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Review on ๐ŸŽฎ HK GAMING GK61s Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - 61 Keys Multi-Color RGB LED Backlit, Wired, Programmable for PC/Mac Gamer (Gateron Mechanical Black, Lavender) by David Moreno

Revainrating 4 out of 5

100% Suitable for Gaming Keyboards

Pros: Full RGB backlighting, Hot-swappable (Gateron optical switches only), Durable, Switches feel good, Cool lighting effects, Keycaps are made of ABS Plastic but very pleasant to the touch Touch, bright backlight, complete with keycap and switch pullers. Cons: wobbly (rubber pads misaligned, maybe just for my keyboard), weird RGB lights that flow into each other, don't think there are alternative cases, mic under the spacebar that you can't turn off, no adjustable feet. ----- I just got this keyboard (Brown Gateron Switches) and it feels great. Everything works, the backlight is super bright (it's adjustable too) and the switches feel amazing. Some of the issues I've found with it and that a few people have been talking about is how it rocks. The rubber feet on the keyboard aren't evenly spaced, causing it to wobble when you type, BUT the keyboard feels pretty solid. This may just be a defect to me, but this is only fair warning as some people have also experienced this issue. The wobble isn't too much, the bottom right foot seems to be 1cm higher or lower than the other so you can easily put something like a guitar pick under it and that will fix the situation. The keyboard has 3 offline/embedded profiles (change by pressing FN+W or E or R) that you can customize with its software. These profiles are stored in the keyboard. So if you pack the keyboard and plug it into another computer, your user profiles will remain the same. There's also a driver-based profile (activated by pressing FN + Q). If you connect the keyboard to another computer, this profile cannot be used. As for the RGB aspect of this keyboard, each key can be changed to any desired color via software. The only problem I found is that if you use 2 different colors side by side they tend to blend. For example, in the image I posted, the CTRL key should only be orange, but since I made the Shift key green, it transitions to CTRL, making the top green and the bottom orange. Overall, these are the only bad things I've found about this keyboard, and it's not a big deal if you ask me. I would highly recommend this keyboard to anyone considering buying a 60% RGB keyboard that is also hot-swappable (using Gateron optical switches only). Also, the software is crap. That's easy. Garbage.

Pros
  • Video Game
Cons
  • Legacy Model