AUKEY Mechanical Keyboard TKL Gaming Keyboard RGB Backlit with Clicky Blue Switch, Compact 87-Key Tenkeyless Anti-Ghosting Wired Keyboard for Typist and Gamer, Black

I have to say when I received the keyboard, I was impressed. Well packaged, good looking quality sturdy keyboard!The usage experience was great, the sound, the feel and the look! I thought I had found "the one" for a sweet deal. It ticked every box for a great RGB mechanical keyboard. However...About 4 weeks in, the keyboard stopped responding. When I restarted my PC, the keyboard stayed off? I had to unplug and replug it for it to be recognized. Failed on my Thinkpad and desktop? I own several other keyboards and have never seen this before (least not for a wired keyboard). This keyboard would just go black, or not wake up from reboots. No idea what the the problem was, but the issue was a deal breaker. I had to return it...I learned I was outside the Amazon return window, so I had to contact the manufacturer. They had a nice website and what looked like a simple return process. I filled out the return form and pressed submit...received a "Sever not available, please try again later..."...hmmmm...everything else seems to be working fine. Ok, but several "laters" later...AUKEY made my black list.So I opened a problem with Amazon, what else could I do...? After serveral conversations about not being able to get a refund via the manufaturer and "let me talk to my managers"....Amazon refunded me?! What? Thats class! Thanks Amazon!

It's a keyboard that works. Nice heavy base keeps it from moving around. Keys have a nice audible click and tactile bump, as expected from "Blue"-type keys. No obvious** ghosting issues - you can mash pretty much the entire keyboard and every key will register.** A relatively obscure ghosting issue is that Ctrl+Alt+Arrow keys don't work. I use Ctrl+Alt+up and Ctrl+Alt+down shortcuts extensively in Sublime Text for expanding the cursor to multiple lines. Ctrl+Shift+Arrows and Alt+Shift+Arrows work - but not Ctrl+Alt+Arrows. Using a keyboard ghosting test webpage, the Ctrl+Alt combo itself registers, but none of the arrows work while Ctrl+Alt is held.Another annoying problem is the keyboard doesn't power-on when the laptop it's connected to boots up - can't use it in the BIOS and can't even use it after Windows has loaded. I have to disconnect & reconnect the keyboard in order for it to power up. If the laptop is waking from sleep mode, the laptop doesn't recognize any input from the keyboard -- but pressing a key will cause the backlight to come on briefly. Other peripherals connected to the laptop power on and function without issue. Disabling the all the "allow this device to be turned off to save power" options buried in device manager and power plan settings doesn't help at all.I've resorted to unplugging the keyboard when the laptop isn't in use, then plugging it back in after the laptop has finished waking up/booting, which is only a minor inconvenience for my particular setup.Lastly, the guide that comes with the keyboard instructs you to download software that doesn't exist. The instructions say to go to the Downloads section of the Aukey website and download the "KM-G14 RGB Mechanical Keyboard" software - but that KM-G14 model is not listed anywhere on the website.I probably won't return this keyboard since it mostly works fine, and it's hard to beat the price despite the nuisances. However, I doubt I will be inclined to get any other Aukey products based on this overall experience.

I originally bought a Pictek TKL, and my wife liked it so much she stole it. So I looked for a keyboard that would correct the only problem I had with the Picktek TKL: that the keys on the edges of the keyboard were too exposed and it was too easy to accidentally bump them, when typing or when moving objects around the desk.The AUKEY mechanical TKL keyboard corrects this problem by enclosing all the outside keys in a frame like a traditional keyboard, so I'm having an easier time typing without accidentally grazing the keys on the edge (particularly the left CTRL that sits right under my left palm). The TKL format is compact and gives me lots of options to position the keyboard.Other than that, it's similar to the Pictek: Same Outemu "blue" key switches, similar RGB & ergonomics. The AUKEY RGB is more advanced in that it can display different colors under each key. Mainly, I use the backlight for typing in the dark, so I've almost always got it set to red monocolor, but you can do any of the colors or select from a bunch of animated color modes.In summary: lots of RGB options, mono-color option for typing when you're not trying to impress other gamers, super brisk crisp key action, outer case shields the keys on the edge.As others have noted, the keyboard is fairly noisy, but that's typical of mechanical keyswitches. It's not any louder than my old IBM/Lexmark buckling spring keyboards. I'd say it's slightly quieter than the Picktek, probably because of the case, but only slightly.

Update: The worst keyboard I've ever gotten. This garbage product that used to say "includes program" which has now been removed because they never did provide a program for the keyboard, is so beyond bad. I would rather have a rubber dome keyboard at this point. After only a few months of using, numerous keys have stopped working at times, mostly wasd and shift for me. I take care of my keyboard and I dont click that hard or anything. Ever since I got the keyboard I have had to unplug it whenever I want to use it on startup. Its an extreme pain for me to reach around every day and unplug and plug in the usb for this horrid keyboard. The only thing that hasnt randomly stopped working yet is the RGB surprisingly, which is the only good thing about this keyboard. Its funny because my keyboard before this was a cheap $25 dollar one. It had bad blue switches but it survived 3 years through water, drops, and other things. I've had this for a few months and keys have already stopped working. If your're going to get anything by Aukey, I'd recommend the mice, which are pretty good.TLDR; A few months in, some keys stop working at times and I have to re-plug the keyboard in every time I start up my PC.