Mechanical Keyboard,Rottay LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Blue Switches 87 Keys N-Key Rollover Perfect for PC&Mac Gamers and Typist(Black)

This keyboard was purchased for me by my girlfriend for a Christmas present and I couldn't be happier with it!If you're wanting to get a mechanical keyboard with lots of great features at a budget price, this is a fantastic option. For the price point, this is an excellent mechanical keyboard with fun features, good construction, and doesn't cost you an arm and a leg like many do.Read below if you're interested in hearing more of my thoughts on the keyboard:It's a solid keyboard that feels very sturdy and well constructed. The body of the board has metal plating which adds weight but gives it a very durable look and feel, I really like the minimalism in the design, there isn't a bunch of extraneous design or bodywork like some gaming keyboards contain. As far as the 'gaming' branding goes it's very minor which I personally like a lot. The cable is fabric woven which gives cable a more durable feel. The rubber support at the base of the cable where it meets the back of the board seems sturdy and flexible enough but only time will tell if the connection stays strong with use and being moved around.The blue switches feel good with both the audible click and feel. As far as mechanical keyboards go, the switches seem to be very good, especially for a budget keyboard. That being said, if you haven't used blue switches before, keep in mind that they are very loud. If you're computer is situated near other people the loud audible click for every key press could be annoying to them. That said, it seems pretty standard for these type of switches. If need something quiet, this is not the board for you.I've been very impressed by the capability of the RGB lighting. As advertised, it comes with an array of preset animations / light settings that are comparable to any other RGB keyboard. The color range seems pretty accurate too, though setting the color to white does yield a slight pink tinge, that is very common for this kind of lighting though. Above and beyond some other boards I've looked at, this one does support some pretty advanced programming for changing what a key does, setting up macros, and customizing color configurations per key. To do this you'll need to download their software to control it. Unfortunately this is where my sole complaint comes into play.If you would like to download the keyboard software to program your own key mapping and lighting, do so at your own risk and be cautious as it could break the default key mapping and functions. I'll talk more about this experience below at the end of my review.All in all, this board is absolutely solid for the price and I've been very happy with it. :)----- My issues with the keyboard that almost called for a refund (Rottay was able to help out and was very kind) (!!!)Finding the download for their software, which I heard mentioned in a couple other reviews, was very hard to find. There is no obvious Rottay website linked anywhere and that can be searched for. The actual site that I found is throttay.com a URL I only found by scouring other online markets that have this board up for sale. I don't know if they're trying to keep them hidden or what, but I explored this because it's part of the advertised features.When I installed the software, my keyboard was automatically configured incorrectly and rendered it useless. For unknown reasons it remapped all the keys incorrectly, my backspace key was the same as pressing "\" for example. The software programs and stores the custom settings on the keyboard itself so simply uninstalling or moving the keyboard to another computer does not fix the issue and there was no way to manually reset it. Afraid that I permanently broke the keyboard I contacted Rottay through Amazon and they were very professional and courteous.If you're based in the US you'll need to bear in mind that there is a massive time difference with their office in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and that their English is not very good. I was patient with them and they were very courteous and professional with getting back to me and solving my issue.After describing my issue a couple of times, they determined that they needed to send me an updated version of their software that I could run that would fix my keyboard. They sent it to me over Skype and it fixed my keyboard almost immediately and lets me configure all the keys and colors as advertised.They were very courteous and apologetic for the inconvenience and offered to mail me one of their gaming mice for my troubles. Impressively it actually arrived just a few days later so they were pretty serious about mailing it out and making things right. Even with the time difference and bit of a language barrier, their customer service is great!

For the very low price of around $35, this is a real steal. It's super tactile, loud, and the RGB LED lighting is fully customizable by individual keys, and is completed with several preset combinations and animations. The lighting requires no software. Comes with a braided cable (which is incredible for the price) and rubber pads underneath the keyboard feet and base for grip. The Fn key combined with other keys provides alternate functions, for media, lighting, and what not. You change through the preset animations with Fn + Ins, and the colors of the animations with Fn + Delete. Also, Fn + 1-5 goes through the preset gaming lighting, which you can change to your preference by pressing Fn + Home, tapping any key you'd like until it changes to your desired color, and when you're done, press Fn + Home again. Fn + ScrLk toggles the lights on and off. The only complains that I have with this keyboard is the lights that indicate that caps lock, scroll lock, or num lock are on are only blue, and extremely bright. The windows key can not be customized, and flashes blue with the lock-notifying lights while customizing the keyboard's lighting. One final pro of this keyboard is you can press Fn + windows key to deactivate the windows key, and you can game without worry of accidentally pressing the windows key and bringing up the menu. I've had this keyboard for about a month and a half now, and I've had no issues with it whatsoever. I put some tape over the lock-notifying lights because they are so bright, and I can still see them in the dark through the tape. I'd highly recommend this keyboard to anybody who wants a cheap RGB LED mechanical keyboard, but because it's super loud, I ended up buying o-rings for it because I work in a small room.

The good: the keyboard works despite being damaged during shipping (large crack near the spacebar!), which says something positive about the durability. It has mesmerizing lighting effects, selectable by function keys. It even has a "up down left right" key highlight effect, highlighting only W, A, S, and D, brought on by pressing FN+END. This would be very useful for gaming. The keys are "full size," which is an improvement over chicklet-sized keys that are common on all laptops these days (I miss my ThinkPad T30).The bad, and why I do not recommend it for anything other than gaming and occasional emails:* It feels like a cheap toy. The keys are hollow, you can hear the clang of the springs for a half second after the keypress, and the only "click" you get is when the key strikes the keyboard. Now this sound condition is possibly what I should expect with a "brown" switch keyboard, but the switch has nothing to do with the quality of the keys. Still, the noise is too "clacky" and would not work well in a shared office environment.* It sits up too high to be comfortable for my wrists, and I'm 6'4" with large hands; I was able to compensate using a wrist pad, but that's just extra stuff.* Programmers might find the smallish print on the symbols hard to read. The letters on the keys are a good size, but strangely the font on the row of numbers is about half the size of that of the letters, and the symbols are tiny. In particular, the () are almost vertical lines; the $ looks like a capital S, and number 6 looks like a capital G. As a programmer, I know where to expect these symbols, and that is consistent, but a new or infrequent programmer might have difficulty distinguishing the "splat" and the "ampersand" because of how small they are. This is a puzzling design choice and it makes no sense why the fonts on the numbers are smaller than on the other keys. The other oddity is that the double quote symbol looks like two single quotes pushed together, and not like a double quote. Again, using context, I know what this key is, but it's just strange. All these things add up to the message that "this is a toy" and not a serious tool for work.* None of the alternative function symbols are illuminated: headphones, play, fast forward, sound up/down are printed on the keys, but not illuminated. This is odd because I'd really want these features visible when I'm in the dark.* It may be because my unit had a puncture in it, but the "End" key sticks, and that's nowhere near the puncture. I feel like with additional time and age, more keys might start to stick.In summary, this is a toy, but I paid toy money for it, so I should have expected as much. But if you happen to get one as a gift, enjoy it!