Slim Shady
The media could not be loaded. This keyboard is my first experience with mechanical keyswitches, and I am thoroughly pleased with it. Upon research, testing, and cross-referencing with friends, the keyboard features offbrand cherry blue switches that are slightly louder than officials but maintain the overall tactile feel. There's a lot of keycap wobble which may cause your finger to slip, but I've only experienced it a handful of times in the little over a week period of heavy use. It is not full RGB, it only features the LEDs in their current color and state, but there's 14 different lighting modes and brightness control. The keyboard ships in box with a wrist rest, 3 (possibly meant to be 4) extra blue switches, and a keycap remover. The LEDs aren't especially bright, compared to the HP Omen Reactor mouse I use in tandem, but it was undoubtedly the best place to cut corners. The build quality is incredibly solid; there's very little flex, there's a genuine weight to the board, and the two rubber feet on the bottom prevent slippage very well. This keyboard is NOT intended for avid mechanical keyboard hobbyists; it's best interest is to get you to dip your toes into the water and see if you prefer it over the standard office keyboard. As always, you could save $10 or $15 more to buy something with a reputable brand name, but if you need a mechanical keyboard with no option to wait, this is a perfect option to do so. You could even find it listed cheaper, since multiple companies sourced this product from the same OEM, unbranded at that. For gaming, it's held up well in numerous titles. From Minecraft to Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends, even to something like osu! not a single input was dropped or unaccounted for. The level of precision given is phenomenal for the price. The LEDs, while dim, do illuminate the keys enough to be visible but not distracting. Overall, my only gripe with this keyboard is that I wish I had gotten myself a mechanical sooner.