Womier WK61 Mechanical Keyboard Review: Way Better Than $40!

POSITIVES

✓ Solid quality

Well made for a budget keyboard

✓ Hot swappable

Allows for customization potential

✓ Good looking and solid typing

An overall solid experience

NEGATIVES

✘ No switch options

Comes with linear red switches

✘ Compact layout

Takes some getting used to

✘ No adjustable feet

Only one typing position

Purchase Price: $38.24

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Womier isn’t a brand name that instantly pops in your head when thinking about mechanical keyboards. In fact, I doubt many people even know what they make. However, if you actually dive into their product lineup, you’ll find a diverse field of interesting keyboards that (at least to me) looks good and has good specs for the price. One such board is the 60% WK61 that I bought on Amazon for $38.24 earlier this summer. You really can’t expect much out of a $30 price tag. The thing is though, the WK61 is actually pretty darn good and not just good for the price point. It’s just a good keyboard, period.

Setup and Customization Options

As the name suggests, the WK61 consists of 61 hot-swappable keys. Unlike a lot of other keyboard makers, Womier doesn’t offer buyers a choice of switch color as every WK61 sold has Linear Red Switches. Instead, buyers get to select the body and keycap combinations. There are four to choose from and the one I purchased was the Glacier Blue color. While the entire body is made of plastic, it does feel well put together. The board is firmly installed together without any creaking or noticeable creases. That’s important because when you are competing in such a low budget space, unexpected quality helps elevate you up the impressions meter. For a $40 keyboard shipped out of a factory in China, I’m quite satisfied with what I received.

While Womier ships this keyboard with Linear Red switches, the board is hot swappable, allowing for customization potential. If you simply want to keep it the way it is, these red switches should satisfy some mechanical keyboard lovers out there. The WK61 exhibits a bit of a hollow touch behind its input, thus emitting a clicky, but light feeling sound. The sound coming out of this board doesn’t have an authority presence behind it like some other more obnoxious switch combinations. That’s fine with me as that means the WK61 is versatile enough to not only be used for personal tasks like gaming, but also in an office setting to keep you from driving your co-workers crazy. I also do like the white pudding keycaps mixed with a powder blue accent as they do mesh well together with the translucent blue casing. The surface of the caps have a frosted texture that isn’t slippery and doesn’t feel like a budget sacrifice. I actually do like the feeling of these keycaps as I type on them. 

Impressive RGBs

As a marketed keyboard for gaming, RGB is of course a centerpiece function. While it has been well documented here at the Sypnotix that I am not a big fan of these basic rainbow RGB types, the WK61 actually won me over. It might have had something to do with the translucent casing amplifying the atmosphere created by the colors of the RGB lights, but the board does look great with all the colors flashing. There’s the standard 19 presets with 9 color selections and 4 brightness levels to toggle between. You can also set up macros and per-key programing for effects. I have to add additional props to those pudding keys for having a terrific RGB letter passthrough. The colors look gorgeous emitting through the letters on the keycaps here. I can sharply read each letter and the font isn’t obtrusive to the layout or design of the board. The only negative I can muster out is that I do see a little bit of residue scuffs on the white keys after only a month with the board. Still, I didn’t expect much out of the RGB of a $40 keyboard, but the RGB and keycaps are definitely one of the stronger aspects of this product. 

An Excellent Typing Experience

With only 61 keys, the WK61 sacrifices the directional keys for a compact layout. This means that users will have to rely on FN combinations that you’ll have to remember in order to handle some of the operational functions. I’m terrible at coordination for things like this, and I always find it awkward to hit the FN key for anything. The directional keys as secondary functions for I,J,K, and L also feel a bit weird for my fingers to hit. The muscle memory isn’t there and never did register during my time with the WK61. I had an easier time with the secondary function of Backspace and Delete as my thumb did flow from the space bar (albeit unnaturally) over to the FN key. Other than my difficulties learning to cope with doubled up FN functions, I found the typing experience on this board to be excellent. I was able to type comfortably and accurately in various applications of work and leisure. I also found the board to accommodate my gaming habits pretty well too. It’s a nice soft typing experience that I feel outclasses its price point.

While there’s no adjustable feet on the WK61, the single angle it provides is arched high enough, thanks to the bulky rear, for my fingers to rest effectively on the keys. I’m okay with not having the option to change the angle as this is the actual angle I do prefer to type on. However, some people may not find it as accommodating for their wrists, so it would have been nice to have the flexibility to alter it. Womier did include the ability to remove the USB-C cable from the board. At this price point, it’s quite common to see cables attached to a board. I’m happy to see that we can not only transport this keyboard around easier, but have the ability to use our own coiled cables. I also like that the port is smack dab on the center of the casing. It makes for a clean aesthetic look on top of  the workspace. 

Worth It?

I feel like there is a lot to like here from Womier. You can easily find a gaming keyboard at this $40 price point, but you don’t always find a board that both looks and performs nicely. There’s absolutely no mistaking this for a premium keyboard, yet I’d easily classify it as punching above its price point. At the end of the day, if you’re able to buy a product and come out of it feeling like it was a steal of a deal, that probably means that it’s a pretty good product. I feel that way about the WK61. Is it my favorite keyboard to use? Of course not, but in the larger scheme of things, if I was younger and still working my first job in high school again, carefully plotting how I spend my resources to save up, this is a keyboard I absolutely would have loved to own.   

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