Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB Backlit 105 Keys UK Layout
Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB Backlit 105 Keys UK Layout Rollover, Blue Switches Customizable Key with 12 LED RGB Color Modes, 7 Levels Brightness and Speed Adjustment, USB Wired for PC Gamers
| Weight: | 1.08 kg |
| Dimensions: | 43.3 x 12.6 x 3.7 cm; 1.08 Kilograms |
| Brand: | BLOOTH |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | BLOOTH |
| Dimensions: | 43.3 x 12.6 x 3.7 cm; 1.08 Kilograms |
I use this for everything as well as gaming, I find the keys responsive enough that as a controller it’s highly responsive, whereas for typing and general operation the feedback from the switches underneath are on point.
Works perfectly and easy to set-up and use. Good hand feel when typing and very responsive. Good value keyboard for work or gaming.
This is actually an Aukey keyboard, at least what I received. The built quality is very good, the steel body makes it look as if it is indestructible. The whole Keyboard is well put together and a good contender in the mechanical keyboard 30 to 45 segment. Nice tactile feedback when typing and the RGB lighting is beautiful.
This is a very good gaming keyboard. I love how you can set to different lights that you want. The key sounds is that of a type writer. Very easy to install. Keyboard works very well, responds instantaneously to keystrokes. Very well priced compared to other gaming keyboards. Happy with this keyboard.
The product has loads of different colour options and each are amazing so you will definitely find an option that suits you!
The manual is very easy to read and details all the functions. It is a very responsive keyboard and brilliant for gaming.
Is there anything more satisfying than a mechanical clicking keyboard?! This one sounds and looks great.
My son is the gamer in the family and for him mech keyboards are a must, whereas I am the old-timer that likes soft quiet keys. He rates this board highly – it has the right level of clackety-clack (very important) and the LED lighting effects are ‘good’, by which he means similar to the other two mech keyboards he had, but nothing above and beyond. Typing accuracy is spot on and there is no latency to ruin his gaming action.
Recommended, he says.
This keyboard arrived nicely packaged in a sturdy cardboard box with foam inserts.
The box contains:
* The keyboard itself (with 160cm USB cable).
* Key pulling tool.
* User manual.
* 2 year warranty card.
I also have the red key version of this keyboard so this review is similar to the one for that. I have attached a video of both keyboards for comparison of the key noise (the blue key one is the one at the bottom).
I have both because I use the blue key for working in the daytime and use the red key on my own PC at night as it is a bit quieter and less likely to disturb my partner in the early hours!
I’m typing this review on it at the moment. The keys have a nice solid action but are softer than other ‘blue’ mechanical keyboards I’ve used in the past. The click is also a bit louder than I’m used to. It is a full sized 105 key keyboard and has a standard UK layout.
The keyboard has a really nice finish and is reassuringly weighty (but not too heavy). It sits solidly and doesn’t slide around.
All the RGB lights work as they should and various sets of custom backlight switching are supported. There are too many modes to go into here so some of them are shown in the attached video. Backlight speed and brightness is adjustable and the side lamp can be adjusted independently from the main keyboard.
The underneath has the usual non slip rubber feet and flip down risers at the back.
I plugged this into my PC (Win 10) and it was recognised and functioning immediately. Controller software can be downloaded from the Aukey website (AUKEY KM-G12 Keyboard UK). The keyboard is also completely customisable through its own controls and the included manual explains how to do this.
I haven’t had this keyboard long enough to comment on its long term durability but I’ll update this review if there’s anything to report.
This is a good keyboard with a highly customisable lighting system, nice action to the keys and good controller software. At 39.99 it is good value when compared to similar keyboards available on Amazon, so I’m giving it 5 stars.
This is a good wired keyboard. The RGB is great and creates a good gaming experience. The responsiveness is good with the keyboard being easy to press on. I found it loud, as most mechanical keyboards are.
A plus is that you can adjust the colours as well as the brightness. It is a good keyboard overall and seems well made and reliable.
While these keyboards don’t carry a big brand name, they do both look and feel premium with their clicky switch keys and good selection of lighting options.
The keys themselves feel quite tactile and allow accurate typing with a satisfying feel. Being a full size keyboard they have all the keys you need for working and gaming.
Underneath they have little rubber feet that prevent the keyboard from slipping on surfaces while typing and when used, the rear feet raise the keyboard to a nice typing angle to provide a little comfort when typing up long texts.
With this being blue keys, they do have a clicky sound to them which is not to everyone’s taste – I have gotten a few complaints from friends that can hear the clicking sound while I’m typing but that’s fine because I like it. If you prefer a quieter typing experience then you can opt for the red switch version of the same keyboard. Both are just as good to use as the other.
Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB Backlit.
I was pleasantly surprised just how good this keyboard. Mechanical keyboards are pretty much essential for serious gaming. This keyboard arrives nicely boxed and looking the business. The range of custom options should be enough for most users. The RGB lights really impress, and help to immerse you into the gaming experience. The price at time of writing is 39.99, with a 20% discount voucher available.
Overall a decent quality keyboard, that seems to tick all the right boxes. I will of course keep the review update with how well the keyboard performs over time.
When is a full sized Keyboard – compact?
I am typing on this keyboard this very review, and it is an absolute pleasure.
It is colourful but it is not overpowering a bright disco like light show, and it’s better for that – there is raft of presets and customization too – or no lighting at all, as you wish.
The feel of this Mechanical Keyboard is reassuring, and clickety, which is something you either enjoy or not, for me the feed back and feel of the mechanical keyboard is streets ahead of the membrane kind even if it is louder in use.
This wired Keyboard is aimed at gaming, there a various standard lighting patterns that a set with game control in mind, and the capacity for setting custom light patterns to suit.
More generally the preset light effect can be cycled by combination button press, and I prefer the simple rainbow cycling effect.
Each key is lit, with the light coming through the translucent letter or number, making the keys easy to identify, for touch typing the keyboard has a standard UK full keyboard layout.
That segues in the construction, there are two reassuringly solid fold out feet to angle the keyboard if you wish, but crucially the form of the layout is such that the keys are set virtually to the edge of the base, this makes for paradoxically a very compact full sized keyboard.
I have tried so called compact keyboards that have been thicker and almost as long as this.
There’s also LED lighting to the edge of the keyboard too.
In conclusion this is a great keyboard at I think for the quality of the product a very reasonable price.
I really liked this.
Where do I start, I am well impressed with this mechanical keyboard. It is very sturdy thanks to the aluminium alloy panel, with anti-ghosting rollover meaning that will never loose a key.
The mechanical keyboard comes with 7 colors and 12 lighting configuration presets.
It has a UK QWERTY layout.
Brilliant RGB – adjustable brightness with 7 levels, increase or decrease. The light change speed also has 7 levels.
I love the clicky sound of the keys, it’s always a pleasure to use every day or while playing games.
I recommend this mechanical keyboard.
The keyboard is in a black finish, with clicking keys favoured by the gaming community. The construction is aluminium on the face and so this will be a durable keyboard, which is important as game playing is punishing on keyboards. It does feel substantial with the metal top surface, and there is a 1 mm relief chamfered into the edge for a metallic detail strip running around the outside. The box that it comes in is very presentable in a matt black cardboard with the logo on the top. It looks very giftable.
For gaming aficionados, it is good that there is a key cap removal tool included so that the key switches can be easily inspected and maintained. You can see from the photos that the escape key cap was removed using the tool. As is usual, the left and right shift keys don’t sound the same as they are different sizes with key supports underneath as well as the key switch. This is true of all the large keys and not really a problem, except that the space bar could have been done a little better.
Underneath there are rubber feet and also two, fold-out legs to change the keyboard angle to make it more comfortable to use, particularly for typing. The nature of the key design makes them stand out from the keyboard instead of being low-profile; a wrist support might be needed for sustained use, although I am not really a fan.
The keyboard is wired and connects to the computer using a USB-A plug. It is plug and play, so you can just connect it to your desktop or laptop computer, and it works instantly. All the usual hot keys are available such as browser, email and calculator, plus music control.
The lighting display is well done and does not have the off-putting 3d effect that some keyboards have, which I really dislike. The key caps are lit from underneath, as well as shining through to light up the letters and symbols. There is also edge lighting around the circumference of the keyboard. The lighting scheme is easily controllable from the keyboard using the function key, with speed and brightness on the direction keys, although I think that the faster speeds are just too distracting. The light patterns are also controllable with other keys, such as the pause key, which just lights up the left-hand gaming keys in notable colours. I think that this is a really novel feature. The only disadvantage in turning off illumination to the other keys, which you can do completely with the escape key, is that it makes it very hard to see what the other key symbols are; not much of a problem if you have decades of typing under your belt like me, but not so great if you are a one-finger typist. Just leave the lights on for normal use. The keyboard also allows you to customize the lighting effects using the keyboard itself or with an app. I didn’t fancy using the app as I have no idea of its pedigree, but the keyboard is capable enough without it.
Brilliant keyboards – for the price, fantastic – for a user non-programmable RGB, I would say the only thing I miss from this keyboard is having some macro keys.
I have tested the RED SWITCH and BLUE SWITCH versions of this keyboard and the only difference is ‘key click’… with regards to the key click sound and the actual feel & pressure of the mechanical switch.
If you are not a touch typist, then it is unlikely you will feel or hear the difference between the two keyboards, but when testing these side by side I can definitely hear and feel the difference.
The difference between the RED and BLUE switch keyboards:
If you can touch type with the the slightest of touch, then the RED switch keyboard could potentially be operated silently – effectively a keystroke can be registered with NO sound or click from the key itself – obviously this would not be the usual way of typing, any typing on a mechanical keyboard would normally produce some sound as the depressed key hits the bottom of its travel.
With the BLUE switch keyboard, there is always a mechanical ‘click’ as the keystroke is registered – the keys also required slightly more pressure to registered a keystroke than the RED switch keyboard. The actual clicking sound is quite soft – the sound of the key hitting the base is louder than the key click.
All keys respond well, and for me are well spaced.
I have used some really loud mechanical keyboards in the past, and the RED switch keyboard has to be amongst the quietest mechanical keyboard I have used – it will never be as quite/silent as a membrane keyboard, but for a mechanical keyboard, the BLUE.
RGB Light settings:
Being the RGB light settings are fixed, i.e. you can only chose from a set range of modes and cannot custom program any keys/areas of the keyboard, there is actually a good selection of RGB modes, colours (12 modes and 7 colours) plus brightness for the keyboard area and also 3 settings for the surround (which I absolutely love).
Keyboard Font:
A really important feature for me is the keyboard font – and the font used for the keys is VERY clear – looks like Aerial font.
Summary :
ETREMELY well made and have a good weight to them
Good selection of modes, colours and brightness
RGB surround stripe looks great
RED switch – no mechanical key click and less pressure required to register a key stroke compared to the BLUE switch
BLUE switch – Definite mechanical key click sound and more pressure required to register a key stroke compared to the RED switch
BOTH Red AND Blue make a sound when typing as the key hits the base on the downward stroke (unless you can type with lightest of touch)
Overall, at 39.99 (October 2022), I would say that is great value for these keyboards – they feel solid, keys respond well and have a good selection of modes and colours – shame there are no macro keys, but for me that is not a deal breaker.
For me, an easy and definite 5
I love this keyboard! Firstly, even the packaging looks classy – it’s in an all-black, embossed, high-quality box and they keyboard is wrapped up and secured so no issues with any damage during transport. When you take it out of the packaging, the first thing I noticed was the silver aluminium bar going round the edge that made it look more expensive than it is.
On plugging it in, the colours just pop! It looks so cool, I even wanted to keep it for myself rather than give it to my son for his gaming. But he tried it out and loves it.
It is an anti-ghosting keyboard so it can be too noisy for some – the keys sit quite high off the base and there is an audible click with every key stroke. The lights shine underneath the keys too which looks so fab – see the video I put up…. You can change the light configurations and it comes with a key removal tool if you need it.
Overall, a brilliant keyboard that looks like it cost a lot more than it does!
Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB Backlit 105 Keys UK Layout
AUKEY – KM-G12 Blue switches
A very good budget mechanical keyboard that wont break the bank and being priced at 39.99 is good value for what you receive.
The only thing i did notice before proceeding is the fact this is a 104 key keyboard however, listing states 105 so not sure why but i did have a look couldn’t see where the 105 came from.
The keyboard is off the Blue switch variety and you can buy other options as well so if the blue switches are not to your taste you can buy red switches and even brown switches depending on your preference.
The keyboard does have RGB it have 7 colour presets as well as 12 lighting configurations with the G-aim software giving you full access to the RGB spectrum to customise. (you do have to download the software through company website)
The quality of the keyboard is made using steel frame and plastic for the RGB, there are raisers on the bottom you can raise the back of the keyboard something which you find on all keyboards. And i found the rubber feet on the bottom did a very good job in keeping the keyboard still, so there is no movement while your gaming or typing.
You do get a key puller along in the package so if you need to replace a key there easily pulled out of place. If you need to deep clean the keyboard or if you simply would like to add your own custom keys its a very simple process to be able to do this.
The RGB effect is nice and the effects look good under low light.
you can use the FN + PrtSc to change within the 12 lighting effects and FN + Home to change through the 7 colour settings. These are just some of the configuration that can be changed on the fly so its not necessary to use the software if choose not to use it as in the manual you can do alot more of the configuration on the keyboard itself however, the software does help if you get stuck or you can’t remember a certain key. although for macro and certain key adjustments you will need the software which ill talk about further down in the review.
The feel you get from the keys were actually really nice along with the performance while this is a budget keyboard the feel did not feel budget at all and rather more of a premium feel.
i would say the noise this is quite a noisy keyboard the blue switches do have more travel to them, and you do hear the noticeable clicking when the keys do depress. i have tested a red switches version on the keyboard which had less travel are smoother and because there linear you don’t have the noticable clicking like you do with the blue switch version. however, if you have used a mechanical keyboard you would know just how noisy some keyboard really are.
The software for the keyboard using the G-aim is fairly basic however, fairly easy to navigate through really which i did like as its not complicated to use at all.
so the couple of changes that can be made are static, breathe, tumbling, twinkling, laser beam, neon, rain, ripple, colour fountain, vortex and user modes all of which can be configured like brightness, speed, colour, and the cycle as well as direction.
You can also select the key that use more often to make it easy to see whilst gaming and change to a certain colour and you can do this for multiple keys does have to be in static mode for this to apply.
Also within the settings you can set a key to a certain multimedia function along with assigning macro’s.
Performance for me was nice the key were responsive and i didn’t register any input lag or missing keys, the keys were nice and smooth albeit a little noisy for me personal taste however some lube could sort that out.
the form factor of the keyboard is smaller than some keyboards on the market of the same variety not the 75% one i would say by up to inch however, its lightweight so if your tight on space this would be a better fit.
Overall i can recommend this keyboard its a great budget keyboard that feel very nice and perform great without experiencing any issues as far. great Xmas preset if your looking to gift something like this over to family member or loved one they wouldn’t be disappointed.
Any issues and i will edit and update the review
For the price this keyboard is not bad at all.
I tested it out on different games like League, Apex, Total war etc just to see if there was any input delay and to see if it could take the different play styles. Obviously quicker button presses with apex and league. And had no problems at all.
There are no macro keys so it’s not like the higher end keyboards. But for the 40 price this is a good one to get if you are buying an entry level PC or you dont wanna spend 100 + on a mechanical keyboard that has macro keys.
It’s 40 – good quality – does what it needs to and doesn’t try to pretend to be anything it’s not. Nice little entry level keyboard into gaming.
I think this keyboard is excellent for the price. Keyboards are quite personal though, so it will not be for everyone, and it is lacks macro keys which may be a problem for some. A few observations.
First, this is a mechanical keyboard which means each key has a spring-loaded switch rather than merely pressing down on a rubber dome. It means a more precise feel and a more tactile response; in fact, this keyboard gives a noticeable click when each key registers a press. This does mean it is a bit noisier than a membrane keyboard but not excessively so.
There are some downsides to mechanical keyboards. Each key stands on its own and there is quite a big gap between the keycap and the keyboard top, which can attract dirt. They are also more expensive, though this Aukey keyboard is currently among the cheaper options.
The keyboard feels solid and has rubber feet, with the two back ones folding out to give an option of a slight slope if you prefer it. This is a wired keyboard (a good thing in my opinion) and has lighting effects. You control the lighting effects with various keys; there are a wide range of options including brightness, speed of change, 12 different lighting effects, 3 surround lighting effects, a 7 surround lighting colour effects, and 5 “gaming lighting effects” to suit different types of games. The surround effects refer to an illuminated strip around the base of the keyboard. You can also turn lighting off completely, though it is not recommended as the keys become hard to see. If you are like me and prefer something subdued, simply switch the lighting to something like a fixed background blue and it is fine. You can also create and save custom lighting effects by various key combinations, if you can be bothered.
No wrist support, which again is OK for me because I don’t like it.
I did not install any software for this keyboard and the short manual does not mention any, which is fine by me as there is less to go wrong. However if you are looking for a keyboard with lots of programmable keys for gaming, this is not for you. There are no additional keys for macros.
I tend to use gaming kit for general purpose use as well, and I do a lot of typing. I am very happy with this keyboard which seems well made, is quite compact, and is nice to type with.
Excellent quality and value for money. Instantly connects to my Windows 10 PC devices and holds signal/communication well. Seems well made and set to last.