Tesoro Gram Spectrum Low Profile G11SFL Blue Mechanical Switch Single Individual Per Key Full Color RGB LED Backlit Illuminated Mechanical Black Gaming Keyboard TS-G11SFL B (BL)

Ive been on the warpath for a good mechanical keyboard recently, good is relative if you read you will see what i mean. First i will give you a little backstory, my first gaming keyboard i bought was a saitek $60 rubber dome with backlighting, back in like 2003 ish, because of care, aka taking it apart cleaning it and all keys through dishwasher if it was really bad and oiling plastics before reasembly i made it last a long time, and i never questioned getting something else until one day i could finally start to feel the wear, the dome was getting soft because of so much use, it almost didnt feel like it had actuation anymore --- that keyboard still works its just old, was an amazing product. Because of so much use on it i became extremely accustomed to it.Keyboards layout -- I never thought it mattered until i tried k70 with cherry browns, keyboard was nicely built but i couldnt get used to the alt being so small as i play arma all the time and alt turns your head, it bothered me, i got used to it to a certain degree was never comfortable though. I also realised i dont like blocky keys and big keys, after going through this k70 a razer with cherry blues (the new open board one forgot the name) and the logitech g810, i slowly realized all the issues i had about boards and how they had to be perfect as none seemed to beat the logitech k120 which i spent 8 dollars on...haha, im an competative gamer too. The g810 had a weird null point after the first actuation where the button wouldnt be registered, unfortunately the grams red keys also have this issue, but its not as noticeable as the whole key is way more linear, its not but the actuaton is very light. So i narrowed it down, i needed low profile keys like my godlike k120, it needed the same or very similar layout, i wanted to try cherry reds since i never did, these tesoro reds i think khail seemed close, its open which is a must these days for me, and it had a metal base all of the little perfections i wanted. And you dont need to run the software if you dont want which comp gamers usually do not want. I would love to try the tesoro blues, maybe in the future. But i didnt like the cherry blues because of travel distance before the actuationand the rebound of the key was slower and weaker than it should be, i feel it should be extremely close to the top if not the very top like most rubber dome, or in particular my k120, all that marketing stuff you see about quickest key is bs, the quickest key is a rubber dome since there is no...no travel before actuation...if the tesoro blues are like that and dont have 1-2mm of travel distance before actuation than they would most likely be better for me than these reds.Manufacturing -- Its made very well, i can see no flaws on my keyboard...great job too many companies have great ideas these days and their product fails due to poor manufacturing.The keys -- ive gone into most keys ive tried, to recap real quick dome keys have quickest actuation, but are dome keys maybe the k120s are slightly different which is why they feel soo good....the g810 they feel nice actually but they have a null point where the key wont register after the first actuation, the cherry browns were nice, but too much travel on the normal blocky keys, couldnt get used to them, cherry blues were nice but too much travel distance before actuation, blues def best for big typers and non gamers. These agile reds i think the khalia brand are nice i honestly dont know much about that company other than for some reason i early sided with cherry for mech switches, although these do feel nice, im still getting used to them but i dont make to many mistakes and its the first day ive been using this board i played one match of overwatch and noticed my play seemed to be very close to my play with the k120 something the other boards couldnt get close to. They arent linear but very close to it, i guess they are kind of like the cherry browns but not as crisp, but if i dont connect with the key perfectly it the switch doesnt get held up or have any resistance...a problem i had with all cherry keys. Ultimately i like these tesoro reds alot but only time will tell, i will upgrade this review if they get worse, or if i test the tesoro blues. One massive complaint i have though...itsnt much but the base of the red keys is red and the base of the blue keys is blue the problem is red isnt neutral, so i can still see the red base of the keys on almost any color from the led's. Also almost forgot the stabilizers on these keys are perfect they are nice and strong and have no sway one side or the other, dont ever change these.The lights -- they are great, i havent installed software and most likely wont so i cant program the individual keys, i think this feature needs to be added for the select few who dont like software, or just axe the software entirely and make it board based, i would love this personally. The options on the baord without software are decent but i wish there was more, also on the key caps they didnt laser etch the bottom letters/numbers on some of the keys like f1-f12 the arrows, they are just printed white on top of the key caps like a basic board...hope they fix this. Also wish they had a scroll lock light like normal and the gamer mode light was separate like the g810.The cable is perfect dont ever change it., Same with the tesoro logo, low key and not in you face but still noticeable and not over the top.If you have made it this far thanks i know its a info load but trust me deciding on a keyboard can be very hard if your as particular as me.This board is very close to being perfect, the few things i would change are the bases on the keys...just make them black, white or clear, or something very neutral cuz my leds are effected by it, laser etch the whole keycaps writting, some light will still come through, its better than the garbage white print, i wish the caps lock had the other design with the gap so i could tell where my fingers are a little easier, other than that the layout is perfect, the cable is perfect the logo is nice and small, separate the g key light from the num lk and caps lk, and add back a scroll lk, and make them all per key lighting like the g810, dont add a usb pass through or anything like that, get rid of the software entirely add more feature to change and program light on the board it self, make this board default n-key, and 1000hz polling, maybe add a tiny dial for vol control, i dont mind not having the next or back or pause or play because its too easy with my mouse, but changing vol can be a pain, i would make it like the same size if not a little smaller than the logo on the board if i could, but in my opinion the gram is the closest to the perfect board other than the k120, these changes while still small and dont effect the overall that much would still be a huge improvement for me personally, in other words this is closest to perfection on the market. i kind of wish i had other options for keys, would be nice to customize and add cherrys or whatever really, but dont let that deter you, these "tesoro" khalia reds are nice and feel good like i said i like them better than romer g's keys for the no friction when you dont contact the key correctly...but options are always nice. Oh and the stabilizers are perfect, nice and strong with no sway, dont ever change them please. Hope an employee sees this cuz it really is close to being perfect.

I am a big fan of the low profile Havit Backlit Wired Gaming Mechanical Keyboard (HV-KB390L). The only thing about that keyboard that prevents me from using it as much as I would like is that it only comes with Kalih Blue switches (similar to Cherry MX Blues). While I love that keyboard a lot, using it on my work computer is not an option due to the clickiness of the blue switches. Still, once I got used to the low profile mechanical keyswitches, it was hard to turn my back on them. I started looking for and hoping for either Havit to make the same keyboard with red switches, or for another mechanical keyboard choice, one that would use red linear switches with the low profile keys.When I saw this keyboard, I was super excited. It comes in two color choices: white or black. Both options are translucent rather than opaque. This may seem small on first consideration, but it makes a big difference when you look at the keyboard in person. I first got the black model, as I am used to black keyboards showing off the backlit lettering on the keys with more sharpness than white keyboards. (Also at the time, the black would have delivered sooner than the white model.) When I got the keyboard, the translucent black case causes the keyboard to look a little odd to me. The light partially reflecting through the black case makes it look like it is smoke gray in parts rather than black. It almost felt as if they did not finish coloring the case before it was sent out. I was not a fan of the look and ultimately decided to send the keyboard back.After a little while passed, I decided to give this keyboard a second try, but with the white model. What a difference it made! The white model is far superior than the black one. Where the translucency hinders the black keyboard, it helps with the white model. The case actually reflects the colors back quite nicely, and this makes the colors really pop out at you. The colored lights show under and around the keys and is beautiful to observe. You also get a white braided mini USB cable with gold connectors.I have the red switch model (of course), and it feels good. The Havit keyboard uses a different type of stem for their low profile switches that makes it feel more stable, where the Tesoro Gram uses the Cherry MX style stems, which feels slightly less stable, but not bad at all. I would recommend taking a day or two to get used to how to type on the agile switches so you can get a good feel for them.I took one star off the rating due to the software. Tesoro can do a better job of making the configuration software for the keyboard much better and much easier to use. It is ugly and clunky. Also it is not very easy to come up with custom lighting schemes. You can do individual lighting on each key, but the software makes it very unrewarding. I hope they release an update that is far more user-friendly.This is a good keyboard so far, and I will update the rating if anything changes. I highly recommend that you go for the white version and you won't be disappointed.