On the subject of design and processing, I can only add my voice to previous speakers. The design is quite well done, looks cool, if not noble, and is even more space-saving and compact. The buttons are as I said, despite their getting used arrangement a good size and pleasant to use (I'm typing this review on just this keyboard again to convince me). Since at least the main alphabet keys are arranged correctly, hardly happen typos, as I have experienced in many a laptop. The keystroke is despite the laptop Feelings for my taste quite pleasant (and I'm usually a declared friend of full-size keyboards). The special keys work nicely and without driver installtion. However, they all sit next to each other simply, without separation into groups (browsers, multimedia, Sleep / Wake). So you have to have exactly look at the label to press the correct key. A "Press to feeling" is impossible here. Why I so emphasize: See below.
The lighting was designed and finally really good. She is very evenly lit in a strong, really nice blue, leaving the key gaps downright razor sharp appear. Also mentioned in some reviews buzz is there, but in my view not bother us. I hear it really only when I hold the key to ear.
But - and here is the big, big negative I can not stress this enough, and that leads me to two star devaluation: Illuminated only the key gaps. The labeling - which, incidentally, kept in a fairly futuristic font, but in principle is easy to read, is not illuminated. The result is that in the dark, only a completely black keypad can be seen with blue spaces. This looks really added chic, but for understandable reasons seen functionally a bad joke. And for all who believe that the would not mind, because she could indeed blind tap: I'm even a 10-finger blind-Tipper. And I arge problems in the dark. After various side keys are arranged as mentioned above anywhere else (and not as usual). And to search in the dark for the whereabouts of the image such as high-button is really the plague! No, without a certain minimum room lighting the keyboard is no use simply. And this qualifies in my eyes completely off, because what I want with an illuminated keyboard that I can not use in the dark?
Conclusion: If you want to use this keyboard eh only in daylight and just a compact, well-made, beautifully designed Tatatur examined (with a chic pseudo-lighting), could be happy with this model perfectly. But who (like me) looking for a keyboard that he can use in bed at night on a laptop, for example, which should make a wide berth around this model. I recommend in this case, the Saitek Eclipse II Although slightly bulky, but offers roughly the same functionality -. With a * real * keyboard lighting!