--- product_id: 82129286 title: "Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired" brand: "klim" price: "$10.40" currency: USD in_stock: false reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/82129286-lightning-gaming-keyboard-mechanical-feel-with-metal-frame-backlit-wired store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Hybrid semi-mechanical tech for 10-15% faster typing 7 LED colors + breathing mode for ambient control Sturdy 1kg metal frame with 5-year warranty Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired **Brand:** klim **Price:** $10.40 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > ⚡ Illuminate your desk, dominate your game. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired by klim - **How much does it cost?** $10.40 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/82129286-lightning-gaming-keyboard-mechanical-feel-with-metal-frame-backlit-wired) ## Best For - klim enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted klim brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Customize Your Glow:** Choose from 7 vibrant LED colors or switch to breathing mode—no software needed, just pure plug-and-play brilliance. - • **Type Faster, Game Harder:** Hybrid mechanical feel boosts typing speed by up to 15%, leveling up your productivity and gameplay. - • **Effortless Setup & Control:** No clunky drivers—configure lighting and multimedia keys directly on the keyboard for seamless, distraction-free use. - • **True UK Layout, Zero Compromise:** Genuine British physical keyboard layout guarantees flawless typing accuracy for pros who demand precision. - • **Built to Last, Designed to Impress:** Solid metal frame and reinforced braided cable ensure durability that withstands intense daily use and gaming marathons. ## Overview The KLIM Lightning Gaming Keyboard is a wired hybrid semi-mechanical keyboard featuring 7 LED colors plus breathing mode, a durable 1kg metal frame, and genuine UK physical layout. Compatible with PC, Mac, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One, it offers anti-ghosting technology, quiet yet tactile keys, and a 5-year warranty—delivering professional-grade performance and style without the bloat of extra software. ## Description Free delivery and returns on eligible orders. Buy Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired | Seven LED Colour Modes, Ergonomic Design, Compatible for PC, Laptop, Console at desertcart UK. Review: Amazing value for top quality blows my other illuminated gaming keyboard out of the water. - I have had this keyboard for a week now. It is relatively quiet, in fact the keys are very quiet with a slight soft impact sound when they spring back up after being pressed down EXCEPT for one key which is considerably noisy...The Space Bar. When this space bar springs back up after being pressed it has a much louder impact sound and being the most common key, this is can potentially be an annoying repetitive sound to neighbouring colleagues/family. But in terms of feel and comfort, this keyboard feels so lovely, the keys have a sensual tactile feel and curvature and the whole thing just has an air of quality to it. The weight of this keyboard is a whole 1kg and the heftiness is very re-assuring when I either type or play games. It would take a lot of rage while perhaps trying and failing QTE (Quick Time Events) in Tomb Raider to budge this keyboard. The metal frame has a steampunk aura about it and I absolutely love that. It's hands down the coolest keyboard I have ever owned. Many gaming keyboards look garish or too techy but this is so cool. Prior to this, I had purchased an illuminated keyboard, Rii RK100 and comparing this to that, the higher quality of KLIM Lightning is considerably obvious. I've already mentioned KLIM's rock solid metal frame whereas the RK100 was bendable. The RK100 was sloppily spray painted over the whole keyboard in one go as you could see the spray paint on the keyboard base between all the keys which looked pretty ugly. NOT the case here. The keys are clearly individually painted before mounted onto the board, so the base is clean revealing a lovely lit interior. Basically if KLIM and RK100 were in a boxing ring, KLIM wins by a knockout in the second round. I bought this keyboard mainly for it's illumination of keys, not for looks but because I like to type and play games in the dark and I hate having a desk lamp to illuminate my "dark" keyboards. The illumination is excellent, and I Iove the choice of 7 colours. I find that the colour that really punches the clarity of the characters is the yellow lighting (or it could be a very light green). One drawback with all illuminated keyboards is that upper rows have a striped shadow on them so the symbols on the numbers row can be hard to make out. But the yellow light helps to identify them a little more than the other lighting modes. There is a breathing mode which cycles through all the colours but that's not my cup of tea. The lighting can also be set at five levels of brightness. I have it set at third level of brightness. All the lighting adjustments are done with simple key presses. Gaming-wise, I have played Shadows of the Tomb Raider, Mass Effect 3 and Quantum Break with this keyboard so far. It feels great. I feel no lag and multiple key presses feel very responsive with no missed presses. Excellent. If I have one gripe, it is that the bottom row feels a tad high. On closer inspection I realise that the keyboard has a slight "bowl" shape so that the bottom row of keys are raised slightly higher than the row above and that row above is raised slightly higher than the middle row which is the lowest seated row, then the upper rows step upwards in height again. The surface of all the keys curve towards that middle row. An interesting design that actually gives it elegance but I feel it is at the sacrifice of achieving maximum comfort. I must stress however, that I don't feel any discomfort but I think I would have felt more comfortable with the keys more levelled. The keyboard has the standard flip out legs to tilt the keyboard but because of the bottom rows elevated design, I would have appreciated higher tilt leverage. But as I say this really is my only gripe. It doesn't hamper my typing significantly as I type this review but I just simply feel the comfort could have been slightly compromised with this design. But this depends on how far away you have the keyboard from your body. I tend to have my keyboard quite away from me as I type. If you tend to have keyboards closer to you then this might be a non-issue for you. One more thing I absolutely appreciate, is that this keyboard is a genuine British PHYSICAL layout keyboard. There are way too many keyboards that claim to be "UK layout" but in actuality what you find is an American PHYSICAL layout with British labelling on the keys, which is naughty mismarketing in my book. This is important. As the American physical layout keyboard has a small one row height ENTER key with the hash key above it. The British physical keyboard has a bigger two rows height ENTER key. I am happy to confirm this is a genuine British physical keyboard so you are guaranteed to hit that ENTER key and not the hash key, if of course you are used to typing on British physical layout keyboard. Normally I don't talk about the presentation of packaging but I have to make an exception here. KLIM, as they have advertised in their promotional video, are a young company in France started in 2015. But they are also the funniest company I have ever bought tech from. As I open the product box, the quality of packing has a loving care to it, with a silver embossed thick black envelope containing some nice stickers...and a note. The note is hilarious. It begins with a standard hope of my enjoying the product but then it continues to describe how my order was specifically treated throughout it's whole journey and as I continued to read...it got crazier and crazier until my sides were splitting with laughter. I won't spoil it, if you are going to buy this keyboard, just make sure to read the note and enjoy a bonus experience. So this company has wit and a mischievous one at that. That certainly stunted me as it's not exactly a factor I ever imagined to be a consideration for a keyboard and of course it still isn't but I sure like their persona! Oh and they give a five year warranty...so they have wacky wit, presentation and confidence. Of course they need to have good products and apart from my gripe on the curvature design, this keyboard impresses me no end at such an affordable price (I bought this for £30 but it feels like a £50-£60 product) and I hope KLIM are there to stay. I give this a 4.5/5 which I will round up to five stars. Highly recommended. Review: Nice keyboard - I was looking for an illuminated keyboard so that I could easily see the key characters in dull or dark conditions. After reading reviews of various keyboards I decided to buy the KLIM Lightning. I am very pleased with my purchase. The keyboard feels very substantial. The keys are surrounded by a metal frame. The keyboard weighs 1kg. That weight means that the keyboard feels stable and doesn't move around when typing. Setup is simple. Just plug the (braided) usb cable in to your computer and that is it. Upon first starting the computer the keyboard defaults to a Blue illumination. To change colours (or to switch the lighting off) there is a custom key. This cycles through Blue (default) then Red, Green, Purple, Yellow, Turquoise, White and then Off. To adjust the brightness, within any colour, you press and hold the Fn key plus apply multiple presses of either the page up or the page down keys. (To increase or to decrease the brightness.) Pressing the Fn key plus the custom key together starts the keyboard automatically cycling through all the colours in a 'breathing' way. Pressing that combination again stops that feature. The lighting shines through all the keys enabling the characters to be clearly seen in dull conditions. The light also shines around the keys. This gives the keyboard a 'futuristic' look and in no way detracts from the visibility of the keyboard characters. The keyboard is a nice size, the keys are ideally spaced and give a nice feel when typing. The keyboard is perfect for my requirements. As I am not a touch typist I cannot review the keyboard from a 'professional' viewpoint. However it feels very good to me and I can thoroughly recommend it. ## Features - ✅ AN INVESTMENT. How much time do you spend each day typing on your keyboard? Just like mechanical keyboards, a hybrid keyboard tells you exactly when you have activated a key, which allows you to move on to the next key quicker. After a week or two, you will notice that your typing speed has increased by 10-15%. Imagine what difference that will make in a year. In addition to the speed, typing will become a real pleasure. - ✅ LIGHTNING. Lightning is a semi-mechanical keyboard (also known as a hybrid). The Lightning is available in 7 uniform colours + a breathing mode (Fn + colour) directly on they keyboard - ✅ PERFECT TYPING. People who switch over to a mechanical or semi-mechanical keyboard never go back. Type precisely, comfortably and quickly with the KLIM Lightning keyboard. Your typing speed and speed when gaming will progress in leaps and bounds. Enjoy a new fluidity when typing with the KLIM Lightning keyboard. Please note: hybrid keyboards are quieter than mechanical keyboards with a blue switch but they are not silent. - ✅ DURABLE. Its metal frame makes it particularly durable. It weighs a respectable 1 kg which makes it extremely sturdy. Reinforced braided cable. Anti-scratch protection. This keyboard comes with a 5 year warranty, making it a safe purchase. - ✅ Simple. At KLIM we are against unnecessary software and drivers. Everything can be configured directly from your keyboard using the well-written manual. You will find all the usual multimedia keys. Just plug it in and it will work perfectly. Fitted with anti ghosting technology. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07D54R226 | | Antenna Location | Gaming | | Box Contents | USB Cable | | Brand | KLIM | | Brand Name | KLIM | | Button Quantity | 105 | | Colour | Black | | Compatible Devices | PS4, PS5, PC, Mac | | Compatible Operating System Family | MacOS, Windows | | Compatible devices | PS4, PS5, PC, Mac | | Connectivity Technology | USB-C | | Connectivity technology | USB-C | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 385 Reviews | | EU Spare Part Availability Duration | 5 Years | | Enclosure Material | Metal | | Hand Orientation | Ambidextrous | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 43.8L x 19W x 4.2H centimetres | | Item Highlight | Seven LED Colour Modes, Ergonomic Design, Compatible for PC, Laptop, Console | | Item Weight | 0.9 Kilograms | | Keyboard Backlighting Color Support | RGB | | Keyboard Description | Gaming | | Keyboard Layout | QWERTY | | Keyboard Plate Material | Metal | | Keyboard description | Gaming | | Language | English | | Manufacturer | KLIM | | Manufacturer Part Number | n5 | | Model Name | n5 | | Model Number | n5 | | Number of Items | 1 | | Number of Keys | 105 | | Product Features | Ergonomic | | Product Warranty | 5 Years | | Recommended uses for product | Gaming | | Special feature | Ergonomic | | Style Name | UK | | Unit Count | 1.0 count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** KLIM - **Colour:** Black - **Compatible devices:** PS4, PS5, PC, Mac - **Connectivity technology:** USB-C - **Keyboard backlighting colour support:** RGB - **Keyboard description:** Gaming - **Product dimensions:** 43.8L x 19W x 4.2H centimetres - **Recommended uses for product:** Gaming - **Special feature:** Ergonomic - **Style:** UK ## Images ![Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71rPITCVUYS.jpg) ![Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UVit0P1XS.jpg) ![Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81V+6qlnEOL.jpg) ![Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71CRGv0k3ES.jpg) ![Lightning Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Feel with Metal Frame, Backlit Wired - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81jRBq1nPmL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style Name** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Does it work with ps4 gaming?** A: Hello, Thank you for your question. Yes, this keyboard is compatible with PS4. Kind regards, KLIM Team **Q: Does this work with an xbox one?** A: Hello, Thank you for your question. Xbox One does not support external keyboards, although Microsoft announced an update that would allow developers to make their games compatible, so it should work with select games in the near future. Kind regards, KLIM Team **Q: Does the keyboard work on any chromebook** A: I'm pretty sure you can use any USB keyboard with a Chromebook. However, Chrome OS uses a non-standard layout for the function bar, with special keys replacing the F1-12 keys. Or, you might want to buy a Chrome OS specific keyboard? I hope this helps :) **Q: Is this compatible with Xbox** A: Hello Sarah, Thank you for your question. Xbox One does not support external keyboards, although Microsoft announced an update that would allow developers to make their games compatible, so it should work with select games in the near future. Kind regards, KLIM Team ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing value for top quality blows my other illuminated gaming keyboard out of the water. *by A***R on 16 June 2020* I have had this keyboard for a week now. It is relatively quiet, in fact the keys are very quiet with a slight soft impact sound when they spring back up after being pressed down EXCEPT for one key which is considerably noisy...The Space Bar. When this space bar springs back up after being pressed it has a much louder impact sound and being the most common key, this is can potentially be an annoying repetitive sound to neighbouring colleagues/family. But in terms of feel and comfort, this keyboard feels so lovely, the keys have a sensual tactile feel and curvature and the whole thing just has an air of quality to it. The weight of this keyboard is a whole 1kg and the heftiness is very re-assuring when I either type or play games. It would take a lot of rage while perhaps trying and failing QTE (Quick Time Events) in Tomb Raider to budge this keyboard. The metal frame has a steampunk aura about it and I absolutely love that. It's hands down the coolest keyboard I have ever owned. Many gaming keyboards look garish or too techy but this is so cool. Prior to this, I had purchased an illuminated keyboard, Rii RK100 and comparing this to that, the higher quality of KLIM Lightning is considerably obvious. I've already mentioned KLIM's rock solid metal frame whereas the RK100 was bendable. The RK100 was sloppily spray painted over the whole keyboard in one go as you could see the spray paint on the keyboard base between all the keys which looked pretty ugly. NOT the case here. The keys are clearly individually painted before mounted onto the board, so the base is clean revealing a lovely lit interior. Basically if KLIM and RK100 were in a boxing ring, KLIM wins by a knockout in the second round. I bought this keyboard mainly for it's illumination of keys, not for looks but because I like to type and play games in the dark and I hate having a desk lamp to illuminate my "dark" keyboards. The illumination is excellent, and I Iove the choice of 7 colours. I find that the colour that really punches the clarity of the characters is the yellow lighting (or it could be a very light green). One drawback with all illuminated keyboards is that upper rows have a striped shadow on them so the symbols on the numbers row can be hard to make out. But the yellow light helps to identify them a little more than the other lighting modes. There is a breathing mode which cycles through all the colours but that's not my cup of tea. The lighting can also be set at five levels of brightness. I have it set at third level of brightness. All the lighting adjustments are done with simple key presses. Gaming-wise, I have played Shadows of the Tomb Raider, Mass Effect 3 and Quantum Break with this keyboard so far. It feels great. I feel no lag and multiple key presses feel very responsive with no missed presses. Excellent. If I have one gripe, it is that the bottom row feels a tad high. On closer inspection I realise that the keyboard has a slight "bowl" shape so that the bottom row of keys are raised slightly higher than the row above and that row above is raised slightly higher than the middle row which is the lowest seated row, then the upper rows step upwards in height again. The surface of all the keys curve towards that middle row. An interesting design that actually gives it elegance but I feel it is at the sacrifice of achieving maximum comfort. I must stress however, that I don't feel any discomfort but I think I would have felt more comfortable with the keys more levelled. The keyboard has the standard flip out legs to tilt the keyboard but because of the bottom rows elevated design, I would have appreciated higher tilt leverage. But as I say this really is my only gripe. It doesn't hamper my typing significantly as I type this review but I just simply feel the comfort could have been slightly compromised with this design. But this depends on how far away you have the keyboard from your body. I tend to have my keyboard quite away from me as I type. If you tend to have keyboards closer to you then this might be a non-issue for you. One more thing I absolutely appreciate, is that this keyboard is a genuine British PHYSICAL layout keyboard. There are way too many keyboards that claim to be "UK layout" but in actuality what you find is an American PHYSICAL layout with British labelling on the keys, which is naughty mismarketing in my book. This is important. As the American physical layout keyboard has a small one row height ENTER key with the hash key above it. The British physical keyboard has a bigger two rows height ENTER key. I am happy to confirm this is a genuine British physical keyboard so you are guaranteed to hit that ENTER key and not the hash key, if of course you are used to typing on British physical layout keyboard. Normally I don't talk about the presentation of packaging but I have to make an exception here. KLIM, as they have advertised in their promotional video, are a young company in France started in 2015. But they are also the funniest company I have ever bought tech from. As I open the product box, the quality of packing has a loving care to it, with a silver embossed thick black envelope containing some nice stickers...and a note. The note is hilarious. It begins with a standard hope of my enjoying the product but then it continues to describe how my order was specifically treated throughout it's whole journey and as I continued to read...it got crazier and crazier until my sides were splitting with laughter. I won't spoil it, if you are going to buy this keyboard, just make sure to read the note and enjoy a bonus experience. So this company has wit and a mischievous one at that. That certainly stunted me as it's not exactly a factor I ever imagined to be a consideration for a keyboard and of course it still isn't but I sure like their persona! Oh and they give a five year warranty...so they have wacky wit, presentation and confidence. Of course they need to have good products and apart from my gripe on the curvature design, this keyboard impresses me no end at such an affordable price (I bought this for £30 but it feels like a £50-£60 product) and I hope KLIM are there to stay. I give this a 4.5/5 which I will round up to five stars. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice keyboard *by B***R on 13 January 2019* I was looking for an illuminated keyboard so that I could easily see the key characters in dull or dark conditions. After reading reviews of various keyboards I decided to buy the KLIM Lightning. I am very pleased with my purchase. The keyboard feels very substantial. The keys are surrounded by a metal frame. The keyboard weighs 1kg. That weight means that the keyboard feels stable and doesn't move around when typing. Setup is simple. Just plug the (braided) usb cable in to your computer and that is it. Upon first starting the computer the keyboard defaults to a Blue illumination. To change colours (or to switch the lighting off) there is a custom key. This cycles through Blue (default) then Red, Green, Purple, Yellow, Turquoise, White and then Off. To adjust the brightness, within any colour, you press and hold the Fn key plus apply multiple presses of either the page up or the page down keys. (To increase or to decrease the brightness.) Pressing the Fn key plus the custom key together starts the keyboard automatically cycling through all the colours in a 'breathing' way. Pressing that combination again stops that feature. The lighting shines through all the keys enabling the characters to be clearly seen in dull conditions. The light also shines around the keys. This gives the keyboard a 'futuristic' look and in no way detracts from the visibility of the keyboard characters. The keyboard is a nice size, the keys are ideally spaced and give a nice feel when typing. The keyboard is perfect for my requirements. As I am not a touch typist I cannot review the keyboard from a 'professional' viewpoint. However it feels very good to me and I can thoroughly recommend it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Customer Service *by K***R on 26 June 2023* Sent as a replacement for my original board as the black coating was wearing away on the Keys. I would not hesitate in recommending both the Keyboard and the customer service. If something goes wrong, you are covered. The keyboard itself is compact, sturdy, and yes it does make you type faster, and I am no touch typist. Is it suitable for gaming? Yes, it has a fast response time and is satisfyingly clicky. Note the keyboard is not programmable and you will need to give yourself time to get used to its compact size. One thing worth mentioning and a small negative is, if your eyesight is impaired you may find the keys a little dark. But overall, it does exactly what is says on the box. :) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/82129286-lightning-gaming-keyboard-mechanical-feel-with-metal-frame-backlit-wired](https://www.desertcart.us/products/82129286-lightning-gaming-keyboard-mechanical-feel-with-metal-frame-backlit-wired) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-11-01*