PI Engineering X-Keys XK-80 W/Backlighting USB New (Mac/PC DVD)

May be a little on the expensive side but is a great piece of kit. Was bought to work with lighting control software to give me quick access to programming. Very easy to set up and also after a quick look at the webpage about led backlights got it working just how I wanted. Very useful in hardware mode as it then stores the keys/macros/shortcuts in the unit so you do not have to have the software on a computer. With the software running however you do get more options like text strings etc. to set to your keys.

If you are spending a lot of time working with computer - as most of us do - you will find X-Keys and excellent tool to save time + be more productive. I save each day a lot of time, because instead of using mouse or looking for shortcut lists, I just press the button on my X-keys. But it also helps me to be more productive, because I can use software functionalities I was unable to use before. Simply because I added a lot of less known shortcut to the buttons of X-key. Actually, I was surprised how much it changed the way I work, well above my expectations. I use it all the days.

Great item, keys programmed to work with Davinchi Resolve

Expensive, but very useful. Works on Apple Mac.

Deservs five stars but as you need extra configuration software to get it to run with X-Plane 11 I have just done 4 stars.Keys work nice and positively.Somewhat pricey for a game add-on but that's not what it was really designed for.It has a multitude of uses that I am only just scraping the service.Well done to Stick and Rudder Studios for creating the software to run with X-Plane.

FANTASTIC

I compared this one to the Expertkeys EK-58 model and decided to go with the Expertkeys one.Mainly because of the superior design and the cheaper price.This one however has backlighting - if you need that.

I purchased the XK-80 in order to enhance my use of the X-Plane 11 flight simulator, with this item used alongside a specific plug-in for X-Plane. The XK-80 has transformed the accessibility of X-Plane when performing somewhat more involved flights, such as instrument approaches or otherwise where navigating using instruments. Before I bought this item, I would have been forced to adjust instruments in the cockpit using the mouse pointer, which is fiddly, slow and takes attention away from flying the plane. I can now with mere button presses control these functions in a similar way to how one would in an actual cockpit. This is achievable of course using bespoke flight simulator hardware, but it is prohibitively expensive, in contrast to the XK-80, which achieves essentially the same, but at a fraction of the cost.The hardware build feels solid, with a nice rubberised finish and excellent backlighting. Physically setting-up the keys with your own labels is very easy. Additionally, the software that comes with the XK-80, distinct from X-Plane, enables me to use this hardware in a range of other applications if I chose to.