GravaStar Mercury K1 Pro Wireless Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, 75% Layout RGB Custom Keyboard, Hot-Swappable Linear Switches – Aluminum Alloy, Interstellar Silver Brushed Metal Look

The media could not be loaded. The Mercury K1 Pro is hands-down the best keyboard I’ve ever owned. The aluminum base gives it a premium, solid feel — it’s not cheap plastic like so many others out there. The orange keycaps are really stunning and really stand out. You can make the keyboard any color you like and the keys still stand out and are easy to see. What blew me away is the level of customization. I guess I've been disappointed by a lot of brands like Razer as far customization but not Gravastar. Customization is amazing. You can change the base lighting separately from the main keys, and even set individual key colors if you want a completely unique look.I saw a lot of complaints about the software, but honestly? I found it super easy to use. What are you all doing? How is the software hard to use? Do any of you know how to use a computer? Its super easy to download and use this software. You can program macros, remap keys, set up custom profiles — it does everything I need and more. Easier to use than Razer is.The typing feel is amazing — clicky without being obnoxious, that perfect middle ground between soft and loud. Whether I’m gaming or working, it just feels right.If you’re looking for a unique, high-quality mechanical keyboard that feels and looks like a sci-fi weapon, this is it. 5/5 — highly recommended.

I'm on day one, and I'm in love. I went from being the most annoying person in the office to only mildly annoying, thanks to the sound dampening.It's super sensitive, so you'd better set your hands on the keys with intention! The design is solid and the aluminum is impressive. The detail to the theme is exciting. And the switching from Bluetooth devices has been great already. The mac/win switch is nice, but not necessary, it's pretty standard for the swapping of the keys with the driver.Based on other reviews I am avoiding the software downloads. After a short read with the manual, I was able to set it up really simply on each device, including phone.

An amazing keyboard, my son is at a pro level of gaming amd thos keyboard is awesome 👌 well worth the price. Got it for his birthday and he is very happy. The sound is way better than one of the other mechanical keyboards he has as far as having to hear it at night clicking super loud this one is a lot quieter but still has that nice clicking he likes and is probably on another level of mechanical boards. Seems super durable when wr opened it up it is very solid and hefty feeling. I was probably more excited to check it out than him lol. Anyway don't think about it, buy it.

The media could not be loaded. UPDATE:Typing Experience: 6 stars (yes, subjectively, I think it's THAT good)Software: 1 star (proprietary; downloading feels too dodgy to risk)It's been two weeks, and I cannot adequately express how much I love this keyboard, nitpicks and software concerns aside. This is now probably my favorite mechanical keyboard in my entire collection. I've had zero issues, and it feels and sounds SOOO satisfying - and I say this as someone with dozens of mechanical keyboards, by a wide variety of manufacturers, in a variety of layouts, case and plate materials, switch types, keycap profiles and keycap materials.I did switch out the stock keycaps (which are fine if you like pudding-style keycaps), but I'd originally ordered this keyboard with a "Pastel Goth" vibe already in mind. I own Kiiboom's Sweet Rebel keycap set, as well as a small set of coordinating polycarbonate keycaps that I recently picked up here on Amazon. I thought they'd be amazing on the K1 Pro, and I was right! <3To optimize the appearance of the see-through polycarbonate keycaps, I DID change out the wonderful stock switches for MMD Aqua King 37g linear switches, but ONLY for those keycaps. The MMD Aqua Kings coordinate surprisingly nicely with the stock switches from a feel and sound standpoint, at least to my senses, while the clear housing and stem make them nearly invisible underneath the see-through polycarb keycaps.I have reached keyboard nirvana!I've updated my review to include two still photos, and a video with full rainbow RGB, but the keyboard truly looks better in person.Battery life has been simply amazing, making it feasible to enjoy the wonderful RGB. If you disable RGB, however, this is going to run for a VERY long time between charges. I currently have the backlighting set so keys light up in white as I type (photo two), and it feels like the battery STILL never drains. GravaStar also somehow tweaked sleep mode perfectly (I'm using it in 2.4GHz mode), so it wakes up as soon as you start typing. So many keyboards I own skip the first character you type if there's ANY pause, and it's incredibly frustrating, especially when typing passwords!May I also add how cool it is that even the wireless dongle is textured to coordinate perfectly with the keyboard? I will NEVER mistake which keyboard this goes to, unless I buy a second one - which is a possibility, given how much I love this!I still have not downloaded or tried the configuration software, as I thankfully haven't felt a need to take that risk, however small. I do still wish they'd gone with VIA support instead of their own proprietary offering - especially given its dodgy-feeling Google Drive access.If you like the looks, PLEASE give this a try. You will thank me later. If you love the "Pastel Goth" vibe, this is a fantastic choice to stylishly enhance the dark and twisty (yet adorable) vibes of a pastel goth keycap set!ORIGINAL REVIEW:I collect mechanical keyboards and accessories. Mostly sub-$150 boards, although they range up to $450. Since I already have a nice set of "standard" keyboards, I'm starting to go after more novelty/niche items. I chose the GravaStar Mercury K1 Pro as my birthday gift from my husband, but waited for the Prime Day sale to order it. It just arrived about an hour ago, and I'm very pleased! The construction is beautiful, and gives me a very "Aliens" organic mecha vibe. I love that the funky rear legs actually serve a purpose, and they click into place with such a satisfying sound!As an older mechanical keyboard hobbyist, I have long avoided Kailh switches. In the early days, they were frankly garbage. Clearly, times have changed, as these switches are GOOD. So much so that I'll actually be leaving them in the keyboard, at least for now. I went with the Galaxy Black model of this keyboard, and I'm pretty pleased with the keycaps, but I'll still be swapping them out eventually. Pudding keycaps are a bit much for me, and I bought this keyboard with a particular keycap set in mind.I had been impressed with how good the keyboard sounded in reviews, and I'm happy to report that it also sounds wonderful in person. Very thocky, nice feel, and solid quality stabilizers that I don't need to tinker with.Minor criticisms are as follows:While the RGB is very bright, and I love how the ambient case RGB can be controlled separately from the keycaps, the keycap RGB is still glaringly bright for me on the lowest allowed setting. I wish it could go dimmer before your option becomes zero RGB at all.My other nitpick is that the LCD for the logo is such wasted potential, especially when there are MUCH less expensive keyboards possessing fully functional screens with GIF support. It's like the screen exists to tease us with its unfulfilled potential. If memory space on the keyboard allows (and it probably doesn't, sadly), I would love to see a firmware update that increases the functionality of the screen.Software Concerns:While the default layout and FN layer are actually thoughtfully designed, the software needs better treatment. QMK/VIA compatibility with Signal RGB support would have been the ideal, but GravaStar at least needs to make their proprietary software feel SAFE!!!There are a few reviews here reporting problems with being hacked. One customer implied it may have been from just the dongle; did they even install the software? The proprietary software for this keyboard exists on a Google Drive, which explicitly warns that said driver software installer may be dangerous, and cannot be virus-checked.Of course, that warning doesn't mean the software is inherently harmful, but it also means you can't safely verify without downloading it. There have been instances of malware payloads simply requiring the download of the infected file. It's rare, but it's possible. So that's issue number one, unless you want to play around with a sandbox. The second issue is that we have no way of knowing how good GravaStar's security practices are. If the Google Drive isn't adequately secured, the driver configuration software could be tampered with, or replaced by a hostile third party.Realistically, it *could* be (and probably is) just a coincidence that these three people regretfully ran into issues, but nothing on the GravaStar site provides any assurance that the software you're directed to download is safe. There's no version information with MD5 checksum, and/or a passing Virus Total report.Most people won't need the configuration software given the layout, so all but hard core users can ignore the software conundrum. Power users are probably safe, but it's up to them to decide if the small, but non-zero, risk is worth it. I would also love to see GravaStar's response to this, as I don't believe they replied to the (possibly) affected users, if only to reassure these customers that GravaStar's keyboard or keyboard software wasn't to blame.

I love this keyboard! It's pretty much everything I wanted, sure its a bit pricey, but after shopping around for multiple different mechanical keyboards this is the best one I've found by far.Typing on it feels amazing, the keyboard has a good weight to it, the design is super unique (I've got the battle worn yellow one) and not something I could really find anywhere else, and it has no connection problems whatsoever. I also really love how you can adjust the sound with the little lever on the top right.The only things I wish were different would be the option to have a numberpad, as well as being able to fully customize the RGB lights through software like OpenRGB, since im very particular about color scheme and their yellow is more green than the oragnish yellow I was looking for. Overall though, it's a great product and functionality-wise it works flawlessly. I hope the company produces more of this high quality battle-worn aesthetic cause buying it off amazon is way easier than trying to custom build it myself lol. My compliments to whoever the designers were cause this is cool as hell!