*** Update 9/2/2020 ***
Havit reached out to me after seeing my original review (below). I am revising my review to 5 star to consider the excellent customer support (refund). I REALLY appreciate it when a company is proactive in keeping customers happy.
This keyboard is still a really cool gaming keyboard, with enough flashly lights and shortcuts for any hardcore gamer on a budget. For fast typing, I may have just gotten a bad batch of the bunch.
*** Original Review ***
I saw a lot of excellent reviews and was looking for a decent mechanical keyboard to use for typing. As an inexpensive keyboard and my first LED lit one, it's not bad. But I'm not too impressed with the performance. My pros and cons:
Pros:
- No driver installation needed for any of the mouse functions. This was really convenient. The controlling of the LED patterns, speed, brightness, etc. etc are all built directly into it.
- The LED lights are cool. It's always about the lights! The included mouse also has some pretty neat colors as well.
- Mouse DPI controls are built right in with the various levels. The built-in LED strip changes color to indicate the DPI settnig.
- Has a nice mechanical click feeling. But that's about it.
Cons:
- I CANNOT TYPE CORRECTLY ON THIS KEYBOARD. I can average around 90-100 WPM on a membrane keyboard, but for some reason the keys are registering out of order a LOT. Here is an example sentence with no corrections:
"The quick brow nfox jumped over the lazy sleeping dog. The quic kbrown fox jumped over the lazy sleeping dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy sleeping dog . The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy sleping dog.
The quick brown fox jumped voer the lazy sleeping dog The quick brown fox jumped over the alzy sleepnig dog."
- I went about 70 WPM and can usually run that quick without making that many mistakes. I'm noticing that the "i" key and the spacebar sometimes doesn't register after the audible "click". Maybe it's me, but characters are also showing up out of order (e.g., "voer" instead of "over")
- The mouse is too big. I don't have HUGE hands. But I have a piano player's fingers (long) and I am finding that the body of the mouse feels just a little too large
- Did I mention that sometimes the keys don't register?
Maybe I got a bum keyboard, or maybe I'm just not used to it yet. I honestly don't like how much the key has to travel from being pressed to registering it, and as a fast(ish) typer it really is annoying me.
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| number of keys | 104 | 98 | 104 | 104 | 89 | 104 |
| connectivity tech | Usb | Type-C Cable | USB Wired | Radio Frequency, Usb | Usb | Usb |
| power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
| operating system | Windows 2000, Linux, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 8 | Chrome OS, LindowsOS, Linux, Windows | Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows 7, Android, Windows 10, Windows 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Mac OS, Support for PC, Laptop, Google TV and Smart TV, PS4 / Xbox One | Windows 7 | Mac OS | Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS, Windows 10, Linux |
Product Description
havit Wired RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard + Wired Gaming Mouse Combo Set
Keyboard Features:
· 1. RGB lighting with 14 light modes
· 2. 12 multimedia keys (Fn + F1 ~ F12)
· 3. Removable palm rest, convenient and portable
· 4. User-friendly design, No driver, Plug and Play
· 5. All 105 buttons supported by anti-ghosting, WIN key locked for the best gaming experience.
· 6. Non-slip ergonomic and splash-proof design
Mouse Features:
· 1. 6 adjustable Dots Per Inch - 800-1600-2400-3200-4000-4800 Dots Per Inch (Swicth by Dots Per Inch button)
· 2. Programmable buttons and customizable lights - Download the driver from our official website. [Havit.hk/downloads]
· 3. 7 RGB backlight - colour-changeable breathing / solid modes VS single-coloured/ colourful lights
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| Price | — | $42.99 | — | — |
| Switch Type | Blue Switch | Red Switch | Membrane | Membrane |
| Connector Type | USB Wired | USB Wired | USB Wired | USB Wired |
| Keyboard Layout | US 104 Keys | US 89 Keys | US 104 Keys | US 104 Keys |
| Backlight | LED | X | LED | LED |
| Programmable | X | X | X | X |
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During this stay at home order, I got a lot of requests from family asking to build a gaming PC for them, but on a limited budget. It’s great to have an RGB themed gaming peripherals but is way too expensive. I was a little skeptical getting this Havit brand, but after using it, I’m now a believer.If there is one thing that left a bitter taste on me, it’s the packaging. I’m quite annoyed that I have to pull out the keyboard and mouse from the small side of the box, all other KB boxes I had opens from the top. But other than that, everything is great. First, the build quality, the top frame is made of aluminum. It feels very durable and can hardly flex at all. Both the mouse and keyboard have braided cables, which I believe should become the standard for PC peripherals. The detachable palm rest is made of plastic and not cushion. Although I feel that the palm rest is fine for a couple of hours playing, but some people may find it hard on the wrist for longer periods of time, but you can always remove it if you don’t like it. Both the KB caps and mouse are made of premium plastic, similar materials you’ll get from those $200 branded ones. I love mechanical keyboards, and this keyboard uses the blue switches. The keys are very clicky, and yet a little softer or less resistance compared to other blue switches. I would say the key feels something in between of blue and brown switches. I played a couple of fast paced FPS games, and the response time for both KB and mouse is outstanding. No lag or missed keys while playing. One thing about the mouse, is that although it has 6 different DPI settings, it doesn’t have 1200 DPI whish is the one I got used too. But the 1600 DPI setting doesn’t feel a whole lot of different anyways and should be good for the majority.Overall, I am surprised how good this keyboard and mouse combo is. Is it great for gaming? Oh yeah it is great. Is it good for everyday casual use? Of course, yes. Is it durable? Solid aluminum frame, yes. Will I buy this again? Definitely. Highly recommended.
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Amazing upgrade keyboard... but
Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2020
Logan Hopman
Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2020
But if you are here for a more in depth talk through on all my thoughts, stick around!
To start with the keyboard:
The keyboard for me was a upgrade from the razer blackwidow stealth tournament edition 2013 with cherry mx brown switches. And I was overall impressed with the keyboard out of the box
One thing ill mention right away is that the switches on this havit keyboard are forsure a fake of the cherry mx blue switch, but a good one, the only thing i have to say about it is that the switch is just ever so slightly more stiff then the real ones but are a alot less stiff then my old keyboard with cherry mx browns, the keyboard has a detachable wrist rest on it that has a bit of adjustability and it feels alot better to type with then it looks.
One con i have for the keyboard is that the keys are a little bit more crammed in there then my old keyboard but not unusable by any means.
The only other con I have for they keyboard is that on some presets the rgb can become very overwhelming very easy
Now lets get to the but. The big but.
The mouse:
One thing I have seen consistently with these reviews is the mouse being awkward or big, I can say with out a doubt that it is true. Now to note I have very large hands and this will come into play.
As soon as I took the mouse out I really enjoyed the overall quality of the mouse considering the price I paid for this. I was expecting alot worse. But as soon as I plugged it in and used it for a bit I noticed that it became uncomfortable to use for me in the picture I have a steelseries rival 3 mouse beside it that I had bought for $37 on sale a few months back, and its a fairly large mouse alone compaired to the one I had before it which was a red dragon keyboard kit mouse that was replaced due to it breaking. But back to the havit mouse.
The mouse it a bit longer making it a bit weird to find the right spot to hold it for the left and right clicks and the scroll wheel where its not rubbing on my wrist and the curve on the mouse is alot higher and steeper then my steelseries mouse I own as my main. The mouse is also a bit wider then my steel series mouse which makes It hard to grip for games like cs go, so basically this mouse makes my hands feel small which if it makes my hands feel small imagine buying this for a son or daughter thats just getting into using computers. But a pro is that the dpi range is good and the rgb is just as stunning as the keyboard but the rgb is not as good as my steelseries mouse, if you are going from having no keyboard or mouse this mouse could be really good after adjustment and getting used too, but personally considering I already own one ill just keep it as a spare.
Overall if you are looking for a upgrade from a office keyboard and mouse or just got your first pc and need a keyboard and mouse or are just looking to upgrade just a keyboard this is an amazing option and is worth every penny.
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Great product at a good price and would recommend
Reviewed in Australia on June 26, 2021