ROCCAT Vulcan TKL Pro Tenkeyless Linear Optical Titan Switch PC Gaming Keyboard with Per-key AIMO RGB Lighting, Anodized Aluminum Top Plate, and Detachable USB-C Cable, Black

GOOD!!

Good quality

So, I got this to be primarily a gaming keyboard. I paid special attention to typing reviews because even while gaming typing is sometimes required. I was looking for an all-rounder but with a stronger focus on gaming... I also wanted it to be able to resist a splash of water (thats how I lost my previous keyboard and why I needed this one). The volume knob is quite pleasant to use and the minimal profile really does it for me. I did find the keycaps to be unusual at first, but its actually fantastic. I tried swapping keycaps and it made the board sound less crisp, plus the space between the caps allows for amazing RGB and easier typing (less likely to hit adjacent keys). Pretty rare to find a great gaming keyboard that also does well for typing. Bottom line... this competes with these new extremely expensive premiums boards and does it just as good or better in all areas (assuming you dont absolutely need adjustable actuation switches for some reason). I definitely think this is the best priced mechanical gaming board right now. If only they had this in a 65% layout for a few bucks cheaper. The one thing I was worried about was the reports of spring ping and unpleasant case noise. Well, I can tell you the spring pingy-ness is pretty minimal. The only thing I heard was the mildly rattley stabilizers (which are much better than most pre-build gaming boards). However, I detest any noticable rattle in my spacebar sooo... I modded them (have to open the case which I assume voids any warranty) with some krytox 205g0 and added a little bit of foam. With optical switches no soldering is required to fully disassemble this keyboard. I would only recommend doing a mod on this board if you have some experience with board modding, as the keycaps are very delicate and the stabs are non-standard so if something gets broken youll have a useless unreturnable board.

This keyboard is amazing! The only drawback: its a bit loud compared to others. But ignoring that, its practically perfect. The USB cable is braided, the RBG is beautiful, the keyboard is mega responsive with no misclicking, it feels great, the volume control knob is nice, and the keys feel firm and stabilized.

Coolest keyboard ever

This is a great keyboard.

Little pricy but its good one

Concerning the ROCCAT Vulcan TKL Pro: I am downgrading my review from 5 stars to 2. Why? In trying setup a default illumination scheme, I found this paragraph: Without Swarm you are still able to use your devices, but you are missing out on features such as illumination controls, re-assigning keys and buttons, customizing sensitivities or creating macros and profiles. A custom illumination (for say WASD etc. keys) can be setup only with Swarm running. Thats fine. If Swarm is killed/ended, the keyboard illumination (at least) persists. Thats good. But after power-cycling the keyboard, it is again necessary to run Swarm to reinstate the setup. Thats not OK. So its not possible setup the keyboard on Windows and then move the keyboard over to a Mac or Linux system to at least get a preferred illumination because Swarm doesnt runs on the latter systems and the illumination doesnt survive a power-cycle. This also means you cant use it on a Steam Deck (which is Linux). Thumbs down. I like the keyboard, but I dont really like the default animations nor the solid green. I can somewhat understand requiring Swarm to have keystroke programmable macros, but custom illumination should not require Swarm. I want a keyboard with persistent and default illuminations that will work on any computer; not having this is a deal breaker for me. There are other decent keyboards that do what this one does. Roccat support is terrible. In trying to contact Roccat, I notice that the support.roccat.con website is plagued with SSL certificate problems. So you have to either allow invalid SSL certificates or use lame browsers to view the support page.

I tried this keyboard at Best Buy when I was there and fell in love with it. Talked myself into ordering it from here a few days later. Replacing my Razor 60%. I wanted to add the arrow keys and all that. It helps with some games and typing. I love how smooth the keys press and they’re not very loud.

Several keys quit working. Seller gave 6 days to return and I missed the window due to travel. Seller will not allow me to create another return barcode. 80 bucks down the drain.