One of these more exotic manufacturers is AKKO, which tries to score points with exotic keycap designs, their own buttons and an otherwise minimalist design.
With the AKKO 3084 B Plus, they offer a super interesting mechanical wireless keyboard for just €80.Of course, despite the wireless design, it has RGB lighting.
Akko also uses its own Akko CS Jelly Pink switches here.So no Cherry or another big manufacturer, but something of our own.This alone makes the keyboard stand out from the crowd!
Test: AKKO 3084 B Plus
The AKKO 3084 B Plus is a fairly minimalist keyboard.This relies on a very narrow frame and, apart from the standard keys, does without any additional or media keys.
The AKKO 3084 B Plus also does without a number pad.We have here as a so-called TKL keyboard.
I am very impressed by the basic processing quality! The keyboard is made of plastic on the outside, but you can tell that we have a thick metal plate inside.The keyboard is extremely torsion-resistant and not exactly light either.
On the ergonomic side, we have two normal feet that we can fold up.These look robust, but are nothing special in themselves.
Since we have a wireless keyboard here, it also needs a battery.This offers 3000mAh and is charged via a USB C port on the back.
Akko CS Jelly Pink Switches
You can get the AKKO 3084 B Plus with the Akko CS Jelly Pink or the Akko CS Jelly Purple.
Akko CS Jelly Pink Switch
Linear
Actuation Force: 45gf ± 5gf
Total Travel: 4.0±0.3mm
Pre-Travel: 1.9±0.3mm
The Akko CS Jelly Pink roughly correspond to the CHERRY MX Reds.Again, we have linear buttons with no audible or tactile click.
Excellent typing experience!
I'll say something surprising here, I like the Akko CS Jelly Pink better than Cherry MX REDs and any other mechanical keys I've had in a keyboard before.
Basically, the buttons are of course similar.The CS Jelly Pink offers a completely linear pressure point.The buttons feel completely the same from the moment you press them until you hit them.
The CS Jelly Pink are wonderfully soft and supple.It almost feels like the buttons are "oiled".The Akko are noticeably softer and smoother than the CHERRY buttons, which is impressive.
In addition, there is an extremely firm and rich touch.In order to maintain this feeling, Akko has integrated a silicone pad in the base, which massively increases the keyboard's mass.
This makes the keyboard sound richer and deeper.It doesn't have that high pitched "ping" when you hit the keys.
As you can probably tell, I really love the typing experience of the AKKO 3084 B Plus! This keyboard has the best typing experience I've ever experienced on a mechanical keyboard!
However, not everything is perfect either.So on the one hand we have the QWERTY layout.According to Akko, QWERTZ keycaps will also be available soon, but this is not yet the case.
I also needed some getting used to typing on the AKKO 3084 B Plus.I can't tell you why, but somehow the key spacing was unfamiliar to me or something else was messing with my fingers.
However, after approx.After typing for 20 minutes, I have reached a writing speed that I have never known before! World Class!
Conclusion
At first glance, the AKKO 3084 B Plus is just another mechanical keyboard.However, I was extremely surprised by this one!
I'll put it bluntly, the typing feel here is a good deal better than Corsair's mechanical keyboards, which I'm otherwise used to! I've never had a mechanical keyboard on which I feel like this was able to type as fast as on this one and had so much fun doing it!
I love the AKKO 3084 B Plus! I can't tell you whether this is due to the Akko CS Jelly Pink buttons, the silicone-filled base or the simply good construction.However, the result is great!
The choice of wired connection, Bluetooth or the included USB receiver is also great.
The only thing that speaks against the Akko is the key layout.Currently this is only available with QWERTY layout.But German keycaps should follow! In addition, the AKKO 3084 B Plus naturally uses standard keycaps.Maybe I'll just steal it from another keyboard.
Anyway, I'm really excited about the AKKO 3084 B Plus! At first glance, this may look quite classic, but the typing experience is second to none!
