Alfawise K1 LED Tastiera Meccanica Retroilluminato Interruttore Blu per Gioco-Finitura in Alluminio

The first thing to cover is what you get in the box. All that was in this plain brown box is the keyboard in a clear bag and a keycap puller. For £22 you can’t really complain that the packaging isn’t premium or that there’s no other bits and pieces provided.

I like it to type on. This is my first foray into owning a mechanical keyboard and I can tell that something is a little different here to the nicer, pricier keyboards I’ve used belonging to friends and in store. However, typing on it doesn’t leave me feeling fatigued quickly and it’s certainly a nicer experience than dome switch.

The lighting behind these keys is bright and colourful, but isn’t true RGB.

The downside of this keyboard really is the inconsistency in build. This is actually the second of these I have bought. The first was a present for my nephew. I was very impressed with it and decided to pick one up for myself. Unlike his, mine arrived with around half of the caps of their switch and just floating around in the box. Once I’d got them back on and set up, I noticed that they come of quite easily, for example when moving the keyboard around my desk.

This doesn’t appear to be an isolated issue, as other reviews of this unit have reported a similar situation.

Feb 17,2019

Main Features:
●Optical blue switch, 1000Hz refresh rate, 2ms short response time for enjoying working and gaming
●Full key anti-ghosting and various multimedia shortcuts for easy operation
●6 different lighting modes switchable ( Fn + F9 ), CM1, CM2, CM3 for customization
●Aluminum alloy finish,anti-magnetic cable, and gold-plated USB interface for stable transmission
●Durable, rigorously designed keys, featuring double injection and suspended keycaps, long lifespan - up to 60,000,000 tapping per key

Downside:
- very loud during typing
- easy to grab the keys from the keyboard :/

Jan 24,2019

Main Features:
●Optical blue switch, 1000Hz refresh rate, 2ms short response time for enjoying working and gaming
●Full key anti-ghosting and various multimedia shortcuts for easy operation
●6 different lighting modes switchable ( Fn + F9 ), CM1, CM2, CM3 for customization
●Aluminum alloy finish,anti-magnetic cable, and gold-plated USB interface for stable transmission
●Durable, rigorously designed keys, featuring double injection and suspended keycaps, long lifespan - up to 60,000,000 tapping per key

Mar 23,2019

It was nice to open the box this time and find that all the key caps were still on the keyboard, unlike my V3 and this time the keycaps are much higher quality.

The K1 has rounded matte black edges and in general, the K1’s construction feels better than the previous iteration.

The switches themselves are clones of MX blues from a manufacturer called Jixian. This isn’t a big name, but public opinion seems to be that they’re fine and I find the sound and the resistance is much more consistent than on the V3.

There's new lighting settings this time, but I just keep mine on full illumination.

Apr 15,2019

Optical blue switch, 1000Hz refresh rate, 2ms reply time is short to enjoy work and games
● Full key anti-key conflict and various multimedia shortcuts for easy operation
● One button to switch 10 different lighting modes, support customizing your own game lighting effects
● Aluminum alloy finishing, anti-magnetic wire, and stable transmission gold-plated USB interface
● Durable and rigorously designed buttons, with two-color injection molding and suspension keycaps, long life - up to 60,000,000 each key attack

May 12,2019