Bloody B740A Gaming Keyboard, USB, 104 Keys, Ambidextrous, PC/Laptop/Gaming Console

OFC not as quiet as membrane, but...bought for my son bloody b840 and is like normal mechanic keyb. I mean, there is noise...a lot of it. With this, well, is softened. Still mechanic feel, but much more quiet. A lot. Pros: Actuation is 2mm, and strength u need to use is well...almost minimal, finger weight. So....happened to me few times I was pressing 1, or 2 keys while browsing or starting game(this with crash) so... be careful. BUT is handy as hell while gaming! And well, typing itself is nice and smooth, I can't say there is much difference than my previous keyb...well, previous was cheapchina, and lighting on space bar line keys broke after 1,4y...and was noisier...Well... I'll see later how long this one last. Cons: Actuation is 2mm, and strength u need to use is well...almost minimal, finger weight. So....happened to me few times I was pressing 1, or 2 keys while browsing or starting game(this with crash) so... be careful. Thats all. Its mech, so it clicks.

Great product

It is actually a good keyboard. The design is pretty dated, but it does go on sale for like 35 bucks sometimes. It's a steal for that price. It is on another level compared to the 20-60 dollar amazon mechanical keyboards, both in terms of switches and gaming performance. I am pretty intrigued with budget keyboards and like trying them out. A lot of them skimp on things like polling rate or have terrible knockoff switches. I tried out a hou ji z88 recently, which is about the same price as this when it's on sale. It felt off and then I figured out that it had 62.5hz polling rate and was unusable for gaming. This keyboard has 1000hz polling, and the switches are actual good technology that premium brands have licensed/copied. That is why I would call this "fully fledged", it is on par with much more expensive keyboards. I would say the switches are most comparable to Mx speed silver, as they have a slightly shorter travel and higher force than mx reds. You get some rubber textured keys for your wasd included, and the keycaps are decent for what they are despite gamer font. I like their idea for making it spillproof, the switches have a little plastic shield over them when you take the keycaps off, which I haven't seen elsewhere. Cons: Has a big footprint on your desk. It's cool they made a custom molding to make it look unique but the four corner feet really do stick out and the keyboard is like 2 inches wider than it needs to be. The plastic is silver to make it look like metal, which looks a little cheap. It is a little heavy feeling, but that's just because of its size. It's also very echoey and you can really hear some unpleasant sounds when you press the keys (actually the biggest issue with it imo). And the backlighting sucks, and it has only 4 modes being on/off/super annoying series of effects/breathing. If they went with solid color, it would be more appealing. All in all, this is a super underrated keyboard that will serve you well. The funky looks are a turn off for most, and the bad noise it makes when typing lingers with me. But believe me that the bones of this keyboard are far above any of the budget outemu or kaihl switch keyboards on amazon. Highly recommend this over those. In the current year though, it's hard to recommend while it's over 50 bucks, as I would rather just get a corsair at that point and not hate how it looks and sounds.

I'm not sure why the developers thought that a flashing backlight following user inactivity would be a the most appealing default setting to the majority of their customers. Users can't a) change the default setting unless they download and install some (questionable) code or b) just turn off the backlight and still see all the keys unless they have all the lights on in the room. I really wanted to give this keyboard more stars, but after weeks of use the backlight issue has become super annoying. I mean really. If the developers are totally devoted to the flashing backlight during user inactivity, then they should at least ensure that ALL the keys are visible in low or ambient lighting so that the no-backlight option is an actual viable option. For anyone who thinks they can overlook what I cannot, you should know that this keyboard has an optical switch, not a mechanical one. I cannot see the difference between the two in terms of reaction time or sensitivity. The feel of this keyboard is like that of a Cherry black switch, which means slightly more resistance than a Cherry red switch and no tactical feedback. Yes, it sounds like a mechanical keyboard, so you won't be stealth in your typing.

The first keyboard was the Cougar 700k (with brown switches) and even though I semi-liked the keyboard it was not the most comfortable to use (wrest was next to useless) and I could not launch custom profiles so I ended up sending it back . I used a Logitech 510 for a good number of years (5+) before buying a mechanical keyboard. First Bloody keyboard I got, a couple of the keys were sticking especially the '0' num-pad key. Having got a replacement I am now very happy with my purchase. The colors of the keys are great (I do not miss programable illuminated keys at all). . The keys on this new keyboard are light and easy to press and very smooth. The keyboard is also nice to type on and even though the outer casing is made of plastic it does not show any figure prints at all (great job). I also like that when I do not use the keyboard for a while it goes into a 'show off' mode with various different modes shown. Now normally it gets annoying watching these patterns over and over until you hit a key but with this keyboard it goes through a cycle once then stops and stays illuminated for another short space of time before repeating. This is so much better than constantly flashing the illumination modes at me. I love the construction and it feels really strong and heavy and I do not have any movement using the keyboard flat or tilted. I am really enjoying this keyboard and wanted to let others know how satisfied I am in using this great keyboard. Thank you Bloody.

No advantage over my stock hp keyboard.

The Bloody B740 is one of the most responsive and comfortable keyboards I have used, the angle at which the keyboard sits plus the wrist rests are great for long play sessions. My only gripe with the wrist rest is that it's not padded or gripped so when your hands get sweaty they tend to slide off of the board. The B740 also includes LED backlighting and a range of idle animations, and while the LEDs do look nice I haven't found a way to adjust the colors to my liking. This keyboard is great and it is one of the best keyboards I have ever used, but it lacks a couple of major features, for one it does not have a volume knob or volume buttons it is also missing an industry standard audio and mic jack on the back of the board. My last compalint is because I was spoiled with my last keyboard, there isn't a windows lock key on the board which is extreamly usefull to have. Overall I would give the Bloody B740 keyboard an 8/10 just because of it not having padding on the wrist rest and the lack of convenience features. Overall I would highly recommend this keyboard to anyone that does alot of gaming and doesn't care about convenience features.