Deco Gear RGB Mechanical Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Red Switches

Mine arrived today and I just got it configured to my liking with the RGB color scheme. All around, I'm very impressed for what you get here for the price. The keys are not terribly loud, and they're very responsive. Solid purchase all around and will be my primary keyboard going forward.

Regarding the dial and what you saw in the video, you can disregard all of that. The dial works to adjust volume out of the box. At any point, you can twist it left or right for PC volume adjustment. It just works.

This keyboard has definitely gone through functional changes over the years since that video was posted. All of the RGB effects are now altered through keypress combinations using the FN (Function) key at the bottom of the keyboard, plus some specific keys around the keyboard for various customizations, including brightness levels of the RGB. There's a small instructional piece of paper that comes in the keyboard box that outlines all of the FN + key combinations to do the RGB tweaking, none of it is done using the dial. Given that this is a budget brand, that's likely why they don't bother updating their promotional video from a few years ago.

If you're looking for a budget priced Cherry MX mechanical keyboard that has a really nice build quality and RGB options, all of which are optional and can even be turned off, I'd whole-heartedly recommend this keyboard at the price to anyone that's been considering it.

Thanks a lot for the update. I think I am gonna switch from my azio mx brown to this as this has dedicated multimedia keys too. My first time trying red. I do find the brown tad noisy myself.

I bought an Aukey mechanical keyboard years ago, but never used it.

I opened it fir the first time last week to try it and it lasted all of 5 seconds.

Is it worth buying these cheap, mechanical KBs?

You bet! I'm a couple of hours into using it now, and I'm really glad I took the chance on it. If you're good with the default multimedia keys on it and aren't concerned with an option to create macro keys, definitely go for it.

is there a way to fix backlight to a single color? i managed to get it to white but not sure how to switch color

the typical way is to told function and press one of the directional arrows. its not universal but worth a shot you may have to check your manual if all else fails

I just ordered one. I really wanted a wired backlit keyboard, as well as backlit media keys for music. I didn't need the mechanical keys, or RGB, or RGB underneath the keyboard, but I figured it can't hurt. Hoping it will brighten up my WFH office, which I practically live in. This looks like a great deal and a solid feature set for $40. It's only a small premium over a basic keyboard with media keys. Hoping it's not a complete piece of junk. It's replacing a Logitech K200 which has served my for a decade and is still going strong. I'm definitely not going the throw the K200 away.

I just ordered one. I really wanted a wired backlit keyboard, as well as backlit media keys for music. I didn't need the mechanical keys, or RGB, or RGB underneath the keyboard, but I figured it can't hurt. Hoping it will brighten up my WFH office, which I practically live in. This looks like a great deal and a solid feature set for $40. It's only a small premium over a basic keyboard with media keys. Hoping it's not a complete piece of junk. It's replacing a Logitech K200 which has served my for a decade and is still going strong. I'm definitely not going the throw the K200 away.

really? Blues should be easy since nobody wants them.

Mine arrived today and I just got it configured to my liking with the RGB color scheme. All around, I'm very impressed for what you get here for the price. The keys are not terribly loud, and they're very responsive. Solid purchase all around and will be my primary keyboard going forward.

Regarding the dial and what you saw in the video, you can disregard all of that. The dial works to adjust volume out of the box. At any point, you can twist it left or right for PC volume adjustment. It just works.

This keyboard has definitely gone through functional changes over the years since that video was posted. All of the RGB effects are now altered through keypress combinations using the FN (Function) key at the bottom of the keyboard, plus some specific keys around the keyboard for various customizations, including brightness levels of the RGB. There's a small instructional piece of paper that comes in the keyboard box that outlines all of the FN + key combinations to do the RGB tweaking, none of it is done using the dial. Given that this is a budget brand, that's likely why they don't bother updating their promotional video from a few years ago.

If you're looking for a budget priced Cherry MX mechanical keyboard that has a really nice build quality and RGB options, all of which are optional and can even be turned off, I'd whole-heartedly recommend this keyboard at the price to anyone that's been considering it.

EDIT - The references to the customization software mentioned on the page can also be ignored. I've hunted everywhere, including the actual Deco Gear website, and it's unavailable to download. They've likely stopped development and support of it, which means you won't be able to utilize the programmable macros functionality advertised on the page. That's not a dealbreaker for me, but if that's important to you as a feature, you'll likely want to pass on this keyboard.