Azio Levetron Clicker Mechanical Keyboard (KB528U)

Pros:Super cheap, functional, durable too. I've dropped it a few times (I keep my keyboard in my lap) and it's still going strongCons:It's pretty loud, throw on a pair of turtle beaches or something similar and forget about it. No frills on the keyboard, although it should be obvious at this price point that you are not going to get frills.

Just received my new keyboard, took over a week to arrive only to find roughly half the keys are inoperative. Can not recommend this keyboard to anybody based on what was shipped to me. Package shows no signs of damage and neither does the keyboard. Tried in 3 different computers.Can not recommend this keyboard to anybody due to it's shoddy workmanship.Caveat emptor.

I like this keyboard. It's mechanical, sounds great, the WASD rubberized keys are fantastic additions and I even switched off the rubberized Arrow keys with keys I actually use.That being said, if your going to give us rubberized keys, at least sell a full key set separately!To the review, well... It has 18-NKRO but I spoke with Azio Support (which I'll get to in a bit) and they said as quoted:"The 18-key rollover does not apply to all key combinations.""It can produce a 18-key rollover. One combination is A , S, D, F, G, J, K, L, :, Up, Down, Left, Right, L-Shift, Space, L-Win, L-Alt, and R-Win."Most games, you will have no trouble in. However, I focus on shooters (FPS and TPS). I had to change one key I frequently use because a combination that the 18-NKRO does not support is: W, A, V (all at the same time). I had to switch my keybindings for games from "V" to "C" to solve this issue because Azio support told me what I quoted above and also stated "...your keyboard is not defective."It's an inexpensive keyboard...and you do get 3-years of warranty with it.Problem is: Azio Support takes their time to respond to e-mails and calling them is greeted with non-supportive employees.I don't see why they advertised this keyboard as 18-NKRO when its not. They could have added PS/2 to USB support to achieve TRUE NKRO but the manual that you get doesn't really say anything but what is already written on the box. It's a USB plug-and-play keyboard. Azio has no drivers for it on their site and really...it could be just be even cheaper.Typing on the keyboard is comfortable and overall it feels solid. Nothing fancy at all. I just wish they would have included a real manual and realistic advertising for it. Don't rubberize the main FPS/TPS gaming keys if you support only the strangest of non-gaming key-combinations.3/5 is being nice and fair. I'd go lower if their support were any more useless. While I would return the item, spending nearly double to solve the one combination I have a problem with isn't worth it...and you can trust that if I did it wouldn't be on the other Azio Mech5 because Azio didn't seem to care about my issue with this here Clicker.If I get any new news, I'll be sure to update this post.

Well I bought this keyboard for typing and gaming. it has mechanical white switches (APC BSW 070WH) with good actuation force prevent accidental key press on resting slightly your fingers, look sturdy and has 18 key rollover to prevent ghosting and I really did not experience any during gaming.This keyboard also has fast response during gaming which make it ideal for FPS games. When you Type on the keyboard you register the key before you reach the bottom, this is actually where you here the click sound so no need at all to bottom with this keyboard, but sometimes you wont hear the click so you want get the feedback that the key was actually registered !!The click sound not very high but maybe you wont like it so search in youtube which you can hear the sound.Moreover because I use this keyboard for typing as well I dont think it is a good choice the keys are not in standard size!! the rubber WASD keys are bigger, ALT is smaller than any other key and I really can not used to the reversed enter key I always press the "\" key instead. The keyboard pictures show that and I thought I will get used to it but I did not specially that I has to use other standard keyboard in my work.There is also no wrist rest (which is very cheap peace of plastic), you can not rest your hands in the keys or you will press them accidentally. this is really annoying !I bought this keyboard at $36 and some even said it can be purchased from geeks store at $30 but not anymore, Current price exceed $50 and therefore I can not recommend it. better get Cooler Master, Das or alike keyboard with NKRO, 1000Hz polling rate and cherry mx switches or if you have a budget get Logitech G105.

This keyboard took a little while getting used to. The enter key is particularly small. However, I used this mostly for gaming so it wasn't an issue. Main problem is when keys started dying, essential keys for gaming! So now it's just a piece of garbage basically. I wouldn't recommend trying to type on this keyboard for daily use anyway.UPDATE: They shipped me a replacement (the process took about 1 month and was pretty painful) and it has been going strong for a few months now. It still does take while to take used to since the keyboard layout is "European" (from what I've been told). When I got this keyboard it was cheap and made a great entry mechanical keyboard to try out.

Just got mine today, it's worlds better than any of my membrane keyboards. As for the volume, it certainly is louder than a normal keyboard, but it was quieter than I was expecting, much quieter than the old school mechanical keyboards you may remember from the 80s and 90s. The key press isn't very tough, the action is smooth, and the keyboard feels substantial. The kick stands are a little too high if you ask me, while I normally use kickstands for most of my keyboards, with this one the angle was closer to what I am used to with the kickstands up. Not a big deal as long as you don't like your keyboards flat or at silly backwards angles.

This is my first ever mechanical keyboard and it is great. I prefer it over any average membrane keyboard. The rubber WASD and arrow keys are great for gaming and barely affect my typing, so personally I like the inclusion of them. I have tested it on Windows 7 + Ubuntu 13.10, and it works great on both operating systems. I didn't think I'd like mechanical keyboards this much and am extremely satisfied with this purchase.

I thought this was very nice keyboard for this price.Clicking sound is very loud-- which is just what I want. Finger pressure not too big.However the key D broken 2 weeks after use. No response.The item was sent back to amazon but no reply was given yet.

This Azio KB528U Levetron Clicker Mechanical Keyboard was the least expensive mechanical keyboard I could find at the time and I had no issues with it for a while before the 'n' key began to fail. It now works about 80% of the time. There are times when I have to click it repeatedly to make it work. I liked this keyboard, but this issue with the 'n' not working is pretty frustrating. It arrived in time and was packaged well, I just wish it had lasted longer without issues. It doesn't feel quite as good as the keyboards with Cherry MX switches do, but still it provided a fairly good tactile feel. If you really want a mechanical keyboard and don't have a lot of budget for one, this one will likely do the job.

only problem is the buttons are a bit stiffer than i would have wanted. they do make click-y noises but sometimes when I push down buttons it repeats letters or doesn't repeat letters, so now I'm making a lot more spelling mistakes. I guess that's what I get for buying one of the cheapest mechanical gaming keyboards. It's basic, the font looks alright. Rubberized keys are ok feeling but nothing special.Buy this if you don't care if everyone in the next 3 rooms can hear you clicking away.

good keyboard, i like it ! Don't get it if you're looking for a silent keyboard tho, it makes a lot of noise !