I will mention right away that i-Rocks seems to also be selling the K72M, a single-color backlit version with a black anodized aluminium frame, in addition to the K72M RGB, which adds RGB backlighting. This one, the K72MN, is the "Artisan" version without any backlighting and the wood-grain wrap over the frame, and it costs more than the others. That is really my main problem with the keyboard—it costs more while offering less. The only reason to get this is if you dig the aesthetics up front, with the wooden look not really seen in pre-built keyboards.

Okay, I kind of lied. My REAL problem with the keyboard is that it talks the walk when it comes to this wooden top but stutters along like a drunk failing a walk-in-a-straight-line sobriety test. The frame does not really feel like wood at all, and it's obviously a wrap over aluminium with a surface treatment. When you glide your fingers over it, it is more smooth than fibrous. Knock on this "wood" and all your superstitions will leave you as you hear the ping off the metal underneath. It is a durable application no doubt, and real wood is far harder to work with for consumer goods such as keyboards, but this is the marketed USP of the i-Rocks K72MN, and I have to say that the USP does not meet expectations.

That is a shame since it no doubt added to the cost of the keyboard fairly significantly. It is not easy to find the keyboard for sale globally, with what seems to be a more Taiwanese offering here. Even there the cost is north of US$100 when converted logically, and this makes the i-Rocks K71M we recently saw a bigger deal in retrospect. Underneath the frame is a decent keyboard with enough structural integrity, pre-programmed functions, and even some software support to stand on its own. I suspect the less expensive K72M would have fared much better here thus. It's a shame that the K72MN Artisan relies so much on a one-trick pony, and it just wasn't for me personally. Your mileage may vary, and perhaps this tickles your funny bone in all the right places; however, for the asking price, I am unable to recommend this keyboard.