Once again, KiiBOOM have very generously sent me one of their keyboards to try out. This time it’s the Breeze 75. 

The Breeze 75 is an ANSI 81-key, 75% layout mechanical keyboard. It has an aluminium volume knob/dial. It’s Windows and Mac compatible (a two-way switch on the rear, next to the USB port, selects the mode). 81 keys mean you get all your Function keys, your arrow keys, and, yes, a Del key. Del Key + vol knob = a happy reviewer. I do not need to adapt to this keyboard, and that’s always nice.

The Breeze 75 connects via Bluetooth 5.0, 2.4Ghz wireless, or via standard USB Type-C. A three-way switch at the rear of the board allows you to switch between modes. It has two 4000mAh batteries onboard, giving you a total capacity of 8000mAh. When fully charged, you’re looking at around 120 hours of continuous use with the RGB lights on, and 200 hours with them off. That’s pretty impressive.

The Breeze 75 comes in a choice of four colourways: Green, Purple, Black & White, and Pink. I got Pink, because I always do, if that’s an option. The keycaps are two shades of pink with deep pink characters. The aluminium top piece / key surround is also pink, as is the aluminium vol knob. The base is made of pink transparent acrylic through which you can see the underside of the PCB. A pink aluminium plate with an embossed KiiBOOM logo covers the batteries. As with every KiiBOOM keyboard I’ve tried out before, every detail of the Breeze 75 feels designed and finished to an incredibly high standard.

The Breeze 75 comes loaded with KiiBOOM’s own Matcha Latte Switches, which are Linear. They have exactly the kind of gentle, clicky sound which I know many keyboard AMSR fans adore. They feel really nice to me. Not too flat, not too “fast”, just right. They are, of course, hot-swappable with any other 3 or 5-pin switches.

Like the Phantom 81, the Breeze 75 has two separate, independently controlled sets of lights: south-facing RGB LEDs behind the keys, and a rectangle of RGB LEDs in its transparent base. There are plenty of onboard presets for both sets of lights, and they’re further customisable using KiiBOOM’s own software. I set all of them to pink, because it seemed silly not to.

The Breeze 75 weighs just under 1.5 kg, so it’s a pretty heavyweight keyboard. It’s certainly compact enough to carry around with you for on-the-go use, but the weight might prove a bit prohibitive. In the desktop, it’s sturdy and solid and the typing angle feels just right for me, personally.

The Breeze 75 uses a “gasket mount system that surrounds the PCB and plate with a silicone ring, resting the silicone foot at the bottom case, which ensures the keyboard has a certain level of bounce without being overly soft. This setup, combined with sound-dampening materials such as Poron for the plate foam and XPE for the switch pad, reduces unwanted noise and enhances the typing feel. Together with PC plate paired with a 1.6mm PCB, these internal elements contribute to a satisfying typing and auditory typing experience“. The Breeze 75 adsorbs and deadens the force of even the heaviest keystrokes, emitting nothing but the pleasant click of the Matcha Latte switches.

The Breeze 75 feels very much like a slightly less ostentatious version of the Phantom 81 in many ways. It’s every bit as luxurious, but somehow less intimidating and OTT. Sometimes plastic-based keyboards can have a kind of disposable feel to them, but the acrylic and aluminium Breeze 75 feels more like an appliance. An apparatus. Something that’s built, not just to do what it does beautifully, but to last. Highly functional, aesthetically lovely, and built to last. What more could anyone ask for?

The Breeze 75 is available to order directly from KiiBOOM for $159.00 USD