Apos started as an authorized audiophile retailer — DACs, amps, headphones, IEMs — and carries that same direct-from-brand model into mechanical keyboards: a real split ergonomic board, an ortholinear Preonic, hot-swap 65% options in two case heights, and a couple of officially licensed collabs you won't find carried anywhere else on this site. That audio background is also exactly why the FiiO KB3 below exists — a keyboard with a real headphone DAC built in.
Why Apos is worth a look
Six boards covering five genuinely different use cases — split ergonomic, ortholinear, low- and high-profile hot-swap 65%, budget wireless, and the audio-DAC crossover.
Best genuine split ergonomic board
A proper split keyboard from Alpaca Keyboards — two independent halves, each with its own 6-key thumb cluster, fully hot-swappable.
Best low-profile 65% hot-swap
A 65% hot-swap keyboard in a low-profile CNC aluminum case — the flatter of the two Eclipse case heights.
Best standard-height 65% hot-swap
The taller Eclipse case, same 65% hot-swap layout with a steeper typing angle than the Low Profile version.
Best ortholinear (grid layout) board
The newest revision of Jack Humbert's ortholinear Preonic — a compact grid layout with a dedicated number row, QWERTY or Colemak. This one is a pre-order.
Best budget hot-swap pick
A compact 67% wireless board with hot-swap sockets, a built-in volume dial, and RGB — the least expensive board in the Apos lineup.
Best for the audio-and-keyboard crossover
A gasket-mounted keyboard with a built-in headphone DAC/amp — genuinely two devices in one case, for anyone who wants their typing setup and their listening setup on the same desk.
Buying from Apos
Apos works directly with manufacturers rather than reselling through marketplaces — a model it built selling audiophile gear before expanding into mechanical keyboards. Every order comes with free shipping, a lowest price guarantee, a one-year transferable warranty, and a 45-day return window.
The "Apos x" label on products like the Bob Ross keycaps and the OLKB Preonic marks Apos's own collaboration line — co-developed with designers and the community rather than just stocked from a catalog.
A genuine SA-profile set in dye-sublimated PBT, designed by Matt3o. One of the only true-SA sets sold outside a group buy — see our full SA keycaps guide for how it compares to the vendor stand-ins.
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Officially licensed spacebar and ESC keycaps printed with real Bob Ross landscapes from The Joy of Painting, plus a Bob Ross portrait ESC cap.
Buy SetThe full comparison lives on the deskmats page — both options are shown here for convenience.
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Quick advice
If you already know you want a mainstream 65%/75% layout with a huge software and community ecosystem, Keychron or Akko will serve you just as well and often cheaper. Apos is the right stop specifically when you want the ErgoDox's true split layout, the Preonic's ortholinear grid, or one of the Eclipse's two case heights — none of which the rest of the site's brand hubs offer.
Apos also runs frequent sitewide sales — check the current sale roundup before buying at full price.
