Real owners lean toward the 5075B: 78% of 18 owners recommend it, vs 53% of 15 for the Halo75 V2.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
Most owners are genuinely won over by the Akko 5075B(+)'s stock experience: it sounds noticeably better than expected out of the box, types smoothly with solid stabilizers, and feels like strong value for money, especially for someone building their first pre-built rather than a full custom board. But a vocal minority runs into real reliability problems, most commonly switches that start double-triggering or stop registering keystrokes somewhere between five weeks and eight months of ownership, sometimes requiring disassembly and relubing just to keep working. A smaller group also reports the wired or wireless connection simply failing after months of normal use, including RGB misbehaving in wireless mode. A more minor, cosmetic gripe some owners raise is that colored switch housings can wash out the per-key RGB, muting colors like blue toward white.
Owners overwhelmingly praise the Halo75 V2's typing sound and feel, with many calling it the best or most satisfying keyboard they've owned and pointing to strong out-of-box quality and good value against pricier custom builds. The V2-specific upgrades — VIA/QMK support, gasket mount, and a faster 2.4GHz dongle — land well with returning NuPhy fans. A meaningful minority is less pleased with the redesign choices, though: the switch to south-facing RGB and loss of the outer Halo ring, the new MSA keycap profile and colorway, and a redesigned badge all draw repeat complaints as downgrades from the original Halo look. A smaller but recurring group also reports reliability headaches like dead units or double/triple-typing keys, plus a hollow-sounding stock spacebar that some fix themselves with foam tape.
“THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE KEYBOARD I WAS GOING FOR since it was basically a tac75he with better build quality and same performance whilst almost being the same price!”— @jennabutub on YouTube
“I have this keyboard 1 mounth and i still cannot believe how good this keyboard is. I will not mention things that i love the most but if you wanna buy this keyboard then.. BUY IT NOW”— @8Erz on YouTube
“they concluded the problem was software issue , then I return it to the store. I have tested the keyboard again after a year they release, they didn't fix it. Goodbye akko”— @fredericksteven8464 on YouTube
“I love the feel, I started with Browns in my first keyboard and then like the Moss on the air series, but the raspberry is a pretty moderate feeling linear.”— @NickM86 on YouTube
“This so fare is the best keyboard I have ever tried .I love the feel of this keyboard and the sound of the Raspberry switches.”— @DanielDChannel on YouTube
“Battery capacity disappointing.”— @kickin123 on YouTube
Real owners lean toward the 5075B: 78% of 18 owners recommend it, vs 53% of 15 for the Halo75 V2.
Owners point the 5075B at newcomers to custom keyboards wanting a great sound/feel out of the box, and buyers who prize typing feel and stock stabilizer quality over deep modding.
Owners point the Halo75 V2 at buyers who want a great-sounding, thocky prebuilt without modding or custom-building, and first mechanical keyboard upgraders uninterested in the hobby side of things.
The most-cited downside of the 5075B is switch reliability problems that develop over months of use, including double-triggering or keys ceasing to register (reported anywhere from 5 weeks to 8 months in), plus switches needing regular internal cleaning and lubrication to stay reliable. For the Halo75 V2, it's a subset of units suffer reliability problems — dead boards or keys that double/triple-type, with some tracing it to the stock NuPhy switches and hoping firmware fixes the debounce issue.