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

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.

I bought this Keyboard at the end of July and it’s already not registering keys. I use it for gaming mostly and they keys that aren’t registering aren’t keys I use to game with. I’m pretty disappointed I spent as much money as I did for they keyboard to slowly stop working only a few months later.

Wow! For $50, finding a hot swappable 60% RGB Mechanical Keyboard is just mind boggling! I’ve had this keyboard for a few weeks now, and I must say I’m very impressed with it. The first thing that stood out to me when I used this keyboard was that the Gateron Optical Switches are SOOO SMOOTH. Seriously though, they’re smoother than the regular Gateron Switches (Non-optical) and they put Cherry Mx Switches in the dirt. This keyboard also comes with software to add macros, change lighting, etc. However, I’ve been told that it is complete garbage. The features that this keyboard provides for the price highly outweighs it’s garbage software, which is why I’m giving this 5 stars. The keyboard is only hot swappable with Gateron Optical Switches that you can purchase on epathbuy. The build quality of this keyboard is solid as well, having a backplate made entirely out plastic, it still feels like a premium product. The keyboard comes with feet rests on the back and this allows the keyboard to not move around at all when you’re typing or gaming. My only con is that it only comes with 2 switch options and doesn’t come with more switch options such as the Gateron Optical Reds, Blacks, Yellows, Silvers, etc. Overall, this keyboard destroys any other on this website for the price and I recommend it to anyone trying to find a good quality 60% optical mechanical hot swappable keyboard with RGB backlights for a cheap price.

Keyboard is by itself is perfect, but the software used to update it is awful. I have no issues with keyboard itself, mines came in perfectly intact with every button working and clicking very nicely from the red gateron switches. The color profiles had plenty of options and I settled for pink lighting to accompany the pink theme my keyboard had. Then it came to updating the software... my keyboard shut off and became unresponsive with every attempt I tried. So in turn i stopped using it. I used the latest the version from their U.S website, to note. Every other experience with this keyboard has been great however, and while I wish I could get more use out of its software, the end result is still the same. Very good keyboard for its price, just skip the software entirely in my opinion.

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)

It is well unexpectedly small, which I will chalk up to my fault I didnt pay enough attention to the diagram. But to say it is for gaming I would disagree with, if your anything like me, it is WAY to small to be useful for gaming. My first thought when I opened the packaging was Did I order a kid keyboard? I mean looking back at the measurements it is less than the length of a ruler. I also paid alot of attention to the diagram provided about the keys and wether they made an audio click or not and purchased accordingy. I got the Optical Red which say that it has NO AUDIBLE CLICK. The first message I get from my fiance all day was Ewww I HATE that! The keyboard clicks! Which was very annoying because I thought I looked up all the terminology and lingo for keyboard so I could get one that satisfies all of our requirements for a keyboard. I ended up getting a full size keyboard with probably just as much color customization along with a magnetic wrist rest for $10 less. The Steel Series Apex 3 with Whisper Quiet Gaming Switch keys. They are genuinely quiet. More on that in the review for that keyboard. For the few minutes I did use it, it was definitely not what I was looking for. Although I hope this review helps someone that is looking for a keyboard just like this! Everybody has their kimd of keyboard. Unfortunately I cant provide a picture because Im already in the process of returning it. Be sure that you read the measurements before buying this.

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.

Very beautiful, tidy and cute.

This keyboard is alright, I guess a semi alternative version of the huntsman mini if you want something close to being as responsive as it, it didn’t live up to the standards I got put in my head after hearing reviews on responsiveness. Also, The Cheap keycaps hitting the plastic board is flat out annoying, but eh it is what it is and just like with all keyboards you can lube the switches and sound dampen it for better sound after all of that it is so bad after all. I just wouldn’t recommend maining this keyboard when there’s way for potential out there

The keyboard is the best I’ve ever used the keys feel great and the keyboard fits any setup I do wish the software had more options but noticing time can’t fix