No this isn’t an ad. Fuck their keyboards and their shitty software and horrific customer support
What I find more funny is the mechanical keyboard trend of smallkeyboards (no numpad) with custom everything (keycaps/switches) without any lighting being hundreds of dollars.
I hate how hard it is to find a cool mechanical keyboard WITH a numpad these days!! Seriously
I hate how hard it is to find a low profile mechanical keyboard.
Or just one with more features than just “it has keys”
It’s not lightning that adds up to the price, it’s stuff like aluminum case, quality mechanical switches and yes, keycaps.
Unfortunately these gamer keyboards have the worst keycaps you’ve ever seen, the cheapest Chinese switches money can buy and the highest amount of telemetry on that oh so important software. It’s pretty disgusting.
The mechanical keyboard trend has been around for a while and it’s really worth checking out if you use a keyboard for 8 hours a day.
Cheaper enthusiast keyboards can actually be really good right now.
Rainy75 is kinda crazy.
It really is crazy. I’m happy that keyboards are becoming more mainstream. Too many people use shitty keyboards! Invest in your tools, people!
Or it has “lighting” but for some unseen reason, everything but the keys are lit up with leds. No actual backlighting.
Thanks, that’s not helpful.
Steelseries is absolute dog water with keyboards, same with Razer. If you want a good mech for cheap, get an Epomaker, or build your own. I personally got a barebones for like $10 from a thrift store, put $35 of Gateron Milky Yellow switches in, then got some nice keycaps for $15. Sounds/feels nicer than anything you can buy off a shelf, and it doesn’t come packaged with shitty software for basic functionality.
Once upon the SteelSeries keyboards were pretty good, I had a split one that I swore I’d use forever. One day a windows update flagged the driver as suspicious, and I was left with a keyboard that clicked and clicked but did nothing. MS support said it was up to SteelSeries to update their drivers, and SteelSeries basically told me to get fucked.
I don’t want pretty lights on my keyboard. I want all the keys in the wrong spots so people who don’t touch type have an aneurysm when they use my computer.
My problem is less whether they work OOTB, more the fact that the switches tend to be poor quality and soldered to the motherboard. If one breaks, you have to break out the soldering iron. Finding exact replacements for some proprietary switches is also almost impossible short of getting a broken unit for parts. A pack of your preferred switches will always feel better to use and easier to replace. WS Morandis and Gateron Milky Yellows are my favorites and 104 of those clost less than 95% of premium keyboards from big brands.
Some even come with proprietary keycaps for some keys (looking at you Razer). That means if their shitty ABS caps fade or smooth out, you’re stuck with them unless you buy replacements directly from them.
Anyways I’m just a keyboard nerd so your mileage may vary.
I had a steel series mouse.
The build quality? Excellent.
Design quality? Great
Software? Almost seemed intentionally insultingly bad.
I needed a backlit keyboard. A rainbow one was the cheapest backlit one I could find. Good enough for my “other” PC. The gaming one had a backlit one with mechanical switches but I got that on the cheap too.
RGB accessories are made so you can choose which colour you want and have all accessories matching.
They aren’t meant to be set to rainbow unless they are on display and want to show what colours it is capable of.
That’s the only reason I got an RGB keyboard. I wanted a backlit keyboard, and RGB was the only option. At least I can keep it white when I do want it lit.
SteelSeries always seemed like the new-age version of Corsair. I used to have Corsair everything and got disillusioned with the build quality and software functionality loss over the years, and when SteelSeries came into play I watched some of my friends do the exact same dive. It seemed like they were a decently priced, decent quality peripherals brand when they started, but now it seems like they shared the same fate. I’m definitely done with brand loyalty, and I trust what I build more than anything I buy.
I don’t mind keys with blue glow letters, but the crazy flashy RGB nonsense is just so goddamn distracting.
The entry level cheap as fuck logitech black keyboard thank you! You won’t get my razr naga though I’m too used to it
Keyboard is one thing. I actually have some slight use for individually customizable RGB on keys, RGB mouse starts to lose me, but at least it is within the range of things I interact with on my computer, But anything past that point, and I’m actively avoiding it as a scam
(Looking at you RGB RAM)
RGB ram and other PC internals are definitely a scam, but you can put them to use if you already have them.
I use OpenRGB (an rgb program) to set my built in motherboard rgb light to be a color gradient based on my GPU temperature (ie: minimum temp is cyan, and fades green/yellow/red for higher temps). Not distracting cause it doesn’t ever have major temperature changes in a short time, and it’s pretty convenient as a general monitor when I’m playing games.
Definitely not a selling point for rgb internals, but a neat usage if you already have it.
I love rgb on my keyboard though. Color coded keys are a godsend for me to break up letters/numbers/punctuation.
It’s not a scam, its an accessory. It’s not going to make your ram faster or make you better at gaming but no one is claiming it will. Sure, its definitely overpriced for what you get but you’re delusional if you don’t think every company is doing that, rgb or not.
At the end of the day, some people just like to play with colourful lights and its not like you’re being forced to pay for rgb you don’t want, you can just build without it and save some money.
I don’t really get the big deal about it. Personally I prefer a clean dark build without the flashy lights but again, that’s personal preference. I wouldn’t want to force anyone to give up something they like.
Got the look right and everything with this meme
My main use for a keyboard’s RGB is syncing it to rhythm games, really puts me in the mood seeing it flashing to the rhythm in my peripheral vision.
People like pretty things.
Never understood that hype for everything RGB. I had two shitty mouses (mice?) with RGB, and it was annoying as fuck.
The implementation of RGB LEDs for things to glow dimly in your preferred color? Neat. Flashing between the three primary colors tastlessly? Why… just why…?
I have a 30+ year old IBM Model M as my desktop keyboard, and a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro from the 90s that’s connected with a long cable from my PC to my bedside nook. So so so much better than Bluetooth or RGB vomit. That said, to each their own!
I ordered the wooting 80HE. Because I hate money.
Got my 60HE a few weeks ago and it’s definitely a game changer.
Downright broken in some games.
I’m hopeful I will still die constantly in Tarkov
After just 2 weeks with an Aerox 5 wireless, I refuse to buy anything Steelseries again myself.
Bought it on their website, they refused my in-warranty 30-day refund until I talked with support. After dealing with their troll support for over a week, I then resubmitted for a refund and was initially denied because it was past the 30 days. I then had to argue I wanted the refund weeks prior.
Steelseries are just shit products now with a shit support.
Not to mention their Engine garbage crashes constantly and has barely any real illumination support. The shit about booting with certain applications works like 25% of the time. No idea why I trusted people and bought this crap. Only thing I like about it is the volume scroll wheel and the media button. Outside of that, meh. Actually the wrist rest is good but not exactly unique to them.
i don’t care how good a keyboard is, if the only option is RGB lights i’m not buying it
