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 a great affordable hot swap keyboard for anyone trying to get into the stressful, depraved, and wonderful world of customizable mechanical keyboards. when i first got this keyboard the stock switch and keycaps sounded not so great (gateron mech blacks), but after 6 back breaking soul crushing hours i finally got all 61 switches lubed and back into the pcb with new pbt keycaps. i would also recommend modding the stabs on this board because the stock sound is super rattly. all in all though this is a great board and it shipped really fast, 10/10 would recommend.

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

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

At first, it worked wonderfully; granted the new spacing took some time adjusting, but beyond that, the keyboard worked and sounded great. But just one month in (unfortunately RIGHT after the return period was up), the p-key stopped working. Either it wouldn’t write the letter at all or it spammed it—you never really know which one you were going to get. Regardless it was so annoying having to copy and paste that letter each time I wanted to use it so now the keyboard’s just collecting dust, real ironic considering it was basically brand new. I am extremely disappointed by this defective situation. The only thing abstaining me from a single star is that it at least worked well for a little while…

Update 3/7/2020 This keyboard is just too damn loud. I tried multiple different switches, I tried O-rings, but the steel plate in it sounds almost hollow on every keypress, which leads to a pinging sound, especially in the middle of the board. For a budget keyboard, this is still a fine machine. It has hot swappable switches, so you can figure out what you like typing on most before moving onto something bigger and better. For a daily driver keyboard, Im going to have to change my review and say that this isnt a good idea. The volume alone will leave anyone else in the room with you kinda wanting to cut off your fingers so you cant type anymore. I ended up returning this board and went with the Anne Pro 2. The switches I got were still clicky and not terribly quiet at all, but compared to this board its dead silent. Original review below: ----------- I had been looking for a 60% keyboard for a while, but didnt want to spend $100+ on one without knowing in the long run if Id like it or not. Im a programmer, and am used to full boards, but since I do less programming at home and more gaming, I wanted a board that would give me back some desk space so my mouse could travel farther without having to pick it up/worry about the edge of my desk. This keyboard definitely meets that need, while being aesthetically stylish and feeling very responsive. The board its self is a nice 61-key compact keyboard. This means no F1-F12 keys, no arrow keys, no Home/Insert/Delete/Print Screen keys, and no ten key. The footprint it leaves on your desk is as small as it possibly can be without sacrificing basic needs in a keyboard and its very pleasing because of it. Im no longer hitting the edge of my keyboard with my mouse while playing games, wishing that certain parts of it werent there because it was just in the way. Build-wise the board is mostly plastic with a steel panel inside to keep things in-line. I bought the version with black switches as I had never used them before and wanted something different. They function similar to reds, with a bit more of a satisfying feel to them. I find typing on them to be quick and accurate, unless I fat finger a key. But thats on me. The switches are also hot swappable, and the keyboard comes with a metal switch removal key, so anything you need to remove the switches is available to you on purchase. You just need different switches to replace yours with. The RGB in this board is acceptable. When the stock keys are on it, you dont notice any issues and everything looks great. If you change the keycaps to something white, youll notice some color bleed if you have the wrong color set. When I changed my keycaps I had the backlight set to white so as to not really overpower the new caps, but the white light had some red shining through, and it was very noticeable. Changing this to a light blue fixed the issue as the red LED was no longer being used, but just know that when switching keycaps it might be in your best interest to turn backlighting off altogether. YMMV from keeping the lights turned on. The software to control the lighting, functions, and macros is awful. Its counter-intuitive and doesnt exactly have a user guide to go along with it. The download page is entirely in Chinese except for the version number, and while the software its self runs in English, it might as well not because youll have no clue what half of it is talking about. A 3 minute YouTube video made by someone not affiliated with the company helped me a little, then the rest was figured out with about an hour of tinkering. Once I had it set the way I wanted for the function keys and backlighting, I uninstalled the software. Not because I didnt trust it, but because I doubt Ill ever use it again unless I absolutely have to. Its easy enough to find as it seems as though quite a few people have bought this board recently, so the link is out there. Keycaps are easy enough to change on this keyboard. It uses Gateron optical switches so any standard cap that works with a Cherry switch should work. Overall, aside from the software and the RGB, Id say this is a great keyboard and would recommend it. Turning the lighting off is easy enough, and then you wont even have to install the software at all, so it becomes quite painless. At least for the moment its replaced my Logitech G810 as my daily driver, and I can see it being in this spot for quite a while.

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!

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.

I bought the keyboard because I got tired of typing with my controller on a console and it was perfect! it comes with a USB that has the other end for like a MacBook Pro (dont worry tho is for the keyboard) although I wish the color of the connector matched the keyboard.... it came in a light gray color. The RBG lights look perfect... the colors look nice and bright and sounds kinda like a typewriter. Sadly that is all I have tested out for the keyboard so I dont know if it will interfere with games so I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

I had never bought a ~60% keyboard before since I work in a pharmacy and the software we use makes heavy use of the nav keys and number pad, so usually I wouldnt have even considered such a board. In fact I came across this board as I was buying the parts to build a 96 key keyboard because I do game a fair bit so I wanted something smaller to give me more desk space while still have the Numpad and arrow keys so I can lug it to work and be as efficient and quick as I am with a full size or enter alt-codes or do taxes at home. This board caught my eyes for two reasons: Hot-swappable and Optical switches. The very small form factor is kind of a turn off for me because I can only comfortably use it for gaming, but I figures the hot-swappableness would make it a good test board the packs of switches Id just bought (more on that later). The packaging was not impressive, not that I care, I just thought Id mention it. I was very surprised by the build and even the fit and finish at this price point, however. The keycaps are the cheap double shots with the stenciled lettering so Im not a fan of the look, but its not too gamer-y and they can easily be replaced if it really starts to bother me. Its a plastic case, but the keys are mounted in a metal plate, and its a minuscule form-factor, so it feels very sturdy; it doesnt flex /at all/ and is heavier than I thought itd be. Thats impressive to me for this price, but what prompted me to write this review was the fact that it sounds /incredible/ because all the stabilizers are lubed /out of the box/ and they dont budge /at all/. That astonished me as I have bought several mechanical keyboards at various price points: An MK Typist with box whites, a Logitech G Pro with GX Blues, A James Donkey 007 with Gat Browns (smoothest cherry brown clones on the market), a Logi G613, a logi 610 Orion with cherry reds, and a few cheap mechs on top of that. None of them came with lubed anything straight out of the box and the result, combined with the Optical Gateron Blacks I opted for making this one of the smoothest, best-sounding and most satisfying keyboards I have ever typed on and Im usually a tactile-switch guy. Really nice bang for the buck if youre into smaller keebs like this. --Side note: I get the impression the switches are less complex and therefore, cheaper, which allows more attention to be paid to fit and finish. HOWEVER. The Board /is/ hot-swappable, but /only/ with other optical switches, which means no traditional mechanical keyswitches, whether theyre cherry, gateron, khail, or a boutique switch can be used at all. Period. The switches are basically just little plastic boxes with a spring that when pressed, block an infrared(?) laser to signal actuation, which is why I think the switches are very cheap to manufacture, and its also why they are so unbelievably smooth, even compared to a lubed cherry red. -- The software was confusing and not that great but I personally didnt feel the need to use it since I dont care all that much about RGB or macros so it didnt bother me too much, though your mileage may vary in that regard. In conclusion, if you are a fan of the form factor and want to try optical switches, buy it. The build is solid and (assuming all boards have pre-lubed stabs like mine did) its lubed! For $50! I personally cant use it for more than just gaming or typing up this review, so its not optimal for me, but if you just need a small board with enough keys for gaming or chatting on discord this will be plenty for you.

This keyboard is highly recommended, its a great keyboard in terms of responsiveness and Build quality, while also being hot swappable. One thing I disliked about this keyboard however is the malfunctioning of led on the home row and a failed led on the d key.