Kisnt KN17 Wired Mechanical Number Pad- 17 Keys Hot Swappable Numpad with White Backlight& PBT Keycaps for Laptop PC Compact Keyboards(Retro Beige, Red Switch)

I almost sent this back when I first got it. Well actually I could had sworn I ordered Red Switches but instead I got the Blue ones. I went back and I almost thought even with the right switches it would be unusable. After searching for a replacement I went back to this one and read some reviews. A reviewer mentioned he replaced the keycaps which was my downfall with it as well. Let me explain. This comes with key caps that are painted on and a very bright backlight. The backlighting is completely useless, imo, if the caps are painted. Just as I was giving up I came across a reviewer that had replaced the keycaps and vola, it worked. So I found some 6$ key caps bought them and bam! Smooth feeling flat keycaps that allowed the light to shine through. Returned the Blue Switched one for the Red and it was perfect. As you can see from the pic it is only backlit with a white light. If you look closely you will see t he light shining through the keys with the new caps on it. For the price point it is obsoletely worth the money to get it plus the 6$ or so for better key caps. They keys caps were easy to replace. I had never replaced keys before and had little trouble with this. I will worn be careful with the bigger keys as I almost broke the enter key. Lucky for my my husband is a patient man and worked with me to fix the switch that I near pulled out. Go slow and easy wit the Enter and Plus key and you will be fine. To adjust the light hold the minus key down and push plus or enter for the brightness. I should add the feel of it is wonderful. I used it one evening for gaming to see how it worked. I use my number pad as my action buttons in my game and it worked wonderfully. I didn't even notice I was using something other than a normal keypad. If you have a compact, or tkl kb and need a number pad addon get this one. You will not regret it. The Red switches btw are silent, and the blue are beyond clicky. If you like the keys super quiet you might wanna get some o-rings for the key caps. I did add those as well because I like silent keys. They helped add a little bump to the linear (red) switches while stopping the caps for bottoming out which cause a click.

Feels high quality, feels lightweight, but still has a solid build. Backlit is not bad at all, can be adjusted or turned off. Switches are smooth, making it satisfying to work with when doing numbers. Great product for the price, and so far has surpassed expectations.

Kisnt Wired Mechanical Number Keypad Pros: Size – decently compact Easy to use – just plug in and it works Fairly quiet Typing Quality – this was the typing for the price. Switches and keycaps are great, and the sound is okay. Customizable – I like the hot-swappable keycaps and switches Cons: Wired – after testing a wired one vs. Bluetooth, I don’t want a wired keypad Ultimately, I didn’t keep this number keypad because it is wired, but I almost grabbed the Kisnt Bluetooth version of this instead. This really had me as a perfect middle ground; It wasn’t the best in any single category but has good typing quality, portability, sound, and customization. Context: I recently started a remote job that I need a number keypad, and my work laptop doesn’t have one. I couldn’t decide which one to get so I grabbed several different options to try. Things in order of importance to me: Bluetooth (not a 2.4 Ghz adapter because I want to keep the USB ports open), portable (I might have to travel with it), sound (not too loud in case I am working in a public space), typing quality (preferably mechanical keys), and customizable (hot swappable keycaps and switches and maybe programmable). I didn’t extensively use each: I assume all of them work so I tested most of them without connecting them.

I purchased a 65% mechanical keyboard recently with the intent to purchase this Kisnt Number Pad separately. I don't need the number pad all the time but I do like to use it for imputing numbers (banking, for example) and I have a specific MMO game that has in-game keys bound to the Numpad. My smaller 65% keyboard easily fits on top of my 34" curved monitor base, up out of the way while I use my gamepad along with the number pad and mouse to control gameplay. Perfect setup for me. I also like that it is backlit since I keep my computer area dark to make gaming and streaming on an ultrawide monitor much more enjoyable. Anyway, for how inexpensive this is with its construction quality and mechanical Brown switches, it was a no-brainer for me. The only con I could possibly give this is it only comes in one color. But even then, the light color helps me to see the numbers clearly whether backlit or not. I would absolutely purchase this again if I needed it, and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Very well made; works flawlessly.

Great little brown switch 10 key. It does work with my MacBook Pro! I forgot to check that before ordering, and was pleased that it does. I always like a 10-key to have a backspace button - this one does, it's just you hold down the top right corner, function, with your ring finger, then can tap the */backspace key with your middle finger. As far as value for money - I didn't see another wired mechanical 10 key available at all so...but it seemed affordable enough. The mechanical keys are so satisfying to press and the click is a little tinkle. Also - to cycle through the different backlight options, hold down function (fn) and press the 5 key.

A nice full RGB numpad that has super nice feeling and sounding switches, not too loud as well so you can use it in an office just fine. Would highly recommend if you are looking for an external numpad.

Used for a couple months. Switches it comes with aren't good but due to them being hotswappable, I stuck some other spare switches in there instead. Great little accompaniment to my 65% board, that can be tucked away when not in use. Would give this product more of a 4.5 since 1) it's not wireless, making it a bit inconvenient and 2) the switches it comes with are kind of trash, but I have no real gripes with it. Would recommend

This is a very nice numberpad for the price point. The stock keycaps aren't bad, it produces a decent "thocky" sound and requires no setup. It's a little light weight wise, but it's therefore easier to transport so it cancels out. I swapped the switches out for others - this was easy and took me 5 minutes. All in all this was well worth it.

Thockiest numpad ever!!

Fantastic edition to my Kisnt Kn85 fits right in with the same aesthetics and allow for functions that some programs like Blender 3D specifically assign to the NumPad