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DesignIt is time to talk about the design and construction of this Gamakay MK61, which in essence is almost identical to the GK61.
In fact, there are several brands that make the GK61 , such as HK Gaming , Geek , Skylong , we also have the Royal Kludge RK61 , or the Epomaker SK61 , among others, although we could say that all meet very similar standards and an almost identical structure, more beyond certain variations in keycaps, switches and connectivity.
Although Gamakay has arrived with this MK61 , to position itself as one of the budget keyboards or economic keyboards with the best value for money.
We have a 60% keyboard with 61 Keys
ANSI format in English, that perhaps this is something that many of you pull back. I have ISO keyboards in Spanish and ANSI in English and in 5 minutes the truth is that your fingers get used to it, and the Ñ thing is not a problem, since it will be the key to the right of the L.
Like any 60% keyboard, by dispensing with a series of keys, it has a function layer with which we can access the arrows. In this case I think they have done it very intelligently, as well as the keys from F1 to F12 , aspects of the keyboard itself such as lighting, or even multimedia aspects.
Building
We have a keyboard built out of plastic that I think is quite high quality. All smooth and in black or white, as it is available in both colors. I personally like it better in white, although for a bit of variation, since I usually choose everything in white, I chose it in black.
We have the brand logo on both the bottom and the back, where in this case we do not have temples
Of course, we have an inclination of about 8.5 degrees to gain ergonomics, and the truth seems to me a quite comfortable keyboard.
In the upper left we have the USB type C connection
And if we talk about its size and weight, we have about 29 x 10 x 4 cm and approximately 570 grams of weight. Perfect to take it with you everywhere.
Software, Macros, Lighting
Gamakay MK61 software
We keep talking about this king of quality-price keyboards and it's time to talk about the software. Because yes, it has software. And although it is still a bit in beta, only available on Windows , and it does not look at all like software from brands such as Razer or HyperX , which is quite obvious, it does its job perfectly.
Since it will allow us:
Creating macros
Set up different profiles
Or choose between the different lighting effects: you know, the typical effects of waves, breathing, spiral among many others, and even the possibility of creating your own effects
A software that does its job even if you don't expect much either.
Gamakay MK61 lighting
If we talk about the power and quality of the lighting, I could say that I think it is quite good, and part of that credit goes to the pudding keycaps that let the light through making the keys appear to be floating on the keyboard.
Switches
In the section of switches, we have Gateron's Optical Switches with the possibility of choosing between the classic colors, red, blue or brown, and we also have green and yellow, which in my case, as I was advancing, are the ones that I chose and that as You know they are one of the fastest on the market and perfect for gaming.