G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780R MX On the Fly Macro USB 2.0 Connection Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Cherry MX Brown

Tested a bunch of keyboards in the last month and this is the winner under $100 (by far). Has all the functions I want, dedicated macros are great, keys (browns) feel awesome typing and gaming, pass-thru is great, build quality is brick solid and if you are worried about the software not being the best, it's absolutely fine after the latest patches (not many people mention that btw). Software may not be as 'refined' as Razer’s/ Corsair’s/Logitech’s, but it works just fine to set colors, profiles, macros, etc. (and it does not bloat your computer memory up like Razer's software does). Other keyboards tested...- Corsair K55: nice but membrane keys and limited RGB options.- Logitech G213 Prodigy: membrane keys feel better than K55 but no dedicated macros.- Logitech G413 Carbon: very nice but no dedicated macros, very solid build, uses Romer Gs but they felt just fine to me (if I had not found the KM780R MX at $59 this would have been the one I went with).- Razer Cynosa Chroma: great RBG options, refined software (tho a bit if a memory hog) but keys felt too mushy, just slightly less so than a regular membrane.- Logitech G710+: Nice, but the one I received was supposed to have browns but it had blue keys…wtf? Too loud, but otherwise comparable to the KM780R MX but about twice the price (unless you find a deal or go refurb).- Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 SE: Found this on sale @ Fry’s for $39, solid build, uses a variant of the Romer Gs with shorter travel (they feel nice and responsive) and full RGB…but unfortunately the software is deficient and the macros’ I programmed only worked half the time in my games (even with added delays). Was thinking of keeping this as a secondary keyboard but the macros not working consistently killed the deal. In comparison, the KM780R MX macros’ have worked every single time!For $59 dollars, this is the best deal I found after researching/testing the last few months.Feel free to ask any questions, if not go for it…I’m very happy so far. If anything goes bad, I’ll update accordingly. Cheers!

I paid $79.80 around November 2017 for this G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780R MX On-the-Fly Macro. My other membrane keyboard drown one day.. thankfully! I never knew what I was missing now that I have this keyboard, specifically with the Cherry MX blue mechanical switches. I am a true believer in the value of this keyboard. I read a load of reviews on all kinds of keyboards until I decided on this one.I was so worried that the keys were going to be loose or that the lights weren't going to work properly. Or that the keys were going to be unable to be seen at night, or that the keys were going to be unevenly lit. I'm here to say, this is a solid keyboard and great buy without any of the above issues. After searching for weeks through duds or apparent duds with mixed reviews, some saying "it's the best," other's saying "it's the worst" and then me wondering who was telling the truth, I found “The One.” This is my first mechanical keyboard. I LOVE TYPING ON THIS. Of course, I wanted the gold-plated blue switches, gold usb connector, gold mic connector, gold headphone connector, and the USB passthrough which makes my new "Encrypted Safe Mouse" able to work perfectly be used with my computer (the mouse is only 3 ft, one inch long which would be too short normally without the passthrough USB).My hands have incurred damage throughout the years, so I was wondering if the blue switches would be too heavy; and, I'm happy to report they are not! If anything, the blue switches ensure that I don't type the wrong key. This is easier on my hands (without a lot of backspacing/deleting/rewriting words that were accidentally easily pressed). I don't know how I could live without this keyboard; I look forward to waking up to use it. Writer's block be gone, pshhhh!One question though about this keyboard: Can you adjust the brightness of the monitor? So far, I can only dim the red keyboard's lights, and I can't figure out how to turn the lights completely off. I care less about turning them off now because I've gotten used to them and they do help, but I'd still like the option.I was wondering how my eyes would do with the red lights under each key. My eyes feel normal, so no worries if you have vision issues.I put a long gel wrist pad on top of this keyboard’s wrist rest and the gel wrist rest fits perfectly. Because of the clingy texture of the wrist rest, my new gel padded wrist rest sticks to it easily.The volume lighting indicator rocks, BTW. There was a reviewer who said that the volume wheel isn't very responsive. IMO, it works pretty well. well enough to warrant it there; in fact, that was the reason I went for this keyboard. I prefer the wheel to pressing a button because it’s easier on my hands, and easier to spot visually. The volume controls and media buttons are right there organized in the right upper corner which is perfect for me.I haven't used it for games, I bought it because it's lighted, has a solid frame, and the layout is one that I'm familiar typing on (i.e. the number signs are above the numbers, and the brackets are normally positioned for typing. I'm amazed at how long it took for me to find a lighted keyboard, with bells and whistles, with a standard US format. Even some brands said they were US layout weren’t; I spent loads of time as I looked deeper, zooming and cursing the shitty pics that were included with different products. The format that comes with this computer is perfect; staying with the normal typing format allowed me to use my already built up muscle memory, so that I could type and surf the internet easily.I was looking at the Cougar red-lighted, $59 keyboard because it looked sturdy, but it didn't have the bells and whistles of this keyboard including replaceable key caps, and maaaaany people who'd reviewed that keyboard said that good customer service for that product was impossible and intensely frustrating with the run around game, including long waits on hold. I did contact this seller who sold me this product and he very briefly directed all of my concerns to the company (who I didn't try to contact). I feel that this seller should have and share some basic information about this product instead of sending me to purgatory to fix a simple thing. Know your product? Also, the sellers response to my email took some time.Problems (thankfully only minor):--I plugged this keyboard into a USB 3.0 port, but the lighting indicators for caps lock, number sign, and scroll lock doesn't get lit, but those key still work. All those lighting indicators light up properly, however, if I plug the keyboard's USB into a USB 2.0 .--When I have my computer closed, sometimes my otherwise-seeming "off" keyboard lights up for a while. That's a bit creepy, so I make sure to unplug and replug when it's not in use; that arrangement works for me. There’s no power off/on button for the keyboard (that I know of). All in all, I think this keyboard will be with me for a long long time.About the size of this keyboard:Personally, my hands don't feel squeezed together uncomfortably while I type, but if you have large hands, I don't know. Most keyboards I've seen are manufactured narrowish like this or short. This entire keyboard is long keyboard, but it’s not heavy. With a measuring tape, you can compare the keyboard to your own current keyboard to see if your hands would be to large for it. Here’s the entire keyboard’s exact measurements: 20 inches long from side to side, and almost exactly 8.5 inches from top to bottom. The middle section for typing (not including the G-keys or arrow keys) is 11 inches side-to-side and 3.5 inches from top-to-bottom (not including the F-keys). I searched for EVER trying to find "The One" keyboard that had more pros than cons. I’ve searched ergonomic ones, reinvented ones, split ones, and I'm not unhappy with my choice. That being said, in a perfect world, G. Skill and other keyboard makers would make a keyboard that can extend longer to give a wider distance between my hands; bar perhaps that could be built into the frame that would extend the sides to lengthen the keyboard to fit larger people’s hand size. The distance does work well for me, especially since the keys are not too close together. The distance between the keys allow me more typing precision than if the keys were squeezed together to “save space.”The box was packed very well without being frustrating to open. Upon inspection there were no scratches on this keyboard, thankfully. The last membrane keyboard I bought came with scratches on the wrist rest and small scratches on the bottom. I want to be the one to scratch up my new product. The clear plastic top that comes packed with this device can prevent dust/hair from screwing up this keyboard.The back plate on this keyboard (which is right under the keys) looks sharp and expensive.I'd recommend this device for someone looking for a sturdy device they don't have to worry about breaking, one that is a sharp looking keyboard, and one with some bells and whistles which ensure durability; and a keyboard you can grow with seeing as it has all those macros, recording features, and memory right on the board. This keyboard is the one for me, I hope you all find the perfect one for you without you spending hundreds of dollars. After reading what seemed like endless reviews for different products, it seems like a quality keyboard doesn’t mean that I have to pay more for it. Like most things, everything is great in the beginning, but this keyboard has to pass the test of time. I’ll let you all know if this keyboard takes a turn for the worse, and how the warranty and customer service performs. If anyone has dealt with G. Skill’s customer service, please help us all by including that info in a review. .

Finally got one with the Reds. Wife types better on the blues and she has a basic RedDragon Cherry blue keyboard, kid has the same version of this with browns but for me... love the reds. For typing, gaming whatever... I just like slamming the keys and these are genuine Cherry reds that will hold up probably longer than I will. Like them better for gaming too.Why didn't I give it 5 stars? Don't get me wrong, this is a great keyboard but... something just feels a little cheaper than the 4 year old one of these that my daughter now uses with the browns. I don't know... its still great quality but... anyway. I wouldn't actually have taken a star off for that but the older versions of these came with a holder with a bunch of extra contoured red "gaming" keys for WASD and 4 or 5 others. I still have that have have transferred it to this keyboard from the older one and it probably is a gimmick but it was a cool gimmick they got rid of probably to cut costs. I paid the same $65 back then for the Cherry brown version as I did in November for this one.

I have been using this keyboard for a few months now. I fell in love with the Cherry MX Blue keys the first stroke. Love at first stroke? Anyways, I really like the design of the keyboard as well, it is very big so keep that in mind when purchasing it. The volume control wheel feels premium, along with all the other functional keys. The only problem that I have had with this keyboard is on the software side. G Skill tried their best but it can use a few improvements. The firmware on the keyboard got corrupted twice already. The software itself is quite slow and not very user-friendly but not that bad that it is unusable. Anyways overall an amazing keyboard, if you can live with the rare software issues then I would recommend this product.

Es un teclado excelente, por el precio que pague aqui en amazon (USA y en oferta) no pudo haber estado mejor. Teclas iluminadas en rojo desde que prendes la computadora, con su nivel de luminacion, teclas al tacto son excelentes, poco menos ruido que las MX blue. Cuando estaba en el mercado de un buen teclado estaba buscando las siguientes caracteristicas: MecanicoLED retroiluminadoControles multimedia dedicadosNo costara mas de $2,250 pesos Uno al pensar en un teclado de la marca G.Skill no se imagina que sean de buena calidad, asi los veia yo tambien, ya que la marca es mejor conocida por otros componentes mas no perifericos, pero estoy mas que sorprendido al tenerlo en mis manos, diseno super solido, metalico, acentos en aluminio, es robusto, se siente de buena calidad. Escoji envio gratis por Amazon USA y me llego 2 dias antes de lo programado!

It works well, don't really use the Macro's but I've grabbed the software seems pretty clear cut. Volume nob is really more of a gimmick then anything useful. Switched back and forth between Speakers and Headset it still shows it at the volume the previous out source was if it was adjusted. It's like super loud too, like if you bought enough to fill an office with an open floor design you'd probably you got transported back to the 1940s and everyone has typewriters all its missing it the ding.Other then that it feels good to use keys give good feedback on being pressed and you can plug a headset/mic into it, if for some reason you felt like that was a good idea.

El teclado funciona perfectamente, se siente muy bien escribir con él y los materiales son de muy buena calidad. También los detalles extra que tiene como los botones de media o la pieza para detener el cable del mouse son excelentes. Sin embargo, tiene dos detalles. Primero, podría ser mucho mejor, sí funciona pero no es intuitivo y hasta puede ser confuso. Segundo, si conectas tus audífonos y micrófono a las entradas del teclado, y tienes prendidos los leds, se escucha un sonido muy agudo (que no suena si se apagan los leds o se desconecta el micrófono). Busqué en internet y hay otras personas que también tienen este problema, entonces (aunque no necesariamente suceda en todos las unidades) es un defecto de fabricación. Sin embargo, esos pequeños detalles no me afectan demasiado y estoy feliz con el producto, sobre todo por el precio en que lo conseguí ($1,650 aprox.)

It is a really good keyboard. The build quality was surprisingly good. The on the fly macro recording and modes are really good.It has a lot of little nifty things about it too.A major gripe is that the gskill software doesn't exist on the mac. It however has onboard memory so if you have a windows pc, you can configure it. the lighting is good but nothing to write home about. Mx reds as always are fantastic. The n key rollover, although a bit of a hack, works. At this price definitely worth it