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this video is brought to you by NCI XCOM great technology selection and service hey guys Eber here with hark Max and Tesoro is slowly starting to penetrate the North American market with their gaming peripherals on the review table today is the libera spectrum RGB mechanical keyboard available in a variety of kale switches but it has big shoes to fill at such a high price tag of $150 however the spectrum is one of the least expensive full backless RGB keyboards taking a physical tour the main shell is plastic with a fine brush look although at this price point I was expecting an aluminum frame there are four screws that hold a chassis with the base which gives to a spectrum a more decorative look the wrist rest sports different textures all together with that classic aluminum crisscross design but I'd rather prefer something smoother for better comfort as the angular design plus this rough texture isn't as comfortable as it should be at the bottom you'll find an T skip pads and appropriate razors to adjust the height of the keyboard I do have to mention that when the razors are completely low the weight isn't balanced when I start to type on the keyboard the entire frame moves up and down but this can be eliminated by raising up the keyboard part of the problem would be the shorter wrist rest but for users with smaller hands I doubt this would be an issue the bottom of the keyboard is also prone to scratches which may or may not concern most users but personally at this price point it is totally unacceptable on the top right side of the keyboard is where you'll find two USB 2.0 ports a DC input where users can charge their smartphones or tablets and a separate headphone and microphone input it's really strange to find a DC power in and zero information on how that's used the one point five millimeter braided cable is thick and at the end you'll find two USB plugs with proper logo for easier differentiation and the headphone / microphone jacks have to be plugged in to the rear i/o of your motherboard in order to utilize the audio pass-through off the keyboard unfortunately there are no separate macro buttons on the keyboard you can record macros on-the-fly by pressing the record button in the top right or through the driver software but given the large footprint of the keyboard and even taking into account how well the competition implements separate macro zones for gamers to access I would have preferred to server go that route as well as with a few dedicated keys the main highlight off the Libero spectrum is the lighting system first with the edge lighting that in a proper color meshed environment will look awesome depending on the surface the light pulse often creating a good focal point in your gaming setup second the keys are individually backlund you can customize the color of each key and given the five profiles that you can switch on the fly creating separate gaming and productivity lighting zone stays a possibility plus I love how the lighting peeks through the gaps as one thing to sir made sure to do right east of brightness and vibrancy of these LEDs the lighting quality just looks awesome there are a few special effects like trigger ripple firework radiation breathing rainbow wave and an audio mode that's supposed to activate the LEDs for each individual key to go along with the beats and a base of your music this mode only works when audio jacks are plugged into the source and it looks very interesting certainly not for constant use but interesting to see it react to audio elements inside a game adding a little extra immersion the weakest point of this product and really all peripherals from Tesoro is the driver software that is playing out terrible first the ugly interface with different tabs for various profiles and a non identical physical layout of the keyboard at the bottom left corner is where you can assign any key as a macro under the macro setting plus key assignment settings one feature I like about the spectrum is the ability to assign certain keys to launch programs for example I have f1 assigned to launch Adobe Edition CC under the elimination key that color of any key can be customized to your preference and finally the lighting effects setting allows the user to select a variety of effects that I mentioned previously for the spectrum I've experienced a few crashes while tweaking the button layout and that proved frustrating having not saved any changes a major issue I encountered with the spectrum was every time I turn on my system 12 keys light up and my system would not post so I had to unplug the spectrum for my PC to start up properly and then replug the spectrum for use Tesoro did rollout with a firmware update that's meant to fix this locking up issue however even after the update we still encountered locked up keyboard after reboot so I'm going to conclude this review by stating the lighting is done well and is the strongest element of the Libero spectrum the physical design could see an update would smoother textures for wrist rest and perhaps a metal frame next time as the lack of proper weight distribution is a turn-off and finally the issue where the spectrum won't allow the PC to post is just bizarre and is something we experienced on both of our review samples at $150 this is not acceptable and also until we see a proper redesign for the driver UI the Libero spectrum will be difficult to recommend so let us know what you think about the keyboard and whether or not you think this whole RGB trend will die off soon or will evolve into something even more advanced as always thank you for watching don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one