(dramatic music) (keyboard keys clacking)
- Wait, how many keyboards do I have here again?
(boxes clattering)
Ken, ah man.
I miss when we actually cared about the content.
Hello, welcome, so today, we're taking a look
at some of the cheapest Amazon gaming keyboards,
which are all over the set now.
So, we have done videos like this in the past,
where we took a look at
some of the cheapest keyboards on Amazon,
but today, we're going into the cheapest gaming keyboards.
Some are mechanical, some are not,
some are mechanical feel, like this Amazon Basics option.
So, let's see if you should waste your money
or toss your keyboards across the room like Ken does.
First of all, we we have
the Amazon Basics Mechanical Feel Gaming Keyboard
at a whopping $34.
Okay, that looks cheap.
So, this does have RGB, however,
it also uses Amazon Basics gaming software,
so we'll see how that goes.
Next we have the NPET K10 Water Resistant Gaming Keyboard.
Now, what's interesting about this one
is Amazon also claimed
that this was a mechanical feel keyboard,
but at a whopping $20 with a $4 coupon,
bringing the grand total to $16 shipped, it's not bad.
This is very generic looking,
although it does seem to have a few zones of RGB lighting,
and it's got a metal backplate.
"Hello, thanks for choosing Havit."
So, this is actually the most expensive keyboard here
at a whopping $42.
However, it comes with a little bit more
than the other keyboards we have here, a mouse.
So yes, for $42, you get not only
a supposedly mechanical keyboard,
but also a pretty clicky mouse, actually.
Next up, we have the Rii RK100, or the Real Internet Idea.
This is the cheapest keyboard here at a whopping $15
with a $2 coupon, putting the grand total on this one
at only 13 bucks.
(keyboard clattering)
I feel like we've actually taken a look
at this keyboard before.
Oh wait, is this my Pro vs Broke keyboard?
Oh yeah, this is.
I used this, I think in Pro vs Broke.
Prepare yourself for aural bliss.
(keyboard clacking)
- What? (laughs) - Aural, aural, with an A.
- Next we have the Alpha Gaming Viper
Fully Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
with fully mechanical blue switch keys,
and RGB lighting, in case you were curious.
I feel like anyone who's actually into
real mechanical keyboards is just gonna be
cringing at this video at this point.
- [Ken] Well, anyone that's really into mechanical keyboards
are too intelligent to watch our videos anyways.
(upbeat music)
- This one looks like it actually has
a built-in wrist rest as well.
Yes, little bit of a chunky guy, but okay, all right.
Next we have the Logitech G213 Prodigy RGB Gaming Keyboard,
with 16.8 million colors.
This actually looks to be nice.
I mean, definitely the print quality on the keys
looks pretty solid, but
(keys clacking)
hmm, all right, we'll have to give that one a try.
Next we have the Stoga.
Now, this one actually has some of the best reviews
of any of these keyboards, supposedly is a mechanical,
and at $38, it seems like a good deal.
However, something I didn't realize when I ordered it is,
take a look at the keys, they're all round.
Oh, nevermind, they're not round. (laughs)
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait, this side of the box has round keys,
this side has square keys, what?
- [Ken] Today, Austin learns his shapes.
I know what circles look like. - Can you see this is round?
- I know what round is. - This is round,
this is square.
Now, I have a lot of keyboards to test today,
however, I'm going to add one more,
the Razer Huntsman Tournament.
Now, I actually really like this keyboard,
so the standard version of the Huntsman
is the one that sits at my desk every day,
and this is simply a, well,
it's a much more expensive keyboard
than any of the other ones we're taking a look at,
at 130 bucks.
What I wanna do here is this is sort of the control.
This is what all the other keyboards will be compared to,
to see exactly how much more
or how much less you're getting when you spend,
what, a quarter of the price?
So, to start off with,
I'm going to be doing a blind test of all eight keyboards
to see exactly how much
I can tell the difference between them,
and if maybe some of the cheap ones can surprise.
Ken, I heard you have a bracket, by chance.
- [Ken] I do.
- A bracket, almost March Madness style,
as if we're trying to shamelessly steal
a great format to test keyboards with.
(keys clacking)
Interesting, so this one has,
it feels like a membrane keyboard.
Okay, that one's not bad.
Let me try this one.
So, the thing I noticed about this one is
it's a little bit, the key comes up a little bit quicker.
It actually has a little bit more of a click,
but if this is a mechanical keyboard,
it's a really soft switch.
What's this one?
I'm gonna have to say, this is B?
I'm gonna go with B on this one.
(keys clacking)
Okay, okay, this is actually a really tough one.
I'm pretty confident that these are both mechanical.
I'm going to give a very,
very slight edge to C.
This could go either way though.
They're both pretty solid.
That was really quiet.
What is, oh that's, is that membrane?
Wait, but I feel like, just thinking in my head,
there haven't been this many membrane keyboards.
Oh, now I'm getting confused.
Okay, I feel like I'm getting
a little bit more tactile response out of this one,
so I'm gonna go with E on this.
- Yeah. - Oh, oh, I like this, woo!
So what I like about this one,
it's not as clicky as some of the blue mechanical switches,
but I do think these are mechanical.
But it's just the fact that the key, it feels so tight,
like there's not a lot of play.
On some of these cheaper keyboards,
you almost feel a little bit of play
as you sort of start to type down,
but this I feel very confident with.
This one, it feels like the key almost wobbles a little bit
as I type down on it.
Comparing these two, this one feels significantly cheaper.
I'm pretty sure this is the Razer,
And I'm definitely gonna pick this one. (bell dings)
- [Ken] Is that your final answer?
- Definitely my final Answer, I like this guy.
(upbeat music)
So, I have clicky boy number one, not clicky boy number two.
I actually like this one in a vacuum.
I don't think it's mechanical.
It does actually feel pretty good though,
so there's a nice kinda springiness to it,
it sounds decent, not amazing.
This one, I think the responsiveness is great on this one.
The noise is obviously something which is up to you,
but I think I'm gonna have to go with,
wait, what number is this, what letter is this?
I'm confused now.
- [Ken] Just do left and right.
- Oh, okay, so we've got keyboard number one,
and keyboard number two.
Oh, it's gonna be tough.
This one's not bad, that one's not bad. Let me try this one.
Oh, this one's better.
I think this is another mechanical feel.
It's got a little more clickiness to it.
But also it sinks really deep.
I feel like I'm really squishing.
That's definitely membrane, right there.
Yeah, I'm gonna go with this one, for sure.
This one's fine, but I definitely prefer this one.
- All right. - All right, final time!
Finals, finals, finals.
I'm gonna stop, that's annoying.
I'm definitely lost
which direction I'm facing right now, okay, cool.
Okay, this keyboard, nice and clicky, I like it.
And this keyboard.
So, I've liked this one pretty consistently.
This is definitely the one with the really,
it's the nice sort of key feel
and the very little wobble, I guess?
I'm gonna take a guess, this is a blue switch though.
So you know what?
I'm actually happy with the bracket has gone,
'cause I actually legitimately feel like
these are the two best keyboards that I've used today.
This is actually a tougher choice than I thought,
but as much as I like the clicky sorta stuff,
this one just feels so much better.
It, I think, has a better sound.
I'm gonna go with this one as the final winner.
Did I just pick the mechanical feel?
'Cause if I did, I'm gonna be very embarrassed.
- No. - Okay.
It's time for the reveal of which keyboards I've chosen.
Agh, it's bright, ugh!
Oh, the Razer won, yes!
Okay, let me put my glasses on,
'cause ugh, I've been in the blindfold for too long.
So, I feel really good
about the Razer coming in first place.
It means I'm not a complete moron.
The blue switches on this one
were legitimately the best I felt.
I'm surprised that the Amazon Basics one
made it out of the first round.
For a non-mechanical keyboard,
that's about as good as it gets.
This was, was this mechanical?
This is not mechanical, is it?
- [Ken] Mechanical feel, right?
- Oh, this is mechanical feel, look at that.
Wow, so what's interesting is,
all of the mechanical switches we have here are all blue.
I actually wouldn't be surprised
if these three keyboards have the same switches,
if not very, very similar ones, but I feel good.
Why don't we actually go a little bit more in depth.
I wanna try the Razer a little bit more,
definitely this one.
This is the best of the mechanicals.
And I wanna spend some more time
with this Amazon Basics one,
'cause this one actually, legitimately impressed me.
It felt, not quite mechanical,
but mechanical feel is actually
not a wildly inaccurate way to describe that one.
So first off, I'm going to try the Amazon Basics keyboard.
So, as soon as I plug it in,
the RGB lighting actually looks pretty nice,
and we do have quite a few customizable keys,
but we also need to download
the Amazon Basics Gaming Software, somewhere.
(keyboard clacking)
Do you hear that?
(keyboard clacking)
You can hear it rattling.
This is okay.
I don't feel great about it, honestly.
The blind test, I felt a little bit better about the fact
that it felt mildly like a mechanical switch,
but literally playing it for like three minutes,
it does not feel remotely like it.
Ugh, that space bar's a killer, man.
It's nice that you have all these extra buttons
and customizable features, but the fact is,
I mean, yes this is a fairly cheap keyboard,
but it feels cheap.
This does not feel like a real mechanical keyboard at all.
Next we have the Havit.
Now, this one does actually have full
per key RGB backlighting.
Now, you don't need any software,
although I actually might consider that to be a benefit,
and so what you do is you just hold function,
and you can cycle between the different modes.
Oh, that one's cool, what'd it do, how'd it do that?
Whoa, I like disco mode.
All right, we're gonna stick with disco mode.
- [Ken] That's sine wave mode.
- Is it, oh, that's rad!
All right, all right, I'm excited.
All right, let's do it.
Oh, this feels so much better.
Look, my space key doesn't rattle.
This feels great, I really like this keyboard.
Thanks, Kermit The Hung.
Not only does it have the best feeling switches
out of all of these sort of,
I wanna say knock off blue switches.
They're obviously not real Cherry Blue switches,
but they feel good.
And on top of that, you get the per key RGB backlighting,
you get the wrist rest, and the mouse,
which you probably don't really wanna use.
I mean, realistically,
yes, I still prefer to use the Razer keyboard,
but at almost triple the price,
in fact, actually a little bit more than triple the price,
is it really worth it?
For most people, I would argue, no.
I feel like this is actually one of the best
cheap mechanical keyboards I have ever tried.
Not what I expected to say when I started this video.
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