Software

There are software drivers for the i-Rocks K72MN in the aptly named "iRocks Application Software." You can download the installer as part of a compressed archive from the i-Rocks downloads page. The latest version at the time of testing was 2.1.3.1, and the installer is 6.7 MB in size. There is also a PDF manual in the zip file in English and Mandarin, and the actual installation process is simple. Too simple even, with no options to choose for whether you want to change the installation directory, add shortcuts and so on, and this is before we even see there is no EULA to agree to.


You will need to have the keyboard connected to run the program, and the user experience does seem more fleshed out compared to the K71M-specific drivers we saw before. It scales well with high DPI monitors, and the manual also helps out in case there are any issues. There is a device drop-down menu on the left if you have multiple compatible products, and underneath are some quick shortcuts for lighting synchronization and profiles, with the former grayed out for obvious reasons. There are also menus in the main section split by feature set, with more options at the top and bottom. It is fairly busy still to look at, and the color scheme is in line with the new i-Rocks logo. I would have also ensured the drop-down menus for key assignment are all within the screen real estate of the main program window, but this complaint stems more from not being able to show some of the options in my recording below.

There are a few languages to select from, including German interestingly, and five profiles to create, edit, delete, and associate with programs. These profiles, as with everything else, are saved onboard the keyboard itself, so you won't need the software after configuring things to your liking. This includes toggling between NKRO and 6KRO, keystroke repeat delay and speed, and Game Mode options, which by default turns off Win key and Menu. The other tab here is Assignment, and we see there are only eight keys, F1–F8, which can be remapped for secondary functions. This explains why these are among the few keys that get specific legends on the keycaps, which are for the assigned default actions. Changing the key assignment is quite simple, with another drop-down menu that has some more option sets, including a macro recorder, multimedia and Windows shortcuts, and even strings and combo keys as seen above.