of simple, useful ones. The K620T also comes with a few extra keycaps (a red Esc, a green Enter, and a yellow Spacebar) just in case you fancy a bit of customisation straight out of the box.
My normal, day-to-day work keyboard is a 65% / 68 key (the Durgod Fusion) and initially, I am feeling the lack of arrow keys on the K620T, especially given the fact that I’m using it with an iPad / tablet and so without a mouse. That said, it’s definitely something I’ll be able to get used to, especially since you can use Fn key combinations to act as up, down, left, and right.
All the keys on the keyboard correspond to the correct characters (which you’d think would be a given but that’s not been my experience, sadly). Backlit battery life is reportedly 50 hours, and unlit it’s an impressive 880 hours. The backlight switches off automatically when in Bluetooth mode if left inactive for 10 minutes.
The K620T comes in two colours, white and black (I went for black), and there’s a choice of Clicky blue key switches or Linear pink ones (I went for the latter which are still pretty clicky, but not too loud).
All in all, I’m really impressed with the Ajazz K620T. It seems to be exactly what I’d hoped it would be; a perfect little portable workstation (when coupled with an iPad or tablet) with a comfortable desktop feel.