Customer Ratings & Reviews

One year old now. Parts are breaking off under the keys. Keys show noticeable wear (which affects typing because it's now uneven on the keyboard). Letters are wearing off. Impossible to keep clean. It's a beautiful keyboard and was a great keyboard for about 10 months. If you don't want to replace your keyboard every year, don't buy this one. Held up terribly.

Can't turn off the light without using the Function Key and F5. No one button for it or it's always on. You have to use the Alienware app to change the colors. The options for specific titles and games aren't extensive. It's better than the pile of garbage Logitech I had in terms of reliability but considering the price, the features I listed as missing above should be there.

OS is hard to work and I wasn’t a large fan of the low profile buttons.

Keys continuously kept sticking. Had to return it.

For the price this should be wireless, shame they don't offer. It's stylish but the low rise key feels is not great.

More like laptop keys than gaming. Not mechanical.

All looks, horrible key stroke feel. Get a Razor or Logitech instead for the money.

Really like it so far I only had it a few days looks nice and isn’t as loud as other gaming keyboards I would wait till it goes on sale $150 is a lot

Buttons keel smooth and auite when typing. Love it

With little to no experience with different keyboards, I did my research and found that linear keyboards like this would be up my alley. Boy was I right. Feels smooth just while I'm gaming but also if I need to type something up. Everything feels effortless and for me not hearing the clicks of every key stroke is bliss to my ears. The lighting and and aesthetic of this keyboard are just a bonus. All in all very happy with this purchase.

As mechanical keyboards go, this is a decent entry. It's not as loud as others and the keypress is relatively comfortable...perhaps a bit softer than one might expect. There's still the *clackity-clack* that mechanical keyboards are known for, but this one is more muted. The color displays are fun and cute; however in the end it feels a bit gimmicky. I do like the way the software allows you to pick separate colors for the different key zones, and it's nice that you can cycle through animated color sets from the function key. The big volume scroll bar is fantastic! It's conveniently placed, easy to access and works well. The keys, themselves, are raised, and there's no typical key well (where crumbs and such can get trapped in). The keys can be removed and underneath you'll see some pretty good covering to protect the keyswitch mechanisms. This was well-designed. The only real problem I have is that this keyboard would serve well to have a palm rest go with it. By itself, I found the angle to be slightly uncomfortable - and extending the elevation feet put it at an angle that I doubt would be healthy for continuous use. Other than that, the keyboard performs as well as expected and playing FPS games with it was enjoyable.

Very complicated to setup with my computer as it seems it is only compatible with a dell in order to get all the RGB lighting benefits. The tactile feel of the keyboard is not good at all either. The keyboard is very pretty though.

Stopped working after a week, pretty expensive keyboard for only a weeks worth of use

This is one if the worse keyboards I ever had it claims it’s mechanical but feels nothing of the sort I immediately returned it Don’t buy it’s has the same quality as a cheap 20$ onn keyboard

Looks great. Cheaply made. W key broke and cannot get a replacement. Do not recommend for serious gamers or any gamer for that matter.

It came without any instructions, which I do not think that they were missing, it just had a card thanking me for a smart purchase. Yeah, I feel special already. But still was clueless in the beginning on how to take advantage of its features. More about it later. The keyboard has the quality built. The keys lighting adjustment requires the Alienware Command Center software, where you can customize it in the FX section. But if you use the same keyboard on multiple computers this creates a problem because once you switch the keyboard to another computer the lighting feature goes away. Additionally the secondary symbols on the keys (like $ on 4) are not well lit, they appear much dimmer than the primary characters. Even when holding the Shift key in order to select them does not make them any brighter. The high adjustment comes in two levels. You have the ability to lock in the FN key. There is a sound mute button and the sound volume level is adjusted by the scroller on the top right side. It takes at least ten scrolling attempts to go from zero to 100%. You can assign macros to the keys through the Alienware software, including your own custom macros. Keyboard offers an USB port for further expansion. This is a hardwired keyboard as expected, no surprise here though the USB end with two USBs on its end. The keys require very little travel in order to generate an effect on the screen (typing a character or sending a command in the game). As the result you can barely touch it in order to get action out of it, there is no need to push to the bottom of the travel and generate the click sound. This might at first feel unintuitive for some as you can generate action without feeling any feedback from the key if you just barely touch it and it does what is being asked for. In terms of playing a game where quick action is required I think this is great that the keys are so sensitive and act so quickly, it just may take some time to adjust that you can get the result so quickly without hearing the key click or feeling the pressure when it hits the bottom of the travel path. Overall it is a very solidly built keyboard, great quality, with focus on gamers, enormous customization features in terms of lighting, custom shortcuts and special macros, which can make a big difference in some situations.

The AWM510K matches the design scheme of my Alienware R9 Aurora Lunar Light. This keyboard can be used on any other computer with a USB port, but its features make more sense as an accessory for the R9 Aurora. The low-profile keys have a nice feel to them, with a quick response time, and they are pretty quiet. This is my first gaming keyboard with Cherry MX switches, and they feel great. It has customizable color selection and lighting effects, even per key, through Alienware Command Center. Handy design for volume control, some built-in FN shortcuts, but lacking a shortcut for sleep mode

Customer review of free product. This is my first mechanical keyboard. It was a bit of a learning curve to familiarize myself with all of the features. I really like the response and feel. Backlit keyboards are the way to go, especially in low light environments. Two USB ports are required. Only a concern if you have limited USB ports available. Works very well for gaming and non-gaming. Recommended. Pros: lighting is awesome solid and durable responsive Cons: small keys (too easy to hit multiple keys at the same time)

I bought this like it was a no-brainer because I love the Cherry MX mechanical keyboard on the X17 R1 that I have. This keybaord is by far the most solid-built, attractive, well-lit RGB keyboard I've ever used. The kickstands can bring it up much higher than most gaming keyboards I've used in the past. One thing I will mention, it doesn't have the clicky tactile feel I really expected, which I do have from my X17 keyboard. It's more mushy, and honestly more like my non-mechanical Razer keyboard. That aside, I still love this thing. I'll adjust. If they come out with something that feels more like the clicky X17 though, I'll switch in a heartbeat. It also has a usb port for convenient plug in, which explains the forked usb cables that it has, which at first left me gobsmacked. Very neat addition.

Really bad keyboard would not recommend this for even my kids.