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hey guys this is Dimitri with heart mechanics and we're taking a look today at the latest gaming product from funk this is their mechanical keyboard D 460 now the company has always been serious about gaming with sole focus on functionality instead of fancy gimmicky features so that's very much appreciated the keyboard is released at $120 but actually it's supposed to drop to 100 but even then the keyboard market is extremely saturated so we'll see how the funk handles the competition now let's get some respects out of the way the 460 features MX cherry-red switches that are linear and are actually quite light requiring only 45 grams of force and these are my preferred gaming switches we have full and key rollover meaning there's no limit as to how many keys can be pressed simultaneously and onboard memory for your profiles now let's take it out of the box we don't have some documentation this is a plug and play keyboard so it will function without any drivers but funk software is available from the website that we'll cover later it does carry some weight has a pretty solid construction with very simple and compact aesthetic plus an armrest is included that weirdly attaches with these clips that isn't the most convenient to mount the armrest has the same rubber ice coating as the body of the keyboard it is very pleasant to the touch and the shape and the angle of the armrest is very comfortable but I don't see the point of having these separate clips as they don't really hold the rest rest in place and can easily be taken off almost too easy the body is covered in the rubberized layer that is nice to touch but it does tend to get quite dirty quickly because of the finger marks but the keyboard feels nice and sturdy and the read under play below the keys really helps to emphasize the brightness of the backlight so each key is individual it and the backlight isn't very uniform because the LED is on top of the key really not a big deal but we do have for brightness levels surplus a posting mode that can easily be accessed on the numpad using the function buttons plus all the media controls that are incorporated into your F keys and there you can also see the five different profiles that you can switch between plus a func button that disables the Windows key and enables macros there are two years B pass throughs at back that is excellent for charging a phone and just connecting other peripherals despite that the keyboard connects through a single USB port plus the braided pattern cable is quite thick and plenty long the keys layout is quite common with skinny enter key and good thing we have that large backspace and shift buttons as some key words feature has strange and unconventional button sizes now a func hasn't outdone themselves as this is just a plain and simple mechanical keyboard the MX cherry-red switchers are what I prefer both for typing and gaming and so I'm used to the feel and bounce the linear response is definitely something you need to get used to at first but the fast response will sure improve your gaming abilities now while the keyboard isn't totally unique I feel funk had a chance to prove themselves worthy of a consideration with the driver software but unfortunately that's not really the case we do have five profiles to switch from backup and restore buttons and the entire keypad to choose for secondary purpose options or macros so on the left you select your M key we get ten in total select the key on the right and in this case I've assigned my number seven on the numpad a command to copy and number eight to paste of course you can also record your own macro so it's a very common feature for a gaming keyboard but unfortunately you cannot rename these macros so unless you go back and to check what you pressed you do not have the ability to see exactly what each of the macros does and that I think is limiting also you cannot rename your profiles so if you have one for Battlefield 4 and the other for editing which I would love to see be implemented another thing I noticed was the funk that meant button did not do anything so who we notified funk about this and hopefully this is as simple as a driver update of course gaming on red switches to me is second nature I did end up removing the armrest just because if I needed to move the keyboard it was just wobble around and come off so it certainly isn't the best design but there are a lot of great things about the KB 460 starting with the build quality and the rubberized finish that feels good the backlight is awesome with the red metal under play that helps to emphasize the color to additional USB pass-through right new keyboard are always helpful and the price at $99 is excellent considering there are a non-mechanical options that cost just as much now there is nothing wrong with the software but it is limiting I would have liked to see a rename function that just makes sense when you record your macros and profile naming would be nice and the clips for the wrists are unnecessary and I think it should have been one piece well that is it for the Funke kb 460 it's a very simple and functional keyboard that needs a bit more polish but it's certainly worthy of a consideration if you plan to go mechanical so thanks guys for watching don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in next video