I purchased this keyboard almost exactly six months ago with the desire of making late night/in-the-dark gaming sessions on the PC much easier. I have to say I was quite impressed. With a completely dark room the only things lit were my monitor and the blue, little letters on the keyboard.
Yes, I know. It's just a keyboard. It doesn't transform into anything cool or fire lazers, but, for what it is, it's rather cool. Its primary function is to provide an internal lighting for each key, giving a sharp blue glow for each character. There are three settings: High (best for pitch black rooms), Low (for mid to low lit rooms), & Off (for brightly lit rooms or to conserve power if you want).
Each key is painted with a silver coat with the characters left clear so the light comes through, so you may want to be a little gentle with the keys or stop eating those cheetoes so you're not rubbing the paint away with those greasy grubby fingers of yours (!!!). I'm sure some would prefer the paint would be a little sturdier for the hard-pecking type, but for the shiny it looks like you just have to play ball in their court.
I also was surprised over how quiet the little 'tic, tap, tak' sounds made with each key. So that's an added bonus. It almost makes it cute.
The only downer that I could never get over (and I can't tell if it's the fault of the keyboard or the computer) is that since the keyboard is set as USB rather than the standard keyboard 6-pin it can be a pain in getting the computer to recognize the keyboard on startup. As it tries to power on the lighting of the keyboard each time I turn on the computer, it won't register that there is a keyboard present. So I used a makeshift plan to have my old board plugged into the 6-pin hidden back behind the computer and then the pretty blue one that I acutally use plugged in a USB slot. So potential buyers beware to either update drivers or make sure your computer gives you enough juice to power the keyboard at startup.
All in all it's what I call 'shiny'; a cool toy or device that, while not necessary, gives that little extra 'umph' to life that makes things worth while. While there are some minor frustrations with the USB power and the delicate paint, it fulfills every (cheap) gamer or blogger's wishes to type away at night.
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