This is my 2nd mechanical keyboard. The first was a DAS Professional keyboard. I'm not sure if the reviews are separated by switch, so i'll say right here, i bought the keyboard with the red cherry switches.
It was clear when i first received this keyboard, that it was a quality product. Despite being much smaller because of the lack of a numpad, it is heavier than my DAS mechanical keyboard. Also i'm fairly sure the letters are engraved into the actual keys and then painted, and not just painted on, so you shouldn't have the problem of the letters fading over time from repeatedly rubbing on the paint. If anyone is wondering, the keys are the standard cylindrical indentation that practically all keyboards are now a days.
The smaller size is great, gives me more room for my mouse on my desk and i know when i got to LANs where space tends to be at a premium i will appreciate it even more.
When i first received this keyboard, a little over a week ago, i was having trouble getting the ps2 connection to work and i opened a support ticket about it. I later got it to work simply by rebooting the pc with the keyboard plugged into the ps2 (i know, noob mistake not trying to reboot earlier). A little over a week later and still no response to my ticket other than the automated response that they received the ticket. Thats the one downside that prevents me from giving this keyboard a perfect score.
Thoughts on the red switches: The red cherry switches is much better for quickly double tapping a button while gaming, and oddly enough, i think my typing has slightly improved with the red switches when i was previously using blue switches. It does lack the enjoyable loud clicky sound of the blue switch, i guess people will no longer complain about hearing me type through my mic though. It seems oddly long keystrokes that have to be pressed. If i were to try again with the switches, i'd probably get the brown in hopes of a slightly shorter needed keystrokes while keeping relatively light strokes. although i have no idea if the double tapping problem that exists with the blue is much better on the brown, supposedly its less of an issue, but i don't know how much of an issue if at all i would have with it. If anything, i'd say the amount of force with the red switches is too much, i'd definitely never get the black cherry switches. Brown switches are also extremely common being used as most companies's silent keyboard, because it is quieter than the blue switches, so you get a wider range of keyboards to chose from with brown cherry switches and they're typically less expensive than ones with red cherry switches..
| Marke | Cooler Master |
|---|---|
| Hersteller | Cooler Master |
| Produktabmessungen | 35,56 x 12,7 x 2,54 cm; 1,13 Kilogramm |
| Modellnummer | SGK-4000-GKCR1-US |
| Auslaufartikel (Produktion durch Hersteller eingestellt) | Nein |
| Farbe | Schwarz |
| Batterien enthalten | Nein |
| Artikelgewicht | 1,13 Kilograms |
| Garantierte Software-Updates bis | unbekannt |
