As any serious gamer knows, games can be won or lost due to a wrong keyboard. Speed, ease of manoeuvring, and ergonomic compatibility are the chief factors to be kept in mind while choosing a keyboard. When it comes to choosing for teenage gamers, the keyboard cannot be too complicated to use and the keys ought to have high visibility. We chose these 5 keyboards since they have good sales, high user ratings, and have been reviewed often on gaming and gadget forums through 2021.
Zebronics Zeb-Magnus USB Gaming Keyboard
Amazon Rating 4.4
Zeb-Magnus is a premium 120 key wireless USB driven gaming keyboard. Apart from dedicated multimedia keys, it has 26 anti-ghosting keys, and 3 customisable macro keys covering a menu of 15 functions. Editing the function of these keys is easily done through MS Windows software.
Chiptronex Kranos RGB Backlit Gaming Keyboard
Amazon Rating 4.4
Zebronics is leading on Amazon, but Chiptronex is giving it tough competition. This is a LED backlit model with 7 colours to play with the lighting mode and effects. It has 104 regular and 10 multimedia shortcut keys. The keys are particularly good, they have a sweat-proof coating and the icons are laser engraved, so there’s no fear of them fading with touch.
Redgear Manta MT21 Gaming Keyboard and Gaming Mouse Combo
Amazon Rating 4.3
Speaking of log-lasting keys, the Redgear Manta can withstand 10 million keystrokes! Another boon is that the Windows lock works for blocking pop-up notifications too. No gamer wants to check mail or status update while fighting aliens. There are 5 customisable macro keys, which are major time-savers during major games as the user can save favourite shortcuts.
Ant Esports KM500W Gaming keyboard and mouse combo, World of Warships edition
Amazon Rating 4.2
The backlit, gorgeous KM500W combo is also very practical, it comes with an ergonomic wrist rest. Ant Esports claims that keys can withstand 50 million strokes, which is much more than most keyboards normally offer. The best part for gamers: the keyboard comes with a license to the World of Warship game.
Logitech G 813 Lightsync RGB Gaming Keyboard
Amazon rating 4.3
Logitech has upgraded previous versions with their patented Lightsync technology, and they do have lighting themes that make the experience more immersive. Another exclusive: it comes with the G-Hub software that helps in key customisation and saving profile shortcuts. It’s also really thin and light with a thickness of only 22 mm.