YunZii RT68 Rapid Trigger Beige Gaming Magnetic Keyboard – Outemu Pink Switch Magics
YunZii RT68 is a $85 USD gaming keyboard using Magnetic Switches from Outemu, and curiosity brings us to explore a review of what is likely the most affordable Magnetic Switch keyboard on the market.
Introduction
Curiosity brings me to reviewing something unique and boutique once again, and yunzii is one of the most affordable brands of Keyboards that’s becoming hot stuff online, for offering some of the best price / performance known to mankind, and as a heavy typist, I couldn’t pass the opportunity to explore some more keyboards and to see and hear how they work with my own eyes. As an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases, and using the purchase links in my reviews helps me maintain this website and Youtube Channel. Huge thanks to YunZii for providing us with the sample for this review.
PROs – Some of the best technical performance you can have regardless of the price point, rapid, accurate keys, a rather satisfying vintage clack to each key press, you can replace the switches, keycaps, and it has a cool-looking RGB Backlight, and it has no issues in any way, allowing you multiple advanced options including Rapid Trigger and adjustable actuation point, and even having plastic feet for adjusting the angle at which it sits on the desk.
Cons – The build is very lightweight, and the sound of the typing is one of the loudest out there. Very sharp edges for the keycaps improve accuracy but lower typing comfort.
Product Link
Amazon – https://amzn.to/3ATS1Qu
Aliexpress – https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dkw4ePj
Build Quality/Aesthetics
I am almost always trying to opt for the beige / white versions of products, and YunZii created a really interesting, vintage looking keyboard with their RT68, despite the next-gen technology found inside. This next-gen tech includes rapid trigger switches, magnetic switches, and some of the best actual responses for a keyboard. In fact, I dare to say that if YunZii made a silent version with a 100% profile I may even consider replacing the KeyChron Q6 Max I am using, but let’s first see why.
Most of the customization of the RT68 can be applied with no drivers or software installed on the computer, and this includes changing the RGB backlight, which looks pretty cool in person, although the light shines exclusively between the keys, as there is no transparency on the keycaps. Those are high-quality doubleshot PBT KeyCaps and they feel really nice.
WE have a Gasket Mount, along with a PC Plate and Sandwich Foam for damping, and the switches are fully hot-swap replaceable, but you would have to order the same switches as currently RT68 is not compatible with any other switches on the market. The idea of hot-swap is generally equal with the ability to actually replace those switches, but in the case of RT68 it just opens up a good service not necessarily the opportunity to isntlal different switches.
On the left side of the keyboard, there’s a switch for cycling through 3 modes, and to make up for the lack of dedicated macros, we have an FN key on the right side, which will create a ton of complex macros together with other keys. This is a really good idea and similar to what we’ve seen on the Akko MU01 Mountain Seclusion, but at the same time, it is even harder to use those than it was on the Mountain Seclusion, as I literally have no idea why any of the combos are designed that way, nor are they written on the keyboard. This indicates a long learning time to fully use RT68 the way you’d use a full-blown mechanical keyboard with a 100% layout.
The 3 modes of the keyboard includes a Working Mode, which makes it really basic, a Performance Gaming Mode which makes it more snappy, and is the base way I would use it, but also a QMK Mode, or Quantum Mechanical Kit mode for you to fully customize.
Subjective Usage / Sound Quality
While Writing about the yunzii RT68, I decided to skip the comparisons due to the unique switch mechanism used, and the unique layout too. First off, we have the double-shot PBT Keycpas which are some of the most qualitative keycaps I’ve ever seen, absolutely superb at repelling fingerprints and oil, and just feeling nice to the touch, but also coming in the Cherry profile, which will be natural if you’re just transcending from a normal gaming keyboard. As I grew used to using MOA profile switches, RT68 feels precise, superb in the build quality, but the keycaps feel incredibly edgy and give me a bit of fatigue.
There’s an NKRO Anti Ghosting which allows all keys to work simultaneously, and I can confirm that the function works incredibly well, even better than on most high-end gaming keyboards, but as a typist, the function does not advantage me too much.
The 68% format is at the same time one of the worst for programming or doing casual tasks, but at the same time one of the best for typing text. Starting with it, you have access to all letters, and the spacing between them, as well as the position just feels instinctively right, plus the keyboard is realy small on my desk, I never hit it with my mouse, and the arrow keys are nicely separated, allowing me to control the cursor position without looking. Both the J letter and the F letter have a large ridge that improves typing speed and precision.
As YunZii RT68 can only work wired, there is no talk of the battery life, but I can talk about the plastic feet at the back which make it a superb keyboard for me, as I need this angle to work properly, going as far as gluing rubber erasers to the back of the KeyChron Q6 MAX and Akko MU01 Mountain Seclusion to add a bit of height and angling to the keyboard.
I can understand why both Akko and KeyChron skipped adding riser feet, and that’s because their keyboards are quite heavy, and using the plastic feet gives the keyboard a more clacky, high-pitched sound, although with the feet retracted, RT68 is quite uncomfortable to type on for me, it sounds much deeper, more satisfying and also louder, as the sound of my typing resonates and travels through my desk which acts like an amplifier for this sound.
RT68 works with both Windows and MAc, and I find the feel of the magnetic hall effect buttons to be many times better than the best of linear mechanical switches, there is finally no friction.
RT68 doesn’t just have an even or smooth friction, there is none, the buttons simply float, and this feels like a layer of harshness and grain from each keystroke has been removed compared to all the keyboards I have tested before.
The keys are far more responsive, more accurate, although the actuation force needed to press each key is high, and although the technical number, which is a 50g actuation force and a 60g bottom-out force sounds reasonable, it is really hard to press and my fingers feel fatigued after using the RT68 for around 2 hours.
Those Outemu Pink switches used in the RT68 are linear, and dustproof, and purchasing each switch costs around 1 USD currently, so from the 85 USD price point of the RT68, you’d be paying around 68 USD just for the switches if you bought them individually.
Despite the lack of a strong marketing from Yunzii, RT68 works better than the Razer BlackWidow V4 PRO, which is far pricier, and also RT68 feels much more consistent than the Huntsman V3 PRO which I also tested and used extensively. Maybe the biggest unexpected odd thing about RT68 is that it does not have a delete key, only End, Insert, Pg Up and PG Down, so for a typist that’s something that’s really missing.
Compared to Akko MU01 Mountain seclusion, RT68 has a higher gaming performance, but Mountain Seclusion has a more pleasing, more dampened keypress sound, and MU01 Mountain Seclusion feels far easier to use for typing, while the key press on RT68 is more accurate, more acute and more precise. My typing speed and accuracy with RT68 is around 96%, I find each key to be exactly where I need it to be, and my gaming experience is so consistent that I would use it solely for gaming, plus the space bar is finally even, which is a blessing compared to the space bar on most mechanical keyboards (KeyChron Q6 Max and Akko MU01 Mountain Seclusion both have a reliable and ping-noise free space bar too).
Generally, my subjective experience with the RT68 can be summed up as this is an excellent keyboard, I struggle a lot to do anything outside of gaming or writing with the 68% format, but at the same time for gaming and typing text in particular it is downright excellent. YunZii Even makes some cool mousepads, but I couldn’t really manage to take better photos due to the size of the pad. The print is very good, high quality resolution, altough the colors are on the muted / pastel side.
Each KeyPress is consistent, each key is consistent, you can angle it, and the Magnetic switches offer a grain-free keystroke that’s unique to RT68. While at this price point we cannot afford to make a video review, I plan on recording the sound of the RT68 and adding it to the comparison list in some of the video reviews I will be making about mechanical keyboards, so make sure to subscribe to our youtube Channel and keep an eye on future videos for a sound sample.
The sound of RT68 is one of the most evident characteristics, and it has a loud clack to it, very similar to what you’d hear on older mechanical keyboards, it is a vintage, nostalgia-inducing sound that makes me remember the times when I could just type emotional messages on the computer and compose songs on older-style white keyboards, but if you live with someone, RT68 is also one of the loudest keyboards I have tested, so it has a little too much of a good thing, good sound but really loud.
The wider keys have an even louder clack than each letter, but each letter is still plenty loud. All the technical functions work delightfully and with no bugs, RT68 is one of the most consistent keyboards you can enjoy out of the box.
Value and Conclusion
YunZii is a new company in the gaming / mechanical keyboard industry, and I have not heard about them until now, but they made a really affordable high-quality keyboard that I can bet will survive for years, has most of the features I need from a mechanical keyboard, including very accurate and smooth with a grain-free key press feeling, and consistent experience for each key. If they made a silent switch version, and a 100% version, I would consider yunzii for a daily driver keyboard, that’s about how great the actual usage experience is.
At the end of the day, I wanted to review the RT68 out of sheer curiosity. I did not know beforehand where this review was going to go, but I am really glad I took the chance and spent some time with YunZii RT68. This is an effective keyboard, and while as a programmer I will likely continue to complain a bit about the lack of 100% keyboards from the market, as a typist I can appreciate the likes of RT68 and have a lot of fun typing. This entire review has been typed on the RT68, and I can fully recommend it if you want a sturdy, reliable and fun to use keyboard with a 68% profile and accurate keypress, with magnetic switches, but for a very affordable price.
Product Link
Amazon – https://amzn.to/3ATS1Qu
Aliexpress – https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dkw4ePj
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Full Playlist used for this review
We listened to more songs than those named in this playlist, but those are excellent for identifying a sonic signature. I recommend trying most of the songs from this playlist, especially if you’re searching for new music! The playlists are different for Spotify, Tidal and Youtube, and based on the songs I enjoy and are available on each!
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