CHERRY KW X ULP

I am a big fan of chiclet/laptop-style full sized keyboards in general, but up until now there has not really been a decent mechanical keyboard that was also low-profile chiclet. This hits that sweet spot and I am very happy with it.I bought one for my home office and will buy a second for my desk at work.It has a distinct and tactile feel to the switches that makes it pleasing to type - its not the same as say a red-switch but it is a world away from the "mushy" feel that you get with a normal non-mechanical keyboard. The key travel is your usual chiclet amounts so it is superb for avoiding fatigue that you get with full-profile keys, and the noise - while being slightly more "mechanical" in nature - is not that much worse than a normal keyboard, and is certainly NOT anything like the obnoxious clickly-clack of a normal mechanical keyboard. I would imagine that a lot of people would not even realise it was mechanical just from the sound and I would be very comfortable sitting next to one of these keyboards if someone else was using.I just have it permanently wired with USB so no idea what the wireless functionality is like.Very happy with this keyboard.

fantastic mech keyboard for home and business use. great tactile feedback in a compact, low-profile form. excellent batter life and connection options.

This keyboard has same price tag as most of high-end gaming keyboards, and clearly tries to compete since it has these positive features like other gaming high-end keyboards do:- full N-key rollover- mechanical Cherry ULP switches (basically scissor-switch, but without membrane) very tactile and crisp- also switches due to being scissor-stabilized have no key wobble (unlike ordinary mech keyboards)- full and fairly standard layout, multimedia keys- multi-point Bluetooth, USB wireless dongle or true wired USB (without need to have dongle plugged)- very high quality keys and clear white backlighting. Well made indications via colored light on just certain keys (caps lock, connection keys, etc)- brushed aluminum top plate and overall very smart designBut here list of all of negatives:- I don't know if its just on mine, but spacebar had significant lack of spring-back force. I even thought it was sticking - it wasn't at the end and registered keypresses fine, but was extremely uncomfortable to type on since it had so different response curve from rest of keys. Maybe something wrong with extra springs (or even no extra springs?). I won't decrease score too much assuming I've might've got a faulty one.- this keyboard requires its own distinct wireless dongle. E.g. can't use same as with Cherry mice (even most modern 8C Advanced). I presume its because "gaming" keyboard dongle needs extra features like NKro which their standard multi-device dongle can't handle. So you will need separate dongles for keyboard and for mouse. I haven't noticed any RF interference between them though, but keeping extra usb port occupied is annoying.- no noise dampening at all. Plastic underside. Switches create lots of hollow clacking noise. Rubber feet are super-thin so on hard desk help little to dampen.- F1-F12 keys require chording with FN by default, if you press them otherwise you get various "function" buttons many of them useless for me most of the time. There is "FN-lock" which reverses to standard layout, but it keeps FN key lit in red as indicator, so will just pointlessly eat battery (I switch backlight off to preserve battery life unless room is very dark)- mine came noticeably warped (literally slightly curved) and I had to straighten it - which is actually possible but not for good reason, keyboard not strong at all, it warps and bends really easily. And even after it straightened, right near feet still off the surface (and I have 100% straight glass desk). I noticed one of EU reviewers having same issue so its clearly not isolated. Competitors in same price segment tend to get aluminum unibodies (sides + top metal), but this keyboard only has fairly thin top metal plate - and being just a plate its not really that strong against warping.Sorry but with all these caveats I think I just get a proper high-end gaming keyboard. Its just not acceptable to deal with all this for something which costs that much. I think Cherry should tone down their (albeit admirable) aspirations and make price tag match until they can actually compete in quality in high-end segment.

I bought this refurbished and had to send it back due to a damaged arrow key.Apart from that I liked the keyboard and I am in too minds about rebuying it.I had planned to use this for my new job, which is office-based. I can’t work on company-provided cheap keyboards.I love the design of this, and it was a pleasure to type on. The ultra-low mechanical keys are fantastic, and there is a pleasant clicky noise and tactile feedback without it being intrusively noisy for an office.My main issue is the price and the fact that the keycaps are not replaceable, as I found out with this refurbished model. I tend to be a bit careless when commuting with things like this, and I have had keycaps ripped off in my bag before. Not a problem with a normal mechanical keyboard, you pop them back on. With this, the key will likely be permanently damaged.

Received this today, I must say that this is a really nice keyboard, light and effortless to type on and is tactile.I had been looking at Cherry for a few years and considered the blue key switches, though was conscious about the loudness.I've used many desktop and laptop keyboards over the years. Yes, it is a clicky sound but it is pleasant, if you have an issue or are used to the dull tone of laptop keyboard and prefer their quieter action then this is not the keyboard for you, but from a touch-typist point of view I think it is great, yes it is expensive but worth it!Out of the box it took about 5 mins to set up, the USB dongle I have opted to use as my connection method through my HP dock rather than the USB cable or Bluetooth option,it sits in the keyboard magnetically which is a nice touch.The backlight has multiple light level settings. If you want to programme the keys you have to install the free software available on their website.I am so happy that I've purchased this as I had been thinking about it for a few years.I also bought the matching ergo mouse and set it up the highest DPI setting, wow little wrist action to go across 2 external screens and a laptop screen. Absolutely the best experience with a keyboard and and mouse I've had in a very long time!