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The software is a bit finicky and if you let the keyboard go to sleep it disconnects from the PC (windows will make a sound when you plug a peripheral) but I just turned off notifications and I don’t notice it. The large keys are good and quick to get used to. I like it overall.

I regret getting the wireless version..

The good: Big comfy layout my hands being larger feel less cramped and my typing flows much better. really enjoy using the board. the RGB color customization is nice, the software is fun to use also. The Board its self has good customization and functionality.. when connected.. Not a negative, but a 85 key version would be nice, no 10 key needed but F keys and directional would expand the functionality into a casual gaming board as well.

The Bad: I regret getting the wireless version, it has two modes 2.4ghz (with a dongle) and Bluetooth. Both the 2.4ghz do not like if your PC is not in line of site. If your pc is under the desk good luck. Even if its less than 3 feet away. Its constantly "going to sleep" turning off. Which in turn requires a keystroke to wake it up, EVEN if its also plugged in. Causing you to miss a keystroke or 4 until its wakes and registers. The software requires the keyboard to be plugged in to customize the board. I currently use it plugged in with the mode switched to OFF and it works like a regular wired board.

Save yourself the money and get the WIRED version.

It took me just a second to get used to the slight spacing difference, but I could tell from the beginning I was loving it. ITs nicely customizable and the software works well. lighting is great and functionality is also nice, for not being a full-size board.

My only complaint is the 2.4ghz receiver dongle is next to useless if you don't have direct line of sight from dongle to keyboard. sometimes it works better than others, so it may be a case of interference with my mouse dongle or something else that runs on 2.4ghz but it can be frustrating. i plan to get a Bluetooth dongle to rectify the situation. It can also be plugged in, so it depends on how much you like the keyboard.

I have been using this for a couple months now and it is great. No issues with lag or response while gaming. Its pretty cool that you can also change the color for each individual key. Great size and the clicking sounds nice too

OVERALL -
Very well-made and solid.
Compact design doesn't feel "compact" when typing long documents.
Can customize to your taste with lights and keys.
Three ways to connect! Always be connected!

DEETS:
HOLY COW - TRANSFORMER KEYBOARD!
This Red Dragon keyboard has a lot more functionality than I'll probably ever use, which is actually a very good indicator for how happy your gamer will be with all it does. They'll want to customize keys to their particular setup, and this keyboard is 100% ready to be a bespoke keyboard.

GOOD FOR THE OLD FOLKS' SENSE OF PRODUCTIVITY, TOO!
I was in the market for a slightly clackety keyboard, as I learned to type on a manual typewriter (while riding in a covered wagon to school, more or less), then moved up to delightfully noisy electrics, and then a decade-plus of clackey computer keyboards before it became the cool thing to have quiet places to type. In retrospect, I'm grateful that most of my time in cubicle-prison was with quiet keyboards, because I didn't understand exactly HOW neuro-divergent I was until my 30s, and had I been imprisoned (via the labor market; not a felony) in a clackety-clack farm, I surely would have been sent to the macadamia ranch long, long ago. Or prison, for murder, perhaps, after listening to the imperfect rhythms of co-workers' typing. The era of quiet keyboards was great, but now, I just...NEED something a little different, especially as someone who does 50% of their work on a keyboard.

In my mind, clack = productivity, and lemme tell ya, you're gonna feel pretty dang productive with this little guy. Glad my dog is semi-deaf, because I suspect she'd be a little annoyed by the clacking.

GOES 50% OLD SCHOOL "CLACK"
This isn't your old-school IBM PS2 level of clack (and probably thank goodness for that?), it's a very nice, modulated level of clack. Just enough to give you the background hum of "clacks equal quarters!" (the keyboard is a slot machine for writers, no?), without the "this clack is so loud I cannot hear myself think" quality. It's the perfect amount of clack.

LIGHTS, ACTION, TYPING!
Since my dog has been more convalescent, I've taken to being productive where and when I can, which sometimes means working in bed with the lights down low (people with dogs who have a tiny bladder will know what I mean by this - how many trips out a night can you take?! Bless their little, furry hearts!). A light-up keyboard is the schizzle here, because you know no two keyboard makers want to put all the keys in the same location, and I've been Thinkpad/Lenovo inculcated since 2007. So you can FIND the traveling keys without a problem, thanks to the lights.

Could I reprogram those keys? Of course, but that would require reading some instructions, so I will get around to it sooner or later, but right now, typing in the dark is the way to go. And isn't that really a metaphor for so much of life?

DO YOU MISS YOUR BLACKBERRY? TYPE ON YOUR PHONE WITH CONFIDENCE!
When you're thumbing all over your touchscreen phone, do you long for a Blackberry you can type on without the benefit of looking? I do. And that's why I absolutely LOVE this keyboard for hooking up to my Samsung phone to type long-haul documents! Can hook up via WiFi, Bluetooth, or via cable. I'm partial to a right-angle USB cable with a magnetic connector, because I have some wired keyboards that have lost their mojo over the cable getting strangled (magnetic = so glad I live in this era!).

It's great to hookup for using phone as a desktop, too.

OVERALL:
Construction of this is super-solid. Ports are firm, no wobble, keys are evenly springy and solid, and the case has already endured a little banging around with zero complaints.

Very good investment, not just for your gamer, but for anyone who would like to feel productive when they type! :-)