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Review on Alienware AW510K Low-Profile RGB Gaming Keyboard: Alienfx Per-Key RGB LED πŸ‘½ - Media Controls & USB Passthrough - Cherry MX Low Profile Red Switches by Josh Endricko

Revainrating 4 out of 5

RGB lighting seems inaccurate

I've *loved* the feel and sound of mechanical keyboards my whole life. I chose this model because I was looking for a white, flat keyboard with backlit keys and this seemed to fit the bill. "Moonlight" is not true white. In some photos it looks like its body is light silver with white keys, but that's not entirely true. The entire body is monochromatic, slightly stone white (except for part of the logo). This suits my setup better as I have a Logitech Anywhere MX 2 in stone if that helps define the color. My biggest complaint is that the RGB lighting is inaccurate. Not sure if I got a defective model or if the issue is with the white plastic or the placement of the LEDs, but green and blue overpower red too much. If I choose orange or yellow, I actually get bright green; white light looks blue. Lastly, and this might be a useless observation for most, the reason I wanted a low profile was because my hands are smaller than the average woman's hands and get stiff and crampy after prolonged typing. This keyboard is slightly better than the usual clunky mechanical keyboard but still tiring for my hands. I hope I can get used to this after a while, but maybe I'll bring back the chiclet keyboard. I really, really wanted this to be the "perfect" keyboard, but for now it does the trick.

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • A few minor things