K1800 Russian USB Wired Gaming Keyboard 104 Keys

I'm studying Russian and wanted to get a proper physical keyboard to learn the layout, as I don't like using stickers. After first trying to save a few bucks by buying a super cheap, compact bluetooth version and being disappointed with it, I decided to invest a bit more in a full size one instead. I found this one, which only cost a little than the one I'd bought and is currently around half the price of the other more popular one on Amazon, so I gave it a try. It definitely feels on the cheap end, but honestly nicer than expected. The keys are beefy with a satisfying amount of travel, and all are labeled correctly. I haven't used it a lot yet, so can't speak about durability. The letters look like they're just printed on, so it's possible they'll start fading over time, but so far I've had no issues with construction or performance. My one complaint is that I wish it were wireless, but not a big deal. Solid 5/5 A note if anyone is new to multilingual typing: in order to use a different keyboard layout, you first have to manually install the language you want to type in (eg. Russian) on your computer. On Windows 11, that's Settings > Time & language > Add a language, and once installed, you can switch language inputs by pressing shift + alt. Connecting a physical Cyrillic keyboard will not automatically change your input settings and is not strictly necessary; you could just keep using your regular keyboard if you wanted. It just makes it easier to learn a new layout when you're able to look down and see where all the letters are right in front of you.

The key paint is low quality and started wearing immediately. Here is a picture after 8 months, has been progressive with medium use. Mechanically is fine but defeats purpose of bilingual text if you can't see it

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Piece of crap.

Even for 20 $ it's the worst keyboard I ever bought! I wanted a cheap keyboard with French layout, but that garbage is beyond my understanding. For some reason the grip gaskets at the bottom also made out of plastic that makes it slide all around my desk. And the most important thing is it fumes nasty toxic compounds, like somebody was burning car tires in my room. I've got a headache just sitting 10 mins near this thing! Gonna return it tomorrow. I'd better get keyboard stickers or just mark keys with Sharpies next time.