Key Takeaways
1. The Iqunix EZ80 is an upgraded TKL version of the EZ63, featuring a 16,000 Hz scan rate and a “single-sided rail-to-rail” Hall-effect sensor for improved accuracy.
2. It retains the dual-rail gasket mount design and aluminum plate for stability, aiming to eliminate common issues like rattling and harsh bottom-out sounds.
3. The EZ80 has a more pronounced gaming aesthetic with transparent side-printed keycaps, while keeping key design elements from the EZ63.
4. It adopts a classic TKL layout, making it user-friendly compared to the Wooting 80HE, and is expected to be wired-only with a USB Type-C connection.
5. The EZ80 features new box stem switches called X Switch, designed to reduce stem wobble and have specific force and travel characteristics similar to Gateron Magnetic Jade switches.
When we took a look at the Iqunix EZ63 gaming keyboard recently, we found it to be a serious rival to the Wooting 80HE, even with its smaller size. The EZ63 boasts great build quality, top-notch Gateron Jade Pro switches, and a sleek design. Now, Iqunix has revealed plans to release the EZ80, which seems to be an upgraded TKL version of the EZ63 (currently $179.99 on Amazon).
Similar Design with Improvements
From what we’ve seen in the Discord teaser, the Iqunix EZ80 closely resembles the EZ63, sharing the same gasket mount structure and easy disassembly. However, there are modifications inside that Iqunix says will set the EZ80 apart from the EZ63. For instance, the EZ80 comes with a 16,000 Hz scan rate and a novel “single-sided rail-to-rail” Hall-effect sensor, which Iqunix asserts will provide a more stable and accurate switch position reading, albeit with a higher voltage requirement.
Performance and Build
The EZ80 includes the same dual-rail gasket mount design as well as an aluminum plate material. This combination aims to offer a stable base and accurate gaming experience just like the EZ63, all while avoiding the harsh bottom-out and rattling sound problems that come with typical tray-mounted gaming keyboards.
In terms of appearance, the EZ80 seems to embrace the gaming aesthetic more, featuring transparent side-printed keycaps instead of the double-shot PBT keycaps found on the EZ63, which had a more minimalistic design. The aluminum case retains many design elements from the EZ63, including the same CNC cuts in the side rails, but this time, there’s a distinct top cover for the function row.
User-Friendly Layout
Unlike the Wooting 80HE, the EZ80 adopts a classic TKL layout, which should be simpler to adapt to than the unique design of the Wooting keyboard that fits somewhere between 75% and TKL. Like the 80HE, however, the EZ80 is expected to be a wired-only keyboard, likely utilizing a USB Type-C port for connection. The switches seem to have been changed as well, with the EZ80 preview showing a box stem that Iqunix dubs the X Switch. In contrast to the Star Trail or Gateron Magnetic Jade Pro switches (currently $57.99 for 70 pcs on Amazon) of the EZ63, the EZ80’s switches utilize a box stem, which should help in minimizing stem wobble. The new switches are designed with an initial force of 36 gf, a bottom-out force of 48 gf, and a total travel distance of 3.5 mm, suggesting that they will be quite similar to the Gateron Magnetic Jade Gaming switches (currently $57.99 for 70 pcs on Amazon).
Iqunix has not yet shared an official price, availability date, or pre-order information, but the actual launch is scheduled for May 13. We will keep this article updated as more details are released.
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