Epomaker Magcore 87 is a pioneer in terms of technology thanks to the included Kailh Box Inductive switches, operating on a different principle than HE keyboards, is much more durable and less prone to interference. The manufacturer enclosed the hot-swappable board with multiple sound-dampening layers, while the gasket-mount helps with comfort, acting as a small suspension mechanism. The aluminum casing ensures durability, while the 8000Hz and the scan rate of 32kHz per key ensures the requirements will be satisfied no matter if you are a casual or professional gamer.
Magcore 87 is one of the first keyboards on the market featuring inductive switches, so very new technology, which is also more durable and less prone to interference versus HE technology switches; besides the internal spring there is no mechanical wear inside, so these are rated for over 100 million actuations, much higher than regular switch keyboards. With about 35±10gf actuation force and a muted bottom-out sound, the Kailh Box Inductive switches are very pleasant to actuate, great for both gaming and productivity work.
The keyboard benefits from advanced actuation settings as we have also noted with HE switch keyboards, so in some cases the individual keys can be thought of as small triggers on a gamepad, with adjustable reset positions, multiple key functions depending on the actuation distance and many more! With the scan rate of 32kHz per key and a polling rate of 8000Hz, the keyboard will satisfy the needs of any professional gamer.
For testing the keyboard, we have tested it in multiple games such as Dying Light The Beast, Mass Effect Andromeda, Stellar Blade but also Ion Fury and noted its very good responsiveness. The keyboard is a pleasure to use when typing various articles and we guess having keycaps which would allow the RGB lighting to shine through the legends would have also been an interesting addition, but anyway, with the current implementation the RGB lighting is more subtle.
The software supplied is easy to understand and comes with a decent number of RGB presets we can set for eye-candy purposes. For some reason, the RGB strip over the directional keys cannot be configured from either software or via key shortcuts.
The build quality of the whole product is top-notch, with zero wobble on the switches, while the aluminum chassis is very solid; the only aspect we would like to mention here is that the paint finish is a bit of a fingerprint magnet, which can be seen easily on the lateral frame.
Epomaker Magcore 87 is currently available online for about $200; indeed, this is a higher price than the other models we have tested from Epomaker but this one is truly a novelty item, while the durability aspect is unmatched versus the other technologies.
Source: Mad Shrimps