Epomaker have very kindly sent me one of their TH99 keyboards to try out. So, let’s take a look at it, shall we?
The TH99 is a 102 key / 96% keyboard. It has an ANSI layout and is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Android (two-position switch at the rear of the board). The TH99 connects wired via USB-C, or via Wireless 2.4GHz and Bluetooth 5.0 (again, there’s a three-position switch, and a little niche for your Wireless receiver). The TH99 has a 4000mAh onboard battery.
The TH99 comes in a choice of Black & White or Blue & White colourways. I got the Blue & White, which has a lovely, calming, white fluffy clouds in a blue sky kind of look. Keycaps are Cherry Profile Double Shot PBT plastic with blue characters on the white keys and white characters on the blue keys.
The TH99 comes with Epomaker Creamy Jade Switches, which have a pleasant thock to them, but which do feel a little bit “fast” for my taste. I would prefer just a tad more resistance, but that’s a personal preference. The switches are, of course, hot-swappable.
The body of the TH99 is made of ABS Plastic and the Plate is PC plastic. It has a built-in Gasket-mount structure and has five layers of sound-dampening, including Poron Sandwich Pad, IXPE Switch Pad, Bottom Poron and Silicone, to reduce noise.
The TH99 weighs just a little over 1kg, so it’s heavy enough to be stable, but light enough to carry around with you. Two-position flip-down feet increase the stability and allow for a good amount of typing-angle adjustment.
The TH99 has south-facing RGB backlights with all the usual on-board customisation options, and more (including key mapping and macros) available via the free-to-use Epomaker software.
The TH99 isn’t a mould-breaking keyboard, but it is a honing of what has gone before. It’s everything a board of this size, shape, and kind should be, with no unnecessary gimmicks or bells and whistles. I can’t find any fault with it whatsoever, other than the pre-loaded switches are not quite to my taste.
I can definitely see TH99 being many people’s go-to desk board. If you wanted a portable (near-enough) full-sized board, I think you’d be hard pushed to find anything that performs as well within the same kind of price range.
The TH99 is available to order directly from Epomaker for £62.51 GBP / $82.99 USD