Introduction
Every gamer knows, you’re only as good as the buttons you press. The quality of your input peripherals can mean the difference between a rapid multi-key combo for the win, and a sticky keyed loss. To that end, the market has hundreds of choices of keyboards available, which look great on your battle station at home, but really don’t work well for the mobile gamer. Commuters and college goers for example, often have time on the ride to work or between classes to catch a round on their favorite game, but are faced with the challenge of trying to squeeze a win out of a cramped laptop keyboard. So what’s a mobile gamer to do? aLLreli just might have your answer with the T9 Plus single-handed mechanical gaming keypad. Follow us today as we check out the aLLreli T9 Plus.
We would like to thank aLLreli for sending the T9 Plus to us to check out. Let’s see if this is the piece of the mobile gamer puzzle you’ve been missing!
About ALLreli
Established in 2004, Allreli has used the best parts and strict quality control to become a leading manufacturer of electronic products. Their portfolio includes a diverse line of products including gaming peripherals, voice recorders, data, power and audio cables, headphones and headsets, and an array of power and charging solutions. Their website states: “On top of the high quality, we also stand behind our products to provide great service. Our products may fail 1 in 1000, but our service will not. We strive to provide the best products and an amazing online shopping experience to every customer”, and the thousands of reviews on Amazon across their entire product line back that 100%.
Specifications and Features
WIN the RED DOT AWARD Professional Design for League of Legends (LOL), convenient for one hand use
10 COLORS of LIGHT MODE to ADJUST Full mechanical keys to use more comfortable, RGB backlit function, multiple colors can be adjusted to enjoy
PROGRAMMABLE DESIGN Macro programming configuration with driver, personality backlit setting
HARD AND DURABLE Aluminum bottom cover, braided cable with magnetic ring and golden usb port, to prevent leakage
ERGONOMICS KEY layout for gaming, comfortable big palm rest, perfect user experience
- Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 7.9 x 2 Inches
- Weight: 1.6 pounds
- Keys: 29 Programmable
- Backlight: RGB with 10 Modes
- Power: 5v 300mA
- Interface: USB
- Handedness: Left Hand
- Switches: Kailh Blue and Kailh Red (Space only)
- Keystroke Lifetime: ≥ 50 million
- Anti-ghosting: Full N-Key Rollover
Packaging
The aLLreli T9 Plus box is very colorful and clearly shows the product inside, as well as rundown of the important features.
Front of the aLLreli T9 Plus box
The rear of the box gives you a quick highlight of features
Breaking 3 seals, one on the bottom and one on either side, we open the box to find the aLLreli T9 Plus wrapped In a soft padded sleeve and cradled in a cardboard tray.
Under the tray we find the manual and a CD with the Software. The software is not needed to use the aLLreli T9 Plus as is, but If you want to customize the Lighting and record Macros, you will need to have it. It can also be downloaded directly from aLLreli.
A Closer Look
The aLLreli T9 Plus comes with a braided USB cable with ferrite EMI Filter and Gold plated USB plug for a reliable connection with no interference. A reusable cable wrap is included to keep the cable tidy on the go.
The aLLreli T9 Plus has a unique angular design aimed at keeping ergonomics in check while providing a natural feel for your most used keys. A large palm rest flanked by an oversized “spacebar” key feel very natural.
A heavy metal frame provides rigidity to keep the game pad from flexing when it is not set on a level surface, another great feature aimed at the gamer on the go.
And when you are at home or at a desk, 4 rubber feet keep the aLLreli T9 Plus firmly in place.
Each key of the T9 Plus is full RGB and can be customized within the T9 Single-Handed Keyboard software. 10 default lighting profiles are pre-programmed and are static, active and reactive with some really cool effects. The side lights are only lit red, but can be turned off completely.
Here we can see the Kailh Blue Mechanical Switches hiding under the main area keys…
…and the Kailh Red Mechanical Switch that handles the Space Bar key. Some stabilizers surround the red key to ensure such a large key presses evenly.
Here is the Software. There are 3 selectable Profiles (M1, M2 and M3). Each can have its own lighting effect. User Defined lighting allows every main key to be changed to any of 16.7 Million colors to suit you.
The Macro Editor will be very similar to most other macro programs you have tried, it records all key presses, and can play them back with zero delay, or the same speed as you pressed it. You can also type in a specific time to press and to release they key in milliseconds if you really need to dial it in.
The aLLreli T9 Plus is targeted specifically at League of Legends® and other MOBA type players and has the most needed keys for those ready to go, but it can be used for nearly any game or software. If the default keys don’t all work for you, they can all be changed in the software to better suit your needs quite easily. Any of the keys can be programmed as a macro, a shortcut, or as another single key of your choosing. The T9 Plus features full N-key rollover so you know you will never miss a beat, even hammering all 29 keys at the same time.
Since the T9 Plus uses Kailh mechanical switches, you can replace the keycaps with any custom ones of your choosing, but keep in mind some of the key spacings are not standard. The Shift key for instance, is not as wide as most standard layouts, but your favorite ESC and WASD keys will likely fit perfectly.
Final Thoughts and Conclusion
The aLLreli T9 Plus single-handed gaming keyboard is a great piece of hardware you might not have realized you even needed. Aimed squarely at MOBA players on the go, this peripheral fills a hole in a niche market that gamepads before weren’t quite set up for, and brings the ‘must have’ mechanical switches and RGB lighting to this segment. You can tell from the moment you first put hands on it that it is a solid and well-built game pad and the ergonomics are outstanding. If you spend any time at all trying to game on a tiny, flat, chiclet style keyboard and find your score suffers, you may really want to check this out!
I’ve used separate game pads for many years, from Razer and Logitech, and they were just too much and too complicated to really enjoy. My favorite over the years has been the Cyber Snipa Game Pad v2 for its simplicity and more comfortable layout… until now. The aLLreli T9 plus has just swept them all off my desk and replaced them as my daily driver. You can find the aLLreli T9 Plus at Amazon for $58.99 at the time of this writing.
Pros:
- Great Quality
- RGB Backlighting
- Fully programmable, easy to use software
- Comfortable, even for longer gaming sessions
- Easily Portable
Cons:
- Side lights are Red only with no independent control.
