Introduction

darkFlash—yes, that's how it is spelled—is a Taiwanese PC brand established in 2016. It may be unfamiliar to most of our readers, as it was for me too, but I understand the brand has been getting popular in Asia to the point where it is now targeting a more global audience with its lineup of high value products. This is also why darkFlash representatives reached out to us for product reviews including a case and CPU cooler already. Today is the turn of one of its keyboards and thanks to darkFlash for providing a review sample to TechPowerUp.


darkFlash has quite a few keyboards in its lineup at this time although one immediately struck me when choosing what to review. The GD100 is a welcome change from all the smaller form factor keyboards I've been reviewing lately and still manages to be not just another typical keyboard in terms of form factor and design. As seen in the preview photo above, the darkFlash GD100 is a full-size keyboard but in the 95% form factor in that you have a single bank of keys together to save some space on your desk and help with some ergonomic typing. The GD100 also comes in different color schemes including a traditional all black, the "Starry Blue" seen above, a "Milk & Brown" going for a more vintage white and gray two-tone colorway, and the so-called "Brown Sugar" that I went with for this review sample. This is a budget-friendly keyboard which looks fancy enough to come off more expensive in the look and feel, which is always a good thing. Let's see what features we end up with for the GD100 in this review which begins with a look at the product specifications in the table below.

Specifications