Sharkoon OfficePal KB70W Brings Gasket Mount, Wireless, Hot-Swap to Office Typists

Sharkoon dropped the OfficePal KB70W on March 10, 2026, a full-size gasket-mount mechanical keyboard with hot-swap sockets, dual-mode wireless connectivity, and VIA support, priced at €79.90 alongside a Silent variant at the same price. For a board pitched squarely at office typists, that spec sheet is hard to dismiss.

The acoustic engineering here is the real story. Sharkoon stacked three layers of noise mitigation: a gasket-mount chassis that elastically suspends the plate in the housing, a polycarbonate positioning plate, and a PU damping layer beneath the PCB. The gasket mount produces what Sharkoon describes as a "slightly springy effect when typing, which is not only more comfortable, but also reduces noise," while the PU foam absorbs vibrations to quiet the overall sound profile. That's the same construction philosophy Sharkoon applied to the ELITE SHARK KM300W it showed at Computex 2025, now brought into a full-size office-oriented layout with a three-block design that includes a numpad.

Factory-lubricated linear switches come preinstalled, so the board should be smooth out of the box without needing a lube session before you can type on it comfortably. The hot-swap sockets mean you can yank those switches and drop in whatever you prefer without touching a soldering iron. If the standard KB70W still sounds too loud for a shared office, the KB70W Silent ships with a different mechanical switch type specifically tuned for further noise reduction, though Sharkoon hasn't specified the switch brand or actuation specs for either version.

Keycaps are double-shot PBT, which means legends won't shine through after a year of daily use. Lighting is south-facing ARGB, positioned to shine through the legends cleanly rather than casting uneven hotspots. VIA compatibility covers remapping, macro creation, and lighting adjustments without needing proprietary software installed.

On connectivity, the KB70W supports both wired and wireless modes. Sharkoon describes the battery as capable of handling "many hours of use without interruption," but hasn't published a specific runtime figure or clarified whether the wireless implementation uses Bluetooth, a 2.4 GHz dongle, or both. That's a gap worth noting before purchase if your setup depends on a specific wireless protocol.

At €79.90, both the OfficePal KB70W and the KB70W Silent are available now. A gasket-mount, hot-swap full-size with PBT caps and VIA support at that price point doesn't have a long list of competitors, which makes Sharkoon's missing spec disclosures, particularly the wireless protocol and switch details, the main question marks for anyone ready to pull the trigger.