** £16 FOR A GAMING KEYBOARD AND MOUSE **

My bro needed a replacement for his keyboard and wanted a cheap but decent stop gap. In all honesty I'm fairly impressed with the keyboard here, it really does look pretty decent and feels good as well in use.

As for the mouse, it's an eye sore :p
 
Oh wow.... been waiting for the Roccat RGB mechanical to be released for ages to replace my semi-broken Logitech G15 (original one!)... tempted to grab this as a temporary measure until the roccat comes out.
 
My mini-review:

Specifications & Pricing
Backlit keyboard with 3 colours (Red, Blue, Purple) Multicolour RGB colour shifting mouse with optical sensor with four DPI settings (800, 1200, 1600 and 2400 dpi)
£14.45 Weekly Deal (Normally £16)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-000-SV

Unboxing
Unboxing the keyboard and mouse combo was a pleasant surprise, at this price point I was just expecting a plain brown box. Not the case – Sumvision has gone to the effort of giving the full details of the combo.




In the box is both the keyboard and mouse, no manuals or accessories. The combo is wrapped in clear bags with the cables neatly twisty tied.

Appearance
Purely subjective – I don’t really like the overall appearance of the combo. It’s not that it’s ugly, I’m just more of a ‘no frills’ guy.

The keyboard is fairly subtle but the mouse is maybe a little too gamer bling, I think the mouse could definitely use toning down a notch. Less light pattern on the top of the mouse would go a long way to making it more appealing.

Can’t complain though – My kid loves all the pretty colours!

Build Quality
Picking out the keyboard and mouse from the box - they are expectedly light. However made of a decently thick and quality feeling plastic I don’t really rate the pair as ‘cheap’ just no big brand quality. Both the keyboard and mouse have a nice braided cable with decent lengths (Approx. 2m each).

No real flex in the keyboard and doesn’t rock or rattle when being typed on. The mouse however does have one flaw – the mouse wheel rattles when the mouse is moved quickly. This problem isn’t exclusive to this mouse, I’ve had the same problem with my Corsair M40 mouse (Which happens to be quite similar in shape to the Sumvision offering).

Overall I think there would be no concerns regarding the longevity of the combo, however this is hard to predict. Only time will tell!

Features & Performance
The keyboard has very even and decently bright backlighting, available in three colours (Red, Blue and Purple) with various brightness levels including off. A dedicated button is at the bottom of the keyboard between the right Alt and Ctrl keys. The key caps are made of a clear plastic to allow light bleed and appear to be sprayed black with a slightly rough texture. The lock buttons (Caps lock etc.) illuminate green at the top right of the keyboard.









The keys have a good level of travel and a ‘softer’ feedback coming from a cherry mechanical switch. If I had to compare the feel of the key press to another keyboard it’s almost identical to a Logitech G15 v2, high praise as the G15 is considered one of the best membrane typing experiences. The built in wrist rest is large enough to give some support while typing, I quickly got used to typing on this keyboard with no complaints.

The mouse illuminates with a colour cycle, unfortunately this cannot be switched to a single colour or turned off.
Using the mouse I really like the feel of the left and right click, really distinctive click. Comparing the feel of the click to other more expensive mice (Corsair M40, Razer Naga, Steelseries Sensei Raw, Logitech G300.) This comes out on top, I have no idea what microswitch they use but it feels great. The side buttons are mushy in comparison though with too much travel. It has a good feeling scroll wheel with decent feedback, two buttons on the side and a CPI/DPI toggle switch below the wheel. The available DPI options from the optical sensor are 800, 1200, 1600 and 2400.




Tracking was great on my Overclockers UK gaming surface with no twitches or unexpected mouse movements. I had no problems adjusting to it from my Corsair M40, definitely not a disappointment.

One thing I found though is the USB connectors on the combo are quite big width wise. I found it difficult to get them positioned on two adjacent ports on my laptop.

Conclusion
For the price it’s difficult to understand exactly where the ‘corners were cut’. My only real complaints are more down to the appearance of the combo, the performance is great and surpasses my expectations of this sub £15 set.
If you can get past or like the look of the set you’d be really hard pressed to find anything at this price point that comes close to this combo. You can barely find a basic keyboard and mouse set for this price let alone one with the lighting features of this set.

Bottom line - I’m not going to be replacing my Corsair combo with this anytime soon but it certainly will be kept as a spare should I ever need a stop gap.

Better than an aging Dell combo.
 
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Thanks also for the review, I've now ordered one to replace my aging Saitek Eclipse keyboard, I'll probably just keep the mouse as a spare :)
 
Just got one for the boy.

Also had an offer on my e-mails from quidco. Spend £10 ex VAT at any retailer offering cashback, and get £10 + the normal cashback.

So its cost me like £4 lol :D
 
I got this as backup and I would have to agree with BuToNz in that the mouse is kind of annoying with it constantly changing colours but the keyboard is actually really nice. It's very comfortable, the back lighting brightness and colour can be changed and lastley it just looks ace. I will probably keep the keyboard out for a while but the mouse will unlikely be used again as the damn thing lit up my room like a chritmas tree even after my machine was powered down.
 
Very, very good price... sadly I saw the same price elsewhere with free next day delivery, had it not been nearly £8 for next day delivery I would have bought it from you guys.
 
I bought this set recently as I spilt wine on what I had and I wanted a stop gap kb&m.

Anyway, I decided to set my expectations low for this "just in case" and I was pleasantly surprised, to the point where I don't feel the need to buy anything else for a while.

The keyboard has a relatively nice feel around it when typing and is a nice shape and size. The backlit keys are very easy to see and look good - three different colour options also.

In terms of the mouse, I found it a bit awkward at first because I have small hands and generally haven't used mice this shape.

However, after using it for a few days I can confirm that the mouse is very nice to use. It has three DPI settings which are quite good and it nicely weighted.

The wires for the kb&m are also braided :)

Overall the only bad points are the side buttons on the mouse - they feel quite cheap and flimsy but aside from that, I think for the price you pay - it exceeds expectations
 
Well mine arrived, for the money it's a bargain I reckon, has a few issues though... USB plugs are housed in overly large casings and they're somewhat loose when plugged in too which can cause connection issues.

Feels pretty good considering how light it is though my money is on the paint wearing off the keys in short order, i'm quite tempted to pull them all off and give them a coat of clear.

Backlighting is pretty good, the green LED indicators for Cap/Scroll and Numlock are very bright though, too bright for me so I've finally got around to ordering some ligtdimms stickers lol.

The mouse feels pretty darn good in hand to me, the lighting is a bit OTT though :)
 
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