Rant paragraph here - why does every high-end keyboard with a white color scheme have to market itself for macOS customers? How many macOS customers even use anything but first-party peripherals at all, especially with the third-party option costing $180? I appreciate that Mistel wanted to do something different here by targeting an otherwise uncompetitive market, but on behalf of Windows OS users I would like to see two separate SKUs with full support for the OS rather than one that attempts dual-OS support haphazardly.

This really is my main complaint with the MD870 SLEEKER, for I think the pricing would have been justifiable otherwise for us. Mistel did tell me that they tried to get the Windows-specific legends printed in addition to the macOS ones, but it just looked ugly. I can understand that, and totally believe it too, but by offering some replacement keycaps and not others, one is reminded of the second-class service provided to the vast majority of this review's readers. If you are a Mac user and intend to get this, feel free to ignore all this as you get a fantastic keyboard that works perfectly for you. The build quality is beyond question, with the keyboard having a high chance at outliving any other component in your computer. The use of minimal aesthetics throughout also adds to the timeless nature of the design here, and the white lighting used to accentuate this further pushes it as a potential buy for many looking for a fitting keyboard to match, say, a personally built PC with customized components and lighting.

This keyboard is not for those wanting RGB backlighting or customizable functionality, as we see that even some functions pre-programmed are OS-specific as well. What it does is take the basics of a keyboard and build upon it where deemed appropriate. Reduce the use of plastic wherever possible, and where it must be, use thick PBT instead. Offer genuine Cherry MX switches, including the rarely offered MX Clear, and even bring up the option of adding in the MX Silent switches at a later date (new information available to us). Use white lighting instead of red or blue because this is not a gaming keyboard and to make typing on this keyboard not just a pleasure to do but also one to look at. To be fair to Mistel, the discrepancies with the OS-specific functions are not a deal breaker even for Windows users. If anything, this keyboards ticks so many boxes to my specific taste that a full size version of this would be strongly considered as my daily driver. I do recommend it thus, but even I admit that I have apprehensions about Mistel having the brand presence to command this price point in what is essentially 2018 now.