The $27 Mechanical Keyboard from Aukey

I bought a $27 AUKEY mechanical keyboard with equivalent blue switches.

 

I'm actually really proud of those sheets.

The Aukey KM-G9 feels heavy. Weighing in at 1.83 pounds (according to Amazon) it's the heaviest keyboard I own now, in spite of it being the one with the least number of keys.

The sound of the clicks are very high pitched. So when typing softly that's primarily all I hear. When typing harder you'll get a deeper thwak (as keyboards do). I'm using this in the office now; It's pretty loud. There's a reverberation after the key strokes, like tapping on a metal bowl, when I listen to it in a quieter place.

The action is more than I'm used to, having mostly typed on laptop and stock, included for free keyboards.

As such it feels very different and I'm not having the best performance of my life.

If, like me, you've wanted a mechanical keyboard but the prices and number of choices are paralyzing you - keeping you from your from your destiny - this one, among other low price Chinese offers, could be the one to get you through the door.

Good Luck!

- Victor F