GK61 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - 61 Keys Multi Color RGB Illuminated LED Backlit Wired Programmable for PC/Mac Gamer Clicky Switch (Gateron Optical Blue)

I have been using this keyboard for over a month now I believe. And from my limited experience i can safely comment on a few things Packaging - Ok the packaging for this is pretty shady lol. My box was all dinged up, the sticker that is supposed to hold it close was open and lost all it's adhesive :) But regardless, inside the keyboard was pretty safe and hadn't moved or been damaged at all Build - Sturdy build with no loose parts or rattling' - Aluminum switch plate feels premium and gives a good feel - Keycaps are decent, not the best but didn't expect them to be. I would suggest upgrading to PBT keycaps as this board is pretty much build to be customized. - Cable is of decent quality as well, so is the keycap puller and switch puller - This keyboard also says "pre lubed" like every other mechanical keyboard lol, but it's very minimal and has no effect on the sound/feel even if you wipe it off. I recommend lubing them on your own. I would recommend Petreplus 2700 if you're not looking to spend 5k on 10grams of krytox205g0 lol. I have a review on the lube too, and in my experience, it's a good lube if used correctly. Switches - I have the brown switches. Good, fast, smooth, and sound if very pleasing as well. - Again, pRe lUbEd, so wipe that stuff off, and lube them yourself, that will just elevate the experience. Cons - The PCB and switch plate sit very deep into the case, which is good for sturdiness and security, but then if you want to add foam to your keyboard, that would be a bit difficult. Maybe i didn't do it right, but thats my experience. - The software is janky AF. HK gaming really needs to focus on this, otherwise, their brand image will never be able to get better as their software feels like something from Windows XP. But the keyboard isn't very software dependant, so it isn't much of an issue. There are keys to switch between light modes, but if you want to keep custom lighting then you'll need the software, which is relatively simply to use, even though it looks very very old lol. - This board is a 60% which might be small for a lot of people. I didn't mind it at all, in fact I loved it. I edit videos and photos, and i didn't face any problems, and I love the compact size. But I know most people don't, so listing it here as a con. All in all, I would recommend this board due to its high customizability. You can go for the Keychron V2 hot swap version if you want something bigger than a 60% as well, but this was cheaper than that for me and based on reviews pretty much giving in direct competition as a good budget mechanical keyboard But I am happy with my decision, hope this helped you in making yours too.

Picked up the gateron optical silvers switches. Ive always used blue swtiches for gaming and work but frequently felt they were heavy for gaming so decided to get a new tkl keyboard with red switches just for gaming but I came across gk60 instead and loved the aspect of 60% because it saves me so much space. I opted for the silvers because they are really smooth and have a very fast actuation response. They are known to be one of the fastest switches after yellows. I've tested yellows from a friend and personally didn't feel like it was the right fit for me. I took a gamble by picking the silver switches and they are perfect. Much softer than reds and slightly heavier than yellows. It the perfect sweet spot. For gaming they are the beast but for typing we'll need practice with it because there is a possibility of actuating another key hence leading to mistakes but that's because they have a really quick key response time and that's why they are the best for gaming. If you're looking to write documents or programming and a casual gamer who doesn't play much fps games. Then I would recommend you pick Brown's. I myself use blue swtiches for work and silvers just for gaming. ( You can see my desk setup pic) Now the sound, silver switches are linear so they don't have the clicky sound that blue swtiches make and tbh I prefer it that way. Ppl you play with hate hearing clicky keyboard coz they miss out on enemy foot steps plus it is very distracting while gaming. Hence I use the blues just for work like typing mails, documents etc. Ive attached a video for sound comparison. I definitely recommend this keyboard to fps gamers (serious and casual) its worth it !!!

The keyboard: Small, yet functional keyboard. Comes with a long (5ft i guess?) Usb-c cable which I was quick to trade with my phone's short charger (life hacks). Per key RGB is plenty good, didn't bother using the software (didn't recognize my keyboard) for custom key mapping. Everyone reviewing mentions that the ABS key caps are frosted (or matt) finish on top and glossy on the sides, but the one I received has all matt finish key caps. I honestly like matt over glossy as glossy gets easily scratched. Also, there is no microphone under the space bar for music synced RGB (some early reviews mentioned they have it), I can't be bothered as I don't use computer speakers anyway. My experience: Despite being all plastic, GK61 has some heft to it. This is my first experience, albeit first in a very long time, with a mechanical keyboard, so I haven't yet gotten accustomed to the nuances of a mech keyboard. Not able to match the typing speed on my Blade 15's keyboard yet, all in time until I develop finger memory. Haven't had issues while gaming (CS:GO mostly), but encountering a lot of errors while typing mostly due to low actuation distance of Gat Silvers and no tactile (pfft, i know right?) feedback on key presses. So, further pressing down the key caps obviously doesn't do anything, but feels quite odd if not pressing keys all the way (idk probably just me as I'm not used to it yet). Minor con: One minor quality issue I have with my keyboard is that the bigger key caps (shift, enter, space bar etc) wobble when you nudge them longitudinally (tangentially to the plane of the keyboard) at key cap ends. My guess is due to cheap quality stabilisers. I'll probably look into upgrading them later on. Future prospects: That's something would great to experiment on this cheap (in comparison) keyboard, modding the insides. My first mod will probably be adding a regular foam inside for a some thoccy-ness (everyone loves thoccy keyboards right?). Followed by stabilisers and then lubrication, perhaps. Tl;dr: - Good enough for a modding journey. - Choose your switches wisely. - Less options for optical switches. Note: Attached photo of my humble desk setup lol! High five Poverty!

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The GK61 with Gateron Silver Switches has one of the fastest actuation points in the world. I would highly recommend it with either Silver or Yellow switches if you are a competitive gamer. The actuate almost as soon as you press the key, and the fact that the switches are linear makes them smooth and satisfying to press.

Thought I put a quick review. I'm coming from an old Corsair K70 mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX brown switches. Thought I would get a much more compact keyboard for the desk and for gaming. Overall impressions is good. The keyboard case is single piece of plastic which is mostly matte with some gloss highlights around. The plastic case is decently thick so that in tandem with the steel backplate, the entire thing feels really solid and does not creak or flex under reasonable torque. There are no adjustable feet on the keyboard, just 4 large rubber feet. The keyboard is connected via a usb-c cable which is nicely braided so it has a nice look to it. Braided cables has heaps of "memory" to it so it's fairly stiff, but given its going to be connected to your keyboard, which doesn't move, I have no complaints. The keycaps have a matte finish on the top, with gloss-finish on all sides. This is very different to the keys on my K70 which was all-gloss. The matte finish is definitely a winner because it doesn't show fingerprints readily. The gloss-sides however show off grime, dirt, scratches and dust easily. You have to be carefully when removing the keys on this board with the included the keycap puller because it will scratch up the gloss-sides of the keys! The Shine through legends are decent and allow the backlight to shine through. The font is a bit "gamery" but not as bad as some others and I soon got over it quickly. However, the thing you WONT get over will be the white-printed secondary legends on the keycaps. You'll notice that this keyboard has its F-keys, arrow keys and other functions (num-lock, scroll lock etc) as secondary functions. These can be quickly accessed by holding "Fn" in the bottom right and pressing the relevant key. The problem is that these legends are not durable. The appearance of the printing is great; It's nice and crisp. But it fades incredibly easily. I've only used the keyboard for a few weeks and the printed legends on the A-Z part of the keyboard has this dull stained look. So far the legends haven't started peeling, but the white print stains easily. For some it might not be a problem because you'll hopefully remember the location of all the keys by them. But is definitely something for the manufacturer to improve upon on the next iteration. The RGB lighting is cool. All the colours under the rainbow, except for white. The white colour looks more like a light blue. Odd, but definitely not a deal-breaker. The Gateron Optical Brown switches feel pretty marvelous. They are very smooth, with a tactile bump much more pronounced that the K70's cherry mx brown. The downward travel is also smoother, with noticeably less "grit/sandy" friction feeling. This makes the key travel feel much shorter. I'm not sure if its true, but these optical brown switches feel like they have a much shorter travel distance than the mx browns. I got used to it, and am not sure if I prefer it. For typing, i feel like I want a little bit more travel distance for comfort. It feels abrupt as I'm bottoming them out. Perhaps I need more time. The only other thing is noise. It doesn't have a loud click, but you will definitely hear them thud everytime you poke them the full distance down. I found it to be louder than my K70. Lastly, it has no wrist rest. This is the one thing that I missed from the k70. I'm definitely a wrist-rest user. The K70 has an included plastic detachable wrist rest. Although nothing special, it allows me to be a bit "lazy" when playing games on an extended session as I can rest my fingers on the wasd keys and that's all. Without the wrist rest, I certainly felt the strain of holding my hands up on the wasd keys. What I 100% missed is the "detachable" aspect of the K70's wrist rest. If you move your keyboard, the wrist-rest moves with it. Unless you glue your wrist rest to your GK71, every adjustment of the keyboard will require a follow up adjustment to the accompany wrist rest which gets very frustrating. Otherwise that's it. If you are wondering if you should buy this keyboard for $80AUD, then go ahead. There's definitely worse that you could buy. The only problem is the cheap secondary legends printing on the keycaps.

una bomba perfetta si collega subito al pc i tasti si possono sostituire ed e a prova di gaming e come ci gioca sopra mio figlio a Fornite non è riuscito ancora a distruggerla!!

Perfecto y con muchas combinaciones de color en el teclado