The keyboard feels great -- very responsive
935102
I'm not sure what the other reviewer saying this was only a 6-key rollover was doing to test his keyboard -- but my test showed considerably more keys being able to be registered at a time than 6. Now, it wasn't the entire keyboard but it was more than I'd ever be pressing at a given time (20+).

The keyboard feels great -- very responsive, and the form factor is fantastic. I have limited room and I needed a smaller keyboard for my gaming setup -- this keyboard fit the bill.

I've had no problems with the backlight like another reviewer posted -- mine has been working exactly as expected.

The only negative I have is that it keeps some of the keys LEDs off to indiciate whether or not num-lock, caps lock, scroll lock, etc are disabled. These functions are used by hitting the FN button on the keyboard and the corresponding key. I really wish it was inverted -- because it looks a little silly to have F1-F11 lit up, but F12/Print Screen/Pause dark because they have functions that are disabled.

That's a minor annoyance at best though. Typing is a joy -- super responsive playing overwatch, nothing to indiciate any sort of latency as another reviewer posted.

Documentation was basically non-existent, but it's a keyboard, so no biggie there.

The price was right, the form factor is great, and it performs fantastically. At this point, I'd strongly recommend this keyboard if it looks like it'll suit your needs -- it's not a full size kb -- but if you want the smaller size, it's fantastic.

I'll report back in a month or so to let you know how it's going.

**UPDATE** - 2 months out. Still <3 this keyboard. Works great. It's a perfect size for my small gaming setup -- but plenty responsive and a pleasure to type on.

**UPDATE** - Nearly a year out. Still <3 the keyboard. No complaints, well worth the purchase. If you think the form factor will work for you, pull the trigger!
3138965
As first impressions go, this keyboard makes one impressive entrance. It came in a glossy, heavy-duty cardboard box that was even nicer than what my laptop came packaged with. Inside that is a full-blown zippered carrying case containing all the components in foam-encased compartments. I'm not entirely sure what the practical benefit here is (I don't plan on carrying this thing around that often), but it's a very nice touch.

The construction of the keyboard itself feels fantastic. It's heavy, solid, and the grip pads on the bottom ensure it stays in place. The braided connection cable is thick and feels strong. The keyboard itself has pass-through ports for headphones and a mic as well as two additional USB ports - again, a nice extra touch.

That said, I'm not a huge fan of the plastic wrist rest that comes with this keyboard. It's hollow and thin, which feels like a complete reversal of the keyboard itself (though you could argue it's preferable this way around than the keyboard feeling flimsy). It uses two plastic prong snap-in connectors, and those don't feel very sturdy; I wouldn't be surprised if those were the first to break with prolonged use. This is also a matter of my personal neurosis, but when connected to the keyboard there's a gap of about half an inch between the edge of the keyboard and the edge of the wrist rest. It doesn't affect the function, but it's a bit of a personal peeve for me.

Yet what really matters is how the keyboard itself functions, and it is exemplary. This is my first mechanical keyboard, and I'm kicking myself that I haven't switched before now. The key action is fast and smooth. The difference between typing on this versus my old membrane keyboard is night and day: this is not only easier on the hands during prolonged usage it's also much more viscerally satisfying, especially for somebody who's always enjoyed pushing buttons just to see what they feel like. The Cherry MX Black keys here don't make the same loud click as the MX Blues, which is nice for not disturbing other people.

I've yet to really explore the programmable macro functions or the rollover prevention; I play games but not to the extent that I really feel a need for those, so I'm afraid I can't comment on those.

In conclusion, this is a great keyboard. All of my experiences from the function to the construction to even the packaging is exceptional. If you're looking for a new keyboard, this one's definitely recommended.
1760797
Works as Advertised, I actually like the feel of the real keyboard
481965
I replaced my (very) old Microsoft Natural wireless keyboard with this version. When I received it, I unboxed it, plugged the single USB in, and keyboard, mouse, and numeric pad all just plain worked. No setup at all! This could be common as keyboards go now, but I haven't had a new one in so long, I was expecting to have to install drivers, etc. Nope! Just plug and play--yay! It has a slightly different typing feel than my old one, but has the same (or very similar) slope as the MS Natural if you use the elevating piece, and I got used to typing on it in a matter of minutes. I'm sure the muscle-memory learning curve would be longer if you're not coming from a similarly shaped keyboard though. I find this new one very comfortable--even more so than my old one. And the BEST thing about it is that the numeric keypad is separate, so that I can have my mouse in a much more ergonomic position--closer to my hand instead of an extra 3-4 inches off to the right as on my old keyboard with built-in numeric pad. This was the only keyboard I found like that, so I'm thrilled it is comfortable in general as well as with the mouse. The keys are nice and quiet, too. My home office is right next to my toddler's room, and my old keyboard was loud enough to disturb him, but this one is plenty quiet.

Also, I like the mouse. I wasn't sure if it was going to be ergonomic enough, but I actually think it's just right. The vertical mice crank my wrist too much. This one is in a very natural position, and with my gel mouse pad with the wrist rest, it feels like the perfect position. The mouse is taking a little longer to get used to. It is a little heavier than my old one, and it lacks an indent on the right side of it, which makes it more difficult to grip when you have to pick up the mouse to move it from one corner of the screen to another. This is a moderate nuisance to me since I work on a really big screen, hence the four stars, but since it feels so comfortable otherwise, I think it will end up working pretty well. I might try to put a little poster putty or maybe even a little smear of silicone caulk on the side to add grip. I would not consider this a deal breaker, but if you do, the keyboard is available to buy without the mouse if you want to use a different mouse with it.
4043608
I must say, for right now, this keyboard gives excellent touch and response. It also seems to eliminate erratic unwanted cursor jumping all over the page.  It's only been a couple of weeks,so we'll see what the future holds.
854299
The first thing i noticed about it is how "solid" it feels. I went through a phase where i was trying new gaming mice/keyboards. i must have went through 10+ "gaming mice" and ended up not even getting one (electronic store had a return policy i abused).

 However, when i went to do the same with keyboards, i tried out this one, and had to stick with it cause i really had very few complaints. As i previously mentioned it's very solid, and feels very well built. It's also grabs the desk really well so it doesn't slide around, the keys i guess are spaced properly cause i never had a problem with them, and the customizable lighting is a nice touch, but it would still be a good keyboard without it. I just plugged it in and was good to go and have enjoyed it since.
3419041
I've owned an IBM Model M keyboard that annoyed me a great deal with its loud, clicky,, heavily-weighted keys. This is not that; it's gentle & responsive & silky-smooth to type on. I'm really happy with the one I got & I'm thinking of getting another.
1104674
I'm a guy who likes the classics, and I care very little for the minimalist design that so much of today's peripherals are favoring. Comfort and speed are very important for me, so it's hard to find a good keyboard nowadays. Hooray for me, after months of mind-crushing toil and research, I've decided on new some new stuff.

Pros -
*Very smooth, comfortable buttons, low-profile but not *too* low.
*Slick keyboard design allows for various positions. If I'm typing a document, I can set it on the desk. If I'm playing a game, I can easily prop it up on my lap so I can lounge back like the lazy man that I am.
*Keyboard runs beautifully after only a few seconds in my low-lit office.
*Includes almost everything you need, and very little more, so there are no nonsensical keys taking up space on your desk.
*This whole solar-powered thing is actually pretty dang cool. Indoor light works just fine... which is great, because I don't plan on dragging my PC outside too often.
*Status button next to power switch brings up an on-screen app that shows the life of your keyboard and the light level it's receiving.
*Mouse is shaped very nicely. Buttons are all as accessible as they should be.

Cons -
*No Caps Lock indicator light (same for Num and Scroll lock). Seems like that would have been a pretty simple feature to include.
*Pegs on the back of the keyboard are flimsy, and do not provide much lift (past Logitech keyboards I've used had at least 2 height options). I've rigged a small stand of my own out of one of the cardboard pieces that came in the box, and even that is more stable than the keyboard's feet.
*Mouse wheel is wobbly, and the middle-click is extremely difficult to use without the device thinking you're trying to scroll.

All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase. It's very comfortable to use, and it gets the job done, although I have to train myself to stop using my beloved middle-click on the mouse. All those annoying bells and whistles are kept to a minimum. I managed to score the set for $60, but even up toward $80 it'd be a solid buy.
2683863
I was iffy about the cushy keys at first, being used to slim keyboards. The keys on this keyboard are cushy, but they are very responsive and comfortable. The ergonomics of this keyboard are great, it is extremely nice to use. I strongly suggest this keyboard to any gamer who doesn't bother with extra "hot keys", since it has no extra keys. The only reason it gets a 4 is the lack of options for the backlight. You get red, blue, and pink, which can be dim, bright, or pulsing. I, personally, expected a bit more out of it. But that's it. All in all, great, comfy keyboard that I personally suggest.
3947730
This is a very nice little keyboard as long as you are firm enough with each key.  The tactile feedback is better than I expected, but it's possible to feel like the key went down when the keyboard actually missed sending the strike.  However, its other characteristics are generally nice.  The battery section supports the keyboard at a comfortable angle.  Setup with a formerly-Nook hd+ running cyanogenmod was simple.  I can't speak to the quality of the documentation because I haven't needed to look at it.  The backspace/delete key is a good size.  The white labels show up nicely on the darker colored keyboards.  Note that the black function key labels vanish totally on the dark blue.  I'm a little bummed the gray color wasn't on display when I ordered the blue one, but I'm happy with this one and keeping it.
1814400
I nevere thought that I was going to purchase a kayboard for my computer that was made for a video game system. My requirement for a new keyboard was wireless (prefered Bluetooth), with a touch pad or wheel to navigate, and must be light. This keyboard fit all those requirements, and it looks very sleek as well.

At first glance, the keyboard does look on the cheaper side. After typing and playing with the keyboard for a few hours, the feeling of cheapness completely went away. Being able to sit on my couch and control my computer on the big screen is such a luxury. The keyboard is very light, and feels very solid. I would rate the keys better than a typical laptop. They keys feel great gives good feedback, and is a bit stiffer than the keys found on a laptop.
I currently have this paired to my computer (XP sp2). My PS3 will be a little bit away, but nice to know that theis keyboard was made for it. I have to agree with some other users that the touch pad is small. With the empty space around the touch pad, I feel cheated that Logitech didn'[t make the touch pad bigger to 'fill' in the empty space.
I have found that the buttons under the touch pad is not being used much if the keyboard is on my lap. I'm very glad that the left and right mouse buttons are located next to the left ctrl and alt buttons. I found that is a very comfortable place for those keys. I would navigate with my right hand, and 'click' with my lfet hand.
One more thing to note is that ctrl+esc functions as a start button, so windows users need not worry about this keyboard much.
I really enjoy this keyboard, and I wished I would have gotten it earlier. Now just waiting for the PS3 to come in :)
1040125
All buttons feel nice and are very responsivegood value, highly recommand
4824345
I purchased this keyboard because I was having issues with my previous mechanical board, and knew my old membrane G15v2 would eventually bite the dust. I wanted mechanical keys, I wanted a softer response, but I didn't want to lacking tactile feedback of Cherry reds.

I wanted dedicated media keys, which seems an outlier in 2017, but I got what I wanted there too.

The board is responsive with every keystroke, feels solid under the hands, and handles itself very well when I spend time gaming.

For the price it's a more than fine keyboard, and I see myself enjoying it for years to come.
3711191
I've had this computer for 7 months, and I should give it 5 stars but there were some slight negatives:

1. The automatic disk park problem which caused what was for me a very aggravating constant clicking, which I dealt with by always having to run disapm2, a free download that disables the automatic park.

2. I basically like the feel and keyboard and silent somewhat soft and delicate feel of the key-presses, but every now and then don't press down enough and which ends up skipping a letter (or maybe I do press hard enough and it is intermittent variability in the hardware).

3. Although I am happy with the quality of the screen, looking at small objects or reading text on browsers, word processors, files, etc. is a somewhat challenging for my ageing eyes. So I can't really say I "love" the computer (5 stars)

4. Turning off the touch-pad fn-f9 became nonfunctional after a system update or something like that. This is another thing that is very aggravating to me because my palms accidentally contact the touch-pad and the cursor flies off somewhere unattended. From scouring the web I know that this has happened to some other ASUS users. Turns out it appears that downloading/installing the latest Elan touchpad driver seems to have fixed it. But this has happened a couple of times.

However I just put in solid state memory (SSD) and viola. With the SSD I rate it 5 stars. A nice plus is that once the screws are off the back case, it pops on and off really nicely like the back of a smartphone.  So as I was working out what I had to do, I could pop the back on and it held pretty firmly without screwing any screws back in. (way easier than back in the day). At first it looked like I was facing a time-consuming nightmare getting the SSD ready to be a system disk recognized by the X202E. But fortunately I found a utility that made it VERY easy (see description of the process below).

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1. Bought a hard drive case (about $10) that converts a SATA drive to have a USB connector.

2. Put my SATA solid state drive (SSD) into the hard drive case and connected it to laptop USB port (laptop = ASUS X202E, Windows 8.1)

3. Installed and ran "Paragon Migrate OS to SSD" which took about 30 minutes to migrate my Windows 8.1 system to the SSD.

4. Replaced the original hard disk in the laptop with the SSD.

5. The SSD booted right up like lightning - didn't even need to change boot order in BIOS

6. Can't tell any difference except the computer is faster.

Note: I put the original SATA hard disk into the hard disk case I bought for connecting the SSD to a USB port for migration. I could use it normally as an external hard disk but will keep it as a backup Windows system in case the SSD crashes or becomes dysfunctional

Other reviewer is correct: Paragon Migrate states that it cannot image dynamic drive. But it sure worked great for a standard drive setup. I'm not sure what a dynamic drive refers to but partitionwizard website has a long explanation, which includes this:

"Basic disc and dynamic disc are the two basic hard disk configuration types in Windows System. Most personal computers use basic disks which make the disk management easy. Advanced users and IT administrators may use dynamic disks which are used to improve the performance of computers with several hard disks."
3652260
I have used this keyboard for 3 weeks now, and I can honestly say that this is the first keyboard I have owned that I have been this happy with.  The mechanical keys are great for both gaming and for general computing, and my WPM has generally improved, making it a great productivity device.  It also manages to be hefty, making it more difficult to move around on the desk, without being overly large.  I have very limited desk space for the keyboard and mice so the smaller dimensions are a definite plus.  The backlight also helps since my computer desk is in a poorly lit corner of my living room.  The brightness of the backlight is easily adjustable using a pair of function keys, so they are easy to setup for daytime and nighttime gaming sessions.  I wish the keyboard included dedicated media keys, but I probably shouldn't complain as that would likely make the keyboard too large for my desk.  I think I can live with the media control function keys.

The Synapse software for the keyboard makes it easy to setup the five macro keys on the left side of the keyboard.
3330803
Feel: This keyboard surprisingly feels very nice for a membrane keyboard. I recently switched to a mechanical keyboard, but I don't compare the two types because they are very different. The keys have a noticeable amount of push back after each press which is nice and it doesn't feel super mushy like a lot of membrane keyboards. The keys are well spaced and are raised quite a bit which makes it comfortable to type on. I've actually been typing this review with it with no problems. It has two legs on the bottom that fold out to make the keyboard at an angle to make it even more comfortable, there is no strain on my wrists. Overall I have no gripes about the feel of this keyboard.

Looks: This keyboard looks really cool! The rainbow LEDs have a really nice effect and makes it look very high end. However, they could be a bit brighter, as they don't shine through the keys enough in my opinion. In darker conditions, however, the light is enough to see the keys and shines through more. There are spots on the keyboard where it seems like it doesn't have paint, but they're not really noticeable unless you look. Also under the keys it seems to have an odd silver spray painted look that isn't thick enough to fully cover the black paint underneath. It doesn't look bad per say, but does seem, unintentional. One last thing, looking closely at the individual keys, there seems to still be some small plastic pieces left over from when they were cut, but again I had to look close at each key, it's not even apparent at a regular distance. Overall this keyboard looks really cool and professional to any standard viewer, but looking closely reveals some quality issues.

Responsiveness: Really nothing negative to say here. The keys are responsive in typing and gaming and there were no dropouts or disconnects throughout the time I used it. Nothing negative here.

Aside from some small defects noticed, its really a nice keyboard! I received this product at a discount.
2806661
I really like this keyboard. I synced it up to my Windows 8.1 tablet and it works great. It is very responsive and the key have good feedback. It is not to small and yet not to big to carry around. I am very happy with this product and it feels like it will not break easily.