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the market for gaming peripherals is extremely saturated with an abundance of established brands and new players entering the market that means it's becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd that's why the newest entry Lenovo was quite the surprise Lenovo is a company with very little gaming accessory history but they've decided to enter this crowded space with our why gaming series mechanical keyboard and mouse along with some other items but are they unique enough to stand out from the crowd and to bring something new to the market are they even good enough to be termed proper gaming peripherals let's take a look the first thing to examine is the price point that Lenovo is targeting since these aren't inexpensive the why gaming keyboard is priced at $139.99 and the mouse at $69.99 these are pretty high price points which leads me to believe they are obviously targeted at the premium peripheral market and as such expectations for these accessories are understandably high instead of competing against mid-level offerings Lenovo is going straight for the throat of higher-end options from established players like Razer Logitech and Corsair let's take a look at the why gaming keyboard one of the first things to notice the switches chosen by Lenovo as this board is using ko red switches for those unfamiliar cable switches are generally a less expensive alternative to Cherry MX switches they feel similar but are often regarded as being of lower quality while in my experience I haven't had any longevity issues with ko switches and their tactile feedback is actually quite good it's usually expected that the lower cost of the switches is passed along to the consumer via a more affordable product that doesn't seem to be happening here instead Lenovo seems to have decided that the other add-on features or higher overall build quality is worth the extra price the build uses a rigid plastic which has very little flex and overall seems pretty solid considering the wide gaming keyboard is competing at the markets pinnacle the build isn't anything groundbreaking but it's fairly solid you have a detachable wrist rest with a textured plastic design and a finish which is also used on the space bar overall I quite like this texture and it feels comfortable although I wish that the wrist rest was a little longer for better support there's also a very thick one point eight metre braided cable which terminates in USB for connection to the PC on the board itself there's an area which houses convenient pass reports for headphones a mic and USB unfortunately the USB port is only version 2 compatible so don't expect full speed from you USB 3 devices if they're plugged into it coming back to the board there are 4 media controls with buttons that provide a nice tactile feedback as well as a Windows key lock profile switching and brightness control speaking of brightness control the Y gaming keyboard only has a single color backlight red this is somewhat understandable since it's meant to match Lenovo's current gaming desktop and notebook line up the red backlighting is controlled with 4 levels of brightness however lenovo has chosen the WASD Keys and the arrow keys to be controlled separately so you can choose to light just those keys if you want a nice touch we'll take a look at macros a little later but first let's check out the typing experience overall these kale red switches feel very similar to Cherry MX Reds with the nice actuation on an overall satisfying feedback I personally prefer the click air profile of blue or brown switches but for those who like the linear actuation of red switches you'll probably enjoy these my only issue is not with the switch but rather with the spacebar I found that it has a little bit of squeak and while it's very minor and pretty quiet I found it extremely annoying after use and started to loathe using it it's a very quiet noise but I found that it detracted from the experience keep in mind this issue could be exclusive to this unit but regardless it's something to keep in mind now to get an idea of the volume of these switches here's a sound sample last stop is the macro functionality on the board you have seven macro G keys and three profiles for these keys to program them you'll probably want to grab the software for the keyboard which is barely mentioned in the documentation leant over on your website please make it clear to where to download the software listing it as a driver is not adequate once we get into the software we can configure seven keys with macros shortcuts and various other functions because there are three profiles we can have an effective 21 macro Keys stored at once which will be great for either productivity or micromanagement in games while I'm not a big user of macros some users will definitely love this functionality so what can be concluded about this keyboard at $139.99 there sports competitors have high build quality genuine Cherry MX switches great software unique features and some even have RGB lighting across the board the lenovo y gaming keyboard is remarkably average it doesn't do anything badly but it does nothing that stands out either there's nothing that will seriously disappoint but it fails to impress across the board and for the money there are better options available now let's shift our attention to the Y Gaming Mouse it also keeps this black and red design of the keyboard with a pulsating red light in the middle and once again a choice of one lighting color red Feist at $69.99 this mouse isn't inexpensive so like the keyboard it's priced to impress there are a couple of things that stand out immediately with this mouse firstly it has quite a unique angular design and it's obviously a very large Mouse these two elements could cause issues for some gamers so how does the build quality and comfort stack up for me the build is a bit too plasticy the materials don't feel up to the Y gaming mouses high price and while the plastic feels fairly decent I would have liked to see a better build the smooth plastic feels fairly good but it picks up fingerprints and the small cube texture on the edges are mainly aesthetic as I found my hand didn't actually utilize them as gripping surfaces Lenovo's design is rather interesting as I said this is a large Mouse measuring about 12 centimeters in length script with is about seven centimeters so it will be suitable for people with large hands personally I find most comfortable mice have a two-to-one length to grip ratio and while this isn't exactly it it's fairly close however it's worth noting that the base flares out much wider and then narrows dramatically at the end now suction comes down to personal decisions since what suits one person will be uncomfortable for another however if there was ever a mouse you need to try it before you buy it's the Lenovo Y gaming precision Mouse there is a good amount of adjustability since unlike with to many other mice these days there's a weight system included on the bottom with four or five gram weights for customization this is a nice touch for those who want a slightly more personalized experience the next thing you'll notice about the design is the very deep side groove on the mouse the sides cut in quite deep and these ankles are implemented to support the thumb in a more natural position it's intended to be more comfortable however due to the shape size and the depth of the groove I ended up miss positioning my hand where it would be properly supported by this groove but my thumb ended up sitting on the edge instead of being supported as an example of where this type of design works is in my g 602 where the edge supports the thumb whereas the edge on the Y Gaming Mouse feels just strange and not that comfortable all in all I just don't find the Y Gaming Mouse any more comfortable than many conventional designs the last thing to look at before we move to the center is the mouse wheel and these switches the Y Gaming Mouse is using high quality on one switches and these really need no introduction they feel great as always and a precise and end up being enjoy to use there's also dpi toggle which has distinguished actuation and LEDs to show the DPI level the scroll wheel on top is pretty average it's too easy to scroll which can lead to accidental scrolling and wheel has some side-to-side movement scroll steps a decent but overall the wheel isn't great on the mouse's left click we have two more buttons and while these are a bit thin they are very clicky although for me I would prefer a little less force for actuation and lastly we see the side buttons which are quite different when compared to most other gaming mice this is one large triangular button and a longer rectangular button both in somewhat weird positions at first I disliked the location of these buttons but as I've used them I've actually grown to quite like their functionality and have found them quite easy to use and map my one complaint is the buttons are a little bit mushy by otherwise I don't have many issues now let's take a look at the sensor and the accommodating software Lenovo has software customization for this mouse with the first tab offering button rebinding and macro commands which is cool being able to customize all these buttons is par for the course for gaming mice and allows for full utilization of the buttons regardless of applications being used moving on to the sensor customization you really have only the basics with dpi adjustment ranging from a great 400 dpi minimum all the way up to 8200 scroll speed polling rate up to a thousand Hertz and brightness control these are really the only bare necessities you don't have any lift off distance control or any more detailed controls so I found the software was pretty basic and a bit lackluster and last up is sensor performance we'll open up Photoshop firstly and do the straight line test for prediction and jitter and we'll also draw a circle to test for any skipping there's no apparent jitter and prediction looks cool with no skipping issues coming up either but the best place to test the mouse is where it's going to be used so let's launch up csgo the first thing to look at is how it handles fast flicks and it tracks reliably at high speeds the why Gaming Mouse doesn't have any issues here and it handles flicks reliably at any speed in terms of tracking smoothly and accurately at all speeds I don't have an issues which is great however while I found that there weren't many issues that were extremely evident I just didn't feel quite as accurate as other mice I think this was in part the sensor but also me getting used to the glide of the mouse it glides extremely smoothly thus making it feel faster than other mice and it takes some getting used to a rule the sensor didn't have any major issues but I wasn't impressed by the overall accuracy and didn't feel as precise so let's sum things up the learner of our Y Gaming Mouse isn't a standout peripheral at its asking price if it were half of what it costs currently it would be a much more compelling product I'll be honest here while it's great if you have larger hands the mouse just doesn't stand out anywhere and the competing products outshine it across the board as for the Y gaming keyboard there's a similar story being told this is generally a really solid keyboard but it comes in at a price which demands perfection or innovation and it doesn't deliver on either of those needs of the keyboard or mouse are bad overall but the pricing just isn't there compared to the competition both are very good for A's into the game market could form the starting point of competitive lineup but at their current prices many gamers may just pass on them and end up buying better known alternatives so thank you for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video make sure to leave a like and comment if you have any feedback I'm Aiden with Hardware Canucks make sure 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