QisanMechanical Keyboard Gaming Keyboard Kailh Blue Switch Wired Backlit PBT Keycaps Mini Design (60%) 68 Keys Keyboard Magicforce (Gray Combo)

There's nothing wrong with this keyboard. The build is fine, the typing experience is great. It's a great price for a very good keyboard! I was trying to stay as small as possible without giving up the text and navigation keys, and I really don't need the function key row, so I thought this would be ideal. I did not like the placement of the nav keys, they just felt too cramped to me. If space is a factor, though, or you think think they layout looks good, I recommend this board!

So, awhile ago, I played with a sampler, and decided that it would only make sense if I had some sort of tactile feedback at the point of actuation, but that I don't like extra clicky switches, so I got a Corsair with browns at great expense.I hadn't fully realized that my tendency to drink rum and cokes near my computer should have been taken into consideration, and that keyboard died, but I didn't find it particularly more pleasant than either of the G15 keyboards that came before (I have both the blue and orange variants). What did occur to me, though, is that I don't actually use the extra macro keys ever, and they take up bunches of space for no reason. I also realized that browns are "not my thing".I took a second stab at a sampler and realized that I have hammers for fingers, and that I not only need a bit of extra pushback from my keys, but I also don't notice the tactile detent at all. This led me to the realization that blacks are probably the most appropriate for me (well, maybe dark grays, but good luck with that; especially less expensive knockoffs.).I had my eye on some mostly 60% keyboards for awhile, but was unwilling to give up all of the extra navigation keys, so this 68 key layout seemed like a nice compromise. Additionally, Qisan was selling this for way cheap on Amazon, probably due to ABS keycaps with silk screening (although the primary legends are still doubleshot), and the "knockoff" Kailh black switches, but I hadn't convinced myself that mechanical switches were better than membrane switches yet because I could spill my rum and coke on my membrane with minimal effect, while spilling it on mechanical was basically a death sentence, and I could't actually feel the difference.However, this thing was so inexpensive, I decided to give it a try.The result: I love blacks, even if they are knockoffs. I can actually feel the keys now.Also of note, my friend, who is a mechanical keyboard enthusiast, wanted to try out my keyboard to see how a higher force switch might feel (and decided that higher force was actually nice, but that he would still like a tactile bump). While he was trying my keyboard at a friend's place before I really had a chance to try it, he rotated the space bar by 180 degrees. I flipped it back because I was not initially a fan of the joke, but he flipped it again before putting it back in the box before I took it home.I am now typing on a keyboard with a flipped spacebar where the lighting doesn't even illuminate the line on it, and I have to say, it is the most pleasant spacebar I have ever had, and I'm not switching it back.Also, for a person with lead fingers, the blacks are tactily pleasant in a way I have never experienced before, and I enjoy typing on this thing, when I have merely not noticed typing on pretty much everything else.The acoustics are spot on. I'm used to hearing clickety keyboards from people I've met with mechanical keyboards. This thing is definitively in the clackity category, which I much prefer. This seems to be due to a solid base construction, solid keycaps, and some sort of metallic mounting plate.My friend noted that these switches have a bit more horizontal play than Cherry blacks, but only if you molest the thing in an unnatural way.Yes, it is cheap. Yes, it has a garish font. Yes, the contrasting WASD and arrow keys are not something I find useful. But for $60, I got a thing that I love way more than membrane keyboards I have purchased with Logitech branding for near $100, and quite a bit more than the mechanical keyboard I had previously at 2.5 times the price. Unfortunately, I seem to have bought the last one on Amazon, because it is listed as unavailable now, but if you have lead fingers, don't care about silly features like custom lighting, don't pay attention to fonts on your keycaps, and have no need for a numberpad most of the time, this thing is nice. Not super nice, like a Maserati, but nice enough for normal folk at a reasonable price, like a Nissan.

Pros:The price is very reasonable for a mechanical keyboardThis layout is exactly what I have been looking for. Mostly a compact layout, but with Delete/Insert/Page-Up/Page-Down intact.The function key works intuitively for whatever keys may be missingShift+Escape generates a ~, which was a pleasant surpriseThe backlights can be controlled with the function key (breathing mode, brightness, on/off)I haven't used them, but there are some modifier-position switches on the back for further customization.Cons:The flip-out legs are very hard to swivel. I always have to use a pen as a lever.The flip-out legs are also slightly uneven. I'd say there's about a half millimeter of rocking across the cornersThe included key-caps look ugly in my opinion, as does the engraved "MagicForce" logoThe back-lights are blue and orange, which can look ugly with certain keycaps.The back-lights are on by default, and will return to being on if the keyboard gets unplugged (or computer restarted, etc)Kale Switches:Black switches are tough! That plus my hard key-caps make typing a very "strong" experience.I'm not a switch expert, but once I got used to the keys, I feel these switches are consistent and feel good.

So I've had this keyboard for a couple weeks and the only thing I really don't like about it is that it feels small. That is the keys feel very close to together which bothers me for a gaming keyboard, though typing and using it day to day feels fine. I think in the long run I am going to go for something bigger in the future. Gaming feels very nice on the black switches though, and typing is what you would expect, tough, but by no means uncomfortable at this point. I will probably stick with the black switches going forward. As others have stated though, they are made for lead finger typists.I think day to day these MagicForce 68's are great for the everyday typist or a casual gamer. If you have sausage fingers like me though, maybe look for something different with better key spacing when gaming. I could see myself having this at a work station though, with brown or blue keys.

This keyboard is perfect for someone needing a gaming keyboard for sim racing, it is small and compact enough to be used while sit in your Racing Rig, the lighting is bright enough to see the keys you need in the dark and even though its light weight it has a rigdged and sturdy feel. The mechanical keys have that firm click when bottomed out, but doesn't need to be bottomed out to engage.

Seriously in love with this keyboard! Great compact size, super satisfying click that annoys everyone around me except myself, and in my favorite color no less! However it is total malarkey that this same keyboard in white is 2/3 of the price or $20 cheaper. Yeah of course I spent the extra money to get it in black, duh.

After typing on this for a while, I had the thought that those Cosair, havit, blackwidows I bought are all over-priced. They cost 3 times more and don't feel as good as this one.The Qisan is very solid, not only for the metal top plate, but also for the typing feelings. The large keys (space, shift, backspace...) are very solid mounted, feels just like the small ones when typing on them.It makes very satisfying bottom-up sound.Happy surprise: those keycaps are abs double shot keycaps. They look and feel a lot more serious than those stock keys on cosair. Save me another 30 buck for a replacement keycap set.