Tecware Phantom 87

Tecware · TKL · standard height

Tecware Phantom 87 mechanical keyboard
Image courtesy of Tecware

The Tecware Phantom 87 is a budget tenkeyless that helped popularise hot-swap sockets at the low end, letting beginners change its Outemu switches without soldering, with RGB and a metal top plate for the price.

Best for: budget, gaming, beginners.

Tecware Phantom 87 specs

Layout TKL
Height Standard
Connectivity Wired
Hot-swap Yes
Stock switches Outemu Blue, Outemu Red, Outemu Brown
Keycaps Doubleshot ABS
Case n/a
Mount Tray
Backlight RGB
QMK / VIA No
Battery n/a
Typical price $45
Sound (stock) clacky
Released n/a

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Stock switches in the database

The Tecware Phantom 87 is offered with these switches. Open a switch page for force, travel, materials, and similar alternatives.

Outemu Blue clicky · 60g actuation The Outemu Blue is the loud, sharp budget clicky that ships in most cheap 'blue switch' gaming keyboards, heavier and clickier than a Cherry MX Blue. Outemu Red linear · 45g actuation The Outemu Red is a bargain 45g Cherry MX Red clone found in countless budget keyboards, serviceable stock and a cheap base for modding. Outemu Brown tactile · 50g actuation The Outemu Brown is a budget MX Brown clone with a noticeably stronger bump than Cherry's original, common in entry-level hot-swap boards.

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Alternatives to the Tecware Phantom 87

Tecware Phantom 104 full · $50 The Tecware Phantom 104 is the full-size version of the value hot-swap Phantom, giving budget builders a numpad, RGB and swappable Outemu switches at a price that undercuts nearly every mainstream brand.
Redragon K552 Kumara TKL · $35 The Redragon K552 Kumara is the archetypal sub-$40 wired TKL gaming keyboard with soldered Outemu switches, a metal top plate, and RGB (red-LED variants exist), a perennial first mechanical board. Compare: Tecware Phantom 87 vs Redragon K552 Kumara
Durgod Taurus K320 TKL · $90 The Durgod Taurus K320 is a beloved value tenkeyless with genuine Cherry MX switches, thick doubleshot PBT caps and a sturdy plate, long recommended as an inexpensive dependable typing board before hot-swap kits took over.

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