Thermaltake Tt eSports Poseidon Z Illuminated Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Blue Switches

Pros: Affordable when on sale. Kailh switches feel more or less the same as Cherry ones, I cannot tell the difference. Nice backlight, solid feeling.

Cons: Quality control is very lacking. I took a chance on one of these for a work keyboard and noticed the "s" key would sometimes double register or not register at all. So its straight back to Newegg for this one, and unfortunately the return shipping isn't cheap for such a big box. The feel of the keys is not that different so it would be good if it worked, but I now have doubts about the longevity of the switches if some are bad out of the box. I'm going to stick with Cherries from now on. Also when it's not on sale its basically the same price as some of the cheaper Cherry keyboards, so there's no point in getting this one unless it's on sale (it was 60$ after rebate when I got it).

Overall Review: An FAQ on Kailh switches: Cherry's patent on their switches expired recently, allowing companies to come out with cheap clones. Kailh is the one used on this board. They feel alright compared to Cherries but obviously quality and longevity is not as good. If you want to take a risk, go for it but for that much money you might as well get real Cherry switches. They're not much more expensive.

Pros: It looks good

Cons: This keyboard worked great for about 6 months and then out of nowheere certain keys began sticking/repeating. Also, thee 0 (zero) button on the keypad basically stopped working entirely or will only register if you push down really hard. I am sorry but for $80 I eexpect to get more usage out of this thing than 6 months. I went ahead and left the typos in this revieew to demonstrate exactly what its doing. These are all from just normal typiing with this keyboard.

Overall Review: I wish I had read the reviews prior to purchasing because the sticking/repeating keys seems to be a fairly common problem.

Pros: solid and sturdy and i lovve the Illuminated keys

Cons: After tthe first month of ownership some of the keys started to doubble strike making typing in passwords a pain in the neck.

Overall Review: I got tired of re typing the words where the keys double clicked and leftt it as is.

Pros: 5 levels of LED brightness Cheaper than most mechanical keyboards (got it on sale)

Cons: Bad performance after 90 days

Overall Review: After about 3 months of regular gaming usage, the "T" and "R" keys start to double/triple register on single click. I am able to shrug it off fr now, but it gets tricky when typing passwords.

Pros: It lasted 351 days and now finially i have had enough of it.

Cons: I hav issues with the keys reestering , somtimes tthe keys regestter, and othe ttimes they dont. As i type typically fast i never ccheck to see if tthe speelling is correect ( which it usually is) untill this keyboard start to double and triple tttypee letters. The only letters thatt thave shown to triple type are thee T and thhe E But the T will leave a space between the 3rd letter and the 2nd letter . Not too impressed

Overall Review: - I would probabbly never purchasse another Tt Keyboard, i would like my money back TTBBH This was like $100 of my hard earned money that is basically wasted now.

Pros: Clean, simple design Feels heavy, sturdy Lovely blue LEDs w/ ability to adjust brightness

Cons: When I purchased this keyboard back in December '14, it worked flawlessly. The only annoyance was it's inability to save your LED brightness. (Have to readjust it every time I power on) A few weeks into ownership, I started to notice my "A" key double typing every now and then. (Words like "great" were spelled "greaat") I had passed Newegg's return period, so I hoped the keyboard wouldn't deteriorate any further. Boy was I wrong. Six months into ownership, and my "A" key frequently triple types, or it just flat out doesn't type, (This is greaaat, it's so wesome!) and I think my down arrow key is giving up as well. Fortunately Thermaltake provides a 5 years warranty with this board, because believe me, you're gonna need it. According to their warranty policy, you have to pay return shipping. Here's hoping for the best, but I'm scared for my replacement...

Overall Review: Save your money, and buy a board with legitimate Cherry MX keys. I have a hard time pronouncing what the Poseidon Z uses-Kalih keys I believe. Honestly, by now I wish I could get my money back. It wasn't worth the $40 or so dollars I saved.

Pros: Love the way it sounds, looks and feels.

Cons: The keyboard didn't last a month before the problem began. The backslash button wouldn't stop registering, meaning every search bar or wherever i point my mouse the backslash would keep going and going. So i contacted thermaltake and not only do i have to pay for the defective item to be shipped back but they also want to take 80 bucks out of my bank account in order to RMA this junk. The total comes out to 95 + tax, lovely. First time buying a thermaltake product and my last. Go ahead thermaltake you can not respond to my review below with your PR answer...

Pros: *Heavy- I love the weight of this thing, will never slide no matter how hard you type or game with it. *Sound- Personally I love it, but it could be a con for some. *Portable- Although its heavy, its super small profile. Easily fits in a backpack, carrying case, or etc. Literally about 50% of the size of the Microsoft Sydewinder. *Brightness- My entire rig is lit up, my mouse, etc, but this keyboard is by far the brightest. It's 3rd setting for brightness might as well be a lamp in a dark room. Seriously the brightest piece of gaming equipment I have EVER seen. (Fear not, its easily adjusted with Function + F11/F12) *Good layout - Easily adapted from last keyboards with no problem. I would say my typing speed also improved a good 10-15 wpm. *Price - One of the cheapest mechanical boards out there, and you really don't see why. The quality is outstanding. The Blue Switches are amazing.

Cons: *Sound - Its loud, people hear it over my stream. (Doesn't bother me) *So Bright that the light bleeds around keys (Doesn't bother me) *The northern-back keystands could be longer, as I like a more slanted keyboard when I'm not gaming. No big deal though.

Overall Review: Worth every penny of $80.00. You are not missing out on anything by getting this instead of a comparable $120.00 blue-switch mechanical, except the price and probably a bit of size. Up to you if you want to pay more for a bigger keyboard though.