WIZMAX CALUX Low Profile Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Review

Introduction

WIZMAX is the retail brand of Micronics, a Korean OEM/ODM company that has been around for nearly 30 years and has made cases, coolers, and PSUs for other brands you are probably aware of. It started with domestic sales in South Korea before making inroads globally, including exhibiting at CES and Computex to get international media attention. We’ve covered the brand multiple times before, and representatives reached out recently to gauge my interest in its latest keyboard offering. I was admittedly not too familiar with WIZMAX until this time, only knowing that their Korean-inspired cases looked cool. I took this opportunity to help add another brand to our review database, and thanks to WIZMAX for providing a review sample to TechPowerUp.

The WIZMAX CALUX is a full-size 100% keyboard, which is somehow getting rarer by the day when it comes to premium mechanical keyboards. On top of this, the CALUX is also a low profile keyboard using either Cherry or Gateron Low Profile Red switches. Interestingly, these two use different keycap sets, with the Gateron version going for smaller keycaps that are also more contoured compared to the larger, flatter keycaps on the Cherry version that I have here. The CALUX has a unique dotted pink plate, so this will be more visible on the Gateron switch version if that’s your preference. Both versions get a custom thick CNC-machined case, which is part of a larger feature set that makes the CALUX a premium keyboard in more ways than one. There’s also hybrid wireless connectivity and backlit keycaps, so I already know this keyboard will interest many of our readers. Let’s cover the WIZMAX CALUX in more detail today in our review which begins with a look at the product specifications in the table below.

Specifications