DREVO Tyrfing 88 Key V2 UK Layout RGB Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Tenkeyless - Programming Macro- Media Control - Software Support - Outemu Linear [Red Switch, Black]

Summary: - Nice, compact keyboard, with no numpad on the right-hand side - Keys have LED lighting, with programmable behaviour. Keyboard comes with presets - Good build quality - Great value for money Really pleasantly surprised by this keyboard, it's surpassed my expectations. Build Quality: This keyboard is honestly great. It has a nice weight to it which makes me feel like it can handle a few bumps and scratches. The keys use cherry mx mechanical switches, which are supposedly very resilient (this is my first time using a mechanical keyboard so I'm no expert), although I've read that they're more vulnerable to liquid spills than more conventional switch types. The cable connecting it to the PC has a threaded, sturdy feel to it and is long enough to run behind a desk and plug into the PC around 1 - 2 feet away. Design: By far my favourite thing about this keyboard are the programmable LEDs. I had a quick look at the software you can use for making your own presets, but honestly the ones it comes preprogrammed with are fantastic enough. Take a look at my video to see my favourite preset. If you like having flashy effects then this is definitely the keyboard for you, and if you don't then it's easy enough to set it to stay a constant colour (of your choice). The keys protrude above the keyboard rather than being set inside it (see pictures). I personally find this appealing, but I can understand why some may consider it a bad thing. Obviously, another major design feature is the compact size, which is exactly the reason I bought it in the first place, and it's completely satisfied that purpose. Ease of use: One negative about the keyboard, although I'm sure after a little adjustment I'll get over it, is the sensitivity of the red cherry mx switches. I'm prone to resting my fingers on the keys while I'm thinking, and the red switches don't take much pressure to activate. So often I'll notice that I've accidentally typed "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" or something along those lines. It also means that it's quite easy to accidentally hit adjacent keys while typing, although I suspect that this will improve with time and practice. If this sounds like it might be a problem for you, then consider waiting for the brown switches to come back into stock, or get the black switches, which don't have the tactile feedback of browns but require more pressure to activate than reds. Despite this criticism, once you get into the flow of typing it really is quite a pleasure to do on this keyboard. Adjusting the lighting presets is pretty easy, you just use a variety of key combinations to select different modes. It's quite customiseable and flexible, it's hard not to spend the first 15 minutes after unpacking this keyboard playing with this feature. Price: Honestly, this keyboard is more than worth the asking price. Not only do you get a solidly build keyboard with mechanical switches, but you also get the really cool lighting. As a surprise extra you also get a sticker of the companies logo, which is actually quite attractive. If you found this review helpful then let me know with a thumbs up! Likewise if you felt it was lacking in some way then feel free to give it a thumbs down. Happy shopping!

I did my research before I chose this keyboard and and that meant a few hours on Amazon checking reviews and also YouTube unboxing reviews etc. I suggest you do the same just so you know what you are getting. To say I'm impressed would be a gross understatement. This keyboard is one of the best I have used in a long while. It is built like a tank, being metal and ABS construction and mine came with double shot ABS key-caps. The switches, although not Cherry are in my opinion just as good, I chose reds. The lighting effects are numerous and can be invoked without the use of software which is great as most don't want software on their rigs taking precious processing power but I did install the software and found it to be good and low resource hungry. I cannot stress how good this keyboard is for the money paid, the keys although ABS are superb, nice texture, the stability of them is superb, no loose keys, not even the big ones as mentioned in some reviews, mine is rock solid and the braided USB cable is a decent length too. It comes with spare switches which means users can swap the switches out without soldering! It also comes with a key-caps puller (standard wire affair). Being a Ten Key-less (TKL) design, it saves a good 20% of your desk space as well. I know other well known makes offer very good keyboards like this but you pay for this, admittedly you get PBT key-caps but honestly these ABS double shots are superb. Just buy it and be prepared to be impressed. This keyboard is now my daily driver on my gaming rig!

After months of reading reviews and watching videos I finally bought the Drevo Tyrfing V2. I'll be honest, the 'Anne Pro' was my first choice, but sourcing one was a nightmare, so I plumped for this one. Lovely Keyboard, led's are bright and vibrant, suffers from same fault as most RGB /backlit keyboards in that, whilst the main key function is well lit, the secondary key function, located below the main function, is somewhat dull. The 'enter' key also suffers from this because the printing is lower than the other keys ( ie: not at the top of the key). Per key customisation so you can set up the KB colours however you want. Key caps can be swapped / replaced with any cherry MX compatible keycaps. I went for the red outemu switches and for me personally they are awesome, not silent, but not as loud as the blues and they feel lovely to type on. The switches themselves are soldered in, so try and make an informed switch choice before buying, because you cannot change them.I recommend you d/l the software as it makes setting custom colours and macro's much easier. All in all for the price this keyboard outdoes itself and i'm very pleased with my purchase.

for the money its worth every penny! only downfall was a few keys stopped working 5 months after i brought it so i really need to put some force when i press down on a few keys... bar that, its a fantastic keyboard for the price!

Keyboard arrived in excellent packaging, with lovely extras; a key-cap puller, and extra switches. Manual is hard to read, but you'll hardly need it. Recommend getting their driver online, it works well, though, you can easily change settings with the Fn button on the keyboard. Build quality is great, the top plate is metal and the overall body is sturdy. The cord is braided and strong. The keys aren't too soft and the switches are reasonably uniform in feeling and response. I would say, only the space bar could use more support. The typing experience is really good, the keys are very responsive, no ghosting works and the activation point is quite short, 'bout 2mm. Gaming is where these red switches really shine though, if you're getting a keyboard for typing then I recommend you get tactile switches as the red switches are very sensitive. Very importantly, the red switches are much more quiet than tactile ones, if you type softly enough, they can be nearly noiseless, hence I've been learning to types quite softly. The RGB functionality is excellent, lots of settings to play, you'll never get bored, although, I leave mine on the rainbow setting. Brightness, animation speed and lighting mode can be easily set on the keyboard itself. For the price, it can't be beat, totally recommend.

what I like? well the software is reasonable, keys are comfortable (I added an O-ring to every key). The software, its good because it can add as may profiles as I like, the page up key I changed to profile swap, on one profile I have a media profile so I don't have to hit the Fn key. The profiles all have different lighting which can be done key by key. feels quite sturdy, its heavy, downside? You cant label profiles The feet that lift it at the back.... bit too high, and without its a bit low. the process of per key lighting is painful, its literally click the key on screen with the mouse, then click colour, you have to do it for every individual key. overall the downsides don't matter in the long run as I have a silicon thing that tilts the board to my liking and the software is just a slight inconvenience when setting up but after its done, its done.

This is an upgrade from the previous mechanical keyboard I was using before (the red dragon k552 with outemu blues). I found that one to be way too loud, so when I started using this keyboard, I questioned if it was actually mechanical as it's so quiet-but that works well for me. I'm not quite used to linear switches but I'm enjoying using this keyboard overall. the key spacing is pretty good and I enjoy all the different RGB effects. The lighting is pretty decent. I don't think I altered the brightness, so the default brightness is just about right for me and works well in the dark. Overall, I would recommend this keyboard to anyone who wants to get in to mechanical keyboards but doesn't have or want to spend a lot of money. However, if I do have to buy another, I might try the brown switches next time.

If you want a relatively cheap mechanical keyboard then this is the perfect choice. For £50 this keyboard has very good build quality and the software features are extremely useful and easy to use. The keys are a little noisy, however I personally don't mind the volume of the keys and would happily put up with it for the sake of a good quality keyboard.