A couple of years ago, when a new wave of popularity of mechanical keyboards began, REAL-EL decided to keep up with the fashion and launched a separate series of mechanical keyboards. But unlike other little-known brands that offered ultra-low-cost mechanics of dubious quality, REAL-EL tried to find a balance between price, durability and convenience. One of the successful solutions was the transition to Jiate mechanical switches, which feel little different from Cherry products and can boast the same resource of 50 – 60 million clicks.


For example, the Real-El M14 Backlit model released in 2019 was one of the most affordable mechanical keyboards on the market. By itself, this fact guaranteed good sales, but the company's engineers went further, equipping its base with a strong metal plate that gives the case stability and reliability. Such things are more familiar to see in serious devices from Razer, HyperX and SteelSeries, while low-cost models usually crack, creak and play, it is worth bending or pressing them. There is nothing like that here, although the official price is only $40.

Another popular model, the REAL-EL M47 RGB, is built on a similar principle of "nothing superfluous". It is also based on low-cost blue switches from Jiate and is completely devoid of any additional functions. This is a reliable and simple, like a brick, Skeleton keyboard with a metal base and without any bells and whistles. There is a backlight, that's enough. Again, the decisive factor in the success of this model was the affordable price tag in the region of $ 50. These are crumbs by the standards of devices on mechanical switches.