I purchased this keyboard after my previous one (Logitech G910) finally died. I tried several alternatives, and after hearing rave reviews about the Vulcan, thought this was worth the purchase. The looks – It's definitely a keyboard for those that want to stand out, with the great illumination effects that you can customize with the software, to the general look and feel of the aluminum keyboard itself. The mechanical switch keys are raised above the surface of the keyboard, so for those who eat at their keyboard (you know who you are) cleaning out the crumbs is easy, as it near impossible to get trapped in the internals. Functionality – I love mechanical keyboards, for me, they provide better response and feel when typing, including gaming. It's easy to touch type with, the numpad works well, and there's significant space between the letters and function keys so you're not accidentally pressing one over the other. Value – It's expensive, but I feel was worth it. I have a keyboard that departs from the normal theme, reinvents it in a nice package. I have volume controls on they keyboard (a plus when gaming) as well as the ability to control the light brightness of the keyboard. This is a premium keyboard, that will perform the same functions as cheaper keyboards on the market, but you definitely have a better sense of style about it. If you're after style, and a bit of that wow factor – buy this. If you're after a keyboard that just types letters when you want it to – buy the cheaper alternatives.

Stopped working after about 1.5 years.

Its exactly as the picture. Keys are quiet and nice to type on. There is a difference between the different vulcan models, just look in the item description and it will say linear or tactile keys. I prefer tactile so I got this one. The magnetic attachable wristguard is comfortably low-profile but it attracts oil marks. Cable is good quality braided. I don't like having the extra software running in my background processes so ive disabled the roccat driver in my startup tab (task manager). I only use the software to change the LED colours and then I kill the process afterwards. You can download it from the official roccat website if you want to change your keyboard settings.

This is a great board though im pretty sure the price tag is for elitists… There are cheaper boards that will achieve the same mechanical goals. I got this board coz I like roccat and the floating keycaps. I needed something to replace my ducky limited edition and this is the only other board that does it for me.