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Review on Cooler Master Devastator 3 Gaming Keyboard & Mouse Combo: ๐ŸŽฎ LED Backlit, Media Keys, 4 DPI Settings, 7 Color Modes (Model: SGB-3000-KKMF1-US) by Robbie Guinn

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Beautiful backlit keyboard/mouse. Haven't used the advanced features yet.

Well, I like the backlight color adjustment. I didn't really use many of the advanced features for gaming or anything like the extra button on the side of the mouse. It's nice to have some audio adjustments right on the keyboard again, though. It looks like the mouse and keyboard are "configured separately", IE is not "synchronized" in any meaningful way. It would be nice if the lights could be linked together for a single color scheme, where you adjust one and it automatically adjusts to the other (if synced; or separately if you set some parameters to set them separately). It would also be nice if the color selection persisted after a restart or switching off. Turning off your computer seems to revert both to their default color scheme. If you reboot without shutting down, it seems that the keyboard usually [maybe not always?] "remembers" its previous color, but the mouse "forgets" what color it was before the reboot, which is weird is. You'd think they'd either remember both or forget both when they're packed together. You would think they would behave the same after a reboot or a power outage. But apparently not? Anyway, I like them in general. I've wanted a backlit keyboard for a while and it seems like a relatively inexpensive option for a basic backlit and your fairly standard keyboard functionality. And in my opinion, the key travel and feedback when typing on the keyboard feels good. So overall it's good with some areas that could be improved. I know there are a few newer models from Cooler Master but I like the overall look and layout of this model compared to some of the newer models which, IIRC, feel a little too "rimless" and/or "not stylish" for me felt taste.

Pros
  • I like everything so far
Cons
  • Definitely a bad product