TECWARE Phantom 87 Key RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard | Outemu Blue Switch | 16.8M Color LED Lighting | 18 Pre-Set | Low Latency | N-Key Rollover | Software Customizable Keys | Wired USB Connection

I’ve been using this keyboard for almost 8 months now, and it’s been a great experience. For the price, it really delivers more than expected. The keys are super responsive, comfortable to type on, and the Outemu Brown switches give a nice tactile feel without being too noisy. It’s reliable for both gaming and everyday work. The RGB lighting is bright, smooth, and customizable, which makes it look fantastic on my desk. The overall build is sturdy, and even after months of heavy daily use, everything still feels solid. Pros: • Great price for a mechanical keyboard • Responsive and comfortable keys (perfect balance for typing and gaming) • Attractive and customizable RGB lighting • Solid, durable build quality Cons: • Wired only — a wireless option at this price would make it perfect Overall, this is an excellent keyboard. It’s reliable, comfortable, and has the right features at a price that’s hard to beat. Definitely a 5-star buy.

Update Aug 2020: "W" switch died after 2 1/2 years, I suspect "Q, E, R, A, S, D, F" are soon to follow based on the majority of my gaming. This is what I would call normal wear, no complaints here. "W" was the switch with the most strokes on it. Replacing the key was super easy, and they give you extra switched when you purchase the keyboard. Awesome! Total down time < 5 min. Still very satisfied after 2 & 1/2 years. Felt good enough about this keyboard to grab some new key caps & this thing really pops now. Matches my Glorious Model D 😍 Original Review: TL;DR: Buy this keyboard. If you are coming from another low/mid-end mechanical you will be very happy. If you are coming from membrane you will be ecstatic. If you are coming from a higher-end keyboard & don't pro-game this will fit the mold just find, you & your wallet will be happy. Initially I was hesitant to purchase this product with it's lack of reviews, but consider this is a relatively new product (introduced to amazon on Jan 2018) I looked to their other keyboard reviews and was pleasantly satisfied. That being said, if you are uncomfortable with the lack of review I suggest looking at the other products they make and then come back to read the (currently) 3 positive reviews on this keyboard. My review will be two parts, first the product as a stand alone item and second this product against similar items I own. Part 1 Pros: Price: only $40 keyboard I can find with red switches 87 key design: personal preference, but I like a full 16.5” of mouse space to play fps's Lights: it's real pretty, there are 18 different pre-set LED modes with 9 different LED color options. Software: If you want more lighting options download the free software. It's free, super easy to use (easier than the Corsair software IMO) and now my keyboard looks awesome The switches: only red's I can find at this price range. I am not good enough at typing or video games to be an expert of this but the activation point seems to be consistent. They all seem to activate at around 40% of the entire stroke. Peripherals: comes with extra switches, two key pullers, and an easy to follow quick start guide (explains the lighting modes) Build quality: Sturdy, no flex, replaceable switches Cable routing: there are three different channels to route the cable through Aesthetics: aside from the pretty lights, many people enjoy the floating key design. I find it easier to keep clean and looking nice Neutral: The switches (yes, again): While these are nice for $40, if you are coming from Cherry MX or the like you will notice a different. They are not as “snappy” for lack of a better work, but still leaps and bounds over membrane, obviously. Cons: Guided keys: the space bar & shift keys are both on the mushy side. Not a deal breaker, but def noticeable when compared to the other keys that operate with no little metal guide bar. Part 2 Tecware Phantom vs: -Red Dragon 87 key w/blue switches At roughly the same price (Tecware is $3 cheaper) I would recommend the Tecware simply due to the fact you can get it with red switches which I prefer. If you were comparing blues vs blues, it's a toss up that boils down to personal preference. The red dragon has a lot more reviews, but the initial quality of this Tecware product is very impressive. Buy whichever one you think looks cooler. UNLESS, you don't care about RGB. In that case get the Red Dragon because it cheaper without RGB. -Corsaire Strafe Keep in mind this is a $110 product to a $40 one... The Cherry MX switches in the corsaire are nice. If I didn't have the two side by side or had never touched Cherry MX I would have zero complaints about these OUTEM switches. The Corsaire has a few other features I won't really dive into it's not hard to compare specs. The biggest difference I notice is a more consistent key stroke on the Corsaire notable in the guided keys (space & shift). This can make a difference in gaming, but at the level I play it is not worth an extra $70. Bottom line I do not think my Strafe is $70 better than this Phantom. It is without a doubt nicer. -Drevo Gramr I love the size of this little keyboard, but the switches/keys were bad. Noticeably worse than this Phantom. It was about 1.5-2” shorter on the width which is nice, but I have a huge mouse pad and would rather have nicer switches than that extra space. If desk space is at a premium and an extra 1.5-2” is going to make a difference (insert phallic joke here) then go for the tiny Gramr. Otherwise this Phantom is better in every way for a few bucks less. If your wondering why I own(d) all these keyboard... Quick background, my first mechanical keyboard was the Red Dragon 87 key. I loved it, but the blue switches were annoying my wife. Also I felt a linear switch would be a (slight) advantage in fps's. In practice I'm not getting any high K/D with red switches and am no better a CSGO player, which is disappointing. But you can learn from my mistake, nice hardware won't make you suck less. Second keyboard is a friends used Corsair Strife, and I instantly fell in love with the red switches. After hitting my thumb on the 10-key pad a few hundred times I decided to go back to 87-key, but cannot justify spending over $50 on a keyboard when my highest rank is Gold in Overwatch. I tried the Drevo Gramr mostly for work where desk space is at a premium and the minimalist design seemed practical, but couldn't get over the switch quality and the lighting scheme which never worked for me. Now I have this Phantom & love it.

Thanks Tecware for making such a nice keyboard for this price! I just switched from a nice compact chiclet membrane kb (Perrix), and this one feels MUCH better, both on my actual fingertips and with my fingers' whole movement and delivery of keypresses. I'm using the brown switches, which are silent, but there's still a satisfying sound from a real keystroke. The braided cable is nice, and I was pleasantly surprised to notice it has some heft to it so a strong wind won't blow it off your desk. RGB effects are great! I settled on one I like the most (reactive ripple) and it's easy to cycle through the colors directly on the kb. The software is useful, and there are some interesting possibilities with the custom lighting configuration (samples available for fps, mmo, etc). The software displays what the keyboard is doing in real time, neat! It *almost* looks scriptable even, opening some possibilities of using this as a real output device. I'll get hacking with autohotkey and see how it goes. Maybe they can have an api or something in the future for people to take this idea and run with it. Three profiles to swap around, nice I think you can do macros with this? That seems useful and good for people who want that It comes with 4 extra switches and a puller, which is great because I love playing with one to see how it feels by itself Can receive firmware updates! (There's one for a tiny bug with the color in hurricane mode) I can't say that there's anything I dislike or any downsides to this keyboard. It's super ninja dark when not lit up, except for the white printing on the special keys for lighting and media functions, which is a good thing, but I might try to remove it later. The only other thing I could ask for is some convenience for hacking the RGB lighting output through a clean api or something. It would be really cool to use this for an indicator while my screen is off and I'm not using the computer.

I will say first of all that the software for the keyboard is mainly for the lights and customizing that... not sure if its compatible with VIA or anything like that. Overall not the best in software, but the build and size works great for me. I like the look of the floating keys and being able to see through the letters. Its not too heavy but it does have some weight to it for being an extremely budget friendly keyboard, which is always appreciated, especially factoring the metal. Personally i like the sound of the brown switches so it doesnt bother me at all, but consider switching them out for different ones if the clacky sound isnt your style. Overall, great keyboard for the price and the options for response time in the software help a lot since I do play rhythm games.

Cheap and good, compared with what is available in the market. I've used a variety of keyboards ranging from the cheapes to the the Razor and Logitech mechanicals, but the '87 beats the lot. I'm using the one with the Red switches, the sound is quiet, the touch is execellent (reminds me of the old IBM's) and the spacing exact. Best of all the price is very reasonable! BTW I don't care much about the RGB lighting, though it looks nice. One downside - it doesn't work with the ATen KVM Switch (can't change modes) and need to plug it into the USB mouse port instead of the keyboard port

Les versions QWERTY de ces claviers ont des touches de meilleure qualité (ABS double couche, une couche transparente recouverte d4une couche ABS opaque qui ne s'effacera pas) que les AZERTY comme par exemple le Drevo Tyrfing AZERTY (ABS simple couche, peint et gravé au laser qui s'effacera donc vite à l'usage, produisant une 'tâche' transparente là ou était le lettrage).) Donc si vous êtes prêt à passer en QWERTY US International, c'est la parfaite occasion. C'est un excellent clavier pour le prix. Un défaut que je n'ai pas vu mentionné dans les diverses reviews est que tout clavier mécanique sur plaque métallique produit un "ping" audible à chaque pression de touche. Tout le monde ne le remarquera pas et même en l'entendant ce n'est pas rédhibitoire. La qualité de construction, de frappe, de l'affichage RGB en fait un très bel objet à ce prix (49€ au moment de ce commentaire).

Durante el primer año bien. El teclado a pesar de ser ANSI, no cuesta adaptarse. Si eres programador y usas mucho las teclas <>, no recomiendo esta disposición, ya que pierdes la posibilidad de usarla. El RGB muy configurable, y en sí, los switches Outemu Blue tienen buen tacto y responden bien; aparte que el sonido aunque un poco enlatado, es agradable. El problema es a partir de un año de uso (Ya llevo dos años de uso con él, y los problemas se han ido intensificando). Noto que las teclas han empezado a mostrar signos de desgaste. El Switch en sí sigue perfecto, pero es el mecanismo de pulsado que hay (No me se el nombre exacto) el que creo que ha empezado a adolecer el uso continuado. Algunas teclas con la de F8 y el Shift derecho han perdido la sujección, por lo que con un mínimo de fuerza, las teclas salen sin necesidad de la herrramienta, y a la mínima que muevo el teclado y roza con algo, la tecla se desprende. Lo peor es la pintura oscura que le han echado a la base del teclado, que en el momento en el que quieras limpiarlo y te pases un pelín con la fuerza que ejerces, la arrancas sin querer (véase la imagen); con lo que tienes que acabar eligiendo entre dejarlo sucio y con restos de suciedad pegados al chasis, o intentar quitarlos y que se venga la pintura. En sí, iba a darle 3 estrellas al teclado porque la construcción es muuuy mejorable, pero he decidido darle 2 estrellas porque, si el teclado es malo, el servicio postventa es aún peor. Hace mucho que notifiqué a Tecware de los problemas que he tenido con el teclado. ¿Os ha llegado la respuesta a vosotros? Porque a mi no. En fin, no lo devolví al final y estoy aguantando con él hasta que pille otro mejor, porque cumple con su cometido. Pero si tenéis la opción, huid de este.

Helaas hebben we dit pakket nooit aangekregen en kan ik ook niemand bereiken om uit te zoeken hoe dit komt. We zijn 111€ kwijt want ik kom ook niet in aanmerking om onze centen terug te krijgen. Dit vind ik geen service. Dus op deze site zal ik dan ook nooit meer iets bestellen.

Es el mejor teclado calidad precio del mercado