The DrunkDeer A75 is a wired gaming keyboard with a compact (75%) form factor that uses Hall effect switches. These switches use magnetic sensors to detect the depth of your keypress and allow you to customize the pre-travel distance of individual switches. This keyboard also has RGB lighting with individually backlit keys, media hotkeys, and a control knob. You can customize many settings directly on the keyboard, including pre-travel customization and backlighting control. You can customize additional options like rapid trigger sensitivity and create custom profiles using the web-based configuration software.
Our Verdict
The DrunkDeer A75 is excellent for gaming. It has outstanding latency, and you can customize the pre-travel distance and reset point of each individual switch, allowing you to fine-tune the sensitivity to your preferences, providing an extremely snappy and responsive feeling experience for gaming in any genre. The build quality is good overall, but the plastic chassis feels a bit cheap, and the high-profile design means it may be fatiguing to use for longer periods without a wrist rest.
- Good build quality.
- Outstanding low latency.
- Can adjust switch pre-travel with key combinations or using the web-based configuration software.
- High profile design; can be can be fatiguing to use for long periods without a wrist rest.
The DrunkDeer A75 is decent for office use. It has fairly good build quality overall. The keys are stable and well-spaced, and layers of foam inside the case provide a reasonably soft and quiet typing experience that's unlikely to bother those around you. This keyboard has a high profile, so it's most comfortable to use with a wrist rest, especially if you're typing for longer stretches. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with one in the box, but DrunkDeer does sell wrist rests separately.
- Good build quality.
- Can adjust switch pre-travel with key combinations or using the web-based configuration software.
- High profile design; can be can be fatiguing to use for long periods without a wrist rest.
The DrunkDeer A75 is a wired-only keyboard that isn't suitable for use with mobile devices or tablets.
The DrunkDeer A75 is decent for programming. The build quality feels good overall, but the plastic chassis feels cheap. This board has a high-profile design, so it's most comfortable to use with a wrist rest, although there isn't one in the box. That said, it provides good typing quality and has layers of foam inside the board that produce a somewhat softer and quieter typing experience. Additionally, you can buy this keyboard in configurations with shine-through keycaps, making the legends clearly legible if you prefer working in lower light. Unfortunately, there aren't any dedicated macro keys, and you can't program macros using the software.
- Good build quality.
- Can adjust switch pre-travel with key combinations or using the web-based configuration software.
- High profile design; can be can be fatiguing to use for long periods without a wrist rest.
The DrunkDeer A75 is bad for an entertainment or home theater PC setup since it's a wired-only keyboard, requiring you to sit within cable distance of your computer to use it. Furthermore, there aren't any dedicated media keys. That said, it has good build quality overall and is available for purchase with keycaps with shine-through legends that are easily readable in a dark room.
- Shine-through key legends are easy to read in a darkened room.
- Wired-only.
- No dedicated media keys.
Changelog
- Updated Jan 06, 2026: Our Test Bench 1.4.3 update adds clearer terminology and new measurements to our Keystrokes test group. For more details, see the full changelog.
- Updated Oct 02, 2025: Our 1.4.2 Test Bench Update makes changes to the Hardware Customizability test group. We've created a new Magnetic Switch Compatibility test and renamed our previous PCB Socket test to Mechanical Switch Compatibility. See our full changelog.
- Updated Aug 26, 2025: We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.4.1. This update removes the Key Release test and a video element from the Multi-Key Latency section, resulting in minor score changes. See our full 1.4.1 changelog for details.
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Updated Jun 13, 2025:
We've added a link to the Akko MOD007-HE PC in the Hardware Customizability section.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The DrunkDeer A75 is available in Black or White case color options and in several configurations, detailed in the chart below. No variants of this keyboard are available at the time of writing, and no additional switch options exist. Still, DrunkDeer indicates on their website that they may release more size variants and switch options. If you see a variant of this keyboard not represented in this review, feel free to comment in the discussions at the end of this page.
We bought and tested the fully assembled configuration with OEM-ABS keycaps and a black case. You can see the label for our unit here.
| Configuration | Size | Switches | Case Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| OEM-ABS (fully assembled) | Compact (75%) | DrunkDeer Magnetic Switch | Black, White |
| Cherry-profile PBT B-Gray Peri (packaged separately) | Compact (75%) | DrunkDeer Magnetic Switch | Black, White |
| Cherry-profile PBT B-Gray Orange (packaged separately) | Compact (75%) | DrunkDeer Magnetic Switch | Black, White |
| OEM-profile PBT B-Peri Shine-Through (packaged separately) | Compact (75%) | DrunkDeer Magnetic Switch | Black, White |
| OEM-profile PBT B-Orange Shine-Through (packaged separately) | Compact (75%) | DrunkDeer Magnetic Switch | Black, White |
| Barebones (No keycaps included) | Compact (75%) | DrunkDeer Magnetic Switch | Black, White |
Popular Keyboard Comparisons
The DrunkDeer A75 is a wired gaming keyboard with Hall effect switches, allowing you to customize the sensitivity of individual keys. Like several other gaming keyboards with Hall effect switches, this keyboard has a rapid-trigger feature that lets you set a custom reset point. This means you can activate keys more quickly than with standard mechanical switches, giving you an advantage in certain gaming situations, like rapid strafing in FPS titles or repeating tap inputs in rhythm games.
Overall, this keyboard is more affordable than options with similar features from major manufacturers, including the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL (2023), the Huntsman Mini Analog, or the more expensive Wooting 60HE. However, the DrunkDeer doesn't match these other options regarding build quality, and its web-based software isn't as intuitive or easy to use. Specifically compared to the more premium-priced Wooting 60HE, it lacks several advanced features, such as dynamic rapid trigger reset, true analog output for gradual controller-style input, and the ability to assign multiple actions to different actuation points within a single keystroke.
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The Wooting 60HE and the DrunkDeer A75 are wired gaming keyboards that use hall-effect switches, allowing you to customize the pre-travel distance of individual switches. The Wooting is a compact 60% model with considerably better build quality, more comprehensive and intuitive software, and lower latency. It also supports some advanced software features the DrunkDeer doesn't, including dynamic reset points and analog control mimicking controller input. On the other hand, the DrunkDeer has a slightly larger 75% form factor and has a control knob, which the Wooting lacks.
The DrunkDeer A75 and the AULA F75 are mechanical gaming keyboards. The major difference between them is that the DrunkDeer keyboard uses Hall-effect switches, allowing you to customize individual switches' actuation and reset points. It's also a wired-only model and has a tray mount design that makes it noticeably stiffer to type on. Comparatively, the AULA uses standard mechanical switches. It's also a wireless model and has a much softer and springy-feeling gasket mount design. Unfortunately, it's a more confusing buying experience with poor documentation and some uncertainty about what components you'll receive.
The SteelSeries Apex Pro and the DrunkDeer A75 are wired gaming keyboards that use hall-effect switches, allowing you to customize the pre-travel distance of individual switches. The SteelSeries has a larger, full-size form factor. It also has better build quality, slightly lower latency, and more intuitive software. It also includes a wrist rest and has a programmable OLED screen with a control wheel on the top right corner. On the other hand, the DrunkDeer has a Compact (75%) form factor and a rotary control knob on the top right corner. It doesn't include a wrist rest, but DrunkDeer sells wrist rests separately on its website.
The Razer Huntsman Mini Analog and the DrunkDeer A75 are wired gaming keyboards with switches that allow you to customize the pre-travel distance of individual switches. The Razer is a slightly smaller, Compact (60%) model with optical switches and more intuitive but fairly intrusive software. On the other hand, the DrunkDeer has a compact (75%) form factor and has hall-effect switches. It also provides more in the way of hardware customizability.
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