Portronics Hydra 10 Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Bluetooth & 2.4 GHz Wireless, Red Switches, Multi-Device Pairing, TKL Compact Size, Multi-Colour Backlight, for Laptop & PC (Black)

(Edit: Less than 8 months later, some of the keys have died making it unusable.) Don't cheap out on mechanical keyboard, invest in a better one that'll work for a long time, or settle for membrane until you can afford a good one. I'd suggest looking for a 75% or atleast a 65% keyboard layout. I have been using this keyboard since nearly 2 months now with my laptop + external monitor setup at home. Firstly I hate the "60%" keyboard layout. It's too compact and jammed together resulting in a LOT of mistypes. I thought I'll get used to it but even after a month I haven't. Maybe it's my skill issue but I'm still perfectly comfortable with my laptops' built in keyboard. I can type at 130-140 wpm easily on my laptops' keyboard but on this thing I can barely hit 110-120. And there's only one Fn key in the right side and you need to use that to access the Tilde symbol (via Fn + Esc) or backtick (Fn + Shift + esc), both of which are often used by programmers. That's annoying as heck too and still haven't gotten used to it. This keyboard was smooth at first (still nowhere close to the more expensive ones) and it was clicky yet silent, as expected from a good MK. However after 2 months of use it's not as smooth as day one and it's much louder too. Maybe it needs some lubrication but there are no instructions for it. Also the Shift key gradually keeps getting worse (misses hits) for some weird reason. Pros: - Type C charging. One of my main reasons for buying this in the first place as I was in a budget and this was a must. It can be also switched to usb mode for zero latency in gaming. - Battery life. Unlike what some other reviews say, I can easily run it for 5-7 days on a full charge. It automatically enters standby after a short timeout. And it also works parallelly while charging. - Lighting. It supports a good bunch of predefined colors, (RGB ofc) styles, patterns. However I preferred a static red color and that is possible too. Brightness is adjustable. All of these is controlled via Fn + some key combinations. - It's not as heavy as the better MK's. Easy to move it around without worrying about dropping it. The build quality is decent although it's mostly plastic, but doesn't feel breakable.

Good keyboard.

Keys like spacebar started creating issues in the 13th Month.

Amazing, good clicks

Value for money, great connectivity. Working as expected.