Aukey KM-G3 review: This RGB keyboard costs just $80, but there’s a catch

An RGB-enabled keyboard for only $80—too good to be true? That was the question I asked myself while agreeing to look at the Aukey KM-G3. I mean, the thing is less than half the list price of RGB boards coming out of Logitech, Razer, SteelSeries, and Corsair.

So what’s the catch?

Cut costs where you can

Well, it’s not made by Aukey. That’s the first catch, I guess—though it doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme of things. This is, as far as I can tell, a rebrand of the Motospeed Inflictor CK104. Consider this a review for both.

The second catch? It doesn’t look great. I’m a fan of the KM-G3’s slim bezel-free design. It gets that part right. But the way the exposed brushed-metal backplate meets the plastic chassis rubs me the wrong way. Nor do I love the four visible screws running across the top.

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