TeckNet Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Fully Programmable, Water-Resistant

I have purchased a lot of PC equipment from TeckNet over the past two years, mostly as it offers entry level peripherals for those new to PC gaming, such as myself. The overall gist from these guys is that you pay a fraction of the cost for gaming gear and equipment than you would from larger brands (Corsair, Razer etc.), but you don't lose out in the quality department whatsoever. The same can be said for this keyboard and mouse. The mouse is an absolute entry level gaming mouse with no real difference from a standard office mouse (it is more comfortable than one though). The keyboard however is where you get your money's worth. It is a near full sized keyboard (I'll explain later) with a good solid frame and the keys are smooth and slick to type with. The keyboard has a wide range of functions to aid a gamer in small and subtle ways, such as the windows lock key to prevent the gamer from exiting the game by accidentally pressing the Win key (which is really, really annoying). The anti-ghosting is really good, I have had no problems with it, meaning I can press multiple keys at once without the keyboard not registering any additional key presses. The only issue that I have had with this keyboard is that it is of US layout, meaning that some of the keys are not where you'd expect them (think more Mac layout). However on UK PCs, it will automatically register it as a UK keyboard, so things such as @ and " are in their usual positions. If you are adept at touch typing you will barely notice the difference, though those who rely on looking at the keyboard may be confused at first. The other downside to the US layout is that the backslash key does not exist on the keyboard (it is there, but does not register a backslash upon input). I've had a couple of problems with this where it has been accidentally pressed and it caused a bug to turn my keyboard into the US layout, meaning the @ and " are swapped and the £ symbol no longer exists. This is annoying and cannot be changed back without having to reboot the PC.If one can look beyond that however, it is the perfect keyboard to be used by both entry-level gamers and those who have been playing for years. I would recommend the majority of their full sized gaming keyboards to anyone who wishes to purchase something with a high quality feel but cannot afford to pay for the high quality brands.

Can't really fault this for the price. The keyboard has a good weight and feel to it, and the keys are well spaced, easy and fast to type on. The only point to make is that this is a US layout keyboard, but other than that it's great. The back lighting is an added bonus and is customiseable, allowing you to change the colour. The mouse is also fast and responsive, and works well across different surfaces. it's a little light compared to some mice, but is comfortable to use over prolonged lengths of time. All in all, great value.

This keyboard is well worth the money. The keys are sort of spongey at times but if you're a long time keyboard user you'd get used to pressing down on keys hard that it just comes natural when you're typing. My only problem is that the space bar is rattly but to be honest that's literally the only annoying noise coming from the keyboard, the rest of the keys seem very well fitted.I cannot get over the volume knob, it is an awesome feature. I did some small research and found drivers on TeckNet website which lets you adjust the M1-M5 keys, this is particularly useful for those like me who don't have a CD/DVD drive in their computer. The link is here: http://www.tecknet.co.uk/support/t21.html - these keys are extremely useful for me, as I can map any key I want to them (for starters, I use M5, the most bottom key, to mute sound in quick situations, with past keyboards it took more time with FN + F4).Again on the keys, the keys are so well fit, that typing on them won't emit much noise at all, I suppose a cost of this might be that they're only slightly harder to press but again it's not too much of a noticeable extra effort and you'll get used to it. I have noticed some keys might be missed by myself sometimes but this is maybe 1 key in a word every 5 minutes or so, it's not a large problem at all. The only problem is the space key, this might just be my keyboard and might possibly differ in any other purchase.The keyboard is rather large in size purely because of the handle which I could've done without to be honest. There is a nice blue light on the volume knob and the standard notifiers of num-lock, caps lock etc, and to the left there are small indicators to let you know what mode you're on (for the Macros), the computer will tell you on the bottom right when you've changed, but red is profile 1, green is profile 2 and blue is profile 3, making a total of 15 keys. The driver menu is also very useful and handy with many options.I have no use for the extra G key addon. It's not a problem however, it's just that I have no use for it.The description is slightly wrong for the product in the sense that there aren't actually any jacks for audio, just a USB port on the front (the side away from the user) of the keyboard. I suppose this is for USB headsets, which I don't have. It may be safe to assume that one can use this port for any sort of USB cable.The only reason I gave it four stars is because of the space bar and the handle, otherwise I highly recommend the keyboard because unlike all the other so-called gaming keyboards, this one is actually useful for gamers. I previously owned the Redragon keyboard which was £20 as a set, and it wasn't special except from some design features, the extra functions were only an FN key to be used with the F keys - hardly a gaming keyboard. For £20 more, this paired with the popular £10 TeckNet gaming mouse is worth it.One thing I don't understand is that on some websites this keyboard is branded by a company called 'Delux' while on others it's TeckNet, and it's also on their website. However on this model there is TeckNet + the logo on the resting bar. I have yet to find out whether TeckNet stole this from Delux or vice versa, but knowing that TeckNet is a big brand it's quite possibly the second one.Overall, no regrets, I love the keyboard and while my friends think it's ugly I love the style. I love the features and it's definitely a good value gaming keyboard.

Mouse and keyboard seemed great, but after a couple of days the space bar and the 'a' key becomes somehow 'Linked' and never unlinked. Customer support has been utterly worthless on the issue and I've been waiting over 3 weeks for a replacement keyboard to arrive, it was good of them to offer a replacement, but the time it has taken to arrive has been nothing short of dismal.The mouse continues to work well and hasn't had any problems.

A very comfortable keyboard, useful for streaming as the volume control reacts instantly and all of the reprogrammable buttons can be used to open programs and make computer use generally quicker and easier. I would however warn that it may take some time to get used to holding the Shift key instead of the M4 key. When the keyboard arrived the packaging was quite oversized and wasteful (at least twice the size of the keyboard's packaging itself) although the outer packaging was provided by Amazon. The cable lengths are great and the wrist pad at the bottom is perfect for prolonged typing. The low price and good build quality make this keyboard a real competitor with the more expensive and flashy keyboards.