I have own this keyboard for about 6 month and I still like it . I be a hardcore gamer , and be initially attract to this keyboard because I frequently find myself typing in dim lighting while gaming . I also like the fact that the red backlighting led match the led on my tower . the three color you can change to have vary degree of intensity , beyond the dimmer switch . the purple be very bright , while the blue be a lot lower . Red be right in the middle , which I find perfect . it perform as well as any keyboard I have use in term of feel and keyboard over all quality . the one downside be that the silver frame of the keyboard start to ` wipe ' off after about a month . three of my finger consistently rest on my `` w a d '' key with my thumb near the spacebar , and I find that where my pinkie finger and thumb touch the outside silver frame , the color have kind of wipe away . this leave 2 widen spot of gray plastic along the edge of my silver keyboard . I be suprised that the plastic isnt simply silver rather than paint silver in anticipation of this . ultimately I be look for a new keyboard , though I have no serious issue with this one beyond aesthetics . I think that it be a very good product , but hardcore gamer should look elsewhere , for macro key and all the other knick-knack that ` gaming ' keyboard offer . too bad none of the curent good one have red led lighting to match my tower : p