Today we’re going to be taking a look at the Velocifire TKL01 Mechanical Keyboard. Get it here: http://amzn.to/2xOV3Pt But first… What am I drinking?!? Well, it was 102F in Oregon today. I don’t care where you live in the world, that’s hot. So, a Summer beer it is, with the Mazama Paradise. It’s a 6.5% tart ale with Pineapple, Pink Guava, Passionfruit and a touch of coconut. Delicious. To start out with first impressions out of the box, this keyboard is on the weighty side, given it's small footprint. It does sport a metal backplate, make it very rigid with little to no "deck flex" while typing or gaming. On the bottom are three rubberized pads and two retractable feet, giving the keyboard some slight incline adjustment. The feel is quite good. Each key has a consistent and tactile bump at its actuation point. Light enough to be pressed, with enough resistance to let you know you're pressing them. Anti-ghosting on this keyboard is very well implemented, with no noticeable drops when bashing keys like a drunken fool. There is a full 104-key board available for $40, but I opted instead for the ten-keyless 87-key option for only $30. The teal backlight will be a love it or hate it affair, and there are no other options on backlight colors (or key switches for that matter. It's brown or nothing in this case). There are the standard backlit keyboard customizations available, like breathing effects, row scrolling, row building, and off. There are only two brightness levels, but honestly, full brightness isn't as obnoxious as it is on other keyboards I've tried. If they included Doubleshot ABS keycaps aren't your style, the Zorro Brown switches do have standard Cherry MX stems, allowing you to swap any standard layout caps you please. In my case, I swapped out the gaming red keycaps from my daily driver Corsair K70. They honestly look better on this board than they did on that one. There are media hotkeys on the top row accessible by using the FN key to the right of the spacebar. The FN key toggles quite a few features on the board, such as backlight brightness, LED effects, and key remapping, more about that in a second. This keyboard may not be everything for everyone though. There is no included USB hub on the back, like is starting to pop up on a number of other mechanical keyboards at this point. There's no included wrist rest, and as this keyboard is thick and does sit quite a bit higher than others, that may be an issue for you. There are a few curious features, such as a built in remap of WASD to the four arrow keys, and an individual key disable feature. All that said, when it comes to keyboards, there is quite a bit of personal preference involved in the look, feel, usability and comfort of a keyboard. That said, I would absolutle recommend this to anyone looking to get into a mechanical keyboard for the first time, or someone in need of a good board on a second computer. If you're new to the ranks, you're going to find this much more responsive and much easier to type on than a standard affair membrane keyboard we all have laying around the house. If you come from the Cherry MX master race, this may not tickle all your fancies, as it does feel slightly mushier and even a bit heavier at times, but is none the less a solid option at only $30.