Review on 🎮 CP3 TKL Gaming Keyboard: Mechanical Keyboard with Blue Switches, RGB LED Rainbow Backlit, 87 Key Anti-Ghosting – Windows Gaming PC by Caleb Bennett

I'm not a gamer. I will only be using this keyboard for typing and can only describe it from that perspective. As a brief review of the TLDR, I'd say it's a very respectable typing keyboard if you like a short-throw, light-touch mechanical switch. (like it a lot). The keyboard feels solid and weighs 925 g (2 lbs) without cables, which is well-suited for a desktop setup. For advanced users who use this primarily for editing or programming, there's a very satisfying, non-animated, near-white backlight color that can be dimmed so it's not intrusive or bright. Fortunately, as for your choice of settings, this keyboard writes them down and they're saved when you turn off the device or restart your computer. Here are Fn keystrokes useful for basic (non-gaming) input: Reset KB to default*Fn+Del= select one of 8 possible highlight colors Fn+ ↑ = (up arrow) Increase highlight, 4 levels of brightness Fn+ ↓ = (Down arrow) Decrease backlight (except don't turn off black completely*) Fn+ PrtSc = Turn off backlight* There are some very strange things in the implementation of this keyboard that go beyond mere quirks. • You cannot dim the backlight to zero (black) with Fn+↓, instead you must use a separate Fn+PrtSc. You won't be able to turn them on after that unless you completely reset the keyboard to defaults with Fn + Esc. You'll see this in your editor: asdffffffffff, where "f" is repeated at 30 characters per second. But the way THIS keyboard does it, you get this: asdfasdfasdfasdf, where ALL FOUR asdf keys repeat at 120 characters per second. whoops • The USB plug is a big beep. Big as a Sandisk flash drive. --------- --------------- PERSONAL NON-PLUSES and MUFFS. • The alphanumeric characters on the keycaps are in the style of shipping pallets, which are normal sans serif fonts, but small parts of their shape are missing. It just makes my eyes wander, like I need to see an optometrist for correction of astigmatism. • The only white backlight has a more or less magenta cast. There is no true white backlight color, and the other 8 options are just sensory overload colors. • Every time you turn on the computer, this keyboard emits a colorful animation for a few seconds, even though I set it to basic. Tame the dim white backlight. I get annoyed with this distracting colorful animated children's material. Luckily, I've found that when I plug this keyboard into a powered hub, I can power up my computer without being an eyesore. • The CapsLk LED has a diffuse soft blue color, which is good. But it will NOT dim according to the 4 backlight settings. It is fixed at a brightness. To muffle the sound I covered it with a translucent blue dot of vinyl tape I made with a hole punch. • If you wiggle your fingertips sideways slightly, or even just place your fingertips on these keycaps, you can hear a plastic gap (slightly less than a rattle) that is better than what you can hear from CherryMX switches. It's not bad, but it's reminiscent of budget keyboards from the 1980s. • The tactile click of these unbranded switches is a subtle but higher-pitched "click" that sounds a bit like a squeak or crackle to me and was initially annoying. But when you're typing, the loud bang when the key hits the ground drowns out that "clatter," so I've gotten used to it by now.