Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, PICTEK Blue Switch Mechanical Keyboard Wired with 87 Keys Full Anti-ghosting, Customizable LED Backlit Ideal for Gamer, Typist etc. - US Layout

Picked up this as a temporary replacement for my corsair mechanical keyboard that cost £120 gave up on me. This is just as good. I no longer see a need to get a high-end keyboard.

Your browser does not support HTML5 video.  This keyboard is amazing, its in par with £100+ mechanical keyboards ive used in the past. No drivers or applications required, plug it in and you're good to go, you control all the effects from the keyboard itself, genius, and it has many cool effects, my favourite is the one where each key click starts a flow of colours explode outwards.The clicky sound is perfect, I am learning to code in python (which Im loving) so I type a lot and love the sound of the keys click away, it makes me feel important, or like Im doing something important, its great for gaming too. It doesnt take up much room on the desk, which is great because I no longer hit my mouse against the keyboard.Overall I give this product a 5 out of 5, for the price you really cant find anything better, actually even if you pay £100 for another keyboard you wont be getting much improvement compared to this.In the video I posted you can hear the clicky effect and see my favourite effect for the keys :)

This is a very cheap keyboard and normally when its this cheap, I can Look over a lot of faults.But I think they have really just cut too many corners to hit the mid 20s price point.It has a floating keycap design, but it is very loose.As you can see from my pictures. The escape keycap just comes off from me using it normally in game.Not all the keys are this loose – only about 10 of them.Which makes me think it is a quality issue with the key caps or switch not made to a uniform size.The switch itself is also rather loose meaning that it lacks a lot of the positive feedback you normally associate with mechanical switches.It does not come with any software so you cannot customise the keys, the lights or any macros at all.In fact, even if there were software, you cannot really adjust the light to what colour or location you want as its not RGBi.e. all the keys on the right side are always purple while the next quadrant is always blue.You cannot change the colour of the individual keys at all.You do however get 27 different light patterns to choose from.But since you can’t change the rainbow effect, its all rather garish and unhelpful in game.Infact,all those flashing lights would be really distracting in actual use so they are a gimmick rather than an actual useful feature.There are anti-ghosting but no other gaming features at all.Overall, this is a poor quality keyboard that they added a gaming tag because its got some pretty lights.It’s not practical for gamers (or even normal use really) as the quality is so poor its unlikely to last any heavy use.

I have only got the keyboard, so can't comment on long term usage but can give feedback based on impression so far.I looked for a Ten Key Less [or TKL] keyboard because full size keyboard means I have to move mouse too far on the right. It was affecting my ergonomics due especially spending so much time in front of computer during the pandemic lockdown!After lot of research on different keyboard types [there are just so many 40%, 60%, 65%, 75%, 80% or TKL etc.] I chose this one based on size, look, review and price. I didn't go any smaller keyboard as this is the smallest size where all keys [except numpad] are still in same place where you expect them to be.I big point to remember that it is a US layout keyboard. This means, some keys will need to used differently. Make sure you choose in your Windows 10 setting as UK keyboard and not as US keyboard. This means, you will simply plug it to computer and do nothing assuming your previous keyboard was a UK keyboard.It works instantly without installing any software.to get this, press these keys [AltGr = Right Alt]# = [\|]\ = AltGr [\|]| = AltGr Shift [\|]' = [' "]" = Shift [2]£ = Shift [3]€ = AltGr [4]@ = Shift [' "]` = [`~]¦ = AltGr [`~]~ = Shift [\|]¬ = Shift [`~]á é í ó ú = AltGr [letter]Other shortcuts on the keyboardFn + F5 = launches ExplorerFn + F6 = launches Edge browserFn + F7 = launches OutlookFn + F8 = launches CalculatorFn + F10,11,12 = launches volume control [- + mute]Fn + Up/Down arrow = increase/decreases backlight brightnessFn + Left/Right arrow = speed down/up backlight changingFn + -/+ = make lighting direction left/rightFn + Win = toggle enable/disable Win keyLighting modesFn + PgDn = toggles backlight on/offFn + Ins/Home/PgUp/Del/End = modes 1 2 3 4 51 = right side off2 = ripple effect out from the key press3 = cycles thru 3-4 effects, row, ripple etc.4 = wave effect, random flashing5 = random letter lighting upTo reset, Fn + 1Now coming to the actual typing part. It has enough key travel. This is important because when you type fast, your fingers hit the keys with high force. So in order to avoid finger fatigue, the keys need to be depressed enough so that impact on your finger is minimal. This is same reason why cars have crumple zones to absorb the impact on accident. This allows fingers to decelerate which is good for fingers.The typing sound is quite loud to my taste but this is a typical mechanical keyboard. If you are typing fast while someone else is doing something besides you s/he may go nuts. But again, this is less to do with specific keyboard but more to do with mechanical keyboard in general.I don't use the different modes of lights, I find it gimmicky. However, when room is dark, during dawn and dusk, it is super useful not to leave seat and switch on the lights.You cannot customize colors which a negative point I would say! There are also some hardwired keys which you can activate using Fn + [Function keys]. You cannot change this which is frustrating. I don't want short cut keys for Outlook or Music! I don't even use dedicated email client!I have not played any games with it, so can't comment on games!Happy typing!

After my previous gaming keyboard went to the lord od garbage. I must admit this keyboard exceeded my expectations In all fields. Super comfortable, sturdy, beautiful and very practical for gaming people who don't want to spend 100£ in a keyboard, the lighting modes are amaizing. So to be honest I can't be more happier with my cheap but really good and helpfull toy :)

I've been using this keyboard for just over a week now and i have not been disappointed with it. It works flawlessly what gaming and also when i'm working in photoshop and CAD programs as the keyboard can be used for shortcuts in the programs.The different lighting background types are really cool and depending what mood I'm in I change them. They're just really cool and fun watching them when i'm typing.