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This is the Attack Shark X75 mechanical gaming keyboard, with an anodised aluminium body, full Kailth switches and a host of RGB effects. It’s got several layers of dampening foam including PORON layers, PET sound-absorbing layers, EPDM bottom foam and PET Insulation cotton and sounds nice and thocky to type on.

This one here is the grey colour scheme with off white body and black and white keys, and around back you can find a USB type C input as well as a wireless dongle for 2.4GHz connections and Bluetooth. It’s a great keyboard for both typing and gaming and is incredibly budget-friendly thourhg the Attack Shark website or Amazon.

Full Review

So I’ve been using the Attack Shark X75 for a few weeks now, and I must say that this thing is an absolute lump. It’s SOOO heavy thanks to that anodized aluminium body that it has. We’ve had a few gaming mice from Attack Shark of late, which have been really cool products to test, and now we’ve moved on to their keyboard range. It’s a 75% TKL keyboard that feels super pristine to use and the best part it only costs £83 on the Attack Shark website right now. Let’s check it out.

The Attack Shark X75 measures at 34 x 14cm and is only a few millimetres in height. I’ve got the “grey” version here though to me it feels a little bit more like a light brown or cream-like colour. There are other styles to choose from though on their website. I would have liked to have seen this X75 to be more clear white, similar to the AJ159 I’m using so my peripherals match better, but that’s a small thing to pick up on. The first standout feature to me though when I first got it out of the box was the CNC 6063 Aluminum body which does a great job in making this keyboard feel ultra premium. It’s undergone electrophoresis treatment for the colour reproduction which is nice. The whole heavy quality body also helps when gaming and typing, keeping it in place if you are a bit more of a heavy handed gamer. That and the four rubber feet on the bottom of course. Oh, and on the bottom as we’re there, there’s a chunky weighted mirror which is where most of the heavy weight comes from, and there are no feet to angle your typing experience. Probably because this keyboard is so heavy.

Speaking about the typing experience, the keyboard sounds incredibly thocky. Listen to this.
Okay now that’s out the way, what do you get? the X75 uses Double Shot PBT keycaps which feel nice and smooth albeit a little thin to the touch. These are connected to Kalih MX Switches which feel nice and flexible and do not really need much force to type, and key actuation feels really solid. They are completely hot-swappable though if you have your own switches you want to bring along to the party. The Kailth Switches here feel like you get an action about four-fifths of the way down a press which is definitely okay with me. These switches are mounted on a PCB-Gasket Mount with 14 dampening buds, and different types of foam to produce that sound dampening and several layers including PORON layers, PET sound-absorbing layers, EPDM bottom foam and PET Insulation cotton. I must say these keys do feel nice and clicky and have a pleasing aesthetic. Not quite that of the AULA F75 we took a look at not too long ago, but decent enough. I’m not disappointed with this keyboard and its sound profile put it that way,

There is a bit of RGB lighting at play here, with a number of effects to choose from though I did just leave it on a rainbow wave type effect though there are some pretty complex keyboard shortcuts to learn if you want to get into changing your colour effects. FN+backslash for example cycles the colour patterns and there are a few FN and F key combinations to do your media functions. These are listed below though if you wanted to try for yourself.

Inside you can find a 5000/10000 mAh high-capacity battery which Attack Shark claims to last up to 150 hours. I could slightly agree I suppose. I must say I haven’t measured it exactly, but I have certainly noticed that I have not had to reach for a USB Type-C cable nearly as often as my AULA F75 to charge this thing which is a good thing in my eyes. Speaking of charging, there’s multiple ways you can use this keyboard. The first being connected via USB Type-C of course to your desktop or laptop. It comes with a wireless dongle which is how I’ve been using it, and finally there’s Bluetooth for compatible devices. You do get a Type-C cable with aviation connector in the box but you also get a coiled extender as they seem quite fashionable right now. I don’t really get it when there’s a wireless option, but sure, there might be some kind of difference in terms of input lag here when used with a decent wired cable. I didn’t notice any difference, but then I’m not a hardcore eSports gamer to really hone in on that.

The last thing I wanted to mention was the customisation options you can go through with this keyboard. On the Attack Shark website, you can download a JSON file from the product page. This file can be uploaded to usevia.app and there you can find a level of customisation. Just go to the Design tab, upload your downloaded JSON file, then head back to the CONFIGURE tab at the top and there you will find a virtual X75 keyboard, and various customisation options at the bottom and down the left hand side. Not as solid I would say as having something installed on your desktop, but it’s good enough.

The Attack Shark X75 mechanical gaming keyboard is a decent keyboard and one that I’ve enjoyed using. For my taste I wish the keys were a bit thockier, a bit more dampening I think is needed here for that and the colourway being the off-white brown is a bit jarring for my setup here. But I really like this keyboard for gaming and typing, like typing this review for example, because you know I’ve got type my scripts on something. I’m an Attack Shark fan, so I think it’s going to stay on my setup a little longer before I move on to the next keyboard so make sure you sub for that. But yeah, what else? Oh, the software. Attack Shark you really need to find a solution like Logitech’s G-Hub, where you download one piece of software, install it to your PC and then all your peripherals can be controlled and customised from that one piece of software. That’ll be gamechanging for you guys. You could even call it the Shark Cage or the Feeding Ground to stay on the shark-style branding. I’m just rambling now… anyway…