Creative Fatal1ty Keyboard

I don't know anything about the gamer guy this keyboard is hyped by. I did want to try out a laptop style keyboard for my desktop, since I see the benefit of having that style of keyboard. While you do lose some things from a typical keyboard layout, you do gain others. On with the review!


Looks - I think the board looks good. Very minimalistic. The white/clear keys don't look so hot when not illuminated, but with the back lighting on they look pretty good. The back light glow is soft, a light blue. I can see this being easier on the eyes for dark gaming than the typical back lit keyboard in a pure dark or nearly pure dark environment. Some keyboard lighting is pretty harshly bright in really dark rooms.

The board is really square as you can see from the picture. You can also see it is missing the "Insert/Home/Page Up, etc." layout. This thing is laid out exactly like some laptops, so if you're familiar with laptops you'll get it sooner than those who aren't. I personally prefer a full sized keyboard to this design. However, this design saves a lot of desk space. If you need a smaller back lit keyboard, this might be a good one to look into. It has the typical hight adjustment legs that you can flip out as well on the bottom to raise the angle some.

Performance - Overall the keyboard is good, but I'm not a fan of how clicky it is. It is extremely clicky, so much that it almost slows down my typing instead of making it faster because of the laptop style. The key presses are hard and stiff, not easy to push down like a laptop's keyboard usually is. If it required the same pressure as laptop keys, this would be a great board. This is my primary concern with it.

Also if you're not used to the layout, it's hard to get to the keys you want in a hurry. You have to revert to the "hunt and peck" method. This can get old after a while. Eventually you'll catch on if you prefer to use this board, but if you're really used to a regular keyboard you won't like this aspect of it.

Software - I have not tried any software with this board (if there even is any). I don't remember it having any software when I tried it out.

Conclusion - 7/10. Not an awful keyboard but definitely not the best. Too clicky for my tastes and the keypresses are too firm/stiff to make it good for everyday use. It might be ok strictly for gaming, but I still would prefer another keyboard like either Razer board or either Saitek board over this.