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

i love the feel of this keyboard, it is a little loud but i’m not sure if most are like that

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)

Very beautiful, tidy and cute.

Pretty decent 60% keyboard for the price. Works great with most custom key caps that you’d want to put on, but one thing I noticed while switching between keycaps is that the stock space bar is very clackity and annoying with my brown switches. My friend got the same kb so I know I didn’t get a bad one or anything but it’s not that big of a deal. The RGB with the white key caps look really nice and even better than my high end Corsair and Logitech keyboards, but damn did the software suck on this thing, on board lighting controls are 10x easier than the software. Overall it’s a decent board that looks nice with my model o- and I would definitely buy again.

This is my first keyboard to FULLY mod and I have to say.. Im quite impressed with the switches but the stabs are atrocious... So I had to order some extra but thats what I was going to do anyway ... Over all solid 8 out of 10

This is my first gaming keyboard and I love it. The lavender color is super pretty and the different lighting modes are fantastic. It feels very sturdy and like good quality. The keys feel fine, some people are saying the key caps aren’t good but I honestly don’t know why as they sound and feel good to me. The only bad thing about this keyboard is it is very slightly uneven at the bottom so it wobbles a little bit, you might have to put a piece of electrical tape or something there to fix it but that’s not a big problem at all, just kind of annoying. I highly recommend this

This keyboard is AMAZING for the money. Good quality Gateron switches of your choice, good solid heavy plastic, cool RGB lighting with preset modes, quality USB-C cable. The software for the RGB is hard to use and figure out, but the keyboard does have plenty of preset lighting modes, so it doesnt really matter all that much. This keyboard is also hot-swappable, so in future you can switch out the key caps, the key switches, and the stabilizers. ALSO, the stabilizers come pre-lubed, which I really only see in higher end brands and keyboards. The keyboard also comes with key cap and switch remover tools which is another bonus. The only thing I can complain about is the key caps are not the best caps, so some of the larger keys (space bar) have a slight stabilization problem. But it is not that distracting and can easily fixed with some custom keycaps (which arent that expensive). Overall, Im really impressed with this!

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!

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.

Its not a full sized keyboard, im frustrated using it on my sons pc whenever i do so, he likes it for gaming but typing anything on it is painful coming from a standard keyboard (which is all fine and good as this isnt a standard keyboard!) but my dislike is the cheap feel of it - the sound, the feel, the bounce of the keys just isnt nice - this is all very subjective so YMMV but id never want to use this long term. On the plus side - LED lights :) - it seems that everything must have glowing lights on it for it to be used for gaming.. so this does as well. full spectrum lights - just because. It comes with a keycap puller so i guess you could customize the heck out of it if you really wanted to but im VERY sure it will stay as it is. just MEH by me.