G.SKILL USB KM360 Professional Tenkeyless Mechanical Keyboard, Cherry MX Red, ABS Dual Injection Keycap, (White)

Cherry red, linear switches (pre-lubed); Small footprint; Wired (removable) connection; Inexpensive.This is the white offering. You'll note that I have changed some of the keycaps using both pudding caps and a few transfer caps from another backlit G.Skill board. The brushed top plate makes a nice glow, but see-through caps bleed bouncing light off of adjoining caps, and for me that's annoying.The switches are very nice and not too noisy. I did lube the stabilizers (without disassembly) and got noticeable improvement on those keys. Lighting is one color and only adjustable from none to very bright, in discreet stages. RGB isn't necessary or desirable to me, I just want to see the keys in the dark. No media controls and that's also fine as my headset and system already features that control.Online reviews are basically positive and note this as a shared, whitebox offering between a few sources. Love it and hope they keep it around. It's soldered, and I prefer that for stability and longevity Only improvement would be one with MX brown switches as an option.

The only issue I had as many others did, I’m sure, is the ugly font. It’s not a huge disappointment because it’s understandable that at this price-point manufacturer had to have corners cut somewhere. The upside is that the keyboard itself feels sturdy and reliable. It’s a tenkeyless keyboard so you got a ton of mouse space.The keyboard comes with genuine Cherry MX Red switches, so if you’re a budget FPS gamer who wants a top notch performance without an unnecessary bling, this thing is definitely for you. And if you need some bling, you can just do what I did and choose from a huge variety of custom keycaps online.The typing is also very smooth and comfortable because each row of switches is slightly angled to fit the natural curve of the wrists.

I have had the keyboard for over a year now. The build quality is solid, especially for the price. The key caps are good enough you can obviously upgrade them if you want but I find they suit my needs. The keys have a decent sound there is some stabilizer rattle but that is true with almost all keyboards and there are mods you can do to fix that if you want to spend the time. The only complaint I would have is that the backlighting is too bright even on the lowest setting. even in a lit room it is distracting and will cause glare on my monitor so I leave it off most of the time. but I find it comfortable for typing and gaming (I am typing this review on it). Overall a great budget keyboard especially with the cherry switches and at this price point it is hard to beat.

Pros- Nice tactile feel to the keys and on press- Lights are a nice touch- Keys are not too loud- Better feel than your average keyboard- Wired for optimal input readingsCons- Lighting doesn't seem optimal in the sense that they appear harsh or like the keys aren't designed well enough to use the lights being implemented- Caps lock key just increases the LED brightness by another 20%~ to show it's on, not a huge fan of this- HORRIBLE wrist positioning, you will need to buy a wrist rest if you plan to use this for actual typing. I opted for the Memory Foam Razer tenkeyless one for $20 on Amazon it sits flush with this keyboard and I love the comboOverall- I'd buy again the cons do not outweigh the pros on this one. I like that it's wired as I play competitive gaming and even though bluetooth has come a long way, I prefer knowing my inputs are going straight not to the PC on input

Here's the deal. This was my first mechanical keyboard that I bought after watching a Linus Tech Tips video on it. Since purchasing it, I have fell in love, and have been trying to see if I can get what is essentially the same keyboard with some additional features. What I've come to realize is that no matter how feature-rich other keyboards are, I always end up wanting to go back to this one.Here are the keyboards I bought this year (that I am comparing to):- Drop CTRL low profile ($220 - Kaihua Speed Silver Linear switches)- Logitech G915 TKL ($240 - White, Tactile switches)- Royal Kludge 68 (~$50-90, bought two versions of this that I returned)- Logitech MX Keys ($100, non mechanical)- this one - G.SKILL KM360 ($50)CONS - What this keyboard lacks that had me still buying other keyboards:- USB pass-through. I use a hardware security token for work, and I prefer having it close to my typing fingers if possible. I have a USB A key and a USB C key, so either would be great. This is why I bought the Drop CTRL ($240) hoping it would be essentially the same keyboard but with usb passthrough.- No Wireless option (preferably RF for gaming). This was a motivation behind the Logitech G915 TKL purchase, as well as the RK68s. Not a fan of bluetooth. Need a wired option too.- No dedicated media keys - This is nice to have, but not critical for me, as I can map some keys on my stream deck (macro pad) to volume control (which works out great for me).PROS - things that are so great about this keyboard, that I keep going back to it:- Backlight is STRONG - the biggest let down of my entire life happened every time I unboxed a new keyboard and realizing that it doesn't compare to the luminescent brightness of my $50 KM360. Fore wireless keyboards, I get it. But the Drop CTRL keyboard really really let me down. A $250 wired keyboard with a white thats somewhat blue and very muted! I don't care for RGB so much as I care about luminescence! Give me brighter whiter whites!- Switches smooth as butter. No modification necessaery. The big drawback to the Logitech G915 TKL was that the switches did not have the satisfying feel that I got from using the G.SKILL. Granted, they are tactile, and low profile, but if I compare apples to apples (Drop CTRL or RK68), the best feeling I get is from the G.SKILL and the Drop keyboards.Overall, I am waiting for the day when G.SKILL makes this keyboard with USB-passthrough, dedicated media keys, and a RF wireless option. Until that day comes, Im sticking with the G.SKILL KM360, and my closet will be filled with keyboards that failed to upstage their much cheaper counterpart.TL;DR: Don't hesitate to buy this keyboard!