Pros: - Genuine Cherry MX switches - most other "bargain" brands have gone to knock-offs, including the folks at Das Keyboard and another popular brand for cheap mechanical keyboards with a "single price" - Great "minimalist" design with traditional-looking key caps. the new "single price brand" boards have this awful looking font as well as non-cherry switches - Braided cable - Beautify (and heavy) metal back plate - choice of all four major switches (the "single price brand" doesn't offer a "brown" version) - N-key rollover and 6-key rollover over USB - my old Model Ms are limited to 2-key rollover

Cons: - Detachable cable - would brefer a non-breakout cable with an adapter rather than separate cables. the connection looks sturdy but I've heard stories about broken connectors on the V1 version. I just don't see the need for a detachable cable, especially with an obsolete (mini-usb) connector - for some reason, I cannot get into the BIOS on my computer when this keyboard is connected via PS/2. it works fine when connected via USB, and my Model Ms with native PS/2 connectors also work. If anyone knows anything about this issue, let me know. It's a mystery, but I just leave the thing connected via USB. I don't need NKRO, i got by with 2KRO for a long time, so 6 is more than enough. - No blank option (like das keyboard ultimate) - no tenkeyless options

Overall Review: I collect mechanical keyboards. I like to snag old Model Ms off auction sites and from other folks who are "getting rid of old equipment". That's how I originally got bitten by the "mechanical" keyboard bug. These days I find I prefer keyboards with a Windows key, given that's the environment I spend most of my time. Originally I bought a Unicomp Model M, so I could have the best of both worlds. While the Unicomp was okay, the keys were really stiff (even compared to old model Ms) and it eventually died on me - no idea how it happened. So I decided to try some Cherry MX-based boards. My first one was a MX Blue from that "single price" brand, still have it and really like it. The click sound is a bit much, though, and more shrill than on Model Ms. Decided I wanted to try an MX brown board for home use, where I type and also game. I now have two MX blue boards (one in regular use) and this MX brown board, along with all my Model Ms. The Rosewill is my favorite keyboard of the bunch right now. It is just a joy to type on, great combination of features, genuine Cherry MX switches, fantastic minimalist design, and that red metal backplate is just one of the most satisfying, subtle detains I've ever seen. I'm tempted to buy more of these boards and put them on every computer I use regularly.

Pros: Sturdy, heavy keyboard. Appears to be made from quality materials Nice key actuation Genuine Cherry Mx keys Matte finish prevents fingerprints Long braided cable

Cons: LEDs are super bright. Don't look at it directly otherwise you'll get blinded.

Overall Review: As a software engineer I wanted a nice quiet mechanical keyboard for work since I'm typing 8 hours a day. The brown keys are excellent for the work environment. They're only *slightly* louder than conventional dome keyboards when bottoming out. They're perfectly acceptable for an office environment. One thing to note is that when you're holding down the backspace key, normal operation would delete one character, pause for a little, and then spam backspace continuously for deleting entire sentences. The delay before spamming backspace on this keyboard is slightly longer compared to my other keyboards. Most won't notice this though unless you're looking for it.

Pros: This keyboard is everything that i was looking for at a price i couldn't pass up. PS/2 connector, Tenkey, Cherry Blue's, and a price of $79 thanks to a sale. Comes with separate USB and PS2 cables to suit your fancy, and they're braided which gives a very high quality feel. Letters on the keyboard are large and easy to see if that's something you're looking for. Keys feel very nice to press and give convincing feedback to let you know your press has gone through. Even though it includes the number pad it retains a very small package. At under 18 inches it's going to fit anywhere you need it to. So far, i can honestly say; if i liked this keyboard any more, it would be beer.

Cons: Cables plug into the keyboard at an angle that points left. If your PC resides on the right side of your desk, this may become an issue. It was the perfect length for me so i won't dock an egg for it, but some may have an issue. The blue LED's are blindly bright and would certainly cause permanent blindness if looked at the wrong way. To be honest, this is almost worth docking an egg over, because i'll probably end up having to put tape over the lights, its that bad. LED's have a tendency to dull over time so maybe it won't be an issue in a few months. We'll see.

Overall Review: Overall, i'm quite pleased on day 1. All it comes down to now is how long it lasts. I'm an avid gamer that plays RTS and FPS every day. Hopefully i get a few years out of it at the very least. Hoping for the best!

Pros: - Close enough to the original RK-9000, easy enough to transition.

Cons: - The polling rate appears to be significantly slower than the original RK-9000, difficult to adjust to. - Online reviews and even the Newegg specifications are misleading. The RK-9000V2 DOES NOT come with two cables, it instead comes with a single USB cable and a USB->PS2 Adapter. - The mini-usb end of the cable is extremely awkward and forces certain usage angles.

Overall Review: There was an issue with the N-key rollover in the RK-9000 that prevented too many keys on either side of the keyboard from being used simultaneously - I'm assuming lowering the polling rate was a hack to fix this instead of actually solving the problem. The RK-9000 came with 2 cables, 1 USB and 1 PS2, the RK-9000V2 only comes with 1 USB cable and a USB->PS2 adapter. Fortunately, the old RK-9000 cables still work just fine with the RK-9000V2. I really dislike the addition of the obnoxious laptop-esque seek/play/volume keys. So I thought of replacing them with the keys from the RK-9000, and it turns out that the RK-9000V2 keys have a lower profile than the original RK-9000. I don't really consider this a "con", but I thought it should be noted for RK-9000 users. I owned the RK-9000 for 5 years and I really put it through hell, it only broke after I took it for a swim so I'm hoping the RK-9000V2 proves to be just as reliable.

Pros: work like every other mechanical keyboard

Cons: -usb port is in an awkward position -pins on the usb reciever die out even when you do not unplug -for its price i can get something much better

Overall Review: worked well for the first couple month until it lost connection and i was never able to re-established connection. with further troubleshooting i found out 1 of the pin was bench and it was never unplugged so i got an RMA. Got a new one from newegg not too long after and what do you know same thing happened after 3 month of usage. so now i have to go through hoops to get another keyboard. DO NOT BUY THIS KEYBOARD SAVE YOURSELF SOME TIME AND TROUBLE.

Pros: Heavy weight keyboard with excellent Cherry MX brown switches. Connected to gigabyte Z97 board, USB, Windows 10. never a single problem, no keys sticking, not working, etc. Used by my wife who is a 110 word per minute typist and if it wasn't right I would never hear the end of it. I am enjoying the silence from her on this keyboard.

Cons: Not backlit at this price. and yes, the LED's are bright. but if you don't like that, put a little piece of magic tape over them or drop of rubber cement to peel off later. They do not bother most people.

Overall Review: Real Cherry switches at a great price in a solid basic keyboard for every day use by those who prefer mechanical switches in the workplace. The bashers are the fake reviews, not this one.

Pros: I've never really owned a Rosewill product before so I didn't know what to expect in terms of quality, but wow am I surprised! It's higher quality than my old Logitech G710+! The MX Brown switches feel great! It comes with two Mini-B removable USB cables which are both extremely high quality as well! One is USB-PS/2 and the other is USB/USB.

Cons: The two USB cables that come with the keyboard are right angled, and for my specific setup the cables go the wrong way, which doesn't look very good. (My computer is to the right of me, but the cables have a right angle connection going left.) I wish the LED's weren't blue, but that's not a really a con, just an annoyance.

Overall Review: Overall this is a super high quality keyboard that should make anyone happy! I do wish that since I bought the MX Brown version of the board it came with O-Rings pre-installed, but that's really not the end of the world.

Pros: In a former life I was a typesetter, so I know what I like in keyboards. Best PC board I've had before this was a now long-gone Northgate OmniKey Ultra, and nothing since could approach that for feel and precision — until this. I've had it for quite a few months, after spending far too much over the years on other keyboards. Gaming keyboards, wireless keyboards, wavy keyboards, angled keyboards, you name it. Mushy feel, lightshows, uncertain connections, wonky legends on the keycaps — one's keycaps showed the shift characters *under* the main characters, which turned out to be an amazingly irritating nuisance — and one thats legends started to wear off some keycaps within the first year. No issues with this Rosewill. It's a keyboard. It works. There are no superfluous keys for video games or whatever. The audible and mechanical feedback of the Cherry MX Blues are just right for me, although those preferences can be quite personal with people who spend a lot of time on the keyboard. And it cost a heck of a lot less than some I've blown money on. It's a good board.

Cons: Some reviewers have negatively commented on the angled USB connector. So far I've had no problems with it, but I do see that in my case the cable has to go out and down almost immediately to get behind the keyboard shelf, so there is some asymmetric load at the connection point. I expect it will be okay, as long as I don't inadvertently yank on the cable where it runs under the desk or something. Are the blue indicator lights for numlock, caps lock, and scroll lock a bit bright, as some have complained? Yeah, I guess they are a bit bright, now that you mention it, but not so bright as to be an issue for me. You're not looking directly down into them anyway.

Overall Review: Would I recommend? Sure, as long as you know what you know what you like in a keyboard and just want it to do its job.