No this isn’t an ad. Fuck their keyboards and their shitty software and horrific customer support

37 points

Honestly, I really hate glowing keyboards I go out of my way to avoid them. Same with fans and cases with a LED lightshow built in.

The problem is that it’s so hard to find components that constantly don’t glow all the time. Even my computer has a LED fan in it, because it was all I could find for cheap. Fortunately it’s a old “metal box” type case so except for a vent on the side the glow is almost unnoticeable… but occasionally when the rooms dark I’ll see the slight glow seeping out and get annoyed all over again that a tiny fraction of the power my PC is using is for lighting up a closed box.

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Im the opposite. Rgb keyboards are the only rgb components I actually like as it can actually serve a function.

An rgb keyboard with good programming software is invaluable. Being able to color code your keys based on game/function is great.

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3 points

To each their own I suppose.

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27 points

Build your own, then instead of a 150 dollar keyboard you can have a 350 dollar keyboard that also has lights.

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11 points

And the D button will never work. But that’s why you pay extra

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13 points

Hand wired 4 life! That way, if a key doesn’t work, you can just add more solder until it does.

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2 points

If you go 40% or less then it’s only $100! (Without key caps) 😂

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16 points

Never understood that hype for everything RGB. I had two shitty mouses (mice?) with RGB, and it was annoying as fuck.

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14 points

The implementation of RGB LEDs for things to glow dimly in your preferred color? Neat. Flashing between the three primary colors tastlessly? Why… just why…?

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15 points

Seriously? Y’all are buying steel series? Oof.

Keychron offers superior keyboards for a 4th of the cost.

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4 points

100%.Keychron keyboards are some of the best.

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Lol what a corporate shill delete my comment ya lost a potential customer sad

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Ya can’t silence what I believe is crap lol keep shilling

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15 points

What I find more funny is the mechanical keyboard trend of smallkeyboards (no numpad) with custom everything (keycaps/switches) without any lighting being hundreds of dollars.

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Or it has “lighting” but for some unseen reason, everything but the keys are lit up with leds. No actual backlighting.

Thanks, that’s not helpful.

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It’s not lightning that adds up to the price, it’s stuff like aluminum case, quality mechanical switches and yes, keycaps.

Unfortunately these gamer keyboards have the worst keycaps you’ve ever seen, the cheapest Chinese switches money can buy and the highest amount of telemetry on that oh so important software. It’s pretty disgusting.

The mechanical keyboard trend has been around for a while and it’s really worth checking out if you use a keyboard for 8 hours a day.

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3 points

Cheaper enthusiast keyboards can actually be really good right now.

Rainy75 is kinda crazy.

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3 points

It really is crazy. I’m happy that keyboards are becoming more mainstream. Too many people use shitty keyboards! Invest in your tools, people!

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2 points

I hate how hard it is to find a cool mechanical keyboard WITH a numpad these days!! Seriously

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I hate how hard it is to find a low profile mechanical keyboard.

Or just one with more features than just “it has keys”

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