Vortex Tab 75

Vortex · 75% · standard height

Vortex Tab 75 mechanical keyboard
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The Vortex Tab 75 is an 84-key 75% keyboard with Cherry MX switches, PBT DSA dye-sublimated keycaps, and wired USB-C or Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity, offering three programmable layers but no hot-swap sockets.

Best for: typing, enthusiast.

Vortex Tab 75 specs

Layout 75%
Height Standard
Connectivity Wired, Bluetooth
Hot-swap No
Stock switches Cherry MX Black, Cherry MX Blue, Cherry MX Brown, Cherry MX Red, Cherry MX Clear, Cherry MX Speed Silver, Cherry MX Silent Black, Cherry MX Silent Red
Keycaps PBT DSA-profile dye-sublimated keycaps, plus bonus Mac and RGBY modifier keycaps
Case n/a
Mount n/a
Backlight White / none
QMK / VIA No
Battery n/a
Typical price $130
Sound (stock) Varies by Cherry MX switch choice; soldered switches on a rigid board give a firmer, higher-pitched sound than gasket-mounted boards.
Released n/a

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Stock switches in the database

The Vortex Tab 75 is offered with these switches. Open a switch page for force, travel, materials, and similar alternatives.

Cherry MX Black linear · 60g actuation The Cherry MX Black is the original 1984 MX linear, a firm 60g switch whose vintage "broken-in" examples are still hunted by enthusiasts for frankenswitch builds. Cherry MX Blue clicky · 60g actuation The Cherry MX Blue is the archetypal click-jacket clicky switch, actuating at 60g with the sharp, jingly click that most people picture when they hear "mechanical keyboard". Cherry MX Brown tactile · 55g actuation The Cherry MX Brown is the classic light 55g tactile that defined the "quiet office switch" category, with a subtle bump that enthusiasts either rely on or mod away. Cherry MX Red linear · 45g actuation The Cherry MX Red is the industry's reference 45g linear, the default gaming switch in countless prebuilt keyboards since its 2008 reintroduction. Cherry MX Clear tactile · 65g actuation The Cherry MX Clear is a stiff 65g tactile with a larger bump than the MX Brown, best known today as the donor stem for the community's Ergo Clear spring-swap mod. Cherry MX Speed Silver linear · 45g actuation The Cherry MX Speed Silver is Cherry's fast-actuation 45g linear, cutting pre-travel to 1.2mm and total travel to 3.4mm for quicker inputs in games. Cherry MX Silent Black silent-linear · 60g actuation The Cherry MX Silent Black is the 60g heavy version of Cherry's dampened linear, muting bottom-out and upstroke for typists who like MX Black weighting without the noise. Cherry MX Silent Red silent-linear · 45g actuation The Cherry MX Silent Red is a 45g linear with integrated rubber dampeners on the stem that cut both bottom-out and upstroke noise, making it the standard quiet-office pick.

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Alternatives to the Vortex Tab 75

Vortex Race 3 75% · $150 The Vortex Race 3 is a compact 75 percent board in a hefty CNC aluminium case with a floating-key design, Cherry MX switches, PBT keycaps and Vortex's signature onboard programming, a cult favourite for a small-footprint arrow-cluster layout.
Chilkey ND75 75% · $104 The Chilkey ND75 is a value aluminum 75% tri-mode keyboard with an LCD screen, quick screwless assembly, switchable mounting styles, per-key RGB, and dual 1800mAh batteries, configured via a proprietary web driver rather than QMK/VIA. Compare: Vortex Tab 75 vs Chilkey ND75
DrunkDeer A75 75% · $120 The DrunkDeer A75 is a wired 75% Hall Effect board with adjustable actuation from 0.2 to 3.3 mm and rapid trigger, sold as a lower-cost magnetic alternative to Wooting-class gaming keyboards.

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