HK GAMING GK61 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - 61 Keys Multi Color RGB Illuminated LED Backlit Wired Programmable for PC/Mac Gamer Tactile (Gateron Optical Brown)

This is the first 60% keyboard I ever had, therefore, I cant compare it to a Good one. That being said, I think it works great! I absolutely love it. I only wish it had software to control the LED in your computer, maybe be able to link it to Razer/Mystic light, etc.. You still have control of the LEDs and they work great! It is more of a preference for me.

An excellent mechanical keyboard with optical switches that is around $60.00 dollars. That sentence feels crazy to say, but its the gosh darn truth. This review is mainly for the Gateron Red Optical switch version of this keyboard. Pros 1. Hot-swappable. If a switch dies just pull it out and replace it (not likely to happen considering no metal leaf), or get some different Gateron Optical switches like blacks or yellows to change the entire feel of the keyboard. Example, these red switches are incredibly easy to press. I really like how smooth the linear switch is, so Id probably want to get some Gateron Optical Black switches. 2. Programmable. A really underappreciated plus is definitely going to be the software of this keyboard. Its not in English, but it definitely still gets the job done. There are also Macros which I have started to use more often. Example, I was able to change around my Home and End keys so that they are more comfortably near the Function key. 3. That FAST response time. There is a noticeable difference between pressing a Cherry MX Blue switch down and having the character move and pressing this linear optical switch down and having the character move. I think there are two reasons for this. a. The reason that actually matters, the switch actuation point is higher at 1.5 mm versus a Cherry MX Blue being at 2.00 mm. b. The optical nature of the switch is said to have a response time of 0.2 mm. I dont know if this actually matters in the long run, but its good to know that it may be faster. Cons 1. The key caps are okay, but I do think these switches need O-rings to be perfect. I think the sound of the key caps is my biggest issue with them; they just sound cheap and the O-rings keep them from hitting the bottom plate. My second issue is that they dont have a lot of texture to them so theyre kind of like in-between being smooth and textured which is just not a good feeling at all. 2. Certain keys are not programmable. For some reason all of the keys that change lighting effects and swab profiles cant be disabled. I think this would be my only real problem with the keyboard on the software level. 3. THIS IS A PET PEEVE. I like the RGB, the screws guys, but come on. Theyre not black nor are they white, just plain silver. I cant not see them. They stare at me between the key caps. Neutral 1. Theres a microphone in the keyboard for the Music back-lighting mode. I plan to mod this keyboard more, so Ill probably end up desoldering the microphone anyways. I wish it was more software and went by the audio playing on the computer since that would be sick. Current modifications: PBT key caps and O-rings. Queued modifications: Better stabilizers, desolder microphone, I plan to replace the O-rings with some type of foam insert that will dampen noise more and result in less fatigue, and I want to refine my function key layout and figure out some macros.

This keyboard has made me want to EXCLUSIVELY use Gateron Silent Brown switches. Its astonishing how quiet they are and still feel so tactile. The keyboard was just quiet enough out the box to bring to the office. Its a joy to type on and fully utilize my desk space with the 60% layout. All I need to do now to make it just 10% better is lube and band-aid mod. Spacebar sounds a little too loud in comparison to everything else and it would feel more consistent if this was done out the box. Still, doesnt take away from how good this keyboard is.

Cutest keyboard with fancy rgb lights with several modes!! and the best thing is the colour!!! Its so hard to find gaming stuff in purple and this is such a nice lavender. I have spilt the tiniest big of water once and it was completely fine. The only thing is the space bar was wobblily so I had to fix that but it wasnt too hard to do and its easy to forgive cus its so cute and compact and purple how could you be upsetiii

hello everyone I just want to let you know how amazing this keyboard it came so fast and beautiful and the sound is sooo good because I am a clicky switch man and I took the blue optical switches and ohh man this is sound the best I cannot tell you how amazing this feeling and the RGB light are very shiny and I like it and Im so exited so if anyone dont know if to buy this or no you should have no question this keyboard is so cheap and good!

First off it’s beautiful, the RGB is pretty bright and more appealing to the eye than all the other keyboards ive owned. Great quality in my opinion, and i got the gateron silent brown switches and oooo weee they feel amazing. Silent and perfect for when my wife wants to sleep and i wanna game. I will update this if i run into any issues but so far first day im in love. Especially with the price. Now it did come with a bent box and the keyboard was not covered with the plastic covering it was just sitting in the box but that could be maybe they needed to change the switches to the ones i wanted. But not an issue at all. Its the packaging.

This is a great product but the led lights on the keyboard don’t work for me and I’m trying to reach out to the people of the keyboard if any body could help!

Very nice keyboard and still working and going strong after 1 year. And the cable it comes with is very long lasting still using the same one it came with and no visible wear or tear on the cable. I also like how it is very customizable to your likings. The stabilizers are pretty bad not the worst youll get used to how it feels at some point. Its price point is good and fairly cheap considering how good this keyboard is and customizable it is. To sum it all up it is very much worth the $60 price point since it is a good keyboard very customizable although I might be missing other stuff other than that amazing keyboard and still working perfectly fine 1 year later would recommend to anybody looking for a mechanical keyboard.

Excellent for the price, better than expected and so cute! Im definitely happy with their keyboard and I will be using it all the time. It was nice of them to include a keycap puller as well since I was planning on doing some customization!

Would recommend it, the only bad part is that when I try to update the software it disconnects my keyboard for some reason. Also, the space bar is wobbly and doesnt really sound like the rest of the keyboard. I go the black tactile and I love it. I play cod but it lets me cancel slide pretty easily. The material of the keyboard is what you pay for. Before I bought this a lot of the comments said it stopped working after a while so ill be back in a couple of months with an updated review. But its definitely good for what you pay.