WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.300 Why always with the expensive keyboards, huh? 00:00:03.840 --> 00:00:09.040 What does a $200 keyboard do that a $20 one won't? 00:00:09.660 --> 00:00:14.520 Well, I decided to find out. I ordered every backlit keyboard on amazon.com 00:00:15.360 --> 00:00:23.040 under $25 to see who makes the one that's worth your money. Will it be Shenzhen GoodSource 00:00:23.340 --> 00:00:25.080 Technology Co. Ltd, 00:00:25.080 --> 00:00:27.600 ASIO Corp, or One By One? 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:35.580 Well, there's only one way to find out. Well, two ways if you count just scrolling down to the Amazon links in the video description. 00:00:44.970 --> 00:00:51.770 iBUYPOWER and MSI's new lineup of gaming laptops feature Intel 7th generation Core i7 processors. 00:00:51.910 --> 00:00:53.910 Check them out at the link below. 00:00:54.940 --> 00:00:57.980 First up is the DB Power DBA8, a 00:00:58.800 --> 00:01:05.660 $25 product whose information I can no longer find since the page has been removed from Amazon since I ordered it. 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:06.960 It's just as 00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:14.120 well, I guess, since this one kind of sucks. It features a tri-color backlight with red, blue, or purple colors available, 00:01:14.260 --> 00:01:21.780 but the membrane key switches are very mushy, and there's too much flex in the deck for a comfortable gaming experience. 00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:24.360 Next is the 00:01:24.360 --> 00:01:25.720 Xishan 00:01:25.720 --> 00:01:32.220 87 keys fashion classic. The marketing materials suggest that it might give you a great shock, 00:01:32.740 --> 00:01:36.780 but based on what I saw of the build quality, that seems very unlikely. 00:01:37.340 --> 00:01:44.220 This thing is a tank for a $23 keyboard. You get cable management holes on the bottom and 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:51.740 function media keys along the top. The key switches are among the best rubber domes that I felt for typing, 00:01:51.940 --> 00:01:59.260 though I wish they'd included a wrist rest instead of this random mouse pad, and the stems are Cherry MX compatible, 00:01:59.260 --> 00:02:06.500 so the caps can be easily replaced, but I don't think you'd ever need to. They're premium double shot injection key caps. 00:02:06.960 --> 00:02:08.960 You'd wear through your fingers first. 00:02:09.100 --> 00:02:14.660 The keys are individually lit, and while the colors can't be adjusted, the animations... 00:02:14.660 --> 00:02:19.180 can, giving the fashion classic a charming retro look. 00:02:19.200 --> 00:02:21.960 The gaming experience was not great, however, 00:02:22.040 --> 00:02:27.420 due to the very long key travel and the narrow enter key is a bit of a bummer. 00:02:27.420 --> 00:02:30.160 The N-PAD K70 00:02:30.160 --> 00:02:35.280 turned out to be the motospeed K70L when it actually arrived, 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:41.780 so I ended up with two of the same thing. Good thing it was only 20 bucks. The static rainbow 00:02:41.780 --> 00:02:48.660 backlight was a bit of a disappointment, as were the horrible painted keycaps that actually have 00:02:48.660 --> 00:02:56.520 overspray between them. But at 20 bucks, the K70L offers up a middle-of-the-pack typing experience 00:02:56.520 --> 00:03:02.140 and one of the best gaming experiences, in spite of its much higher than average deck flex. 00:03:02.140 --> 00:03:08.500 The lack of media keys and the narrow enter key hurt it though, so even with the drain holes for 00:03:08.500 --> 00:03:15.830 water resistance, I'd go with something else. The TK Red from Tech Republic is a little on the 00:03:15.830 --> 00:03:22.330 heavier side, which gives it a higher quality feel, along with its media keys and other function 00:03:22.330 --> 00:03:30.010 shortcuts. But beyond my initial impressions, it flexes a lot, has a very basic backlight setup 00:03:30.010 --> 00:03:31.970 with only on and off, 00:03:32.230 --> 00:03:40.330 and most importantly, has very mushy feeling keys that were unsatisfying for both typing and gaming. 00:03:40.330 --> 00:03:44.830 Not to mention that the price went up to over $30 since I bought it. 00:03:44.830 --> 00:03:46.830 Fail. 00:03:46.830 --> 00:03:54.060 The L70 from ASIO is one of the more basic keyboards in our roundup. The backlight is not exceptionally bright and 00:03:54.420 --> 00:03:59.060 just turns on and off. There are no media keys other than a large volume knob, 00:03:59.060 --> 00:04:01.940 and it doesn't boast a waterproof design or 00:04:02.300 --> 00:04:11.140 any other gimmick. But it does include a large comfortable wrist rest, the key switches feel pretty darn good for a $24 membrane keyboard, 00:04:11.140 --> 00:04:18.900 and the coating on the keycaps held up significantly better to my knife tip test than some of the other keyboards I tested. 00:04:18.900 --> 00:04:24.180 Though your mileage may vary, the top negative review on Amazon complains about them flaking after four months. 00:04:24.540 --> 00:04:32.020 The backspace also isn't especially well stabilized, but overall the typing experience is the best out of the bunch, 00:04:32.300 --> 00:04:34.780 and quite quiet. Though for gaming, 00:04:34.780 --> 00:04:42.600 I found the slow rebound time of the long travel rubber domes to be detrimental for anything more fast-paced than very casual play. 00:04:43.120 --> 00:04:46.950 The award for the worst instructions goes to the 1x1. 00:04:46.950 --> 00:04:50.530 I managed to figure out how to cycle the colors on my own, 00:04:50.770 --> 00:04:56.010 but I stumbled on trying to figure out what the hell the function key is for. 00:04:56.660 --> 00:05:01.720 Turns out that the F keys have secondary functions that aren't labeled, 00:05:01.720 --> 00:05:02.220 and many of which are not labeled, and many of which are not labeled, and many of which are not labeled, and many of which are not labeled, and many of which are not labeled, and many of which are not labeled, 00:05:02.420 --> 00:05:04.940 are replicated, with hardware buttons in the row above. 00:05:05.300 --> 00:05:10.600 But after some trial and error, I unlocked its back light animation and brightness controls. 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:15.120 Too bad I couldn't unlock anything else that's exceptional about this keyboard. 00:05:15.180 --> 00:05:21.300 The dedicated media keys are nice, but the short backspace is enough to kill any positivity 00:05:21.340 --> 00:05:28.300 I might have felt towards the decent typing, and gaming experience, with the annoyingly loud shift keys 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:31.140 being the final nail in the coffin. 00:05:33.010 --> 00:05:39.350 There's not a lot to say about the large print tricolor keyboard from ASIO that isn't in its name 00:05:39.630 --> 00:05:46.370 The typing experience is pretty bad out of the box because the spacebar is kind of hard to hit but it becomes 00:05:47.110 --> 00:05:51.010 Serviceable with a wrist rest and the gaming experience is straight-up bad 00:05:51.310 --> 00:05:56.150 But this is one of the few backlit keyboards that doesn't try to be for gaming 00:05:56.150 --> 00:06:03.270 Nope, this one is for NAN and the whole pitch is that the printing on the keycaps is super easy to read 00:06:03.830 --> 00:06:09.610 Mission accomplished then I suppose so if that's what you're after then go ham highly recommended 00:06:10.010 --> 00:06:16.980 The red dragon k503 harp has got to be the best gaming experience so far 00:06:16.980 --> 00:06:22.580 And it's pretty good for typing except that the spacebar has got to be the softest 00:06:23.060 --> 00:06:25.620 spongiest least tactile thing ever 00:06:25.620 --> 00:06:32.600 but the rebound speed on all key presses is pretty strong and it's got a lot of other great features as well including 00:06:32.960 --> 00:06:34.960 seven different colors for the backlighting 00:06:35.600 --> 00:06:37.600 media keys and 00:06:37.880 --> 00:06:40.360 dedicated function keys including search 00:06:40.860 --> 00:06:42.860 browser forward and back and 00:06:43.180 --> 00:06:45.180 refresh for some reason 00:06:46.010 --> 00:06:51.990 Overall construction is middle-of-the-road, but it seems like they're at least aware of the issue, and they made a plan 00:06:51.990 --> 00:06:55.430 I mean sure the keycap paint is likely to wear off 00:06:55.430 --> 00:06:55.810 but 00:06:55.810 --> 00:06:59.410 but you can just swap your WASDs for the arrow keys. 00:06:59.410 --> 00:07:01.590 No big deal, LOL. 00:07:01.590 --> 00:07:05.790 This keyboard, the SuperBPag7 Immutable, 00:07:05.790 --> 00:07:08.050 felt a little like a bad Tinder date. 00:07:08.050 --> 00:07:11.730 In person, it looks nowhere near as good as the picture. 00:07:11.730 --> 00:07:14.330 It gets some points for function keys, 00:07:14.330 --> 00:07:15.770 backlight brightness control, 00:07:15.770 --> 00:07:18.670 and swappable WASD and arrow keys 00:07:18.670 --> 00:07:20.790 for when the on-screen printing wears off, 00:07:20.790 --> 00:07:22.930 but it should be noted that since the keys 00:07:22.930 --> 00:07:25.450 seem to use dye sublimation printing, 00:07:25.450 --> 00:07:27.890 light doesn't shine through the lettering, 00:07:27.890 --> 00:07:31.090 meaning you can't really see it that well in the dark. 00:07:31.090 --> 00:07:33.790 Gaming responsiveness is pretty solid, 00:07:33.790 --> 00:07:37.370 but the typing experience, especially the space bar, 00:07:37.370 --> 00:07:39.570 is very mushy and unsatisfying. 00:07:39.570 --> 00:07:41.490 Overall, not recommended. 00:07:41.490 --> 00:07:45.150 The narrow enter is just adding insult to injury. 00:07:45.150 --> 00:07:47.930 Finally, our last contestant, 00:07:47.930 --> 00:07:51.750 the Masione LED Gaming Keyboard. 00:07:51.750 --> 00:07:54.850 I don't know if any keyboard can be as good 00:07:54.850 --> 00:07:55.990 as this one's product, 00:07:55.990 --> 00:07:59.830 but it's not as good as the one on the last page says it is. 00:07:59.830 --> 00:08:03.170 But overall impressions are not too bad. 00:08:03.170 --> 00:08:06.030 The enter key is narrow, which is a drag, 00:08:06.030 --> 00:08:08.210 but it's got a lot of other stuff going for it. 00:08:08.210 --> 00:08:10.130 Seven different colors of backlight, 00:08:10.130 --> 00:08:11.870 breathing effects for the lighting, 00:08:11.870 --> 00:08:14.710 high quality double shot key caps, 00:08:14.710 --> 00:08:17.370 the second best wrist rest in the roundup, 00:08:17.370 --> 00:08:22.050 and an above average typing and gaming experience. 00:08:22.050 --> 00:08:23.750 Leading us to the awards. 00:08:23.750 --> 00:08:25.470 Top style points go to the 00:08:25.470 --> 00:08:27.470 Asio Levitron L70 with its great wrist rest 00:08:27.470 --> 00:08:29.470 and solid overall build quality. 00:08:29.470 --> 00:08:31.470 Then for gaming, I've got to give it to the 00:08:31.470 --> 00:08:33.470 Red Dragon K503 Harp. 00:08:33.470 --> 00:08:35.470 Lots of colors, good responsiveness, 00:08:35.470 --> 00:08:37.470 and solid typing, too. 00:08:37.470 --> 00:08:39.470 You can't go wrong with any of those three, 00:08:39.470 --> 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