Fnatic miniStreak SPEED - LED Backlit RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - SPEED SIlver Switches - Small Compact Portable Tenkeyless Layout - Pro Esports Gaming Keyboard (UK Layout, QWERTY)

miniStreak with Cherry Silent RedPros -1. Cherry mechanical switches.2. The switches are raised above the base, which means there are no tiny gaps for dust and bits to get in.3. The RGB lighting is excellent.4. The keyboard ap doesn't need to be run every time, the keyboard remembers the settings.5. It has a cable that unplugs at the keyboard which makes replacing it extremely easy.6. It's quiet!7. Good, weighty aluminium base.8. Really cheap considering it uses Cherry switches.9. The paint on the caps is really tough. Even after years of daily use, there is no sign of it wear.Cons -1. Needs a separate wrist rest.2. Silent red are a soft feeling, but you get used to them very quickly.I don’t use the num pad on a keyboard and the extra width just forces my mouse further to the right, which is uncomfortable so I decided to try a TKL. That was four years ago, this will be my third TKL and the second miniStreak.Presentation is OK but it doesn't scream "bling" at you.The keyboard looks and feels less impressive than something like a Corsair, but it is really solid. It is reasonably heavy, but most other mechanical keyboards are heavier, not that it affects performance.The cable clips in to the keyboard either way up, which is a really nice touch. No struggling to see which way it goes. It’s also very long. About seven feet long, which is very handy.You need a wrist rest about 37cm long for the miniStreakI like a keyboard to be quiet so I wanted Silent Red. The Silent Red Keys are lovely. They really are a lot quieter than any of the other keys and a huge difference from normal Cherry Reds. At first they felt a little strange compared to other ( non silent ) switches, but it only took a few days to adjust to them. Now they feel completely normal. Absolutely disagree with reviewers who say this and that are better or worse. It's a very personal thing. If you want silent, then I can't recommend the Silent Red highly enough.The LED lighting is actually much better than I thought it would be. There is nothing like as much light leakage as a Corsair. Corsair it’s a bit difficult to see the characters on the keys because the amount of glow coming from underneath. Surprisingly, this keyboard is on the same level as the Razer, in that the light leakage really isn’t that bad at all. Logitech of course has absolutely no light leakage, only the characters are lit, but the fanatic comes in a good second and perfectly suitable for nighttime playing. The shift characters are not so well lit, but this is a normal thing with Cherry keys.The keyboard has a label stuck on the space-bar to tell you where to get the software. The software is really nice. It is not the most comprehensive, but it is just so intuitive and easy. I like Competition mode. When selected, this disables useless keys and sets the keyboard to one colour. I would like to see the ability to disable keys added to the normal operation though, I mean all "locks" should be set to off! One thing that is nice is that the keyboard remembers everything set in the software. You don't need to run the software in the background all the time.All in all, this is a fantastic piece of kit. I think it lacks a certain something that makes it really stand out. The "wow" factor. But if you want performance at a reasonable cost, then this is for you.I have been using a FNATIC for more than four years now, and it hasn't missed a beat. It gets long daily use. The keys show no sign of damage, paint wearing off, etc. I just bought a second because they went on sale and I wanted a second to keep one in reserve should anything happen to this one. I need to pull the keys off the old one and give it a good cleaning! One thing about these keyboards is the keys are mounted on the base, not recessed in to it. So there are no nasty little spaces, muck can get in. Well, there is one, but that's all. So it's really, really easy to clean them. If you are like me and often eat your lunch sat at the PC then that's seriously important! You don't want your keyboard inner workings stuffed with tuna.Very highly recommended.

Received this keyboard today and first impressions are very positive! This thing feels solid despite it's size and the lights looks great--aside from the whites which have some light curdling (you can visibly notice the other colours that make the white). I've set mine to a two-tone of orange and hot pink.The switches on this exceeded my expectations since I've not had great experience with linear switches but THESE feel good! There's little travel distance so it's compensated by a stiffer springs, giving way to a robust and almost tactile(?) feel. They feel really good is what I'm trying to say, and I'm someone coming from a 30 year old Dell bigfoot. I really dig the lack of a 'gamery' font for the key legends and this looks far more neutral and professional than those tacky fonts you'd see on Corsair or Razer.The lock light on the caps-lock key is also a nice touch, and the key layout is obviously reduced to a 65% footprint, removing the F keys and multipurposing the number row to use them as function keys. This is a reasonable tradeoff as they've quite cleary chosen to stick to 5 rows, but as someone who plays a lot of retro first person shooters like Doom or Quake, I use F6 and F9 for saves, and now I have to press an extra button or remap it altogether. A thing to keep in mind.There also seems to be shortcut/remappable macro keys on the right hand side, next to the nav cluster, so these might eliminate the need to make two key presses in order to activate a function key--allowing you to save and load in games like Doom which is a welcome idea.Of course, you can see the price of this keyboard is fairly steep for something so small. So why should you buy it? Well, you're getting a well built, sturdy piece of hardware that not only saves space but allows you to play responsively in games with the low profile speed switches that feel smooth and aren't too light. The materials used feel good and just the design of this keyboard is very eyecatching, and something you'd only really find from Fnatic.

The keyboard is lovely. It's quiet (unlike a lot of not customised mechanical keyboard), the stabilisers are great straight out of the box and I think the rgb looks incredible on my white variant. The keyboard is low profile and overall has a rather small form factor, however does also have all the keys I would need (has dedicated arrow keys and enough macro keys). Comes with a coiled, braided cable which is rare at this price point, making it looks that bit better as well. However this cable is also removable so could be changed out if you wished to do so.Height adjustments on the back are good, personally I think the keyboard is good flat but they're there if you prefer that.Only real complaint I can think of is that you can see some of the screws in the top plate, but personally I don't think it's a big deal and I don't really notice.Overall a brilliant product which I love and I'm very happy with my purchase.