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

The keyboard has a fantastic build quality for its price. Its got exactly the 61% shape with the addition of my Home/pageup+down/arrow keys etc. The software.. oh dear. You have to google how to find the software, They dont even tell you about the software besides one leaflet in the box saying compatible with example.exe Its all dominatnly Chinese, they didnt even both doing a a full English translation of everything. There JUST enough english to scrape by, but the learning is all on you. Try to change a color? good luck, you have to figure out how to make a profile, then try to choose a color. HOPE that when you press save (if you find that button) that the color actually saves. In order to get a color of Aqua blue, no effects, I had to trick the software, but making multiple frames of that one color, do the hokey pokey with it, save and hope it stayed put. Once I figured out how to apply it... No aqua blue, just black. and now shift doesnt work. So I gave up for today and stuck with its default colors (the whole reason I got this and not another was because it included RGB to match my desk.) Get it for the keyboard, dont get it for customizing. You are going to be at the mercy of some poor team of programmers who were given a day to create it.

This is my first ever mechanical keyboard and so far I love it so much. The feel of it and the compactness of it as well feels so so good. The one thing that I personally dislike about the keyboard is how difficult it to get the software. I wish that there was a simple software to edit macros or my rgb on it but sadly I can’t really. Other than that though I highly suggest getting this

My son found this and liked the look and the features, but the keys with stabilizers had more play than normal. The space bar was particularly wobbly, and a peek at the stabilizers under the key showed significant play in the attachment to the board. The case and keys are also of a plastic thickness and density that make this keyboard very loud. It is possible the addition of foam sheets or better key caps would improve the situation, but the space bar was an issue regardless. We may have received an outlier, but will be looking to see if there is a substitute version that still has a white case and optical Gateron Silver switches that may have better build quality. If not for the space bar, it could have been a very decent gaming keyboard.

This is my second mechanical keyboard, my first one was the tecware phantom 87 with brown switches. I wanted something smaller so I opted for this instead. Price was a bit much now that I realize but mustve been because I chose the black mechanical switches. This is only my second board, but I must say I LOVE these switches alot and I was going back in forth between yellow and black when choosing. Really happy with my choice. It will probably get some time to adjust to the smaller board which is expected. It came pretty fast and safely too. Although when I opened the box, for some reason not all the keycaps were secured? Like some of them were loose in the packaging which was really odd but nothing was damaged. Also something to note, if youre looking to buy this to match any of the logitech lilac products just know it isnt an exact color match. Its a warmer purple color.

I think for a $50 dollar keyboard it is amazing. Im on a heavy budget but I also love to game and this keyboard has done everything I want it to do. I would recommend for someone on a budget or on a unlimited budget to get this keyboard. I will say its a small keyboard so dont expect it to be even average size at all. The best thing about it is the weight and the build quality of this keyboard. Also the response time is very impressive and I have no faulty issues when gaming. It picks up every key I push and I was surprised because I find myself accidently bumping keys (I have fat finger). 10/10 for the first keyboard I own.

This keyboard comes with all you need keyboard, cord, and keycap puller. I bought their keycaps going for the cotton candy feel. The keyboard compared to another brands like Matrix Keyboards to very similar. But great keyboard just make sure to have a good connection and don’t use scissors next to it be careful when cutting the cord it is not as durable as a racer huntsman cord is.

Why i bought this keybaord: 1. I wanted a smaller foot print on my desk 2. I like new tech and wanted optical switches 3. The value proposition here was very intriguing. Potential deal breakers: 1. Lighting - If you are an RGB crazed mad man, you might not want this for VERY picky reasons. The rgb used in this keyboard has two leds for each key. I have no idea why they thought this was a good idea or what they were going for but the downside to it is that you can see both leds depending on what color the board is trying to show. 2. Glossy sides of key caps if you are super picky 3. No media or volume control. (Can be remedied if you download and run auto hotkey on startup of windows. this is more of an advanced thing for someone to do, but anyone can do it, even with your keyboard you are probably using now) Pros (in order): 1. Typing experience (Brown switch, this is my second mechanical keyboard) - For those who dont know, the brown mechanical switches have a tactile bump which is felt as a sort of wall on the key press that you break through. Brown switches are not clicky and the sound they make is muted and low tone which I absolutely love. I came from a logitech 810 that has the G Romer switch, which is Logitechs proprietary mechanical key switch. These switches are very similar but I would say that the Gateron optical browns in this keybaord have a slightly more present tactile bump. I was excited to try out these switches and I love them. I have been playing type racer for a couple of hours today just because of the amazing typing experience and the pleasing low bassy sound that comes from these keys. they are also a big reason why have taken the time to write out such a lengthy review for this product because i just enjoy typing on these switches so much. Truly a pleasure. 2. Gaming (again, this is the brown switch) - I am a gamer so this point is either going to be a pro or a con in this review and obviously its in the pro list. As for the optical switches, i think the lack of input delay actually got me confused when i started playing. I read that input on other keyboards are like 30 ms while optical is bassically no input delay at all. I felt weird at first but i got used to it in a couple minutes and use the keyboard as normally would my G 810. I played first person shooter with this today and the tactile bump was a bit more of a hindrance than the G Romer switch on the 810 but i dont really mind it because i will eventually get used to it and wont notice it anymore. It is different but not different enough to were i wont get over it. If you are into linear switches than obviously you wont want anything to do with the brown switches in the first place. 3. stabilizers - the large keys like space, shift, backspace and enter all feel really solid. the space bar in particular on my G 810 along with the other keys was really lousy and am glad to be rid of it. that space bar was ridiculously clacky where the space bar on this keyboard makes a satisfying THUMP. 4. Lighting - it works. im not that picky or an rgb freak. I like a nice per key back lighting and this makes me happy. The double color you get from the weird leds is odd but its not a big deal. The instructions for how to change the lighting effects with the function + (whatever key) is all in the manual you get with the keyboard. (you can do more with the software but its not easily found and do not think most people will download it because of how you go about finding it) Conclusion and take ways for me: I will never buy a high name brand keyboard ever again. For what is 50 dollars, i got everything i could ever need out of a keyboard where high end brands like logitech would charge 100 to 120 or more for similar offerings. For me, spending extra money on anything else would be a 100 percent waste. I would gain nothing meaningful to me or my setup at all. Regardless of price, these switches awesome (ive only had this and the G Romer switch by the way)

When I got it, it worked great, but I wanted to change the LED lighting. I went to the manufacturers website and downloaded the software. I started it up and it told me it needed updating, so I clicked update. The program crashed and the keyboard went black. I unplugged it and plugged it in again and the keyboard came back to life. I stated the program again and it told me the same thing. I went back to the website from the manufacturer and it had an updated firmware download. I downloaded that and ran the program again. Now, the keyboard is basically a black brick and nothing I can find to fix it helps. The manufacturers say to take it up with the seller. They are very unhelpful. I am sending it back for a replacement and this is not Amazons fault. Its a great keyboard, but dont trust the manufacturers website.

I was originally looking to buying a Razer Huntsman Mini for a 60% gaming keyboard with their 1.0mm actuation point optical switches. I saw some reviews demonstrating Razers switches sound terrible because they added a loose per key stabilizer. Then I realized this GK61 has everything the Huntsman Mini can provide without the rattly stabilizers and its literally half the cost. Go with the Silver or Yellow Gateron Optical Switch for that same 1.0 mm actuation point. Note: the speed of Optical vs Mechanical keyboard switches is likely too tiny to make a difference in gaming but the higher actuation point (1.0mm vs 2.0mm for most mechanical switches) does definitely make a difference. Highly recommended keyboard from this gamer.

The GK61 was my first 60% mechanical keyboard, after about 19 months of using the HyperX Alloy Elite with linear switches. I decided to make the jump to this form factor really because I wanted more space for my mouse movements (I mainly play first-person shooters like Counter-Strike and Call of Duty) and the fact that I rarely used the number pad and keys like Home, Delete, and Page Up/Down. When I found this keyboard, I was surprised that it was this cheap for a 60% with Gateron switches. Upon receiving the keyboard, I immediately tried to customize the lighting on the keyboard, and just like how the reviews I watched on YouTube said - the keyboards software wasnt good. I couldnt put custom hex codes, even though there were places in the software to do so. In the end, I stuck with just a plain white backlight. Another thing that I did was pull out a keycap and switch to figure out how both the keycaps were and how to replace switches. When I pulled out the keycap, I ended up chipping a part of it off and putting a black mark on the white keycap, which is okay because i dont really look at my keyboard a lot. Would I recommend this keyboard? Well it depends. If youre someone who wants to customize your RGB lighting settings a lot, then this keyboard isnt it. If you just want a small form factor keyboard that works for what it is, then yes- I would definitely recommend this.