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5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic Upgrade From Membrane
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2020
I purchased this product as a replacement for my old membrane keyboard, the Razer Cynosa Chroma, as some of the keys were beginning to act funny, and having always wanted to try a mechanical keyboard I figured I'd give this a shot. Boy am I ever glad that I did. Starting with the overall look of the board, well, if all black and subtle design is your thing you will not be disappointed, and I personally love the sleek look of this board. The feel is great, with an all metal build and absolutely no deck flex while typing or pressing very hard due to the rigid metal body. It's weighted too and, coupled with the pads and small feet extensions on the bottom side, this keyboard will not slide around during use. As for comfort, part of that will depend on your desktop setup, but for me it's been great using a keyboard this comfortable. The typing experience is wonderful, the keys require the perfect actuation force to use, feel great, and the opto-mechanical switches are clicky and tactile, which I love. For people in an office though, you should opt for a quieter switch, as these are definitely not quiet at all. Regardless of which switch you opt for, however, rest assured that these keys are responsive and have yet to miss a keystroke. To continue to drive home the comfort of this board, I am actually typing this whole review on it and so far have felt no fatigue in any area whatsoever of either of my hands or arms. Going back and pressing some keys on a membrane keyboard is wild in terms of just how different they both sound and feel, and I kind of feel spoiled with just how comfortable using this board is in comparison to, really, any membrane keyboard on the market. The RGB backlighting is per-key, so expect high quality lighting across the whole spectrum. In fact, if white backlighting is more your thing, this keyboard can produce very accurate whites for an RGB setup. Overall I adore this keyboard, with the only pitfalls that I've ran into being that the keys show grease a bit more easily than other keyboards I've used in the past, but that's to be expected to some degree when working with anything being touched as often as a keyboard. I would absolutely recommend, should you have the budget for a keyboard like this, that you pick this up. You will not regret your purchase, just make sure you select the right switch for you.
