LumeKeebs' Bridge75 Prebuilt Full Review

Overview

Following popular releases like the WOBKEY Rainy75 and the Chilkey ND75, the Bridge75 is another addition to the lineup of prebuilt custom mechanical keyboards. Like the Rainy75 and the ND75, the Bridge75 is also a high quality prebuilt custom mechanical keyboard that sounds nice, feels nice, and is even nicer to our wallets. It is priced to be starting around 85 USD to 119 USD and, disregarding their name, is made without taking any shortcuts using a wide variety of modern features and quality materials.

Let's take a look at what the Bridge75 can offer!

Product Details

Key Design Features

Like the Rainy75 and the ND75, the Bridge75 also has a box-on-wedge case design.

On the top case, the Bridge75 has a cherry lip on the front of the top case which not only helps to add a design element to a basic box on wedge but also helps to add comfort in an effort to create a lower feeling front height for typing. Unlike the Rainy75 or the ND75, the Bridge75 retains the navigations keys instead of implementing a screen or a logo. Some enthusiasts might appreciate the distinct designs of the Rainy75 or ND75, while others might appreciate having the extra navigation key for productivity.

On the bottom case, the Bridge75 features a brushed stainless steel weight for the Standard version and a brushed stainless steel weight with a glossy trim where the logo is for the Plus and Max versions. It keeps the bottom weight simple and practical by incorporating a stainless steel weight in the aluminum body to help with the acoustics.

Internally, the Bridge75 features a quick assembly ball-catch structure that feels secure but also allows for easy disassembly to tinker and test different configurations. It is mounted using PCB gaskets and although it isn't the most flexible keyboard, the Bridge75 feels soft and comfortable to type on and the gaskets provide a responsive bounciness to the typing experience. The Bridge75 also comes with foams pre-installed but thanks to the ball catch mechanism it will be easy to add and remove the foams you prefer to use for your personal configuration. The Standard version of the Bridge75 comes with one internal battery and one internal weight while the Plus and the Max versions come with two internal batteries and no internal weight.

Keyboard Sound

The Bridge75 stock has the deep, creamy, and foamy sound signature straight out of the box.

With all of the foams removed, the Bridge75 surprisingly didn't have as much ping as the Rainy75 or the ND75. The Bridge75 has a pleasantly full sound.

The Bridge75 comes with factory lubed switches and good quality doubleshot PBT keycaps that sound great straight out of the box. The Bridge75 has two options for switches: the Princess Ultra switches that are described as thocky, and the SC switches which are described as clacky. The Bridge75 has a versatile sound that can be clacky, creamy, or thocky depending on how the keyboard is configured.

Unboxing and Sound Test Video:

Sound Test With HMX Cheese Switches Video:

Sound Test With Gateron Oil King Switches (Stock With All Foam):

Sound Test With Gateron Oil King Switches (No Foam):

Keyboard Feel

The Bridge75 feels comfortable to type on with no fatigue noticeable straight out of the box. The Bridge75 is PCB gasket mounted using dumbbell shaped silicon gaskets similar to some QK keyboards. The Bridge75 doesn't feel extremely flexible but the PCB gasket mounting system provides a soft and comfortable typing experience. I would describe the Bridge75 to feel more bouncy than flexy.

The stock switches and keycaps the Bridge75 comes with feel premium to type on as well. The switches are factory lubed and feel smooth and consistent. The doubleshot PBT keycaps has a similar feel to more expensive sets and provides a matching aesthetic to the case color you choose.

Build Experience

Since the Bridge75 comes prebuilt, the initial build experience is mostly comprised of the unboxing and setup experience. The Bridge75 is amazing to use straight out of the box, but for those who are interested in tinkering with different configs (keycaps, switches, mounting, etc), below are our thoughts on the build experience.

The Bridge75 has a screwless quick assembly system using a ball-catch mechanism. This makes the Bridge75 incredibly easy to open to try out different configs since the ball-catch mechanism allows the top case to be unlatched from the bottom case without any unscrewing necessary.
The Bridge75 has flex cuts on the FR4 plate for the Plus and Max versions, but not on the PP plate for the Standard version. The Bridge75 has per-key flex cuts on the PCB for all versions.
When trying to insert or remove switches from flex cuts plate/PCB, it is recommended to fully open the case and remove the plate/PCB assembly when swapping out switches to prevent any damage to PCB or keyboard components. We would also recommend to use a plate fork (or tweezers if no plate fork) to help support the flex cut plate when inserting switches.

Things to Note

The On/Off switch for the Bridge75 is underneath the blocker next to the arrow keys so there is no need to remove any keycaps to access it, but you would need to remove the top case instead.

Conclusion

The Bridge75 is a high quality prebuilt custom mechanical keyboards. Of the ones that seem to have gained popularity, the Bridge75 seems to be the best bang for the buck. It has modern design features like the ball-catch mechanism and tri-mode connectivity and it even sounds great with no foams as well. I would recommend the Bridge75 to anyone -looking for custom mechanical keyboard that is in-stock, pre-built, and is affordable. Starting at $85, the Bridge75 sets another standard for achieving premium feel, sound, and aesthetics at a more affordable price.

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Bridge75 Full Review