Packaging and Accessories

The K76M illuminated keyboard has a white packaging with more colors throughout, which is in contrast to the predominantly black packaging with white accents for the K70E capacitive keyboard we saw earlier. On the front, the company and product name tell us that this is the "Fun" variant with the LEGO-compatible top cover plate, and there are two different illustrations to let you know that the keyboard can be had in white or black color options. This continues on the back and sides with more illustrations, including for the new switches, and specifications for the keyboard and switches are available as well. No seals are used here, but two flaps on the side help keep the contents inside in place. Opening the box, we see an accessory pack we saw before and will go over again for those who missed it the first time round.


Many keyboards, especially those with a metal cover/plate and floating keycaps, advertise modding potential with replacement covers, but nearly everyone leaves it at that and does not actually offer optional covers for purchase. This is primarily because nothing will be universally appealing and making new metal covers can be expensive. i-Rocks decided to do something about it and went in a different direction entirely by going with a transparent acrylic top panel and paper skins that go underneath. One such optional accessory is a set of different paper skins with another acrylic panel, and this was developed for this very K76M keyboard but is compatible also with other recent i-Rocks keyboards, such as the K70E. As we can see above, the panel and skins are packaged separately with cardboard layers around to prevent any scratches or tears. We will take a look at a few of the optional skins on the next page.


The keyboard as you get it will not include that accessory pack, which is an optional purchase, so you will see the inner cardboard box that adds further protection to the keyboard. There are compartments on the top and sides alike, which keep the accessories separate in addition to the keyboard cable, preventing these from hitting the keyboard in transit and perhaps adding a scratch or dent. Opening the primary compartment, we see the keyboard in a wrap and the cable in a compartment above. Accessories that come with the keyboard come in a plastic pouch underneath.


The provided accessories include a quick installation guide that also acts as a manual, and it comes in both English and Mandarin unlike the other piece that is all in Mandarin and useless to me as-is. The manual is handy, however, and I encourage going through it to familiarize yourself with the pre-programmed onboard controls as well as the replacement top covers. i-Rocks also includes a metal wire keycap puller, which is preferred over the plastic ring pullers most others include, so good on them for doing so.