I bought this for my child as an upgrade to one of the £20 membrane "gaming" keyboards that he's had for ages. I went with the moon yellow linear switches and the black/grey/yellow keytops. At 53 quid it was the most I'd paid for a keyboard since being fleeced by an Apple store. Turns out the kid didn't like the ANSI layout, having become accustomed to an ISO/UK keyboard. However, the feel and action of this keyboard convinced me that these modern mechanical keyboards are definitely worth the money (far more so than, say, Apple keyboards), so I picked up a yet more expensive ISO layout one from another manufacturer (also excellent) for the kid, and kept this for myself to use for work. It is enough of a pleasure to type on, compared with laptop keyboards or anything my company has in the office, that I bought a case to fit it so I can carry it back and forth depending on where I'm working. (As an aside, it took ages to find the right size case, so I'll save you the trouble - I got this Geekria one, it's perfect: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CM8M16RF ) The RGB LED backlighting isn't exactly necessary, either for gaming or office use, but it's fun, and can be programmed (through the keyboard itself) to colour-code keys or groups of keys in a few quick-swap layouts, as well as offering a range of variously mesmerising or distracting flowing light shows or effects. The LEDs are under the keyswitches, so to see them you need switches that have translucent bottoms, or strategic gaps to the south. The supplied keycaps are high quality double-shot mouldings that the legends can't wear off of. They are of standard "Cherry" style fit, and the set supplied are sculpted and have tactile touch typing cues on F and J home keys. The machined aluminium media volume knob "just works" with Windows, and also has a push-click feature. The keyboard comes well packed, and a tool is included for removing keycaps and key switches. The keyswitch sockets take both 5pin and 3pin types (one of the pins is a central plastic locating peg in either case). The switches can be hot-swapped so, presumably, if you're in a tight corner mid-game, you can get your assistant, or R2 unit, to swap out a broken keyswitch while you battle on. This keyboard looks, feels and sounds well-made, and typing on it is a pleasure. I thought it might be less than ideal for typing, having gone for the smooth linear gaming switches rather than the clicky typing switches or the "brown" halfway-house types, but in fact it's fine. Really nice, in fact. The costliest keyboard in my office is a once trendy "Das Keyboard" that a director treated himself to - that one has the "brown" switches, but it doesn't have the shock damping, so it's diabolically loud and feels hollow and clanky next to this Ajazz one. (The "Das Keyboard" is still head and shoulders above the rank-and-file membrane Logitechs, to be fair, but this Ajazz is objectively much better, and at half the price.) There's a cheaper version of this keyboard which has plain white backlighting, if you don't need RGB, and there are various keycap/colour and key switch options. The chassis appears capable of being configured as an ISO layout but I've not seen one from Ajazz offered on Amazon in ISO form. Summary: This keyboard is well made and a pleasure to use, and seems pretty good value. I've been using it daily for over a year now, no issues whatsoever. The impact damping foam inner base really works, the keyboard has a refined and muted sound and, despite being mostly plastic, does not feel cheap or "plasticky".
