Qisan Mechanical Keyboard Gaming Keyboard GATERON Brown Switch Wired Backlit Mechanical Mini Design (60%) 68 Keys Keyboard Black Magicforce by

Okay so my keyboard has arrived, I've had it a few days, typed a few tens of thousands of words on it and figure I've got a good enough impression of it to give a brief review. In the box it's pretty simple. - 1 keyboard - 1 mini usb cable - 1 plastic key cap puller - 1 user manual I opted for the gold and white with outemu blue keyswitches. There is no RGB lighting, there is a single green led under the caps lock key that indicates caps lock status (on is on, yes, you'd be surprised some keyboards have the led on to indicate caps lock off). There are no DIP switches on the base visible at least without taking the entire keyboard apart and this keyboard is not reprogrammable and does not have onboard remappable buttons. It is a "standard" ANSI layout but at 60% size so expect confusion when initially trying to find some of the more obscure symbols which have been moved around. ANSI is the North American standard and we use ISO over here in Western Europe as such symbols such as ~ or \ will not work (or at the very least not match their keys and I was unable to find the backslash key regardless of modifier key combinations pressed) if you attempt to use this keyboard under UK English mappings. I have tried several but not all UK English mappings that roll as part of Ubuntu 16.10 but essentially found that once I'd switched to US English the key cap labels matched up 100% with their actual functions (including the FN based media controls) and I regained the use of my \ key which is pretty essential in my daily use. The keys, are actually the same size as standard (ANSI) keyboard keys so no feeling crammed in when using it for a long period of time. Comfort is brilliant, I've had no issues typing for hours on it before taking a rest and my typing speed is unchanged as far as I can tell (avg 83 wpm, so I'm a competent typist) once I adjusted to the US English mappings. It works with Windows and Linux without trouble, the super and meta keys working just as you'd expect. Mac requires a bit of a faff, the same keys fail to function as command and option keys which means you're going to have to do some jiggery-pokery remapping some keys if you want to retain their functionality (copy and paste for example was the first thing that I noticed being borked). Now the sound bit. I opted for the outemu blue switches as I was hoping to get as close to the "buckling spring" feel as possible and I think they come close, not perfect but close. The loud tactile click and the activation weight feels just right for me. I am a heavy typist and have broken old keyboards with my keyboard bashing before now. That said they are a lot louder than I expected then to be... I originally bought it thinking I could take it into the office but I think if I did that the police would find my body hours later having been bludgeoned to death with the keyboard by my colleagues. The spacebar when depressed at speed does have a less than pleasing "ting" noise at the end of its travel which is probably just an artifact of the stabiliser used on it. Look & feel: the gold metallic finish is more a soft rose gold look but I actually quite like it! Very smart looking with a small logo on the left hand side that's embossed/engraved into the metal plate. The white plastic undercasing is alright, nothing to write home about but is textured and doesn't feel "cheap". Completing the look underneath is the removable usb cable and the two rubber tipped flip out feet used to raise the keyboard to a typing angle. The weight of the keyboard is higher than I thought, it is solidly planted on a surface and the metal plate must be in the region of 4mm thick, it's certainly substantial which helps prevent flex (it's a good stiff chassis) all comes together to give your a product that feels more premium than it actually is. Only thing that lets it down look and feel wise is the font used for labelling the keycaps, which is quite "futuristic looking" I actually like it, but many may not. My product was purchased by me. I was not approached by anyone to review this product, I bought it as a replacement from an old portable membrane switch based keyboard.

Incredible for the price. I'm not a fan of the style of keyswitches but self confessed keyboard geeks in the office tried it out and found no noticeable difference to Cherry blacks withot having them right next to each other and A:B testing. Everything about it exudes far more quality than the price tag warrants. Even the key caps themselves are well made, thick, nice style to the printing. On a personal note I found the absence of distinct Home/End and Tilde keys to be crossing the line between minimalism and inconvenience so I'm going back to a standard(-ish) tenkeyless layout . That said, this feels great, is well made, very portable, and looks better than many keyboards 3-5x the price. Even includes an OTG cable which is where I'd be most likely to use it if my main tablet (Surface) didn't already have a proper USB port.

I have used this keyboard for a few months now and I can say it's a delight to use, I have only had contact with MX reds in the past so all of my comparisons will be against that. The keys are very solid and raised perfectly, and the switches themsleves provide you with a perfect amount of resistance, since using this KB I have found my typing has improved slightly and I am now able to type more words per minute. The board is not too small and is far off being large, this is obvious with it being a 60%ish board, if I was to try and transport this with me in a bag such as laptop bag or messenger bag it would be a piece of cake. The only downside to this board is the rubber feet on the bottom do not provide a great amount of friction so the board occasionally slips. Pros; -well made -easy to type on -portable -Modular wire -MX stems Cons; -Rubber feet are a tad slipery -wire that's included is shortish. This review was not written on the keyboard.

OMG this is a great keyboard when it was delivered the first thing i noticed was the weight i could tell without even opening the box this was gonna be good. Well i opened it and WOW it looked amazing and the quality looked SPOT ON not cheap looking by any means my Son has a happy hacking keyboard and that cost me over £200 just over a year ago he took a look and said how much did this cost you when i told him he looked to say no way. Anyway i plugged it in and well the keys sound great just like a quality mechanical board with a lovely strike NICE.... the CAPS LOCK button lights when its on and the board is a pleasure to use in hind sight i may have maybe bought the fully lit keyboard but i only needed a basic one i would highly recommend this keyboard as it looks fantastic feels very well made and it a pleasure to use the only downside is it that it has a us layout and so if you use a uk keyboard you either have to do a few changes or get used to it but hay ho a small price to pay for a very nice board...

Nice little keyboard, not too heavy but it feels solid and fits in my bag so I can take it with me for work. The keycaps are okay, nothing special but not the thinest abs plastic I have seen, no need to to replace them in a hurry. The switches feel nice and consistent, I only have the Outemu blues to compare these blacks to and the blacks are heavier and non-clicky, this makes them easier to use in an office environment, people won't hate you as much. having the arrow keys as opposed to keyboards like the Pok3r is a big win in my book but your results my vary. I love my little keyboard and plan on using it for work on a daily basis. Might report back after a few months of use.

It is not a bad keyboard, definitely something one can get used to. It does however suffer from couple flaws that some might find annoying. 1. Position of the function key - Most laptops (all I have seen so far, have a Fn key on the left hand side, hence it would be logical to follow that pattern. Instead you are getting Fn where you are normally used to having AltGr) 2. No dedicated Home or End buttons - This would have been bearable if it was not for issue no. 3 3. Home and End are mapped in two places (":" and "?" + PGUP and PGDN), both are non-standard and combined with the fact that Fn is not where you would normally expect it makes getting used to this keyboard a massive pain the back side. Why not have them mapped to the arrow keys? 4. Remember that this keyboard has the US layout. Something I did not think would be a problem until I realized that in en_GB mode there is no way to type a backslash ("\"), which means I have to switch keyboard layout if I want to use it or readjust to US layout and switch layout whenever I need a pound sign. The keyboard itself feels alright, however switches do not give you the same tactile feedback as those of more expensive brands. I had a chance to write on both Poker3 which is quirky and requires a lot of readjusting as well as Das Keyboard which is what I think I will ultimately end up using. Overall: 1 star for the decent look 1 star for the decent feel 1 star for the price Verdict: If you want to switch to a mechanical keyboard, but are unsure if you will like it and have a use for another keyboard buy this for a trial. It is inexpensive and will give you a feel for what mechanical keyboards are all about. Otherwise go straight to Poker or Das Keyboard.

I have been using this keyboard for the past 2 months almost exclusively, occasionally using my Filco Majestouch 2 from time to time and I can say this is an amazing little keyboard. I bought this as a keyboard that'll do for bringing with me to college and uni and it has turned into the keyboard I use daily! The switches are consistent across the keyboard and feel great. The space bar and bigger buttons are reinforced as they should be and feel stable. The keyboards build quality is top notch and the metal finish feels really premium. It took about 2 days to get used to the keys that are on the 'FN' key and there is no pound sign since it is USA layout. Aside from that, this keyboard is one of my favourites!

Really mushy switches, NOT recommended. Go and get Topre instead, snappy and responsive.