Rottay RGB Mechanical Keyboard, 16.8 Million RGB Backlit Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Blue Switches 104-Key Anti-Ghosting and Fully Programmable for PC&Mac Gamers and Typist(Black)

This keyboard was purchased for me by my girlfriend for a Christmas present and I couldn't be happier with it!If you're wanting to get a mechanical keyboard with lots of great features at a budget price, this is a fantastic option. For the price point, this is an excellent mechanical keyboard with fun features, good construction, and doesn't cost you an arm and a leg like many do.Read below if you're interested in hearing more of my thoughts on the keyboard:It's a solid keyboard that feels very sturdy and well constructed. The body of the board has metal plating which adds weight but gives it a very durable look and feel, I really like the minimalism in the design, there isn't a bunch of extraneous design or bodywork like some gaming keyboards contain. As far as the 'gaming' branding goes it's very minor which I personally like a lot. The cable is fabric woven which gives cable a more durable feel. The rubber support at the base of the cable where it meets the back of the board seems sturdy and flexible enough but only time will tell if the connection stays strong with use and being moved around.The blue switches feel good with both the audible click and feel. As far as mechanical keyboards go, the switches seem to be very good, especially for a budget keyboard. That being said, if you haven't used blue switches before, keep in mind that they are very loud. If you're computer is situated near other people the loud audible click for every key press could be annoying to them. That said, it seems pretty standard for these type of switches. If need something quiet, this is not the board for you.I've been very impressed by the capability of the RGB lighting. As advertised, it comes with an array of preset animations / light settings that are comparable to any other RGB keyboard. The color range seems pretty accurate too, though setting the color to white does yield a slight pink tinge, that is very common for this kind of lighting though. Above and beyond some other boards I've looked at, this one does support some pretty advanced programming for changing what a key does, setting up macros, and customizing color configurations per key. To do this you'll need to download their software to control it. Unfortunately this is where my sole complaint comes into play.If you would like to download the keyboard software to program your own key mapping and lighting, do so at your own risk and be cautious as it could break the default key mapping and functions. I'll talk more about this experience below at the end of my review.All in all, this board is absolutely solid for the price and I've been very happy with it. :)----- My issues with the keyboard that almost called for a refund (Rottay was able to help out and was very kind) (!!!)Finding the download for their software, which I heard mentioned in a couple other reviews, was very hard to find. There is no obvious Rottay website linked anywhere and that can be searched for. The actual site that I found is throttay.com a URL I only found by scouring other online markets that have this board up for sale. I don't know if they're trying to keep them hidden or what, but I explored this because it's part of the advertised features.When I installed the software, my keyboard was automatically configured incorrectly and rendered it useless. For unknown reasons it remapped all the keys incorrectly, my backspace key was the same as pressing "\" for example. The software programs and stores the custom settings on the keyboard itself so simply uninstalling or moving the keyboard to another computer does not fix the issue and there was no way to manually reset it. Afraid that I permanently broke the keyboard I contacted Rottay through Amazon and they were very professional and courteous.If you're based in the US you'll need to bear in mind that there is a massive time difference with their office in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and that their English is not very good. I was patient with them and they were very courteous and professional with getting back to me and solving my issue.After describing my issue a couple of times, they determined that they needed to send me an updated version of their software that I could run that would fix my keyboard. They sent it to me over Skype and it fixed my keyboard almost immediately and lets me configure all the keys and colors as advertised.They were very courteous and apologetic for the inconvenience and offered to mail me one of their gaming mice for my troubles. Impressively it actually arrived just a few days later so they were pretty serious about mailing it out and making things right. Even with the time difference and bit of a language barrier, their customer service is great!

For the very low price of around $35, this is a real steal. It's super tactile, loud, and the RGB LED lighting is fully customizable by individual keys, and is completed with several preset combinations and animations. The lighting requires no software. Comes with a braided cable (which is incredible for the price) and rubber pads underneath the keyboard feet and base for grip. The Fn key combined with other keys provides alternate functions, for media, lighting, and what not. You change through the preset animations with Fn + Ins, and the colors of the animations with Fn + Delete. Also, Fn + 1-5 goes through the preset gaming lighting, which you can change to your preference by pressing Fn + Home, tapping any key you'd like until it changes to your desired color, and when you're done, press Fn + Home again. Fn + ScrLk toggles the lights on and off. The only complains that I have with this keyboard is the lights that indicate that caps lock, scroll lock, or num lock are on are only blue, and extremely bright. The windows key can not be customized, and flashes blue with the lock-notifying lights while customizing the keyboard's lighting. One final pro of this keyboard is you can press Fn + windows key to deactivate the windows key, and you can game without worry of accidentally pressing the windows key and bringing up the menu. I've had this keyboard for about a month and a half now, and I've had no issues with it whatsoever. I put some tape over the lock-notifying lights because they are so bright, and I can still see them in the dark through the tape. I'd highly recommend this keyboard to anybody who wants a cheap RGB LED mechanical keyboard, but because it's super loud, I ended up buying o-rings for it because I work in a small room.

Nice heavy-duty keyboard, a bit noisy but not too bad, coming from a silent Dell chicklet-style keyboard. Takes a little getting used to.One thing I don't like about this is the Fn key symbols are painted on, the backlighting does not pass through and illuminate the secondary multimedia symbols across the top keys.Also, I would like more forward tilt with the built-in rear legs. With no wrist rest I find that I use the desktop and would be easier to reach the top most keys as I am clacking along, if it had more tilt. I have modified the rear legs to get a more comfortable, less typo-prone tilt by taking the legs out and flipping over, and added some shim material where they stop against the opening. Much better for me.And I have yet to find a way to access the "16.8 million colors". All I find are red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, cyan, and a pinkish-tinted white. Only 7! Probably need the software to do that but have read here that damage may result to the keyboard functions so I haven't tried it. I can't find out what the programming software actually lets you do, and there is zero support I find, no downloadable overview or instructions to see what it does first before installing the software "exe" file.