Rosewill Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Blue Switches - RK-9000V2

Very nice and simple/clean design. Great tactile feeling too!

The "version 1" of this keyboard was good (4-star), but rosewill worked out the rest of the kinks with this version 2 and earned themselves a 5-star rating.Firstly, they fixed the usb plug to include a 90 degree cable to plug stress. Secondly, they added media keys and a windows "lock" key for gaming.This is as well my first cherry mx blue keyboard. I love the feel for typing, but definitely wouldn't use the keyboard for gaming, unlike my cherry mx brown v1 keyboard. If you do get blue switches, i highly recommend getting some o-rings, specifically 50a or 40a hardness.

I am buying another rosewill keyboard because. I am very satisfacted of it.But if course i will be honest in this review.It comes very well packaged, it's sturdy, it has a metal base, and i would say a bit heavy, it doesn't move when on the table.On the back there are 4 large adhesive rubber feet and the usual two plastic feet to raise the keyboard.There is with no software at all, the keyboard is detected by all operating systems (even macos and linux)it comes with two detachable cotton braided cords: mini-usb to ps/2 and mini-usb to usb-aon the keyboard side, the mini-usb connector it is l shaped to the left, so your computer case should be put on your left (or you should buy another mini-usb cable)qualityi'm not speaking about cherry-mx switches because their quality is well known.This keyboard model uses the original cherry-mx blue switches so expect a nice loud clicky sound as it should be.Tactile feeling is really enjoyable, but please, if you (or your wife) like silent typing, choose another switch color (maybe cherry-mx red).Keyboard layout:the special keys are all written in symbols+letters, i mean <-backspace, ^shift, insert, delete, print screen.There are no keys with symbols only like arrows or shortened words.The keys are in standard layout, i mean 12345 is down, !@#$% is up, as it should be.I've seen many good keyboards with symbols reverted or just printed in the same row like this 1! 2@ [{ \| and i don't like them.I am really careful when i when i choose a keyboard even if i know i can replace keycaps, but this keyboard comes just perfect.Keyboard has 4 blue leds: 3 on num, caps, scroll, and 1 on f12 keythis key is semi-transparent so you can see when the windows keys are disabled (blue led is on).The blue led lights are not dimmable and maybe in the night you could find f12 key a bit too brightthere are no other leds/backlight in this keyboard.Addictional functions:fn+f12 activates gaming mode (windows key is disabled)fn+f1, fn+f2,... Fn+f8 activate the media keys under f1,f2...F8.Those addictional keys are home, email, previous, next, play/pause, mute/unmute, vol-, vol+default of f1 is f1, not homewhat i don't like :after only 4 months of use, some of the labels on the keycaps start to wear out and they dim a bit.For example for me the left shift, a,s,d,c,l keys are dark grey now, but this is not a problem for me because i type without looking too much to the keyboard, and caps are standard so maybe later they can be replaced.Mechanical keyboard makers in order to have one more key (the fn) often replace the right window key with fn.In this case you can still use the left one. This is the right choice, in my opinion.Unfortunately some other keyboard makers choose to replace the right mouse key with fn.In this keyboard there is no right mouse key (the context menu), because there is the fn key.I have found a workaround: in case you need it, you can obtain the right mouse key on the keyboard by pressing shift+f10

Got this about a week ago at work. It feels nice and sturdy and a lot nicer than the razer mechanical keyboards i had been using prior. Time will tell if it is truly durable, but it definitely feels very durable. Neither the keys nor the body have that cheap feel i've learned to dislike from some other cheap brands.

This is my first day with this keyboard and it's my first mechanical keyboard.--- pros ---the build quality is very nice. It's a lot more rugged than i expected.The clicky keys feel greatit's a little loud but i expected that (and wanted it).I as well enjoy that it doesn't look like a christmas tree.At 59.99, it's the cheapest cherry mx blue keyboard i could find--- cons ---my only complaint is that the space key sounds different than the other keys. It's only mildly distracting.

This is my second cherry mx blue keyboard, and it sticks to a minimalistic design, just offering the switches in a nice durable keyboard. The weight of the keyboard is great, nice rubber padding on the feet as well.Just one thing to note was the delivery time. I had this item shipped to turkey directly from outletpc in 2 days, a record in my book, considering no proxy shipping services being involved.

Even with the updated connection, after about 10 days the keyboard died and would only activate when the cord connection near the keyboard was jiggled. Returned to outletpc.

In comparison to others i have i would place it in the middle of the clicky key pack, but for the price, i feel it is a good buy.I have and use daily a das keyboard professional as well as a couple of different razor models, and i have to say this one is very usable, with a little less action than the blue keyswitches, and just a bit more than the brown. I would wan against some mounting situations, since the cable plugs into the back and it looks like it could be a trouble spot if abused.

Bought as a work keyboard a while ago, holds up well. 100% blue switches and looks professional enough.My only complaint would be the right angle cord that comes out the top right, but it doesn't hinder my use, just ins't my preference style wise.

The key switches are very light by my standards (compared to my main keyboard which has razer switches), but still way better than membrane. Nothing wrong with it though, and this is a great option to get a mechanical keyboard without spending a ton. Been using it on a workstation for a year and nothing's broken yet.