DAREU A75 Pro

DAREU, which operates under the slogan "DARE TO BE A REAL YOU," describes the A75 Pro as a culmination of its work on esports keyboards and mice. The pitch is a hybrid: a gaming tool that is also meant to sit comfortably on an office desk.

Magnetic switches and fast reporting

In place of metal contacts, the A75 Pro uses what the maker calls Sky Magnetic Switches, built around magnetic sensors. According to DAREU, this enables a 0.005mm actuation resolution and 0.05ms latency. The maker also lists an 8K Hz polling rate and a 32K Hz scan rate, noting that the polling figure is eight times the 1K Hz common on conventional gaming keyboards.

Every key is adjustable: the maker says trigger points can be tuned in 0.005mm steps per key, so frequently used game keys can be set shallow while others are set deeper.

Build, sound and connectivity

The top case is CNC-machined aluminium, and the board offers 44 RGB effects. To dampen vibration and noise, DAREU specifies a three-layer damping system and a soft gasket mount, and says the keycaps are ergonomically shaped for long sessions.

• 8000mAh battery, which the maker says can last weeks of typical typing
• Wired USB-C, 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth 5.1, switchable via an onboard button, with multi-device switching
• Detailed volume knob
• Hot-swappable sockets for solder-free switch replacement
• Dareu Web Configurator for remapping, macros and RGB, running in Chrome, Edge or Opera with no software install

The A75 Pro is presented as a Kickstarter project. As with any crowdfunded hardware, the maker's performance figures have yet to be independently verified.