Patriot Viper V770 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Full RGB/Dedicated Media Controls/Macro Enabled

So I purchased this keyboard roughly 9 months ago, back in June of 2018, and I loved it. I still really do; it is by far the best mid-market option for a gaming keyboard. Really if your looking at getting a Cosair or Razer keyboard, don't. This has everything that you need with a really good build quality, which is 75% air-grade brushed aluminum and 25% matte black plastic, and tons of great features. There is no flex in the chassis which is nice especially when playing aggressively, the switches are red kailh switches, which are pretty much the same as mx cherry red switches except a little bit quieter. The macro keys are fun for binding an auto clicker to or certain chat lines, as I don't have much of a professional use for them. The task bar at the top is amazing with the giant volume wheel that can click in along with the 3 smaller switch dials for stop, play, pause, skip, fast forward, back, rewind. The RGB is very nice and vibrant because of the fact that it is located on the top side of the switch instead of under it and is very easy to customize and change with their software, or your could use the like 30+ pre-programmed ones instead. Main keys are pretty close together which is good for typing and gaming (in my opinion) but does collect dust over time which will need to be cleaned with a air canister or PC cleaner. Something that you have to keep in mind is that a few of the more larger main keys are additionally held in place with a metal band/clasp which makes it super tactile and responsive, but might be an issue if your looking to change the key caps. Palm rest is good for typing and is a nice smooth texture, however if you have tiny hands like me you'll find yourself reaching for some of the farther keys (number keys and top row of letters) so I'd recommend taking it off if you experience that. The palm rest RGB can be kinda weird if you don't connect the rest correctly via the magnets, but once you do connect it properly it doesn't budge or disconnect at all while playing. The USB and headphone jack on the sides are very nice for using you headset with or charging you phone but I don't use them that often. All in all, one of the best keyboards on the market and I would highly recommend purchasing it.

I'm very satisfied with the keyboard overall. It has a good solid feel, and I'm glad I finally upgraded to a mechanical after too long settling for OEM plastic junk! I also wanted customizable lighting, and this one delivers that in spades.All that being said, they could make a couple of improvements. I didn't take any points off because they relate to how I specifically use the keyboard; for many these may be non-issues, and they may be fixable with future updates. First, the "lock" keys (caps, num & scroll) don't have separate indicators to tell you that they're "on." The keys themselves light up white, which is usually OK unless you're going for a certain "look" with your lighting. It's NOT OK if you have the whole keyboard lit up white, however. Second, while the colors on the keyboard can be easily changed using the dedicated lighting control keys or user profile keys, the light on the palm rest is ONLY controlled by the software. Also, when a user profile is active (rather than a default setting such as "Static," "Breathing," etc.), the light bars on the ends of the board are not lit. So while it might seem like adding the palm rest to the user profile would solve the issue, it wouldn't be optimal unless they also added the light bars.I'm actually after a pretty simple look, but I wanted the flexibility to change colors; I don't care for the "rainbow" scheme, preferring to have my keys all one color which I can change on a whim. But that Num Lock key does detract from the overall look, particularly since I prefer to keep it active. So for example, I can have a badass looking red board ... that has a white blemish on it. Much more problematically, if I have the keys lit with white light, there's no way to tell whether or not the lock keys are active! And while I can change the key color very easily between red, green, blue and whatever, I've got to open the software to change the color on the palm rest. I still highly recommend the board, just be aware that it has a couple limitations which may not even apply to how you use it.