The HP GK100F Mechanical Gaming Keyboard review

I finally bought a mechanical keyboard – the affordable HP GK100F mechanical gaming keyboard. 

It cost me only RM 65.70 with a shipping fee of RM4.90 from the HP official shop on Lazada. 

I have been using it for over 3 months now, and despite some negative reviews I read on the net, I have no complaints whatsoever. It has performed magnificently. 

This is the GK100F Blue Switch variation with 104 keys and has backlights, which look great at night with the lights off. 

It took a while to get used to the clickity-clack sound of typing. I chose one with a plastic base and not the GK100F Plus, which has an aluminium base, which I suspect would be much noisier.

The only negative would be that the keys are not swappable (nor hot swappable), but that is not a concern for me as I am not into that kind of thing. 

I will give this keyboard 5 stars. 

Here are some Lighting Controls for HP GK100F:

1. Toggle Lights On/Off: Fn + Home.
2. Adjust Brightness: Use Fn + Up Arrow (brighter) or Fn + Down Arrow (dimmer).
3. Preset Lighting Effects: Switch through various modes using Fn + 0-9.
4. Custom Lighting: Press Fn + 9 or Fn + 0 to enter custom mode, then Fn + Home to record, and Fn + End to save .