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hey team welcome back Hardware unboxed today I'm checking out a budget keyboard and mouse combo from Coulomb a so called the master keys light a product they've label is having mem chemical switches this is a word I've never seen before so I was immediately intrigued as to what it could mean when I popped it open in my unboxing box the series before we investigate that though let's check out how it looks I've got to say that for a budget combo both pieces look pretty good the keyboards very simple with nice vibrant backlighting that's quite different to what you see in the standard mechanical keyboard rather than illuminate each switch the white plastic backplate is fully lit up for really even and bright effect we've got the full RGB rainbow to play with here and you can quickly toggle through some different effects by using the function key in the F key is across the top of the keyboard here you can also adjust the repeat rate to behind the home set of keys you also get a set of media functions to play with which is a good inclusion to the mouse is pretty nice looking it's a really standard shape that fits in the hand nicely and again the RGB lighting is used effectively lighting up the scroll wheel and a Tron life backlight both are black all around quite lightweight wise and roll plastic let's take a look at these mem chemical switches now it turns out that the switches themselves are a hundred percent membrane as it expected this price however coolermaster have made them compatible with cherry MX key caps so that's pretty much the end of that story the mouse features nice and clicky left and right buttons plus two back and forward buttons on the left side of the mouse making it much more suited to right-handed users the surface is all plastic with no rubber grips or texture on either side underneath there's an infrared a Vargo 3050 sensor as well as three Mouse feet for smooth gliding I found the sensor work just fine and it worked alright on surfaces like cloth and my desk too I found the mouse fine to use although it can't compare in terms of few to higher-end products from my onyx steel series and Logitech for example it just kind of feels a little flimsy I'm very used to using very high-end products though so switching to this probably makes it more noticeable to me it wasn't as noticeable as this switch to the master keys light keyboard however here's a sound you guys to here I'm sure you can agree it doesn't really sound good and unfortunately it doesn't feel that good either but hey it's a membrane keyboard and I honestly don't think I've used one in years they just feel mushy and stiff as you'd expect and they make a really hollow ringing noise when they pop back up it's not really pleasant it's also surprisingly loud the spacebar was probably the worst though as you heard in the sound test it's extremely rattling there's no software accompanying this mouse and keyboard combo all the functions you need to play around whether on the keyboards F keys and you can toggle through dpi levels by pressing the little button behind the scroll wheel on the mouse I feel like now I need to mention the price to put all this in perspective in the USA you can grab this combo for just $60 and in Australia you can get it for 80 for this money it's a very good-looking set of peripherals but you can get achieved 10 keyless mechanical keyboard for around 40 dollars now and then there's plenty of cheap gaming mice you could add I can see this master keys like combo being a really good Christmas or birthday present for a young gamer especially who's just starting to get into PC gaming and would love to have a keyboard and mouse that look this cool for experienced gamers with slightly bigger budgets though probably isn't gonna cut the mustard what do you guys think do you know have a better budget combo option let me know in the comments I'm your host Amanda's always and I'll see you guys next time cheers guys for joining me for another episode of hardware unbox so those of you that already support the channel thank you so much it's truly appreciated and to those of you that would like to support the channel directly I do have Amazon links and a patreon link in the video description below thanks a lot and I'll see you guys next time