UK Layout 60% Percent Gaming Mechanical Keyboard, 62-Key
UK Layout 60% Percent Gaming Mechanical Keyboard, 62-Key Ultra-Compact Brown Switches Wired Office Mixed-Colored Keyboard with ABS keycaps, 19 RGB Backlight Modes for Computer/Laptop-milkshake
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Punk Retro Gaming Keyboard
| Weight: | 690 g |
| Dimensions: | 34 x 11 x 4 cm; 690 Grams |
| Brand: | LexonElec |
| Colour: | Milkshake |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | LexonElec |
| Dimensions: | 34 x 11 x 4 cm; 690 Grams |
My son LOVES this keyboard. He’s thirteen and runs it alongside a regular keyboard on his PC so he can switch between homework and gaming. Great light up features, solid and responsive keys and he loves the ‘click’.
I love a good mechanical keyboard. So this little 60% keyboard form LexonElec caught my eye with a variety of colour options and brown switches. Add to that an actually UK layout and all for an affordable price.
In the box you have the keyboard, a USB-C cable( not the red one shown in one of my pics), a key puller, a spare space bar and esc key, and a user guide. I chose the black and white keyboard with brown switches. So many of these small 60% boards come with blues that aren’t ideal for gaming. The browns are a good compromise giving a response close to that of reds but with a little more tactility. There feel really good. The board is dinky but it is easy to navigate and type on. I had no problems in game and felt that I could quickly strafe. The board is also true RGB. While it doesn’t appear to be addressable from the PC, but it can be controlled via the function keys. The supplied cable is decent quality, though I did use my own for most of this review.
A cracking little keyboard that is well suited to gaming. When you consider the price it’s hard not to recommend it.
If you want to mod this, there are other entry level boards which are much more able to be modified and if that is what you want to do, this board is likely not a good fit.
THE GOOD
Keyboard sound is reasonable out of the box with decent(ish) stablisers which don’t rattle and that’s a good thing because modding them with any of the techniques popularised on YouTube will be difficult.
Sound is quite bright but could be damped with the tape mod or something similar.
Cherry MX brown clones from a manufactured I’ve not heard of “B Sun” which look very similar to the Outemu branded MX clones in my fullsize keyboard.
Decent tactile bump.
Plastic plate – not sure what material but pretty stiff and the board is secured to the case with six screws
Minimal deck flex as expected with 6 mounting points on a 60% keyboard.
RGB can be relatively muted so not full gamer rainbow/unicorn vomit.
USB-C connection so cable can be upgraded
THE BAD
Only an issue if you want to swap the keys to another profile but these have north facing LEDs (upper side of the key) which can limit some of the other profiles.
The switches are not hot-swappable, meaning they are soldered to the main board. This is fine if you only want to maybe lubricate the switches down the stem but a full lube will be impossible unless you want to go full DIY and desolder and resolder.
USB-C cable as supplied is functional but very stiff with lots of “memory” so you may want to upgrade it to be more in with the cool kids and their coiled cables…
This keyboard is really well built with removable keys , tool included. You get a nice usb c lead to connect it that has a Velcro tie attached. The base has nice solid rubber pads to keep it in place and you get two different heights of feet to flip out.
The keys themselves feel great , mechanical type with a nice amount of travel. The board it self has some weight to it so it won’t be sliding about.
Because of it’s size a lot of regular keys are accessed via a function key which feels like a bit of a hassle frankly , pressing function just to access curser keys is a bit annoying , but it is a compromise in a keyboard of this size. On the flip side the keys are well pictured on the side so it’s easy to remember short cuts.
The RGB functionality is fun and impressive , see video for the many great animations , you can change the speed and brightness via function key.
The manual is ok , no drivers so it’s just plug and play, but while it makes the short cuts clear , there is a section on programming the RGB that is not clear to the uninitiated like myself, I was left confused.
There are three profiles other than the standard PC one and to reset everything you just need to press function and hold the space bar for three seconds.
Just under thirty five pounds doesn’t seem too bad considering it is built really well, if I understood how to record and program the RGB , I’m sure I’d see more value in it , but alas the manual here is too brief.
Overall I’m very happy with it, but I don’t PC game as much as I used to these days.
I use a keyboard all the time in my day job as well as in my personal life for gaming, so I’m very aware of the importance of having one that feels good to type with and what a difference it can make. I’ve been through my fair share of keyboards and this one is by far one of the better ones. Don’t be put off by the low price tag, this feels, looks and performs like a premium keyboard and could easily go head to head with a much more expensive alternative from a more well known brand. The keys feel super clicky and responsive, the RGB colours are beautiful and very bright, there are lots of different colours and patterns to choose from. It is small and compact and the USB-C cable is removable making it perfect for travel, the cable even comes with a velcro cable tidy so that you can keep things neat and tidy; this is something you don’t even get with high end keyboards! In the box there is a key puller for removing the keys when wanting to clean the keyboard as well as instructions for how to operate it however it’s fairly self explanatory, just hold down the ‘FN’ key and then press the keys with the icons on to change brightness, colour, etc.
I genuinely cannot rate this highly enough and will be putting it to good use.