MelGeek MADE68 Ultra DIY Alu Case Magnetic Gaming Keyboard Review

[@Topcat634]

The bees look like Pikachu with the face. Anyhow, the keyboard really is cool. I like the typing sound on it. The keyboard is perfect for a laptop and is also perfect for gaming.

[@nicolaslsoto]

I dont understand the thought process behind putting home/delete/pg buttons on the right side... Either use home/end or ins/delete. Why mix and match them? I personally use home/end all the time. Never had to use page up/down, what are they even for?

[@gavinjordan1126]

I just picked one of these up and I was wondering if you could pass along some of these critiques to the manufacturer having been sent one for review. I feel like some of these quality of life features are much needed to make this an absolutely perfect keyboard. 1. The software should be fully offline, or they should add full functionality of RGB adjustment from the downloadable client software. Having to launch a browser window to do any lighting adjustments is cumbersome. 2. I was kind of disappointed with the RGB options themselves. They aren’t dynamic in the sense that you can keep the keyboard backlighting active while also adding a lighting effect on top to get some cool active effects. You have to choose one or the other. Also, the fact that you can’t achieve max brightness without getting a warning that it will potentially cause malfunctions seems like a design flaw. The brightness isn’t what I would consider adequate at recommended or “safe” settings with no backlit keys. 3. The keys themselves aren’t backlit, this makes it difficult to identify keys in a dark room. Im sure over time you can get used to it, but coming from a full size board the layout isn’t familiar to me right out of the box. Im hoping you can change the switches out to gain this functionality but I’m not sure if this is the case. 4. The disclaimer that updating the firmware will enable dynamic lighting on windows should be its own separate prompt. The fact that this disables any RGB customization in the software is pretty important. I was so confused why none of my changes were taking effect in the software until I did a bunch of digging and disabled some settings. 5. I really like the build quality of the USB C cable but it just isn’t long enough. I wasn’t able to effectively route it into the cable bundle running into my desk from the back of my PC. An extra 3-4 ft (1-2 meters) would be excellent. I picked up the same spec you showed for review and I really like it, it’s beautiful and checks a ton of boxes for the price point. id give it a 8/10 for the things I mentioned above.