Tag Archives: mechanical keyboard

The K70 Max is a new addition at the top of Corsairs keyboard range. Can this premium board deliver a premium experience?

Epomaker has recently unveiled a new keyboard using a rare 70% layout and featuring a built-in LCD screen. The Epomaker Shadow-X preserves the full functionality of a bigger keyboard while optimising desk space, as a shortcut summons the function row as needed. The Shadow-X's LCD screen provides rapid access to …

Montech are primarily known for making PC cases - but the Mkey is their first mechanical gaming keyboard

Today at Computex, Leo and Mat visited Sharkoon to get the latest on peripherals and cases. Better yet, we got a sneak peek at some in-development products hitting the market later in the year.  Watch via YouTube below: Timestamps: 00:00 Mice, Keyboards, chairs, mats and cables 04:40 Cases Last year …

The GMMK Pro keyboard from Glorious launched back in 2021. It has a serious amount of customisation options which means it can be tailored to almost any preference. Is it the perfect product to dip your toes in to the world of custom mechanical keyboards?

While G.Skill is best known for its high-performance memory, the company has also released some very good peripherals over the years too. Today, the company is unveiling its latest mechanical keyboard, the KM250, a compact 65% keyboard with pudding keycaps for upgraded RGB lighting. Featuring PBT dual-injection pudding keycaps, hot-swappable …

Today Cooler Master is unveiling its first foray into enthusiast keyboards with the CK720 mechanical keyboard. This one stands out from the pack with its hot-swappable switches, allowing for greater customisation and choice. The CK720 comes in two colour editions, Space Gray and Silver White. The UK layout will ship with Kailh Box V2 White switches pre-installed, but as these …

For Day 15 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Overclockers UK to give away a huge gaming setup upgrade bundle! The winner today will get a bunch of upgrades to make their gaming setup stand out. 

Corsair has a new flagship wireless keyboard – the K100 Air. The new keyboard offers low-profile Cherry MX mechanical keyswitches, as well as a brushed aluminium frame to keep it light and portable.  The K100 Air is Corsair's thinnest gaming keyboard, measuring in at just 17mm at its thickest point …

The K70 Pro Mini Wireless has a 360-degree LightEdge RGB zone and hot swappable switches

The Razer Ornata keyboard returns this year in upgraded V3 form. The new Razer Ornata V3 is Razer's entry-level low-profile gaming keyboard, offering mecha-membrane switches and a slim, small footprint design to help you save on desk space.  With a more compact, modern design, the Ornata V3 is equipped with …

SteelSeries has made plenty of great peripherals over the years and now for 2022, the company is refreshing its Apex keyboard line-up with two new additions – the Apex Pro Mini and the Apex Pro Mini Wireless.  The SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini keyboard comes in a 60% formfactor, making it …

Thermaltake is expanding its peripheral portfolio with the Argent K6 RGB low-profile mechanical keyboard. Winner of the 2022 Reddot Design Award, TT's new mechanical keyboard comes with Cherry MX low-profile RGB Speed Silver or low profile RGB Red switches. The new Argent K6 RGB keyboard features an aluminium top plate …

The best-known peripheral brands tend to opt for gaming-oriented designs. However, Lofree has chosen a more retro aesthetic for its three new mechanical keyboards, all of which include Bluetooth wireless connectivity.  Starting with the Lofree Wanderfree Moment, this mechanical keyboard comes with a premium luggage-style keyboard case for transportation. With …

If you are in the market for a peripheral upgrade or two, then you may want to check out Amazon over the next few days. This week, Razer is slashing prices on a range of gaming gear, including the Razer Viper Ultimate, the Razer Kraken and more. You will find …

This is the latest keyboard from ASUS but is it the future or customisation for peripherals?

PowerColor is best known for its graphics cards, including the popular Red Devil series of AMD Radeon GPUs. Soon, the company will be expanding beyond components, starting with keyboards, thanks to a new partnership with Ducky.  Featuring a black and red theme and lettering inspired by Taiwanese street artist, Seazk, the …

Back in 2018, Razer launched the Huntsman gaming keyboard, using its newly developed Optical Switches. Now three years later, the Huntsman V2 has arrived, refining and tweaking the Optical Switch technology as well as other features based on feedback from users and esports players.  The Razer Huntsman V2 comes in …

This Aorus laptop packs an RTX 3080 and the latest Intel Tiger Lake CPU

Roccat has two new keyboards hitting the market – the Magma and Pyro RGB. The Magma is a membrane keyboard with a fully illuminated RGB top place, while the Pyro is a mechanical keyboard with more traditional per-key RGB lighting.  The Roccat Pyro keyboard is the most feature-packed of the …

Can this keyboard do enough to justify the £250 (!) asking price?

HyperX is bolstering its gaming peripheral portfolio with a compact, 60% form factor mechanical keyboard. The new HyperX Alloy Origins 60 will feature HyperX's own Red switches, RGB backlit keys, and double-shot PBT keycaps. Measuring in at 296 x 105.5 x 36.9mm, the compact Alloy Origins 60 occupies considerably less …

EVGA has announced a set of new gaming peripherals. Besides the new X20, X17, and X15 gaming mice, EVGA has also introduced the Z20 and Z15 mechanical gaming keyboards. The new EVGA X series gaming mice are the world's first to feature a triple sensor, from which two are LOD sensors. …

The Razer BlackWidow has a long standing history of being one of the best gaming keyboards around. This week, the BlackWidow V3 is launching, bringing new enhancements, as well as a new ten keyless model for those who prefer extra desk space over having a numpad. The Razer BlackWidow V3 …

Update: this competition is now closed and we are pleased to announce the winner is @Nick from on our Discord server! Thanks for all the entries and stay tuned for further giveaways. We are back with another exclusive competition for our Patreon supporters! As a thank you to those supporting us, …

HyperX's newly released Alloy Elite 2 mechanical keyboard succeeds the original Alloy Elite by introducing new features such as HyperX mechanical switches, pudding keycaps, and improved RGB lighting.  The linear HyperX Red switches of the HyperX Alloy Elite 2 were built to be fast and durable, with a rated life …

Genesis has just launched a new mechanical keyboard for both casual and competitive gamers. The Thor 300 RGB mechanical keyboard offers an aluminium body with a 100% key layout, brown switches and per-key RGB lighting. The brown switches used in the Thor 300 are manufactured by Outemu and have a durability …

HyperX, Kingston's gaming division, has released two new variants of its Alloy Origins and Alloy Origins Core mechanical keyboards. Besides the currently available HyperX Red switch variant, both keyboards now have the option to come with the new HyperX Aqua switches, which are similar to Cherry Brown switches. According to HyperX, …

CHERRY has long been a market leader when it comes to mechanical switches, often being the number one choice. Today, not only did Cherry announce that its MX Switches now have twice as much durability and longevity, but there is also a brand new switch on the way called VIOLA.  …

CES 2020 has seen plenty of new mechanical gaming keyboards being launched and today Cherry, who supply the key switches for many of these new keyboards has announced an update to its MX mechanical key switch line. Since its introduction in 1983, Cherry has been constantly developing and optimising its …