keydous NJ98 Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard with Screen Knob 96% Hot Swappable RGB Keyboard Mac Windows (Dark, Steel Plate - BOX Taro Ice Cream Pro)

Not too sure why this keyboard has a price tag of $160. Wanted to see what the hype was and it did not live up. Even with the brass plate and the taro switches, overall very clacky. There are budget plastic keyboards with screens without this price tag. The chilkey nd104 is fully aluminum for $40 more.

Construction quality and materials are really good, there is little to no flex, everything looks sturdy and well put together with no apparent defects. Although the keyboard looks promising I'm not sure how good will it fare after one year or more of heavy use, time will tell. The typing experience is astounding for the price, nothing to envy to more expensive keyboards, the tactile and sound feedback is appreciated in every keystroke. Super smooth with a deep "clack" sound, without being too loud, switches (Taro Ice Cream Pro) are on the light side, they don't need much pressure to be activated. If you're choosing a keyboard for the typing experience you'll not miss with this one. Battery life is very good too but logically it doesn't last that long (around 2 days) if you are running a dynamic RGB profile at max brightness and an always on screen. Connectivity wise there is not much to tell, triple connection is the standard these days, tried the 3 modes of connection and they worked without a hassle It is VERY heavy, it's something I personally look up to but it does not make this keyboard a particularly good option for carrying around. Software is kind of bad in terms of UI and language clarity/translation, nevertheless I've not encountered and issues or bugs with it yet, everything works as expected and there's plenty of room for customization. I think the software meets the needs and demands of 90% of users. Packaging is good, nothing fancy but appropriate for it's price, it comes with the basic disassembly tools, some extra custom/MAC keycaps and stabilizers replacements, surprisingly (and this is the BAD thing) it does not come with spare switches (factory switches are not that easy to source), which is weird since most keyboards do, even cheaper and simpler models. Overall a good pick for it's price, 8.8/10, keyboard on itself is almost perfect for the price, software and packaging can improve.

This keyboard is amazing love everything else except the switches that I chose which was the gateron milky yellow pro switches like those switches are too quiet for me not sure how the other or the taro switches sounds like can't say that for sure but the gateron milky yellow pro switches are pretty quiet to me which does not sounds bad but not for me because I prefer a loud keyboard if you guys ever wanted to switch the switches out you can I switch mines with the gateron smoothie switches which is very loud and creamy and sounds and feel amazing if you guys ever wanted to try that but any switch you guys can switch the switches on the keyboard but anyways if you guys wanted the quiet keyboard the gateron milky yellow pro switches is for you if not I would suggest the other switch like the taro one which I cannot say for sure don't know what that sounds like just letting you know that if you chose the gateron milky yellow pro switches those switches are very quiet so yeah that's why I gave it a 4 stars because it's too quiet for a keyboard I love the gif screen and the volume knob and the aesthetics of this keyboard and love the numpad too which I love but anyways I will still continue to use this keyboard it really is amazing just not the fan of the sound of this keyboard which is the gateron milky yellow pro switches but like I said you can always switch out the switches if you needed too anyways hope this helps :)

PLEASE NOTE: If you get this keyboard and want to reprogram keys or change what is in the tiny screen, you need to go to the product website and download the drivers. This data is not in the product manual. I really love this keyboard. The keys feel good when I am typing. The design is unique. It is heavy duty and it is heavy. I love that. This is a relatively quiet mechanical keyboard. The volume control knob is a nice touch. I didn't think I would use it at first, however I have found that it has been very useful and a nice alternative to changing the volume via the computer. It is wireless. This is awesome. You can connect it via Bluetooth or via a 2.4G dongle. Just AWESOME. I love that with a mechanical keyboard like this. It has a little screen on the upper right corner next to the volume control knob. It is useful to be able to tell what the battery life is. It also tells the time. You can put photos in it (although I can't see the use of this, it is really pretty small). Apparently, you can use the screen as a calculator as well. The controls for this feature seem somewhat complex, and seeing that I have an onscreen calculator I don't see what the use of this is. Battery life is pretty good. I use it for a good part of the day for my work, and it seems like it lasts a few days before I have to plug it in. I actually totally love this keyboard. There are a few things to note about this product, however: - The keyboard layout is a little different than I'm used to. It is not a full-size keyboard. I didn't realize this when I was purchasing it. There are some keys that are nonexistent which I use quite often normally, and I've had to rework how I get around these things (specifically the "END" and "HOME" keys don't exist, and the menu key is also not there). - The keyboard came with very generic instructions, and these were mainly in regards to how to change the RGB settings and a few other settings. There were no instructions on how to reprogram keys, how to change the tiny screen photo, things like that. - Unfortunately the customer support seems pretty nonexistent. I wrote an email asking about these things and never heard back. I took matters into my own hands and got it figured out. However, all the pros about this keyboard really outweigh these few cons and I believe this keyboard has earned 5 stars.

Being an old school computer geek, this keyboard brings me back to when I first started using computers. The keyboard has some weight to it but I like that. Typing is smooth and responsive. The lcd display is a nice added touch. I also like the fact you can swap between PC and Mac. Overall, a great keyboard for the money.