QPAD's return to the gaming peripheral market hasn't been tentative. The company went all-in with magnetic keyboards, wireless mice, and glass mousepads, betting that performance-first engineering would cut through a crowded market. Based on the early critical reception, that bet is paying off in ways that validate Baron Lee and CEO Morten-Stig's vision for the Swedish brand's revival.
The Flux 65 Model 5 keyboard has become the face of that comeback, earning unexpectedly strong reviews from publications with decades' worth of testing between them.
Right off the bat, LootLevelChill awarded it a perfect 10/10, stating it's "a totally reasonable price for a product that is better than quite a number of its competitors […] I really have nothing negative to say about it." That's high praise from a reviewer who admits competitive gaming dictates their peripheral choices.
Jacob Fox from PC Gamer, a self-proclaimed hardware junkie who personally remembers QPAD's original run, gave the Flux 65 an 87% and declared the company "has burst back onto the peripheral scene with a fantastic little Hall effect keyboard that's not only great for gaming but also for typing." Effectively, "a wonderful little clacker" where Fox specifically praised the "gorgeous" sound profile and solid stabilisers, comparing the typing experience favourably to his usual daily driver.
Rock Paper Shotgun concluded the Model 5 "is a fine keyboard," while GameGrin went further, describing it as an absolute powerhouse that's "perfect for gamers who want speed, precision, and customisation all in one package."
Movies Games and Tech praised the "impressive polling rates and accurate and responsive keystrokes," noting it's also "great to look at, and it is built to last." Meanwhile, Comic Buzz awarded another 10/10 for its "outstanding" performance across both casual and competitive gaming.
The consistent thread across these reviews isn't just that the Flux 65 works well. It's that reviewers genuinely like using it. They establish QPAD as a legitimate contender rather than a nostalgic curiosity, giving the brand credibility with a generation of gamers who never experienced the original QPAD 5K mouse or MK-85 keyboard.
Having tested the Flux 65 myself, I can attest that the typing experience is stellar. The Gateron magnetic switches deliver the sort of responsiveness that makes you notice when you switch back to a traditional keyboard, and the per-key actuation customization actually matters in practice rather than existing as a spec sheet talking point. This built-in Rapid Trigger technology makes taking fights in Counter-Strike 2 feel more responsive, particularly during the sort of frantic counter-strafing where milliseconds determine round outcomes.
The pricing strategy deserves credit here as well. At £120, the Flux 65 undercuts many Hall effect competitors while matching or exceeding their feature sets. PC Gamer's comparison to keyboards that are punching over £140 demonstrates QPAD positioned the keyboard aggressively without resorting to budget-bin build quality. It's premium engineering at competitive pricing, which is exactly what you'd expect from a company with Baron Lee's HyperX pedigree steering product development.
QPAD's 2025 return could have been a footnote, another peripheral brand trying to recapture past glory with mediocre hardware and inflated marketing promises. Instead, the company delivered gear that reviewers, and I, genuinely enjoy using, and that enthusiasm shows in scores and recommendations that can't be bought. In fact, the QPAD Obsidian Superglide glass mouse pad has become a mainstay in my setup, no matter what I'm testing. The comeback is real, and the critics are taking notice.