Software
Even though various functions can be adjusted directly via the keyboard, the configuration via the MSI Center is also possible. There you have to install the “Gaming Gear” plugin to be able to record your own macros.
If you also want to adjust the lighting via software, a second plugin called “Mystic Light” is needed, which also has to be called separately.
I find this division in the program itself a bit annoying, here I would have liked a uniform solution. The range of functions is okay, but also not particularly worth mentioning. Other manufacturers offer simpler programs with more options here. In addition, after the initial installation of MSI Center, the computer simply restarts without prompting or warning, which is not possible at all. Unsaved documents are then simply closed and work could be lost, MSI definitely needs to improve here.
Summary and conclusion
In the time I spent with this keyboard, I noticed a few more features worth mentioning. The position of the status LEDs for Caps-Lock, Numpad and co. above the arrow keys is a bit unusual, but not a point of criticism. And even though the palm rest cannot be attached, unlike many other keyboards, it hardly moved on me thanks to the many rubber pads on the underside.
Optics is of course once again a matter of taste, but the “ClearCaps” look quite nice in my opinion. Of course, the LEDs look a bit brighter in pictures than in reality, but there’s something to be said for a bit of “underbody lighting”. Thanks to the aluminum alloy top, the keyboard is also decently stable.
At the time of review, the GK71 is not available in German QWERTY layout and I do not have a price either. A final rating is thus difficult, MSI still holds all the cards here. This keyboard could do well in the mid-range price segment around 100-130€, but then only with DE layout. I, for one, would have also liked to see a detachable USB Type-C cable. If you like linear keys with Red characteristics and would like to have them in a slightly smoother version, you will find a suitable keyboard here.
The test sample was provided by MSI without obligation. There was and is no influence on the tests and results. There was also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.
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