NEWMEN GM610 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard,60% USB C
NEWMEN GM610 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard,60% USB C Wired/Bluetooth RGB Backlit Compact Hot Swappable Keyboard,White Anti-Ghosting PC Mac Windows Android Gaming Keyboard(Brown Switches)
- 60 percent mechanical keyboard wireless 60% compact mini bluetooth wired led rgb backlit hot swappable ergonomic brown red blue switches hot-swap mac computer pc gaming keyboard
| Weight: | 578 g |
| Dimensions: | 29.15 x 10.15 x 3.75 cm; 578 Grams |
| Brand: | NEWMEN |
| Colour: | Brown switch |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | NEWMEN |
| Dimensions: | 29.15 x 10.15 x 3.75 cm; 578 Grams |
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect for the 25 I paid, however I wanted to see how I got on with a mechanical keyboard without committing a lot of money.
I love the fact you get spare switches and a full set of differently coloured key caps, plus the colours of the ‘default’ caps are great with a slightly off-white, grey and red scheme. It feels fairly solid, doesn’t move easily on the desk and the keys have a decent feel and sound, although it does make a metallic ‘ping’ noise when you hit the keys hard, I suppose because it’s built down to a budget. I’m sure someone confident modding these things could add some extra sound damping material or something to help with that, but it’s the only real negative!
The lighting effects are great with a good variety, adjustable brightness and a wide range of colours – some of the effects are the exact same as I’ve seen on much more expensive Razer keyboards. I use mine on a Bluetooth connection and I’ve had no issues with that, it never drops or duplicates any keystrokes and there’s no lag, plus it connects quickly and reliably on start-up. It’s currently connected to two devices, one Windows and one Mac, and switching between them is easy.
Mine has a built-in rechargeable battery that’s charged via USB-C cable. The battery life seems OK, maybe a little shorter than I was expecting but it does have lighting effects my previous wireless keyboards haven’t had. I may try turning it off physically with the switch when I’m not using it and see if that makes any difference, rather than letting it go into standby mode.
I’d definitely recommend this as an introduction to mechanical keyboards, and I actually plan to put off investing in a more expensive one and continuing to use this one as my main keyboard.
Out of the box I had a few issues with connectivity being a little intermittent, some key presses were being missed out. I downloaded the software from the manufacturer and watch some stuff on YouTube and managed to solve all the problems I had. The keyboard is very nicely made and feels very good quality it’s quite heavy also for its size. The customisation is top notch and has lots of variety of patterns and colours. Highly recommended for the price especially if your able to get a discount as I did.
I bought an iPad for my youngest son for Christmas. Since he likes to play games, I bought him this wired, wireless, and illuminated gaming keyboard. The manual has very detailed usage instructions. The accessories are thoughtful and thoughtful. This gaming keyboard is very heavy and is a classic keyboard. It doesn’t wobble at all when using it. The brightness of the light is appropriate and not dazzling at all. My husband also likes it very much. This gaming keyboard is suitable for people of all stages. The wireless link is good and doesn’t keep cutting off midway through. I am personally very satisfied with this product. Recommended.
P.S. A small life hack: the keyboard comes with standard firmware, where the TAB and FN buttons are constantly lit, and the volume, brightness and F1-12 buttons do not work through the FN. You need to go to the Newmen manufacturer’s website in the drivers section, find the gm610 keyboard and download the GM610 2023/02/22 and GM610 firmware 2023/04/26 software, turn off the keyboard by trigger on the back of the keyboard, connect it via wire to a PC or laptop, install the program from 2023/02/22, and then install firmware from 2023/04/26 and after that everything will work as it should.
The only drawback is the inability to change the FN button to another – I would like to move it closer to the spacebar -> note to the manufacturer, maybe they will add it to the firmware. Thanks
There are occasional bugs in this keyboard, but easily resolved by a quick tap of 2 keys to reset it, so those bugs are really not significant, but otherwise I would give this keyboard 5*
As it seems to be based on open source designs (often based around Arduino/Pi Pico etc) I expect it could be updated or have different/custom firmware installed, to resolve those bugs, for people inclined to do that – but don’t worry if you are not, the reset command is just 2 keys held down for a few seconds and its back to normal
The bug i came across, was loosing the Number keys on the top row, inconveniently when I needed to type a PIN in, but a few seconds later and it was resolved
The keyboard itself is really nice to use, the extra set of keycaps is a really nice feature, allowing very useful customisations, and with hot swappable switches, customizing the switches is super easy too (I find having certain keys with a different switch type, useful)
Excellent value and well made, wireless connection was straight forward to multiple different devices, and switching to wired is also straightforward.
I would personally prefer if the default backlight was low level red, rather than multicolour and changing, that is better for the eyes in a dim room, but, it’s also quick and simple to change the colour scheme and switch to constant light, or one of the animated lighting schemes if you prefer
Great quality product and the perfect price, iron out the very occasional firmware bugs and this would be a 5* keyboard for sure
The mechanical key switches provide a satisfying tactile feedback and precise keystrokes, making it a pleasure to type on. It’s perfect for both work and gaming.
The keyboard offers both wireless Bluetooth and USB-C wired connectivity options. This flexibility ensures you can use it with a wide range of devices seamlessly.
The 60% compact layout makes this keyboard incredibly portable while still retaining all the essential keys.
The RGB backlighting is not only visually stunning but also fully customizable. You can set it to match your style or mood.
The keyboard’s response time is excellent, ensuring that your keystrokes register instantly without any delay.
The Keyboard is a remarkable piece of technology that is perfect for both work and play. Its exceptional build quality, versatile connectivity, and mechanical key switches ensure an outstanding typing experience. Whether you’re a professional or a gamer, this keyboard is a top choice that undoubtedly deserves a 5-star review.
Thanks to some further reading and some unintentionally hilarious but informative YouTube reviews, I settled on this – the Newmen GM610. Seemed like a very decent price for what you get and the weeny size plus wirelessness would fit perfectly with my rather crowded desk.
So the instructions are not exactly crystal clear. But if you check out the Amazon Customer Questions and Answers and do a bit of hunting around online it’s not too difficult to get where you need to be. And it’s even more straightforward if you actually realise there’s an On/Off button on the underside to switch on the Bluetooth. Ahem.
If like me you’re new to the world of mechanical keyboards, it’s a very different experience from a laptop or the slimline Bluetooth I’ve used for several years. And not having a local display stand full of these to try out different machines meant taking a bit of a leap in the online dark. I chose the Brown switch version as this is apparently better for typists. Whatever the colour of the switches (the springy things under the keys where apparently all the magic happens) I’m very happy with the Brown switch version. Would Red or Blue be better for me? Don’t know and don’t care.
First impressions after a week of banging out work emails ten to the dozen? I love it. Yes, it looks clunky compared to my sleek white Jelly Roll membrane and the clicky-clacky noise was a bit of an affront to the ears at first, but the combination of aural and tactile feedback means my typing accuracy has shot up over the course of the week. So much so I’m now determined to learn touch-typing at last. And the noise is (to me at least) actually pleasant once you get used to it. Kind of makes you feel you’re doing some actual work and not just poncing around in front of a screen.
Like nearly all mechanical keyboards this is a US-layout but once I’d set my PC’s region setting to United States the ‘@’ finally appeared in the right place and the other slight oddities of a US-layout sort themselves out with a bit of acclimatisation. And being trimmed down to 60% the size of a standard keyboard means a few more key presses for certain functions. But again, muscle memory is a wonderful thing and adding, for example, the Fn key to Ctrl-Alt-Del isn’t exactly going to lose me any sleep. The big pay-off is having a wireless machine that barely takes up any room on my desk and has improved my typing.
The selling points don’t end there. You can change the colour of the keys! Gamers do seem to have a thing for customising keyboards so that certain frequently used keys stand out in darkened boy-caves while Mum leaves meals outside the door. But for someone like me who can never find the apostrophe key first time and uses the Delete key rather more often than I’d like, this is certainly something I’ll be doing soon with the ‘pull-out tool’ and the full set of alternative keys Newmen provides.
And finally, those lights. I thought my old keyboard was pretty funky with its four colour choice of backlights but RGB customisation? Wow, never even knew this was a thing. Check out YouTube for some of those slightly weird YouTube vids mentioned earlier. The ones where an aspiring (and possibly rather stoned) social media reviewer cycles through the GM610’s many, many colour patterns and says ‘wow’ and ‘awesome’ a lot. Okay. For me personally, the mere thought of a brightly coloured sine wave snaking it’s way across my QWERTY is enough to trigger an epileptic seizure. Even with the ability to speed up or slow down the pattern with a key combination (yes, really) the Pixar-style light shows aren’t going to feature in my typing sessions any time soon. But they do look incredibly pretty in a darkened room alongside the twinkling lights of my music gear. And you can easily set the keyboard with just a plain white backlight or whichever colour you want when it’s time to straighten out and actually do some work.
So all in all, I took a fifty quid punt on something I wasn’t sure I was going to like. But like it I do. Very much. I can imagine other newbies may purchase this or any other mechanical keyboard and think ‘Yuk’ and send it straight back. It’s perhaps a bit of a Marmite thing but I’m converted.
PS I’d like to say that no gamers were offended or stereotyped in this review. But that wouldn’t be true. Sorry.