Rosewill Gaming Keyboard RK-8100

Rosewill Gaming Keyboard RK-8100
alaScore 88

44 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 44 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the size and design. Views are divided on the usability. Many are critical about the build quality.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Keyboards the Rosewill RK-8100 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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KILLER Keyset

 

In the past year I have used a Razer Lycosa Black (($80 junk - wore out in 3 months), A Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013 ($140 noisy, weird font on keys), a Steelseries MERC Stealth ($90 didn't want to get "lame" to the custom gaming pad), an AZiO...

Size and keyspacing is perfect ; Has holes in the keyboard deck itself in case you spill something on it it will just run through to the surface below ; Actual rubber coated keys (orange) not a fake "rubberized" feel ; Besides being rubber the orange...

There is a stylized flaming blue LED lit Christian type cross at the bottom center of the keyboard handrest that can't be turned off, but not a big deal. It's not bright so it doesn't bother me ; It could be a little heavier, but does have EXCELLENT...

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Two Failures = DO NOT BUY

 

I first bought this keyboard back in october. After owning it for two months, the shift key stopped working, followed by F11 and F12 randomly spazzing out as if it were a macro. Rosewill sucked at offering to replace it. They claimed the keyboard was...

Comfortable keyboard.... TOO BAD IT SUCKS

This is a terrible keyboard... see "other thoughts

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Great keyboard for the price!

 

For the price, it appears to be a well manufactured keyboard, it even comes with a 1 year warantee.

Keys feel good, even though they aren't mechanical ; Rubberized WASD keys feel good to the touch, a little weird for typing but you can change them easily ; Keyboard looks slick, glossy finish is nice (despite likely being a pain to keep dust-free) and...

So far none

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Great Keyboard at right Price!

 

I wanted a great pc gaming/everyday typing keyboard and I got it. Would recommend this to anyone wanting to upgrade their current keyboard. The price and manufacturer are great so are most of the reviews.

Slick Glossy look cool design. Love the fact you can replace the the WASD buttons and arrow keys. Has all the great features an expensive keyboard would have volume control fast easy access to power off home calculator buttons a tap of a button. Plenty...

Glossy look does attract alot of dust. The backspace button rather small replaced it with the orange A button for faster ease of feel to get to. Some have stated that the rubber buttons can get annoying while normal typing i agree

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Good Keyboard

 

If I were going to purchase another keyboard it would be one with illuminated keys... Other than that, good buy.

I like the keyboard, the orange keys for the wasd is nice and they feel different and rubbery so that you know what keys you are on. Response is good. For the money it is worth it

The blue light at the bottom of the keyboard does nothing but look cool. It does not add to any functionality

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Missing Key

 

None

Missing an orange arrow key out of the box

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Great Price

 

Rubber WASD keys - helps distinguish the gaming controls ; Directory buttons - nice usage of shortcuts for a keyboard ; Includes CD / Drivers - great help for Macros ; Great price for what the keyboard is capable of doing ; Strong and moderate size cord

Annoying LED light ; Directory buttons layout were a bit unusual

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Great thus far.

 

Is there any reason why I'm missing a W key from the replacement bag? I've no problem with the rubber keys, but I was just concerned about this issue.

Glossy finish, highly responsive, rubber keys prevent accidental key presses

None

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Bang for Buck

 

I has hesitant to buy this since it was so cheap, but I didn't want to drop a $100 on a Logitech so I decided to give it a try, glad I did, very happy with this product.

Like the rubber WASD keys, great price, software installed on Windows 8

none

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Nice entry-level gaming keyboard

 

Not a perfect keyboard, but very good for the price and good for someone who plays a moderate amount of games but doesn't really need all the bells & whistles of a $100 keyboard. The keyboard also supports macros and different templates, but I haven't...

Typing works fine. Rubber WASD keys are nice. Plenty of media function buttons

Media function button layout a little odd - i.e. the next/previous buttons are nowhere near the pause/play button. Left shift key sticks on occasion. The Home/New Browser button on mine is very sensitive - accidentally brushing it causes it to open a...

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