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This keyboard is amazing! That is basically all I can say about it. I have had it for a few days, (will update if needed) and I already love it! Typing on it is so comfortible and feels like pillows on your fingers. The actuation force is perfect in my opinion and the clicky clacky sound is so satisfying (especially coming from a quiet membrane keyboard). I didnt really use the number pad at all so this tenkeyless keyboard is really nice for saving space. I got the fully RGB edition for $59.99, and it was definitely worth it! Right when I picked up the box I knew it is very good quality because of the weight. I took it out of the box and it felt really nice to the touch, and seems like it should be atleast $100. It also looks amazing with the RGB leds with all of the awesome different functions and colors. I was just using a membrane keyboard and have never had a mechanical keyboard before, nor have I even felt one. Already, I can tell I am in love with mechanical keyboards, I am typing this review with the keyboard right now and I dont want to stop typing because it feels sooo good! If you are looking for a fairly cheap mechanical keyboard, go with this one! It is definitely worth every penny, plus some. I would recommend if you like having different colored backlighting on your keyboard and have $60 to spend, then go with the RGB edition. I hit FN + end twice and customized the leds to the Seahawks colors. Go hawks! I did free shipping because I wasnt in a rush to get it (even though I wanted it as soon as possible) and it came in just about 7 days/1 week. Im sorry for the length of this review (if you are even reading this anymore please click the helpful button below) and I guess im gonna have to stop typing on this keyboard for now:( Anyway, I very highly recommend this keyboard! Have a good day.

If you're on this product page, you have most likely seen the more popular black version with more reviews. Well, I'm here to tell you that this is the better buy between the two and I'll tell you why. Unlike the black colored variant that most people are buying, this comes with additional Outemu Blue switches and a keyswitch puller. This keyboard features Outemu Blue switches, which are Cherry MX clones. However, I've noticed these switches are not the same as other Outemu Blues I've seen on other keyboards. They feel a bit scratchy, but you can put in any switch you want if you don't like them (more on this later). They have some studs around the little cross, but this doesn't seem to have any purpose. If you want to get custom keycaps, they should work, but with one issue. The right shift key is an unusual size, making it hard to find a compatible keycaps set. Your best bet is to either find a white keycap set so that the shift key doesn't stand out too much or find some way to create your own keycap for that right shift. The main reason why I recommend this keyboard is because it features hot-swappable keyswitches. With the included keyswitch puller, you can pull out the switches and put in a different MX style switch and it'll work, no soldering needed. Why would you want such a feature? One reason is that this eliminates one point of failure. If a keyswitch stop working, just take it out (they do include 5 spare switches). Or if you want to try a different switch but don't want to spend $40+ on another keyboard, you can buy a bag of switches for as low as $30 (price depends on the manufacturer of the switch). One thing to keep in mind is that the holes for the pin on the switches are smaller than standard cherry pins, so you will need to file down the pins on your switches before installing them. Let's talk about the design of the keyboard. The keyboard uses a detachable micro-USB cable. This means you can get a new cable if the stock cable breaks or get a nicer cable. The cable that comes in the box is a pretty stand thick gray cable with no-frills. There are 3 channels for the cable to go through, the sides and straight out the back. One thing the white version of this keyboard has over the black variant is that the LED appears to be much brighter and more vivid. This is because the backplate reflects the lights much better than a black surface does. This creates a nice under-glow and more even lighting compared to the black version. The backplate appears to be a solid piece of aluminum, which makes the keyboard feel very sturdy and a more premium. The housing appears to be PBT plastic, but I can't tell for sure since it doesn't have any indicator. As for the keycaps, it has that really awful gamer font that many budget mechanical keyboard uses. They're doubleshot ABS, not laser-etched as the product description states, which is good. This means that the legends will not fade away, but because they are abs this means they are prone to shining. With my black Z-88, the spacebar already has a bit of wear on the right side after 3 weeks of use. The lighting effects are pretty good for the price. It's not a "true" RGB keyboard as it only has a small number of colors to choose from. However, with these colors, I am sure you'll find one that matches your setup. I was surprised to see that the white color mode is actually pretty white compared to other RGB keyboards where the white would be a blue or a bit pink. There are 10 lighting modes to choose from, I have uploaded a video showing these. Overall this is a great keyboard for those who are looking at getting a mechanical keyboard but don't want to spend a lot of money to find a good one.

This is a great keyboard for those looking for good mechanical switches under $50. I haven't had any problems with the Brown switches -- they are clicky enough to feel feedback but not too much to the point of being obnoxious. While I wish the RGB was programmable, there are enough pre-programmed effects to keep you satisfied (keep in mind there are only 7 options for solid colors (Red-Orange, Green, Royal Blue, Yellow, Hot Pink, Sky Blue, and White). The white & aluminum finish is beautiful, and this is one of the few white 60% keyboards that still manage to fit in arrow keys. You won't regret this purchase! UPDATE 1: After several months of using this keyboard, I notice one issue that is worth mentioning but does not change my initial review. Every few months, one of the keys (usually the keys I use frequently for gaming) will become faulty. It will not register every click and either requires cleaning or replacement. Luckily, a few replacement switches have been provided which I have swapped in without issue. However, I'm starting to run out and will eventually need to buy more replacements or another board. Amazon has replacements for 20 keys/$11 so it's not a huge deal and doesn't change the overall value of the board too much. Update 2: Still giving this 5 stars as everything I said above holds true, but you definitely start to feel the cheapness of the switches over time. I noticed after a year of use that I was never really typing at the level of accuracy I desired. I also felt I was pressing keys much harder than I wanted to which prevented me from getting a gliding flow while writing for long periods of time. The amount of pressure needed to register a keystroke even began to hurt my wrists over time. I believe this is due to Outemu switches being far less smooth than something like Gateron. I also wanted to go wireless as it was much easier for cable management. I upgraded to the Anne Pro 2 which is a much better typing experience with improved features. If you have the extra ~$50 to spend I might recommend something like that or the Ducky One 2 Mini.

(You might see my review twice here, because it wouldn't let me review the same keyboard with different switches and classified them both as the same keyboard, but this is my review for the brown switch variant.) So, I was in the market for my first mechanical keyboard, and while I went to Best Buy and tried several different keyboards because I was unfamiliar with all the different factors, such as switches, colors of switches, brands of switches, overall quality and things and they had only a limited supply of what I could try without bringing any home. However, most of the ones that caught my interest were normally at least $100, and I wasn’t willing to invest that much into a keyboard, so I decided to buy 5 highly recommended keyboards. NOTE: I FIGURED THAT I LIKE RED SWITCH, TKLS. They all have their pros and cons, and I decided based on my preferences which one I liked. I read many reviews that helped me decide on my purchase so I want to help anyone else looking to buy keyboards. I am not a hardcore gamer, but I play games casually for a couple hours every night but I tend to type a lot, and will use this keyboard when my laptop is at home with me. These are the boards I bought and tried: E-Element Z-88 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMNZRKP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (I also bought the brown switch version of this to see if I liked browns or not) DIERYA DK-63 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FZSDYTZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 DIERYA DK-61 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FZSDYTZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 DREVO Calibur V2 https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Mechanical-Keyboard-Wireless-Programmable/dp/B07ZSC6D6X?ref_=ast_bbp_dp&th=1&psc=1 Presentation 3/5 This keyboard came in a simple cardboard container that opened up nicely and everything was neatly put in with the keyboard in bubble wrap and foam to prevent the keyboard from being damaged. Simple, good enough for what it is. Quality 4/5 You can’t expect a keyboard that’s $50 to compare with one of higher brand name. The keycaps are good and have a nice feel to them when I touch them, and although some of my friends say the keycaps have a litle bit of wobble to them, I don’t find it to be much of a problem with me. I tried it compared to a Razer keyboard and it wasn’t horribly different or anything. The actual board itself is covered on top with a nice metal, but the bottom is made out of a hard plastic. I am fine with that because it reduces the weight of the keyboard and I can move it around easily if needed. This is more of a first world problem, but there is a notable small metallic “clang” of the spring after you hit a key. You might really only notice it if you’re looking for it and if you’re a heavy typer, but I don’t notice this (as much) on higher end keyboards. Outside of the weight and quality of the board on the back, there isn’t too much compromise when you compare this to a higher end board, in my opinion. Mostly the material used on the back. Another minor note which I noticed is that, as I ordered two of the same keyboards (the other one is the brown switch version of this model), I noticed that one of the keyboards’ keycaps had more of a yellowed look, while the other one had a bit of a whiter tone. Your mileage may vary, but that’s just something I noticed. I have a feeling that the switches will yellow over time if you don’t keep your hands clean, so keep that noted if you’re planning to purchase the white version. Typing 3/5 Note that this is still opinionated, and I haven’t tried every switch in the world, but I have tried several different reds, blacks, browns, and blues. These are Outemu browns, and coming from a couple of other Outemu reds (including this model) I immediately disliked the feel of the switches. However, this is purely because of my preference for smoother keys. I tested a brown Alienware switch at Best Buy and there wasn’t much difference – I just don’t like the tactile feel of the keys, without the clicky sound. It These are relatively quiet and typed alright, with that “bump” that brown switch users would be looking. The sound of the browns are more of a “clack clack” compared to the “click” of the blues. The sound primarily comes from the keycap hitting the board and the feel/sound is personally satisfying to me. The keycaps are laid out in a good position, and I’m a bit mroe comfortable now after using it for a couple of days, as I’m coming from a decent gaming laptop’s keyboard. They’re evenly spaced and I don’t make too many frustrating errors out of my control. Features 4/5 I was lured to this board because of it’s compact look and it’s white color. Also RGB. It checked all of those things. The keys are laid out well, it has all of the normal media keys, and the lighting is very good and has a slew of different patterns that are essentially shared with all RGB gaming manufacturers, if you’re into it. You have the ability to change the lighting, speed of the lighting, and it’s brightness. There wasn’t any need for software with this keyboard. The back of it has very good cable management, allowing you to lead the cable out the right, middle, or left of the keyboard depending on your setup – however, the cable itself deducted the point from this category. It’s ugly, bulky, and looks like it’s straight out from te 1990’s, even if it is type C. I’m replacing this cable as soon as possible. This keyboard shipped with a keycap remover that was pretty rudimentary and did the job. It also came with extra brown switches, although there were no spare keycaps. --------------------- I liked everything about this keyboard except for the fact that they were brown switches. Solid choice, and the “Mario” of the keyboards I’ve tested – a jack of all trades, good enough in everything I was looking for in a keyboard without any blaring cons – that is, if you’re into brown switches. I didn’t have experience with brown switches, so I gave this one a chance to try it, and if you’re into brown switches, it’s a fantastic keyboard. I bought and kept this keyboard, but the model that came with red switches. Please look at my other reviews if you’re hunting around (especially for reds). You may like something that I disliked and could deal with some of the other cons that I personally didn’t want to deal with. EDIT: I guess Amazon won't let me post two reviews on the same product page even if I bought seperate ones. I bought the reds as well and this is the keyboard that I kept out of the 5 keyboards I tried. Smooth presses, a bit scratchier than Cherry Reds, which I find satisfying. Otherwise, identical to the brown switch.

I've had many high-end gaming keyboards such as Razer and Logitech, but this is the best keyboard I've ever owned. It is functionally flawless, with the possible exception of its limited RGB customization. Even so, the RGB is basic rather than flawed or incomplete. While it cannot be synchronized with other hardware, it remains quite flexible and requires no software. Mine is set to a uniform dim white light that can only be seen in darkness, and it looks sharp. I've had the keyboard since 2017, and I have treated it quite poorly during travel. That's 7 years, and all I've ever had to do was replace my letter "A" switch with one of the included spares. It was entirely straightforward and took like ten minutes. Everything else has always worked normally. I'm impressed. I'm very skeptical of modern technology since it often fails quickly or has annoying flaws. This thing is perfect.

Recently my Corsair K70 met an unfortunate fate at the hands of my younger family members. So unfortunately I was in the market for another mechanical keyboard without breaking the bank, because we all know nothing breaks until you can't afford to fix it. I came across this keyboard, but was very skeptical because of the price point. This keyboard was literally half the price of my previous keyboard, so I expected it to preform how one would imagine. Surprisingly this keyboard had the same tactile feel, reassuring sound and similar quality of my previous keyboard. All the switches were working, and weren't as loud as traditional blue switches which I found very attractive. Gives you the right amount of clack if you know what I mean. The back plate being metal Is a very nice touch. I love how sturdy the build feels, although I'm sure you'll need to clean this more than your average black plated keyboard. I'm not big on the whole RGB thing, but it seems you can't escape that trend when it comes to purchasing modern computer parts and accessories lol. So if you're looking for some cool light functions, you'll find it here. I never owned an 81 key compact keyboard, but I gotta say I'm really enjoying the space it allows me to have. I was worried about things like multimedia keys and such because of how available they are on Corsair keyboards, but all my worries were thwarted once I got used to the FN+Multimedia keys. All in all I'm not sure if I just happened to get the blessed keyboard in my time of need, but I can definitely see myself buying this keyboard again or recommending it to a friend or whoever is reading this.

Great "beginner" mechanical keyboard for those who don't want to drop a ton of money for a mechanical key switch experience. The Outemu blue key switches feel pretty solid and I haven't had any fail yet, although they are a bit louder than MX blues. I've been using this keyboard pretty heavily, as I work as a transcriptionist 16 hours a week and use this keyboard as my commuter back and forth from work. The LED lighting on this keyboard is pretty bright considering that it is a "low-end" mechanical keyboard. The "white" LED setting is surprisingly enough, white! Most of the cheap keyboards in this price range, the "white" LED setting will have a bluish or redish hue to them. My biggest grievance really is the font, as I'm personally not a huge fan of the "gamer" type keyboard fonts. However, it makes sense considering that the keyboard is marketed as an RGB "gamer" keyboard. Since I'd consider myself a heavier keyboard user than average, I'll update this review if I come along any bumps in the road (key switches failing, LEDs going out, etc). For those of you who were wondering (as I was before purchasing), the keyboard, atleast for me, does retain the "light mode setting" no matter what computer I connect it to.

Pretty decent budget keyboard. Been using many keyboards like the ducky 2, pok3r, and even opto mechanical keyboards from bloody and razer. Decided to try out this budget keyboard. The otemu switches are basically cheap versions of cherry mx's and i can notice the difference. Once the switches are broken in, they have a deeper sounding click. And these switches makes a ping noise when you bottom it out and again when you release it. Cant also use o rings on this keyboard. Feel is a little bit close to real mx blues imo. Typing is really hard for me if i dont use a handrest but thats really it about typing, types great. Right shift key has a weird size (1.15u i believe) which confuses me sometimes when i type. Gaming on these are not so great. Using blues on CSGO is really hard to get used to and its hard to do jumps and technical parts in osu!. The switches are hot swappable but its a chore to remove the switches but once you get it off its ez to put it on and off. Had to file the pins to fit cherry mx switches i HIGHLY recommend not to force mx switches in. It broke 2 pins on 2 switches. Electronic stuffs are okay too. Grey detachable micro usb cable looks kinda bland but gets the job done. RGB is awesome on this keyboard bright and sharp colors. Can also kinda hear the high pitch noise the rgb makes and its mildly infuriating. Little to no flex on the keyboard and the switches are plate mounted. Tbh this is a decent keyboard for people who wants to try out a mech keyboard for the first time or to people who wants a loud clicky keyboard to type with.