To answer the untimely question, performance, we used our usual slew of tests for keyboards: standard use and gaming.

Typical use for the DKT will depend more on the type of keyboard you enjoy using, rather than how good it is. This is attributed mainly to the low-profile keys, so one would have to ask themselves whether they like laptop keyboards better than standarddesktop's. I found it quite nice, because of my affinity towards laptop keyboards (namely IBM/Lenovo) and was very pleased with the DKT's performance in typing not only this review, but a few other articles as well.

Perhaps the only concerns with using it as a standard keyboard is that because it doesn't have drivers, the media keys are limited by software. If you set up your media player of choice to react to those presses, then all will be well. The number lock, caps lock and scroll lock light indicators are also exceptionally bright, and were distracting in lower-light areas, even compared to the backlight.