So this keyboard’s super satisfying to use. Let’s talk about it!

The Blade 75 is a chunk. Most notably due to the aluminium body and metal plate in the rear of the keyboard. It feels super premium which is really good to see, especially as we’ve just checked out the insanely expensive GMMK 3 Pro with the aluminium body and that can cost over four times as much as this Blade 75, which costs just 82 pounds at the time of making this video on the MECHLANDS website, link down below.

Being made from a slab of aluminium it does make this keyboard pretty heavy which can get a little annoying if you’re someone who likes to shuffle their keyboards around the desk. But it also does mean that if you’ve found a position you’re comfortable with, it’s not going anywhere. There’s 81 keys which equates to a 75% layout which will definitely be good enough for most people. Basically means no numberpad but still retaining your function keys down the right hand side. The Delete key is in a bit of an annoying place next to the rotary knob in the corner, and I must say I hit the Home key more times than I’d like to admit thinking it’s the Delete key but that’s something I’ve got to get used to.

In terms of the keys they are gasket mounted giving a very smooth typing experience and there are stabilizers used again to keep typing as comfortable as possible which I must say is a very nice feeling, though I feel like I am going to go back on what I usually say when it comes to sound performance. The keyboard uses MECHLANDS’ own Verdant Switches with an operating force of 42±5gf and a bottom force of 50±5gf. Pre-travel sits at 1.8±0.4mm and total travel isn’t massive by any means sitting at 3.8±0.4mm. It’s incredibly clacky, and I’m not usually a fan. Though the noise here does really come down to how heavy you type. If you’re a heavy-handed typer, the clakiness isn’t too great. But if you type softly, the sound profile is actually quite satisfying. Just listen to this.

The Blade 75 is using multiple layers of padding, including sandwich foam, an IXPE switch pad and PET film. MECHLANDS call it sound enhancing materials, and while yeah I suppose the clack of this keyboard is enhanced somewhat, it’s not hugely offputting but that definitely comes down to what you prefer to listen to. It’s satisfying, it really is. and it sounds nowhere near as horrific as some of the more well-known brand’s plasticy mechanical keyboards, looking at you Razer. The clackiness of my Blackwidow V3 sounded horrific compared to this. This is a satisfying clack, if there’s such a thing.

However, if this noise profile really isn’t for you, there is the chance to change it as the board is completely hotswappable so you can go mad with your own switches, without the need to do any kind of soldering. Even though the keycaps are double-shot PBT, unfortunately they’re not shine-through keycaps as standard, and I must say I do miss it, especially when gaming in a darker environment and I need to quickly glance at my keyboard. Yes, unfortunately, I’m one of those gamers. It has got south-facing RGB backlighting which is nice and subtle. I’ve still got it on the default static teal colour it came with and it actually looks quite nice with the green keycaps the Blade 75 came with, though there are a number of effects you can choose from.

In terms of connectivity, it uses Bluetooth 5.0, a 2,4GHz wireless dongle or a USB Type-C cable if that’s more your thing, of which both the dongle and cable come supplied. No coil cable though just a standard braided one. It’s got a 4,000mAh battery which is seemingly quite standard now with all these keyboards I’ve been looking at, and while it’s wireless which is nice to have, I must say the battery doesn’t last a decent amount of time, and I’m reaching for a charging cable a bit more than I’d ideally like. I blame the LEDs. They’re pretty bright and thus sapping more battery Also I must say that if you plug in this keyboard, and leave it on the 2.4GHz connection, it will not charge. Change it to the USB input using the slider at the back. For the most part though I use it on a wireless connection and I’ve not noticed any kind of lag or misclicks. It has NKRO anti-ghosting features and a 1,000Hz polling rate for this.

And for a gaming keyboard, it is incredibly solid. Again, because it doesn’t feel like it misses a beat at all and the fact that it sticks to my mousepad. It’s a cheap one from Amazon but it does the trick for me and my style of gaming. And the size of the Blade 75 is decent too and I could reach everything I needed without scrunching my hands up. There’s also a very basic driver to power the keyboard which gives you options for key settings, macros, key sensitivity, FN settings, macro settings and your RGB lighting effects. As I said, fairly basic and a farcry from the drivers we’ve seen for HE keyboards now. Still, for gaming, it’s a solid choice and one that performed well for me anyway in things like Overwatch 2 or Foxhole which I’ve been getting into a bit for the moment. Oh, and Delta Force too. That game is good, albeit a little chaotic.

So the MECHLANDS Blade 75 is a fairly decent quality keyboard with an extremely satisfying typing experience to say the least. It sounds brilliant in my opinion, and the lighting effects work well too. Though I would have liked to have seen some shine through keycaps. But because they can be changed, I could potentially get some and use so there is that. And for cost wise, £84 on the MECHLANDS website? That’s pretty decent! Get one. I don’t think you’ll regret it.