Sharkoon launches the affordable PureWriter W100, a slim wireless mechanical keyboard focused on office comfort, featuring a hybrid wired and wireless design, but with some lighting quality compromises.
Sharkoon is trying to repeat a familiar formula with the PureWriter W100: a slim mechanical keyboard that keeps the price down while still delivering features most buyers actually use. According to ComputerBase, the new full-size model lands at around €60, adds a volume dial and wireless operation, and is aimed at users who want a low-profile board without moving into premium territory. It is, in effect, the larger sibling to the compact PureWriter W65, but with a more traditional layout and a stronger focus on office comfort.
The W100 combines a 2,000mAh battery with USB-C wired use and a wireless dongle connection. Sharkoon says that setup should last up to 160 hours, a sharp rise over the W65’s roughly 30-hour figure. The company also keeps the design deliberately simple: there is no configuration software, no remapping suite and only the functions exposed through the FN layer. That means media controls, brightness options and a small set of shortcuts, but little beyond the factory layout.
The key switch choice is central to the W100’s character. Sharkoon fits Huano Linear Silent low-profile switches, which ComputerBase describes as a sensible match for this class of keyboard. They reduce travel, mute the bottom-out noise and make the board feel closer to a quiet rubber-dome model, while still giving a more precise actuation point. In practice, the review found the switches generally well judged for typing and everyday use, even if some units showed a little mechanical roughness at the edges of the keycaps.
Build quality is broadly solid for the price, but the finish does reveal the budget positioning. The ABS keycaps can develop shine quickly and the RGB lighting, while bright enough, is not especially refined. The bigger problem, according to ComputerBase, is the status LEDs, which are too intense and can become distracting when looking towards the keyboard. That is the one flaw the review says keeps the W100 from being an easy recommendation.
In use, though, the PureWriter W100 appears to do much of what it promises. Its sound profile is notably subdued, its typing feel is comfortable and its layout is practical, with the volume wheel sitting at a usable height and the main controls arranged sensibly. The only real compromise is that the keyboard wakes with a colourful animation even when lighting is switched off, and that behaviour cannot be changed. For buyers who can tolerate the LED issue, ComputerBase concludes that the W100 is otherwise a strong low-profile mechanical option at a very competitive price.
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