Introduction

Remember when EVGA first got into peripherals? The company made a big splash with their Torq X10 and X5 mice, which are still sold today, and complemented those with the launch of their first keyboard in the LCD display-integrated Z10. It must have sold enough to merit an RGB version, the Z10 RGB, which we took a look at last year. As of the time of this review, you can’t find either Z10 variants on the EVGA website, so LCD display experiment was short-lived. It’s a good thing then that EVGA did not give up and in fact has a whole new lineup of keyboards (and mice) launching today. Today, we take a look at their new flagship keyboard and thanks again to EVGA for sending the review samples to TechPowerUp!

The EVGA Z20 is a new ID from the company and a departure from the older Z10 RGB in nearly every way. We have a new case design, additional keys, no LCD display, a nice wrist rest, new switches, and a little something under the Left Alt key to detect user movement and wake up/put the keyboard to sleep. That’s right, we have a Time-of-Flight (TOF) sensor integrated here, so EVGA continues to be wacky, and willing to try out new things, which I am all for it. Let’s go through the EVGA Z20 in detail by examining all these features in this review beginning with a look at the specifications in the table below.

Specifications