Main review
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Looks
There’s no denying that this is a good-looking keyboard, I like how everything is black and not flashy unless you set the lighting up to be. There is programmable lighting demonstrated at the bottom of this webpage but all lighting is controlled via hardware commands using the FN + various key commands and not via the included software. I would have liked to see the ability to control lighting by the SmartGenius software but you can still do a lot with the lighting on this keyboard. Also the brightness and speed of the lights are controlled via the FN+Arrow keys letting you go through 4 stages of brightness for any option and 4 stages of speed for animated lighting options like the breathing setting.
I also like the inclusion of a channel on the underside of the keyboard for routing the wire either out the middle or out of the left or right sides meaning you can keep cable clutter to a minimum on your desk.
The K10 is a fairly large keyboard but it never felt overly cumbersome and is only slightly larger than Genius’s wireless SlimStar keyboard so if you have the desk space for a full-sized keyboard you should be able to fit the K10 into your gaming space with no problem.
Overall I like everything you can do with the lighting but it would be easier for everyone if they included software programming for the lights.
Sound
This isn’t the quietest keyboard I’ve ever used but it’s also not the loudest, in the audio file below I put the K10 up against a full mechanical keyboard with the k10 sounding audible but still quieter and less clicky than the mechanical one.
Overall I am perfectly fine with the noise level as it is quieter than expected. While I wouldn’t call it “quiet” any time you have key caps like most gaming keyboards you’ll have added noise.
