Wobkey Crush80 Reboot Pro Mechanical Keyboard - Review

Wobkey's TKL endgame.

By Mufaddal Fakhruddin | Updated: May 1, 2025, 8:41 a.m.
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Test Wobkey has been on a roll as of late. They exploded into the enthusiast keyboard scene with the Rainy75, which quickly became one of the community’s favorite mechanical typing instruments with its impressive build quality, high-performance, and more importantly, its deliciously thick and poppy sound signature - all available right out of the box without any tinkering necessary, and for just $99.

With the Cursh80 Reboot Pro - a TKL design this time around - I feel Wobkey might just achieve yet another similar feat. It’s more expensive than the Rain75 at $169, but its set of features, materials and sound signature almost justifies the price tag.

It offers a full CNC aluminum case, hot-swappable PCB, tri-mode connectivity, padded to the brim for a smooth and soft typing experience, and for enthusiasts, an entirely toolless design that not only lets you pop-off the case for easy customization, but gets rid of any pesky battery wires for a seamless modding experience.

After using the Crush80 for over two weeks now, I can say this: I have spent years hunting for my “endgame” keyboard, messing with different sizes, switches, plates, materials, foams - you name it - trying to find or make the one perfect keyboard. It’s a cycle that never stops. But Wobkey’s latest has got me thinking I might be done. This is it. It does have one major drawback though, which might be a dealbreaker for some (but isn’t for me) - the battery life is absolutely horrendous with the RGB lights on despite the dual-batteries powering the device. Other than that though, there is hardly anything to fault here.

Design and Features

The Crush80 Reboot Pro features a TKL layout, which includes a full function row and navigation cluster but omits the number pad, bridging the gap between a full sized keyboard and a more compact 65/75% design. The keyboard measures approximately 14.1x5.5x1.5 inches and weighs around 2kgs, giving it a solid, hefty feel due to its CNC aluminum case.

The keyboard is available in a variety of colorways, including black, white, navy, silver, warm silver, red, blue, pink, purple and yellow, with all of them featuring a 7500mAh battery and an FR4 switch plate (the standard Crush80 comes with a PP plate, and I wish the Pro version also offered the same).

We received the Navy version, which has a smooth dark navy tone with the double-shot PBT key caps made of a lighter shade of navy, grey and white colors, complemented by a silver PVD stonewashed backplate with subtle texturing.

The backplate also houses a small compartment to store the 2.4Ghz USB dongle, and is shielded by a steel cover, which admittedly feels oddly cheap compared to the rest of the keyboard.

The fit and finish of the device is stellar and looks and feels as premium as one would expect for the price point. The anodized aluminum finish is matte with a slight bevel, and a heartbeat-shaped cutout under the navigation cluster allows RGB lighting to shine through.

There is also underglow lighting, placed on the sides of the keyboard, for additional level of oomph. With all of the RGB turned on, the Crush80 can put up quite a show, if only for a short while before the battery runs out (more on this later).

The Crush80’s biggest USP is the toolless, magnetic ball-catch mechanism, which allows the top frame to be removed in seconds without screws.

This design, paired with magnetic POGO pins connecting the PCB to the battery (no pesky ribbon cables to deal with!), simplifies disassembly for customization or maintenance.

The Pro version includes a flex-cut FR4 switch plate (and also comes with aluminum plate for preference) and Kalih Cocoa linear switches (45g actuation, 2.0mm actuation point, 3.6mm total travel). These switches are pre-lubed and have a smooth feel with a very prominent bottom out that produces a sharp, popping sound when paired with the FR4 plate.

The keyboard uses a gasket-mount system to provide a consistent typing feel, although don’t expect much bounce or flex from it as it is still quite firm thanks to the switch plate. You can make it a little bit softer by removing the inner padding, which consists of a poron case foam, poron plate foam, PET switch film, and IXPE switch pads, to give the plate some room to flex and bend, but that would also alter the sound profile in significant ways, so it will really depend on how you want to prioritize using the keyboard. I, for one, do not prefer too much bounce from my keyboards, and like a more consistent and stable platform to type on, so I left the inner foams intact as it provided the right amount of thock and pop without feeling too much or too mushy.

Sound Profile, Switches and Stabs

All the colorways of the Crush80 Reboot Pro use the same Kailh Cocoa Switches (although I do wish Wobkey would offer more switch options!), a coffee-colored linear switch with a POM top housing, PA66 bottom housing, and a POM stem. It features a stainless steel spring and comes lubed from the factory, and performed smoothly without any noticeable pinging and rustling noise from any of the switches.

It has a 45g actuation force, a pre-travel of 2mm, and bottoms out at 3.6mm. They are south facing switches, which is compatible with FR4 switch plate of the Crush80, and the little crevice at the bottom lets plenty of light out (although the PBT keycaps on the keyboard are not shine-through).

As you can probably tell from the sound test above, the Kailh switch, when paired with the FR4 switch plate and the entire make of the Crush80, produces a very crisp sound when bottoming out, while giving hints of a very full, if not high-pitched, poppy sound signature. I usually prefer a more bass-heavy and softer pop sound from my keyboard, but the sound profile of the Crush80 is still incredibly pleasing. You can see hints of Wobkey’s previous keyboard, the Rainy75, shining through here, delivering a similar audio feedback, but of a different kind of variety.

You can, of course, alter the sound profile by removing the foams and padding from the keyboard to bring out a more sharper sound profile out of the keyboard, as well as try a different set of switches (although with so much foam, mostly all linear keys will sound the same on this setup). For the video above, I added the extra layer of bottom foam provided in the box, as well as removed all of the bottom foam, the latter of which makes a noticeable difference. With no backplate padding, the keyboard loses its fuller sound signature and becomes noticeably clackier and flatter. And to be honest, I did not mind it at all since the keyboard still sounds pretty good, and could be a quick mod to make if you want to change things up a bit. The extra layer of foam made no difference, however.

As for the stabilizers, the keyboard uses the in-house WOB Customized Stabilizers, and thankfully, they are PCB-mounted for easy removal and modding. They are quite well-tuned for the most part, giving smooth and consistent key presses across all of the stabilizers. I did notice a very slight ticking on the Backspace key but it did not bother me during normal use - only when I went looking for it (see if you can spot it in the video above!). What I also appreciate about the Crush80’s setup is the additional PCB film just for the wider keys, which makes them sound slightly more consistent as the rest of the switches. I have had a number of keyboards where the larger keys would sound entirely different from the rest of the keyboards, so the extra layer of PCB film helps smoothen out those dynamic ranges in the sound profile. However, those who want a distinctive feel from the wider keys would be wise to remove it entirely.

Battery Life and Connectivity

This is somewhere the Crush80 Reboot Pro makes its first tumble, and it’s a rather disappointing one at that. The keyboard uses dual-batteries for a total of 7500mAh, and without the RGB turned on, it can last for a number of weeks before needing a top-up. I turned off the RGB almost immediately when I first got the keyboard for review, and the charge has only gone down a single block after using it consistently for 4-5hrs daily (you can check the battery status by pressing FN + Spacebar, which then highlights the charge meter on the number row).

However, with the RGB turned on, the seemingly massive battery size almost crumbles with the extra load and empties itself within minutes. I have never seen something like this on any keyboard before (at worst, they last for a day or two), so much so that when I first encountered this problem, I reset the switch plate with the battery a couple of times thinking something was misaligned. Once I realized the battery wasn’t able to keep up, I hoped that turning down the RGB backlight to its lowest setting would result in longer battery life, but that was not to be as well. I even turned off the ambient lighting and just kept the keyboard RGB on, and that didn’t help as well. I don’t think a battery of this size should have any problem powering a few LEDs and so it just seems like poor optimization on Wobkey’s part, which I hope they fix with a firmware update.

Coming to the connectivity, the Crush80 supports USB-C, 2.4Ghz and Bluetooth connection. The keyboard worked seamlessly over bluetooth with my Huawei tablet and the iPad Air with no noticeable latency or delay issues while typing. The 2.4Ghz connection works similarly well, and also supports Ultra-Low Latency (by pressing FN + H) for gaming. I am not sure how much of a difference that makes for competitive gaming as I never could notice keyboard latency, but I threw the keyboard to my Valorant-obsessed nephews and they had no complaints.

But the keyboard does make the cardinal sin of hiding the wireless switch under the Capslock key, which could pose a problem for those that switches between wired and wireless on a constant basis. As such, you will always have to carry a keycap puller with you or pluck it out with your fingers, which can be annoying to do.

The Verdict

As I said at the beginning of the review, the Crush80 Reboot Pro comes close to being my endgame keyboard, and I would wager it would be for others, as well. Its CNC aluminum case, toolless design, and wire-free setup makes it a joy to customize without ever worrying about breaking anything, while the Kalih Cocoa switches and oodles of foam layer deliver an extremely satisfying experience with a crisp, thocky sound profile. If only its battery life wasn’t so poor with the RGB on, Wobkey’s latest would be absolute perfection. But if that’s not an issue - as it isn’t to me - the Crush80 Reboot Pro is an easy recommendation to make for a one-and-done keyboard setup that does it all and then some.