Kreo Hive Wired Full Size RGB Backlight Gaming Mechanical Keyboard, Customizable RGB, Mechanical Switches, 5 Pin Hot Swap, NKRO, Metal Volume Knob, All Black Keycaps (All Black, Red Switch)

This product is go good that i was compelled to write a review!Pros:Back lit is really cool and very customizable. I can set it to a single with very minimal amination so that its fun functional and looks clean.Awesome Fn+ ShortcutsGreat typing feel.Swappable keys and all of that.Its a space saver design with num pad! I use numpad a lot and play fps games too. so it was best of both for me.Build quality and all is great too. More than value for money.

I wanted a keyboard for my new home setup, I was using Archer techlab Mechanical keyboard for my work setup from past 7 months daily. It had blue clicky switches, so I wanted an another mechanical keyboard but my preference was towards red/brown switches, as I didn't like the loud clicky sound of blue swritches. Since my Archer techlab keyboard was my first mechanical keyboard, I just went ahead with blue switches but later on realized it wasn't something I wanted in my next keyboard.So, this time I went ahead with this Brown key switches and I like the sound it produces and I find it better than the blue switches. I recently have gone through the products of Kreo and ordered three products Kreo Hive 98 keyboard (for home setup), Kreo Hawk wired mouse (home setup) and Kreo Chimera Wireless mouse (office work purpose). This keyboard is the one I like the best among these three products.So I will break it down between the Pros and Cons:Pros:1. The Build Quality: The quality of the build materials are pretty solid, once the keyboard sit on the table the keyboard doesn't move, even though it doesn't weigh that much. The Archer techlab keyboard is much heavier than this and that is build like a tank, very heavy (more than 1 kg) and sturdy. Though this is not that heavy the build quality is well maintained.2. The Volume Knob: 1 thing I was looking while buying my new keyboard is the volume knob. As I was building a new home setup, having a volume knob is the most important thing in my checklist, as it allows me to turn off the music or keep the volume lower without moving my mouse or doing any extra steps. I love the volume knob and it's construction material which is metal.3. The keycaps color combination: 1 thing I like about Kreo is they give this Black-Purple themed keycap combination, and I absolutely love it, it looks good and gives a very nice vibe to my whole setup.4. Typing experience: I like the typing experience in this keyboard, I like the sound it makes while typing. I can type a lot faster with minimal errors without looking at the keyboard.5. Keycap/Switch Puller: I love the fact that they have provided the keycap puller with the keyboard. I don't have to buy an extra puller, this is a very intelligent decision from Kreo.So-so things:The Software: The Software is alright in my opinion, but I think this can be improved, atleast UI part. I like the control Kreo gives me with each key for lighting and changing it's function, I can assign basic shortcut to any key in the software, but I think if they can give us the option to have different key shortcuts according to the software I am using, that will be a gamechanger for Kreo. Anyway, the software gets the job done, so I am keeping it in this so-so category.Cons:1. As I mentioned earlier, the volume knob was in the top of my checklist, I wanted it to play/pause the music, but instead it works a mute button while clicking it. And they don't give us the option to change the click or even the volume knob function in the software, which is very frustrating to me. So, the Volume knob is actually only for volume. I would like if Kreo atleast give me the option to change the volume knob function in certain softwares like photoshop, where I can increase or decrease the layer opacity with the volume knob. Or atleast change the click to play or pause instead of mute.2. The cable is very cheap: the cable they provided is the worst type C cable I got. They are charging 3k for this keyboard and giving us such cheap quality cable, they atleast could have given us braided type c cable. Atleast the cable is removable and I can give a pass on this one as I can always replace the cable. But this is a miss from kreo, they should provide a better cable with this keybaord.3. Even though they have provided a switch puller, I won't take the risk of breaking the switches in the process. I have seen some modding with this keyboard and everyone is saying that the pulling the switches are not easy and they might break in the process. So, I guess Kreo needs to work on this part.Overall verdict is for my home system this keybaord makes perfect sense. The things I do with my home system like a few photoshop work, document editing, web browsing, this keyboard does the job and it does look good with the setup. I am following Kreo's launches closely and it is very new indian brand. I am exicited to see a good Indian brand growing up, and hoping they will support the products they have released for a long time in terms of software and after sales.I haven't done any gaming with this keyboard so can't comment on the gaming performance.

Very good and sturdy keyboard for 3K. I like the RGB lighting features, and the keys are very smooth to press. It could be even better if they released a wireless version of this keyboard that runs on batteries. Overall, the functionality is perfect in my opinion, and the connectivity is also good. The long detachable wire is useful for my work.

Great keyboard, despite plastic build it's quite firm and heavy, decent acoustics, it's all black brown switch 98 model. The RGB animation and software is quite nice although a bit brighter led would have been nice, overall a solid deal at 2800. The metal knob feels premium too.

They did not gave me red keys and the keyboard isn't thacky Even with the red switches. Extremely disappointed

The media could not be loaded. I brought this back in October and since then I love this mechanical keyboard and my friends also love the experience of this keyboard, this keyboard has many features which are easy to access the size is perfect as with the numpad data entry is much faster, the build quality is perfect with the high quality plastic back and the keys feel high quality, for gaming the 1000hz pooling rate(how fast does the computer receive the input ) gaming has been much better, the functions of the keyboard are amazing as with the included keyboard shortcuts pamphlet it is much easier to find out what shortcut you want. My typing speed has increased a lot from about 56 words a minute to around 68 words per second.The software for the keyboard is very easy to download and install and very easy to configure.This keyboard alo works on my phone as the key oard accepts a USB type c cable I can connect my phone charging cable and use the keyboard on my phone there is also a feature where you can switch to macos function controls (windows key is alt key and alt key is windows key).

It offers a perfect blend of performance, style, and functionality. Featuring a space-efficient 98-key layout with a numeric keypad, it's ideal for gamers and professionals alike. The Outemu switches are rated for 60 million key presses, ensuring long-lasting performance, while the metal volume knob allows easy audio adjustments. With premium case foam for quieter typing, dazzling per-key RGB lighting, and a removable USB Type C cable for convenience, this keyboard is both customizable and reliable. Full key anti-ghosting ensures smooth input during intense gaming or work sessions, making it a top choice for productivity and play.

Fantastic keyboard. I have never used any other mech keyboard so I don't have anything to compare it with. But so far it feels really good, the sound is really satisfying and overall feels really high quality somehow. I bought the all black version but now I think I should have bought the black-purple one but no matter. Overall satisfied.Ps. I haven't done any of the "customization" so I'll update here if I do something of the sort based on that experience.