Azio Cascade Slim Mechanical Keyboard, 75% Layout, Low Profile Backlit RGB, Hotswap Switches and Keycaps, Wired USB-C or Bluetooth Wireless Connection (Gateron Brown Switches) (Forest Light)

The Azio Cascade is a great board that has so far met or exceeded my expectations. I am typing this review on my Cascade and the keyboard sounds beautiful. I have brown Gateron switches (as I like both the sound and the feedback) and this feels and sounds like a custom board. Nothing has a springy or cheap sound, and using this board wirelessly seems to have little/no delay. I love the angles that I can set the board at as I've found that already typing is far more comfortable than before and my wrists have not gotten the fatigue they have gotten when using other mechanical keyboards. Not to mention, the backlight is beautiful with the shine-through keycaps and the overall look of the board is really nice. The keys all feel stable and have a nice feel to them when typing. I have also found that my typing speed increases while using this board, from roughly 40wpm to 60-70wpm. It's handy because the size of this keyboard is similar to (slightly bigger) a Magic Keyboard, meaning I didn't have to focus a whole lot on relearning travel distance between each key. As a previous Magic Keyboard user, I don't have to re-learn keystrokes as this keyboard can be used as the keyboard can be used in both Mac or PC mode. The keys are ABS with laser-etched letters, meaning the keys are prone to fading. So, if I find these keys fade too much, I will either get a new set or just find some compatible PBT keycaps, so, imo, this isn't a big issue for me.Battery life isn't that bad, but it does not last nearly as long as my old Magic keyboard. This again isn't much of an issue as I am happy to charge it every 2 or so days.Overall, if you're looking for a slim, comfortable, nice feeling keyboard and don't know where to start, I'd suggest looking more into this board. The transition from being a Magic keyboard user to this was seamless and I have had no trouble doing so. I would highly recommend this board to anyone who is in a similar situation to me and this is hands-down the best typing experience I have had on a keyboard. I honestly can't see myself going back to a non-mechanical or high profile keyboard again.

Great keyboard. Very smooth. Well built. Good battery life. Really like the ability to hardwire or bluetooth connect, never any worry about charging. Only downside is we bought this because it was supposed to be quiet. We have other mechanical keyboards that are quieter. It’s not super loud or any pronounced mechanical “click”, but if you’re in an online meeting it is unfortunately noticeable.

This is my second brown switch low-profile keyboard. I found this one fits all I want: 75% layout, supporting for macOS, minimalist design and lovely earth-tone colors. Unfortunately this model hasn't hit the shelves yet in my country so I placed an order here. It took 9 days to across the Pacific.I am pretty satisfied with the typing experience. Compared with my another brown switch keyboard, the sound is quieter and more solid. Love the dampers. Keycaps are also stabler maybe because they are flatten. last but not least, it is delightful to just watch it on the desk.I've noticed the play/pause icon on F8 may trigger someone's OCD (Pic. 2). To me it is fine, just a small flaw. And I think if it got PBT double-shot keycaps instead of ABS laser-engraving, this would be the perfect minimalism keyboard.

This keyboard feels and sounds great to type on, and looks attractive. However, the Bluetooth connection goes to sleep too quickly, and takes too long to wake up, so I often end up with multiple letters or entire words missing. I would only recommend this keyboard if you are going to use it wired only, but in that case you would probably prefer that it not even have a battery.

A really good feeling keyboard all around. Solid construction, weighs a surprising amount, quiet operation.The keycaps feel and look great. The legends are easy to read and the LEDs shine through perfectly. The only legend that sticks out is the A key which looks more like an upside down V. Fortunately no one is going to be scrutinizing singular letters and it gets the message across anyway. The bumps on F and J are less noticeable than other keyboards and when I'm searching for the home row without looking I very frequently miss the F and J keys.The Gateron Brown switches feel like Gateron Browns despite being low profile variants. The bump point is closer to the top of the key stroke than the center like a size. The key actuation point comes just after the bump point.The overall height of the keyboard keeps tripping me when I place my hands on the keyboard without looking. Usually my fingers lay right on the keyboard's height but this one I gotta go a bit lower. I guess I'm just THAT used to standard height keyboards. After a few days I got used to the new search height.What kills me about this keyboard is the aggressive debouncing. The keyboard very readily rejects double tapping by having a minimum press time to actuate the keys. Most keyboards have this function but this one has the longest minimum time I've ever seen, so long that I'm occasionally missing letters as I type normally. This becomes overly problematic when playing games that use double-tap-to-dodge mechanics, like Unreal Tournament '98/'04/3 and GunZ: The Duel. I didn't play any RTS games but double tapping to select units on the number keys would probably get pruned too during high APM moments. If you've ever tried to use WASD to precisely move something just a pixel or two in a game, it's not gonna work. The key straight up won't register when pressing the key too quickly. If there is a way to reduce the debounce time then that'd make this keyboard ACE.