SteelSeries 6Gv2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Cherry Switches Edition

I just received the keyboard earlier today and currently using it. Immediately i noticed a difference in my typing, the keys are extremely comfortable. The keyboard itself is smaller then my old Thermaltake Knucker keyboard. The keys just feel amazing under every press... no longer do i miss presses, and find myself overpressing at times... due to the old rubber dome design i was so used to. After i got used to pressing the keys a little less... it improved further, the keyboard was heavy and i really like that, wish it did come with the key removal tool, but alas that is not a problem, the function key is great. People who complained about that have no idea what they're talking about. How often do people actually use the windows key anyway? I was already used to the larger enter key and smaller right shift key as well. That was also not an issue with me. Pros: -Sturdy Heavy Keyboard -Extremely comfortable and simple design -Love the clicky noise of bottoming out every press Cons: -No key removal tool? Take for example for people debating on switching over to mechanical, i am a starcraft 2, wow and league of legends player. My SC2 i went from 80 APM to 140 APM, without changing anything, also at 80 APM i was trying my heart out to get that. (Yes i have a winning record =P) Much less effort to get that 140 APM w/ the new keyboard. All gamers i recommend you switch... NOW.

Now, I think it's worth mentioning I'm a hardware guy. Not just the computer itself, but it's peripherals, come naturally to me. I see something hardware related, and my first instinct is to compare it to other solutions. I was flustered when I saw this keyboard. There's nothing to compare it to. Maybe the Das Keyboard, but that doesn't have the cherry red switches, as far as I know. The best way I can describe the user experience is a simply notion: it's like typing on a cloud. I use this mainly for gaming, but it's made a better typist out of me. I feel awkward using other keyboards, and yet, I've gotten faster at using them. Even as I lay here, typing this review on my iPhone, it's definitely changed my typing speed. I love that feeling of feedback, but it's more relaxed in this keyboard, and I love it even more for it. In terms of ascetics, it looks beautiful. I've opted to pair it with a R.A.T. 7 gaming mouse, by Cyborg/MadCatz. Since they both use red lighting primarily, both have comfortable designs, both utilize gold plated connectors, and are both pack leaders in their markets, is say its a fantastic match. In fact, to prospecting buyers, is suggest the exact pair, if not, using it alongside an M.M.O. 7, if you're more of a macro gamer. The only thing I wish is that they'd release other iterations of this board. Perhaps one with backlighting, or a wider range of buttons. I must say, I miss the volume controls on my old HP keyboard. But that's something I knew about before I bought this. It would also be nice if they sold a wireless one, for the more travel savvy, or for iPad users. All in all, it's a fantastic unit, from a brand that I am persistently impressed by. Is recommend it for anybody that uses a keyboard regularly, not just gamers. If you're an avid typist, and don't mind dropping a Benjamin for a keyboard, look no further.

I bought this keyboard as a Mechanical Keyboard I can take to work to replace works horrible Dell Membrane boards. I did get the Red Switch version. I'm actually Typing from it right now! This keyboard is a nice keyboard. Solid in construction. The Red switches are amazing to type on. Super smooth and they take no pressure at all for the key to register. You could touch type if you practiced enough. It works nice at my work since I'm at a bank. The only sound you hear is the bottoming out of the keys. Co-workers have'nt complained yet! They actually love typing on it and want one like it. Now in terms of this board being a gaming keyboard I have only used it for League of Legends and Deadlight (platformer on Steam). It is nice for League. I actually like the light touch for it. I never really slip up like I thought I would. It is a good keyboard but there are a few flaws. It seems very compact. My main Keyboard at home is a Das Keyboard and The 6Gv2 seems compact compared to it for some reason. It's just small. In the other reviews people have said the key letters and numbers wear off. I have had this keyboard for around 2 months now and There is some of the bright white color dulling but so far all the images are still there. The main thing that bugs me is the small Shift key on the right side. but after I have been typing on it for a bit it hasn't been bad at all. I think my Das Keyboard is a better keyboard for me. The blue switches with the tactile feel are amazing. Maybe I should have gotten the Black swithces? Now for a small summary! Pros: --Smooth keys (red) --Solid construction --Quieter than Blues for sure --Great for typing --Media Keys are nice Cons: --Shift key is small --Key image does wear --Seems compact --No tilt adjust or feet All in all a great Keyboard. Definitely worth the Price on Amazon. There are a few minor things I dislike, but The good overshadows it for sure. I say if you want a Red switch Keyboard that is of good quality, then this is definitely a wallet friendly one.

Good stuff, love this keyboard. It is HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY. At least, compared to the other gel keyboards you'll get. There's quite a bit of heft to it, which is nice- it makes the not slip grip pads under it more effective. Did I mention the non-slip? It's awesome, now my keyboard doesn't move around when I vigorously type hateful messages to n00b teammates (I don't actually do that) or excitedly write Amazon reviews (I do that). Reds are supposed to be quieter and smoother, and smooth it is, but quiet it is not. Such is the way of things when it comes to mechanical. That's okay though, if you live alone or have an office where people are okay with CLICK CLACK CLICK CLACK then get this attractive lady, she'll announce herself to the world, that's for sure. The keys are somewhat sensitive, so a half click counts! The number of rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I have typed is pretty high up there, but I'm getting better. Definitely something you need to get used to! Also, the action on the keyboard is smooth, so you can actually click it down halfway. I noticed with my old poop-dell one, that it will give a tiny resistance and just go down all the way. This one will go half way, so application of pressure at all generally here will = a click whereas before an application of ENOUGH pressure would be a click. That's okay once you get used to it, and personally I love it. My WPM has increased. Or not. I don't know, I haven't tested it. But I'm guessing.

This keyboard is solid! You can tell by the weight of this keyboard that it is a well-made, high quality product. The keystrokes are very light with the MX Cherry Red switches. This keyboard is a standard layout with no extra buttons. If you like a plethora of extra keys, then this is not the keyboard for you. I happen to like the simplistic layout; it has all the vital keys, and no unnecessary ones. And yes, I play games perfectly fine without a hundred extra keys. I can tell this keyboard will last a very long time and I am extremely happy with my purchase! I highly recommend this product! UPDATE: I wrote my original review in November 2013. It is now February 2023. It has been over 9 years and I am still using the same keyboard! I have no issues to report! This thing has seen heavy use with multiple hours per day. Every single key works just as good as it did the day I bought it. I am thoroughly impressed by the quality and durability of this keyboard and the MX Cherry Red switches. If this thing ever breaks, I will be buying another one immediately.

I'll be honest about this product. First of we expect to see the keys in regular positions, which is almost perfectly achieved here, except the back/forward slash keys swapped. (some people seem to be concerned about it buy I am not, it's a rare key that I usually look and type) On the other hand, enter key is oldschool (huge), which I definitely use more than the other keys, especially backslash. Small shift is not a problem either, I never missed that shift. Although this is individual comment, key locations/sizes are perfect for me. Durability, construction etc. also perfect for me. I don't use tilting and I prefer one piece keyboard where tilting parts don't move around. This is a professional keyboard, which does not need to provide weird wrist-rest stuff or 99 programmable macro keys and media control buttons. This is a solid heavy durable typing machine in the smallest form factor possible. I prefer to keep books, drinks and other stuff on my table rather than a massive keyboard. So why it got 3 stars from me? Key resistance! Keys fall down (are pressed) when you are resting your hands on them, and you never know it. What can it cause? you can delete emails and important stuff quickly by mistake, you can issue wrong commands in the game. Another critical error: keys need to be released fully and pressed again. If you are used to slightly releasing and pressing your say "build worker" key say in "Starcraft II", it won't work sometimes and you will lack workers/units at critical times. You need to either fully release (more time consuming and defeats the purpose of mechanical keyboard) or you need to keep fully pressed (not supported in every application, depends on key-repeat time setting, makes annoying noises depending on the application). If you don't believe me, get a Logitech G15 and compare this grey zone that I am talking about. So they gotta play with the key resistance and the threshold level (how much pressing needed to type the letter) etc. I am a 10 years advanced strategy/shooter gamer who used many keyboards and I had a lot of troubles with this product in games. Most sadly, I got used to not resting my hands on the keyboard.. And now i am afraid to try other mechanical keyboards. So few pros and cons here, depending on your typing style..

Get this one, or that one. This Mechanical have been a blast for the past week since i got it home. Despite it having 1 flaw that everyone here has noted. Bear in mind that I've tried plenty of other mechanical KBs, including CM Storm, Blackwidow, Corsair, and TT. The first thing that comes to mind un-boxing is that it was built as a tank, it can take a blow or a fall quite safely too. I tried taking the keys off to have a better look at it, and taking them off was simple, as was putting them back in. As for gaming sessions. So far there have been a lot, each taking up to 6 hours. WoW, Starcraft II, DotA, and CS. The difference wasn't that noticeable in WoW, but to be fair. Mechanicals aren't made to accomodate for those games with queued actions and less apm. But it was certainly a noticeable difference with SC II, DotA, and CS. The APM jumped significantly with SC II, and actions with response became a lot smoother in DotA. As for the 6Gv2 or 7G argument. I was only 5 minutes away from getting the 7G when i noticed the different layout. For a difference of a few extra sockets on the keyboard that i don't really need, and a rest. The cash was worth it but not the layout. They are identical if it weren't for the layout. Now for Cons: 1- The printed letters did start to fade out on commonly used keys, such as WASD. I am quite sure it's not dirt too, but i already knew this when i was buying so it didn't bother me. 2- The Layout, the layouts on the SS mechanicals don't fit all known and commonly used layouts but most are close to standards. 3- You won't find typing as easy on this one if you are used to typing on plastic keyboards as i am at work. Otherwise, best peripheral purchase I've done. Enjoying it.

Looking for a first mechanical keyboard the price of this was very much worth it. I had bought it as a Amazon warehouse deal for 73$ and came in brand new condition but not in the original boxing, oh well not that I really mind and have had it for over a year now. For the wear and tear as a gamer and just typing in general its holding up just fine. All the letters on the keys are still on with basically not much fray on the most used keys just seems mixed with a darker white (frayed/dim) and clean white but from a distance like sitting on the chair, you can hardly even see the difference, only if you look up closely so no problem for me (I also keep clean hands). All the switches are fine which I very much like the feel of the cherry mx reds. Indicator LEDs, just fine. People complain about the key placement and I was concerned about this at first but still went through with it and after all this time i don't even notice a difference as you will get used to it, kind of don't mind the big enter key but always gotta search for the correct / \ but other than that it's a good sturdy keyboard and worth the price and practicality.

I've had this keyboard for over 5 years. It's simply amazing. Still looks new. It's sensitive, makes satisfying sounds, it's sturdy, it's egonomic, it's easy to clean, looks classy (non of that 15 y/o multicolored LED BS). I have used to game (LoL, WoW, Overwatch, FO4), and I've written my doctoral thesis with this thing. The last keyboard you'll ever need, just get it.

Recomiendo este teclado tanto para profesionales de las tecnologías de información, especialmente programadores y administradores de sistemas, que ocasionalmente disfruten de juegos en PC como shooters o RTS. Puede parecer caro pero si has dado un vistazo al mercado de los teclados mecánicos, podrás apreciar que este es uno de los más baratos de la categoría. El teclado es silencioso para ser mecánico (sigue haciendo mas ruido que un teclado normal) y no llama la atención porque luce prácticamente igual a un teclado negro generico de oficina, aunque cualquier persona que lo use o levante se puede dar cuenta inmediatamente que no es nada generico. Contras: Hubiera sido bueno que el 6Gv2 incluyese un slot para candado u otra medida de seguridad para que pudiéramos proteger más fácilmente nuestra inversión. Porqué lo compre. Uso en casa un teclado Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2012 con switches Cherry MX Blue que compré principalmente para juegos pero que se disfruta, en mi opinión, aún más cuando escribes. Es dificil describirlo pero si usas un teclado mecánico por varios minutos simplemente ¨lo entiendes¨, te acostumbras a sus bondades y es después una tortura tener que usar por horas un teclado "normal", como el teclado genérico Dell de mi oficina. Desafortunadamente un teclado como el Blackwidow Ultimate es demasiado caro y "escandaloso" (tanto en el estilo como como en lo ruidoso de los switches) para una oficina. El teclado SteelSEries 6Gv2 me pareció lo suficientemente ¨barato¨ y sobrio (no tiene luces led ni fonts o logos vistosos) para decidirme finalmente a invertir en el teclado que uso la mayor parte del tiempo, no me arrepiento de mi desición. Con relación a los switches: El feedback de los switches Cherry MX Red del 6GV2 no es tan fabuloso como los Cherry MX Blue, pero siguen siendo muy superior al de cualquier teclado no-mecánico, además son relativamente silenciosos como ya comenté. Los switches ideales para oficina son para mi gusto los Cherry MX Brown, por ser táctiles y silenciosos, lamentablemente no encontré productos "sobrios" con dichos switches, los modelos Ultimate Stealth de Razer solian usar los Cherry MX Brown pero desde 2014, Razer utiliza switches propietarios en vez de los Cherry. Supuestamente los ¨Razer Orange¨ para los modelos Stealth son táctiles y silenciosos como los Cherry MX Brown, pero no podría recomendarlos sin antes comparar el performance y feedback.

Este teclado mecánico SteelSeries 6Gv2 con interruptores Cherry MX Red (rojo) funciona bastante bien como un teclado de oficina. No tiene más de tres LEDs, ni iluminación debajo de las teclas, ni texturas o calcomanías especiales. Es simple, de color negro sobrio, y no llamativo. Los interruptores mecánicos rojos son "lineales", lo que indica que no se siente el punto de actuación de la tecla. El punto de actuación está a la mitad del camino entre no presionado, y completamente presionado. Es decir, basta con presionar la tecla a la mitad para registrar la entrada, y es suficiente con presionar suavemente la tecla. Esto contrasta con los interruptores cafés (Brown) y azules (Blue); el primero es "táctil" por lo que se siente donde actúa la tecla; el segundo es "ruidoso", por lo que se siente donde actúa la tecla, y además hace un sonido de "click" cuando pasa y regresa del punto de actuación. Es decir, este teclado con interruptores rojos es relativamente silencioso, ya que no hace click, y además no se necesita presionar muy fuerte las teclas para escribir. Desde luego, será un poco más ruidoso si se presionan las teclas completamente hasta abajo en cada palabra. Este teclado viene únicamente en modelo de 104 teclas para idioma inglés de Estados Unidos. Es decir, no tiene tecla adicional para la Ñ, ni para la cedilla Ç. Esto, sin embargo, no es ningún problema para escribir en español. Todos los sistemas operativos, Windows, Linux, Mac, permiten cambiar la configuración a teclado Español, Latinoamericano, o Estados Unidos (Internacional), y esto permite escribir la Ñ o los acentos sin problemas. Desde luego, cambiar el idioma del teclado hace que algunas teclas no correspondan, sin embargo, una persona que utiliza un teclado mecánico generalmente es un profesional de la computadora y teclea completamente sin ver el teclado. En otras palabras, si el usuario quiere escribir en idioma Español, pero necesita ver el teclado en cada palabra, este teclado no es para él. Primero deberá mejorar la forma en que teclea, y luego ya puede decidirse en comprar un teclado mecánico. Malo: lo más malo de este teclado es que la tecla Windows izquierda (Super izquierda) fue substituida por una tecla de función "Fn" que tiene el logotipo de SteelSeries. Esta tecla presionada junto con las teclas F1 a F6 permite controlar el volumen, atraso, y adelanto de música, para ciertos programas. Esto es totalmente inútil para los que queremos el teclado únicamente para escribir. Remover la tecla es un error porque nos impide utilizar los dedos de manera óptima como en otros teclados. La tecla tiene su función soldada de fábrica en la tarjeta madre del teclado, así que no es posible utilizar algún programa para cambiar su función. Literalmente se necesita abrir el teclado, desoldar la conexión, y resoldarla para hacer que la tecla sirva como Windows (Super). Sin probar: juegos. Muchas personas compran teclados mecánicos para jugar juegos de computadora a un alto nivel. Yo no juego, así que no puedo decir si este teclado es bueno o malo para esto. El teclado es bueno para escribir. Si tuviera la tecla Windows izquierda, este producto sería perfecto con 5 estrellas. Sin la tecla Windows, es un 3, suficiente.

Nice simple keyboard with a couple annoying features : 1- The right shift key is about 25% shorter than normal. This means that sometimes I hit the key beside it. 2. The media button (the one with the SteelSeries logo) means that there is no Windows key on the left side of the keyboard which is the one I usually used. It's easy to get used to these little things but still something that I would have liked to know before purchase.

keyboard is fine. but I don't like the layout for SteelSeries key. Not worth to change the habit since I already decided to spend the money for a professional mechanical keyboard. so I returned and purchased a crossair strafe with same cherry color. 5 star for people don't care about the layout.