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If you’ve seen RisoPhy’s mechanical keyboards on the web lately, you might have thought to yourself, “$25 for a mechanical keyboard? That’s way too good to be true!” (Or you thought it was a steal, there’s no in between.) Well, I actually bought the RisoPhy Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB. Let’s look at how it works.

RisoPhy Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB: At a Glance

Keyboard	RisoPhy Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB
Price	$28.99
Tier	Budget
Switches	Clicky (Blue)
Keycap Profile	OEM
Keycap Material	ABS Plastic
Interface	USB-A
Layout	USA ANSI
Keyboard Type	Mechanical
Hot-Swappable?	No

RisoPhy Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB: My Thoughts

So, to save you the trouble, I hated this keyboard. Like, I really hated it. I can barely think of something positive to say about this keyboard. I bought it with my own money. I didn’t get it for free. So, I can 100% give my unadulterated thoughts about why this keyboard is a piece of trash. Let’s dive in.

Price

$28.99 is an exceptionally low price for a gaming keyboard. That might make one think that it is a steal! After all, a low-cost gaming keyboard is a rarity. However, the cost must come from somewhere and it’s clear the low-cost translates to low-quality in this keyboard.

Construction

This keyboard is constructed very cheaply. Everything about it feels cheap. It’s light in the hand, the keycaps feel flimsy, and the switches don’t feel or sound good.

Keycaps

The keycaps on this keyboard are made from ABS plastic, which, while suitable and durable, is not my favorite plastic. I prefer PBT or POM Jelly keycaps, in general. I don’t like the slick/greasy feeling of ABS plastic. The keycaps have a standard, full-height OEM profile and are removable. If I were to use this keyboard long-term, I would have to replace the keycaps.

Keyboard Mechanics

RisoPhy keyboards use unbranded mechanical switches. In this case, the switches are Blue, which for this company indicates that they are the clicky type. The switches have a standard MX cross-stem. The keyboard is not hot-swappable. So, there is no way to replace the switches if you don’t like them.

Problems I Encountered While Using the RisoPhy Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB

So, the first issue I had with the keyboard is that the RGB LEDs have the ugliest possible colors they could have chosen. When a keyboard doesn’t have addressable RGB LEDs, the consumer relies on the manufacturer to choose attractive and pleasant to look at colors. The ones on this keyboard are neither. They’re very dark, not vibrant, and they look… gunky? It’s hard to explain why they’re so ugly. They just don’t look good to me. The colors aren’t in shades that look good in LEDs in my opinion.

Additionally, the keyboard had a terrible typing feel. My work is all typing. I do 8 hours of typing a day. Typing feel is very important to me and typically I like the feel of clicky switches. However, these ones felt… mushy? They lacked the crisp feel of mechanical switches.

Finally, the keyboard just sounded bad. The acoustics of the keyboard seemed off and the click sounds were very sharp and high-pitched compared to other models I’ve used.