TECWARE Phantom 87 Key Mechanical Keyboard, RGB led, Typewriter Sound, Outemu Blue Switch

Thanks Tecware for making such a nice keyboard for this price! I just switched from a nice compact chiclet membrane kb (Perrix), and this one feels MUCH better, both on my actual fingertips and with my fingers' whole movement and delivery of keypresses. I'm using the brown switches, which are silent, but there's still a satisfying sound from a real keystroke.The braided cable is nice, and I was pleasantly surprised to notice it has some heft to it so a strong wind won't blow it off your desk.RGB effects are great! I settled on one I like the most (reactive ripple) and it's easy to cycle through the colors directly on the kb.The software is useful, and there are some interesting possibilities with the custom lighting configuration (samples available for fps, mmo, etc). The software displays what the keyboard is doing in real time, neat!It *almost* looks scriptable even, opening some possibilities of using this as a real output device. I'll get hacking with autohotkey and see how it goes. Maybe they can have an api or something in the future for people to take this idea and run with it.Three profiles to swap around, niceI think you can do macros with this? That seems useful and good for people who want thatIt comes with 4 extra switches and a puller, which is great because I love playing with one to see how it feels by itselfCan receive firmware updates! (There's one for a tiny bug with the color in hurricane mode)I can't say that there's anything I dislike or any downsides to this keyboard. It's super ninja dark when not lit up, except for the white printing on the special keys for lighting and media functions, which is a good thing, but I might try to remove it later. The only other thing I could ask for is some convenience for hacking the RGB lighting output through a clean api or something. It would be really cool to use this for an indicator while my screen is off and I'm not using the computer.

This is my second time buying this keyboard. Not a replacement just one for my girlfriend as well. Mine is going on two years and still works like its brand new.Ergonomic: It may not be an advanced ergonomic keyboard but as keyboard standards it feels great and from standard keyboards its what I'm used to and I love the way it feels.Gaming: I do play more casual games so for responsiveness I can't speak on how it does but for games like Baldur's Gate/Ark/Phasmaphobia it works perfectly fine.Brightness: The keyboard is plenty bright without being overbearing and the RGB functions are very easy to customize with plenty of options.Durability: This keyboard is two years old on my desk with now sign of degradation or functionality issues at all. As a gamer with a full time job and not playing any fast paced games I still use it up to 30+ hours a week and it still functions and looks brand new. The HDMI cord is also in perfect shape and its a stress resistant fiber that also shows no degradation.Keys: I purchased the blue switches and they sound wonderful and clicky. The keyboard comes with an extra keycap puller underneath it and is easily customizable. You can take your basic keyboard and make it fancy with new switches and keycaps in a breezeAll in all it is a perfect starter keyboard, its nothing fancy but for someone who plays often I love my keyboard. Would be again if I had a 3rd PC.

TD;LR : if you want a great mechanical keyboard with fantastic lighting and amazing build quality, buy this keyboard it's the best for the price, especially when its on sale.To preface this I am not a mechanical keyboard expert, however, this keyboard is fantastic. It feels like it should and the RBG is bright and great looking. The braided usd cable is fantastic quality and the channel that allows the cable to be routed is super convenient. The build quality is fantastic, the metal plate looks great and I can't flex the board at all. The keycaps feel nice. The font isn't super "gamery" but its still weird, because the caps are double shot the font can't have complete circles. This in addition to the weird curved top font makes some of they symbols difficult to read. in the included pictures you'll see what I'm talking about. most of the symbol on the number keys are hard to read. this is a really minor thing though and it doesn't detract significantly from the value of this keyboard. The other gripe I have is that the media functions are printed onto the caps and not integrated into them meaning they will fade eventually and on my model that aren't evenly printed. My final minor problem is that the software only works when I run it as an administrator and is decent to use but not fantastic. You should still buy this keyboard though. For the price, this is probably the best keyboard you can get. There are no major problem with this keyboard the minor ones I listed are pretty insignificant If you bought in on a lightning deal like I did, its definitely the best for the price with the features that it has.

The media could not be loaded. Really good for the price, not the best sounding out of the box but not bad at all. Looks pretty clean, but the keycaps do get the little ring things that can be scratched off. Responsive and well built. RGB is a bit limited but there are a lot of decent presets to choose from in addition to custom lighting.