DREVO Calibur 71-Key RGB LED Backlit Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 / Wired USB Gaming Mechanical Keyboard Brown Switch-Black

First, my story. Skip down to only read the review of the keyboard.I've been waiting so long for this. I use my PC from the couch on a large TV, mainly for comfort reasons. I use a logitech ball mouse and I've tried several different keyboards.First was the Logitech K800 - wireless, backlit and decent quality and comfort. The problems were that it was mechanical and it would fail if you brought moisture anywhere in the same zip code as the keyboard. I went through 2 dead K800s before I gave up on it.Second was switching to mechanical. I used a Razer Black Widow, wired. The long cord was pretty annoying to deal with, and the keys had a tendency to break, but it was comfortable and worked well.I upgraded to a Razer BW "TE" version, RGB. Much nicer, and more compact/comfortable, but the micro-USB connector broke within a week and it was never usable again. Lesson? Don't buy Razer. Their quality sucks and their keyboards are style over substance.I decided to use the parts from the TE RGB to hack together my own custom wireless mech keyboard, with teensies and wireless radio chips and my own custom software. Also, every few months I'd do an Amazon search for "wireless mechanical keyboard" and get no results - until now. I bought this right away. A wireless, mechanical, RGB keyboard? For $60? HOW??? It must be terrible, especially since it is from a no-name brand, right? NOPE. And I've put aside my own project, because this does everything I need.Real review starts here:I was shocked at how small the box was. This keyboard is way smaller than you think it is from the product listing. I could tell it was tenkeyless, but I didn't realize it is also missing F keys, which are activated with an FN combination. I was at first disappointed by this, but the more I appreciate the compactness of the keyboard on my lap the less I care. I don't use FN that often anyway - mainly for F2 (rename) and alt+F4 (kill current app). There's a name for this style of tenkeyless no F keys compact layout but it is popular among some. I'll call this neutral, not good nor bad, just different.Also, there are no macro keys, volume keys or any other extraneous stuff. The layout is compact, no frills. You'll love this or hate this. I was skeptical but it is growing on me. It feels great for gaming and I love the WASD keys highlighted in yellow for playing games in the dark.The quality is much higher than I expected for this price. The keycaps are high quality and have a silky feel to them. Alternate functions are printed on the "front" of the keycap. I went with the cherry browns, and the key feel is excellent. Typing quality is also great - I've only made 3 typing mistakes so far in this review and that is over bluetooth - and I suspect the mistakes were mistypes due to the wireless, where I definitely pressed the key and it didn't register. Given I've pressed keys hundreds of times so far, that's pretty good. They might also just be my fault - I can't replicate any issues on demand. They keys are close together but full size, and it doesn't feel cramped at all. It is better to type on than my Razer blackwidow despite being more compact. I make far fewer mistakes on this keyboard than I did on the Razer.The RGB is also great. It isn't burdened by a trash app that boots up with your PC and crashes constantly like Razer's. All customization of keys is done on the keyboard with key combinations. It comes with various preloaded effects and you can switch between coloring all keys the same color (multiple choices here) or using a very nice scheme that looks VERY similar to the way I customized my Razer BW TE RGB before it died - WASD is yellow, normal keys are purple, state/mod keys (shift, alt, caps, etc) are green, arrow keys are blue and ins/del/pu/pg/hom/end are red.Power is through an internal battery, charged with micro-usb. You can also operate the keyboard wired by plugging it in and switching to wired mode (FN+R). I wish it was operated via AA or AAA batteries, which I could swap with freshly charged batteries when they run out (this is what I did with the K800 instead of charging it), but this method is lighter and maybe more compact and some may prefer this method, so I won't call it good or bad.Accessories include a micro-usb cable and a key puller. Nothing special, though that's more than some more expensive keyboards come with.The keyboard has three bluetooth connections. You connect to a machine with FN + Q, W or E, and you pair by holding the appropriate profile button. I believe you can switch at will between the three devices, but I haven't since I only use it with my PC.Summary - I cannot believe a keyboard this good can be so cheap, never mind that it is wireless, which they somehow also crammed in without making it any bigger or more expensive. I'm genuinely excited to have this, and it is a shame that no one will hear about this since it is from an unheard-of brand. I don't think I could buy the raw parts for this cheap, and to think they didn't skimp on quality or features either is nuts. I believe the switches are "generic" (not cherry-brand), but they seem to work well at least so far. If the switches ever do screw up, you can always replace them very easily since mech keyboards are infinitely repairable. You could even replace the guts of all the switches with true cherry, or replace the keycaps with some crazy custom stuff from WASDKeyboards. Buy this keyboard if you even think you'll need the wireless functions - and maybe even if you don't.The real draw here is the compactness and wireless features, and if you aren't happy with anything else about the keyboard you can always customize it - that's why mech keyboards are great! Now if only we could see some competition from other brands in the wireless mech space, I'd be in heaven. I'd pay north of $100 for something like this that used RF (instead of BT), used true cherry switches and maybe found room for volume controls.

got this today to replace another wireless mechanical keyboard, the velocifire TKL02. i always had wireless issues with the other keyboard from the day i got it, it either would lose connection for no reason, or get stuck in the middle of typing something and hit one key over and over again. I have not had any of the same issues with this keyboard so far. Pairing it was easy, although i did have to buy a bluetooth usb dongle to connect it to my desktop since it doesn't come with one. (you can buy one for as little as $5).This also has a lot more customization as far as RGB goes, you can basically light it up however you want, with all kinds of colors, patterns and animations. It doesn't come with a manual or software though, so if you really want to get granular with your RGB lighting you'll need to go to drevo's website and download them there.the keys feel good to me (i got brown). Nice and clicky. The spacebar occasionally squeaks when i press it, but i'm hoping that will go away as i break this keyboard in a little more. It's also very small and lightweight, especially for a mechanical keyboard. But it doesn't feel cheap either, the board doesn't exhibit any flex when typing on it, or even when trying to bend it. (the velocifire was probably twice as thick and heavy as this board).overall i like this keyboard a lot so far, but i'm only giving it 4 for now since i've only been using it for a day. If i'm still impressed after a week or so i will give it the full 5. I probably could have waited to review this, but doing this review gave me something to type up on the keyboard :)Edit: Going to keep this at 4 stars, as i occasionally still have connection issues. These cheaper wireless mechanical boards just don't have good wireless range. I'm only about 5-6 feet away and the connection on it can still be spotty, especially when you wake it up after being a sleep for awhile. If you're in a situation where you need to be sitting far from your device, like a home theater or something, this isn't the board for you.This board seems best suited for being used at a desk, but at that point...you might as well just plug it in as far as i'm concerned.So overall, it's a great, affordable, wired mechanical keyboard and a meh wireless one.