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Dierya DK81E evaluation
This inexpensive 75% board arrived from Kemove: Dierya DK81E with gaskets, rotary knob, and good lights.
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Revealed December 12, 2025
Let’s proceed this unintended 75% keyboard sequence with the nth board on this type issue: the Dierya DK81E-Gasket. With its present value of simply $37, this plastic board is likely one of the most inexpensive designs I’ve examined on this style.
TL;DR: The wired Dierya DK81E is a totally constructed keyboard coming in a plastic housing. One other very inexpensive mechanical keyboard ($37 with the KBDNEWS coupon code) with some good options: gasket mounting and loads of flex cuts for a mushy typing really feel, hotswap switches for customizability, plus per-key RGB and ornament lights on the perimeters. The restricted proprietary software program makes this a proposal extra fitted to players than lovers with advanced keymaps. That stated, in the event you do not want fancy supplies or ending, nor refined programmability, this can be a actual bang-for-your-buck deal.
Ought to I purchase the Dierya DK81E? – it’s possible you’ll ask. Properly, I will cram as many info into this evaluation as potential – so you may reply this query for your self. As you will see, I used to be capable of eviscerate this Dierya ultimately, so I will present many pictures of its options. Your half? Earlier than putting an order, it at all times helps to know precisely what you need. Be sure to’re conscious of your preferences and the options you want, and take a look at the complete evaluation beneath for all the main points and photographs – plus the complete photodump on Imgur for a good nearer look.
Disclaimer
- Kemove was variety sufficient to ship me this evaluation unit without spending a dime, which can introduce all types of biases – each adverse and constructive in my expertise. Take all the things I write with a grain of salt.
Variants
Dierya is certainly one of Kemove‘s sub-brands or product strains focused particularly to players. Principally smaller type components, translucent legends, and so forth. I am not solely positive in regards to the variations between the TMKB and Dierya sequence boards although.
Allegedly, the Dierya DK81E is available in two colours: black and white. Nonetheless, I’ve solely ever seen the white one within the store.
The white one has a silver encoder knob, however different sizes of the Dierya line have it with golden coating for the black variant.
Perhaps the black model is solely the TMKB T81E? It seems to be an identical to the white Dierya DK81E.
Unboxing & Contents
The straightforward recycled cardboard field of the Dierya DK81E is comparatively fundamental, nevertheless it’t all good. No want for fancy colourful and glossy containers that make the bundle costlier. This one has a number of information printed on the field, partially in shiny black.
Contents:
- The Dierya DK81E, pre-built with switches and keycaps mounted.
- handbook
- braided USB cable
- fundamental device to take away keycaps
No substitute switches, additional keycaps, or swap puller.
First impressions, design language
The contact of the plastic Dierya could be very acquainted, I may most likely acknowledge it in a blind take a look at. Similar to another Kemove boards I reviewed earlier. It feels undoubtedly plastic, however there’s nothing fallacious with that.
The facet profile of the board reveals the ornament lights.
No seen branding, only a sticker on the underside.
It is laborious to make an influence in such a crowded market just like the 75% section, and I am undecided that the Dierya DK81E is that distinctive with its characteristic set. Nonetheless, it is fairly distinctive within the sense that it makes these options obtainable at a really favorable value.
Specs
- Structure: 75% ANSI, 82 keys
- Keycaps: double-shot PBT Cherry profile (a minimum of sculpted cylindrical), translucent legends
- Switches: 45gf linear “Creamy Taro” JIXIAN switches
- Case: plastic
- Typing angle: adjustable through plastic legs
- Construction: gasket mounting
- Stabilizers: plate mount (no screw-in stab help)
- Plate: PC with flex cuts
- PCB: hotswap, north-facing(!) per-key RGB, flex cuts
- Connectivity: wired
- Software program: proprietary net configurator
- Dimensions: 332x140x41mm
- Weight: 707g
Structure
The 75% format is comparatively customary and prevalent. This explicit keyboard gives a single format variant (so no stepped CapsLock possibility, ISO help, or break up spacebars).
In any other case, as it’s possible you’ll know, the 75% format means no numpad and no basic navigation cluster both. Nonetheless, you have got arrows, perform keys, full quantity row, and many of the basic navigation keys.
That includes 82 keys, the Dierya DK81E is optimizing house whereas guaranteeing that each one important capabilities are simply accessible for brand spanking new customers transitioning from e.g. a fullsize keyboard. Yeah, for some motive this can be a keyboard known as DK81E – with 82 keys (plus the encoder, so not even due to that). I needed to recount it a number of occasions… 😀
The arrow cluster is properly offset, I like this association lots, as a result of this makes finding the arrows simpler whereas guaranteeing that you just will not get misplaced when altering between the house row and arrows.
The additional column on the proper consists of 4 keys, plus the perform row is the cool F13 association – including an additional key to the proper, turning the topmost row pleasantly symmetric.
Keycaps
The keyboard comes with a double-shot Cherry profile keycap set, or a minimum of one thing very related, sculpted cylindrical profile for positive. The keycaps are these gamer ones: white with translucent legends, nevertheless, not with essentially the most obtrusive gamer-style fonts.
Legend consistency shouldn’t be the board’s energy, I am fairly positive I’ve already seen these identical modifiers with the relatively complicated daring W right here on the Win key. Particularly compared with the thin Alt. However hey, the entire keyboard prices lower than the most cost effective single GMK subset I assume. 🙂
The alphas are a bit extra edgy than the marginally rounded ones I am used to.
Almost about keycap compatibility, the 75% format must be broadly supported in the event you go for one thing completely different. 3x 1.25U modifiers on the left, 3x 1U mods on the proper.
Switches
The switches are JIXIAN-branded linears. Cream housing colour with burgundy/plum stems. Some scratch, however much more wobble. Particularly on the horizontal axis, however virtually in each instructions.
Specs of the JIXIAN Creamy Taro swap:
- Actuation power: 45gf
- Backside-out: 55gf
- Pre-travel: 2mm
- Complete journey: 3.4mm
- Materials: ?
- Manufacturing unit lubing: sure
- Led diffuser: no
The switches are okay as a starter, however the PCB options hotswap sockets anyway, so you are not restricted to the manufacturing facility setup. Try the present best-selling switches, or be happy to make use of your private favorites laying round.
Construct high quality, construction, case
The highest and backside circumstances of this board are tightly snapped collectively – making disassembly with out doing any harm to the case nearly not possible. I managed it, however was very cautious. No screws wherever. That stated, the construct high quality nonetheless feels not simply respectable however very stable really, and the board is not too gentle both (707g) regardless of the case being plastic.
Nowhere close to the burden of a CNC aluminum 75% board, usually exceeding 2 kg, however the Dierya DK81E will not transfer round when gaming, not even mentioning much less demanding jobs. These plastic legs are likely to collaps typically on different boards, however not those of this Dierya – a minimum of not in my expertise – neither on a deskmat nor on the naked desk.
Typing angle: adjustable, about 5 levels by default, plus two further levels.
Disassembly? The Dierya DK81E made my life as a keyboard reviewer much more tough than boards with screws, not even mentioning a few of the quick-release fashions reviewed earlier. Excellent news: in the event you’re not a reviewer, you almost certainly will not have to take it aside for any motive.
Construction & Mounting
The Dierya DK81E options gasket mounting. The foamy gaskets are glued to the PC plate’s prodtruding elements, and sit immediately on the perimeter of the underside case. I can clearly see the appreciable flexibility, and likewise really feel the softness whereas typing.
Plate
The plate is PC, and it options many flex cuts.
Plate-mount stabilizers. No help for PCB-mount stabs.
PCB
The good shiny black PCB is a part of the thick plate/foam/PCB sandwich, and it comes with hotswap sockets, north-facing(!) per-key LEDs, and plenty of flex cuts.
As well as, it incorporates a daughterboard for the USB socket:
Backside weight
No fancy ornament weight, intricate carvings, patters, or different gimmicks. The Dierya DK81E‘s backside is the plain white plastic with a easy silvery sticker.
That stated, the 707 g weight of the board is about ultimate, a minimum of for my style. Not too heavy, not too gentle. This board does not transfer wherever. Examined each on deskmats and naked desk floor.
Sound dampening & Really feel
In accordance with the exploded picture on the product web page, the layers are: thick latex sandwich foam, PET pad, IXPE swap pad, backside EPDM filling foam, backside sealing PET movie, lastly, backside silicone dampener.
Along with the gaskets and the versatile PCB/plate with the cutouts, the Dierya DK81E supplies a good typing really feel, higher than anticipated primarily based on the worth. It is not overly mushy like e.g. the brand new MoeeTech Glitter65 HE boards, however the clearly seen flexibility of the core leads to a typing really feel I may simply get used to.
The sound continues to be clacky, so probably not muted. The pliability appears to be comparatively properly distributed horizontally, much less so vertically, leading to significantly completely different sound throughout the rows.
RGB lights
The board comes with per-key RGB (north dealing with to match the translucent legends), a bunch of built-in lighting results, 20 to be exact, and full help for real-time customization through a web-based configurator.
The backlight and ambient facet lighting are fully unbiased. Good job! You possibly can alter and switch these lights on/off with urgent FN+arrows/PgUp/PgDn for the principle backlight, and FN+Ctrl+arrows/PgUp/PgDn for the facet lights.
From refined ambient glow to vibrant full-spectrum animations, you may fine-tune colours, brightness, and modes to match your temper and setup.
Encoder knob
I’ve seen this sort of knob on a number of boards earlier than. The outer cylinder is aluminum, whereas the interior half is plastic.
Almost about its place, the rotary knob sits too low for my fingers, which makes it tough to entry. Moreover, the silky floor is sort of slippery, making it difficult to show the knob.
In any other case the default performance is quantity up/down, plus mute on press.
Software program
Hm. The Dierya comes with a proprietary on-line configurator. No QMK/VIA/Vial help, sadly. Fanatics with elaborated keymaps should not very keen on such software program.
Anyway, you may strive it right here: app.dieryatech.com/
Simple key remapping, encoder included, macros, lighting, immediately in your browser – in concept. In observe, the choices are restricted to fundamental performance.
Some letters swapped
Swapping letters or symbols works as ordinary, so establishing your base layer is sort of easy. As well as, there are 4 layers to play with. Nonetheless, regardless of MO and TO performance current, I could not discover any approach to arrange SpaceFN correctly.
You possibly can assign layer 3 to e.g. CapsLock (MO3), however there aren’t any double-function mod-tap layer choices, so you may’t use any “essential” key for layer switching.
CapsFN arrange
The lighting adjustment half is fairly complete.
Portability
This Dierya is a superb board if portability is your major concern. Though it lacks any wi-fi options, the mere 707 g weight mixed with a comparatively small 75% footprint makes it cell sufficient.
Comparability
Prior to now few months, boards with very related layouts have piled up in my evaluation schedule, so I can evaluate them facet by facet now: the Evoworks Evo75, Womier SK71 Professional and ERA75, and KiiBOOM Jade have been already lined, and we’ll get to much more within the upcoming weeks.
From all of the 75% keyboards, the Dierya DK81E is likely one of the most inexpensive – with its value of simply $37 (utilizing the KBDNEWS coupon code). As well as, its offset arrow cluster is a comparatively uncommon characteristic – particularly in distinction to the fairly crowded Dry Studio Battleye. I you fancy this association, try the Redragon Eclipse K720 Professional as properly.
Evaluating the DK81E to a way more costly aluminum board would make no sense. 75% boards, usually within the $120-130 value vary and beneath, are quite a few, so to resolve you need to take into account some essential variations. You possibly can try the fashionable NPKC RO75, the foolish (plastic!) KiiBOOM Phantom81 and extra critical Moonshadow V2, and even the GravaStar Mercury K1 Professional – and take a look at to determine what options you discover essential: plastic vs CNC alu case, rotary knob, show, offset arrows, wi-fi, software program (VIA/Vial help vs one thing proprietary) or just aesthetics.
Conclusion
The 75% wired Dierya DK81E GASKET is a really inexpensive pre-built mechanical keyboard with highlights just like the surprisingly mushy and nice typing really feel, due to the gasket mounting and loads of flex cuts. Double-shot caps with translucent legends and respectable switches, nevertheless, I am not an enormous fan of the web-based configurator. An ideal supply for players on a finances, keymap wizards will miss some essential software program options although.
Professionals
- nice typing really feel (gaskets, flex cuts)
- good ornament gentle
- customizable (hotswap, MX)
- nice type issue (F13, offset arrow cluster)
Cons
- Arduous encoder knob entry – it sits too low to correctly seize it
- restricted proprietary software program
- appreciable stem wobble of the switches
- screwless construction – disassembly discouraged
Value & Availability
The Dierya DK81E is on the market at kemove.com. The KBDNEWS coupon code (5% off) is in impact too, so you will get it for simply $37 now.
Revealed on Fri twelfth Dec 2025. Featured in KBD #204.
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