Thermaltake's Mechanical Keyboard.

[Oneslowz28]

After a flood of positive reviews of Thermaltake's Challenger Pro Keyboard (ours coming next week) Thermaltake has taken the next step and designed a mechanical keyboard for all of you picky typers out there. It will go on sale later this month for $125ish. Check out my friend and Thermaktake Marketing Director Ramsom Koay being interviewed by Legit Reviews on the new Meka G1 mechanical keyboard.

[farlo]

as long as its nice an clicky with a standard layout and spacing, im interested.

[OvRiDe]

There is another video in the "related videos" where they show the Cherry black switches being pressed. It doesn't seem to make the clicking noise that I was expected.

Key presses at ~1:00



I have been really milling over a Razer Black Widow, but I may have to reconsider now.

[Oneslowz28]

I will see if I can get a video of someone typing away on one.

On a side note, if anyone is thinking of a new gaming keyboard and does not mind a normal membrane keyboard Thermaltake's Challenger is pretty awesome. I got the one I am reviewing in yesterday and after using it since 5:30am est today I can say that this this is AWESOME! I have been editing a few photos or a brochure and with my actions macroed to the f keys I always wanted to macro my key combos to other keys. With the challenger I have macroed my most used combos to the T1-T10 keys. Will report back on gaming with it in my review.

[Kayin]

I'm using one of the new Steelseries with the built-in gaming pad and I'm enjoying it immensely, as an upgrade from a G15 v2. If they want to send me one to test, I'll gladly type a few chapters of my book on it for a REAL torture test.

[diluzio91]

you can send me one for review, i promise ill send it back too. theres nowhere around here that has nice keyboards. so i cant try before i buy

[BuzzKillington]

I don't get why this keyboard is 130 bucks. What's "mechanical" mean in terms of a keyboard?

What they NEED to do is make a keyboard with powered USB.

[diluzio91]

'mechanical' means that instead of using membrane or foam switch you use a mechanical switch, giving you a tactile feel and crisp key stroke

[dr.walrus]

'mechanical' means that instead of using membrane or foam switch you use a mechanical switch, giving you a tactile feel and crisp key stroke

Yeah clicky not spongy. My boss has a mechanical keyboard and I can hear the bugger from down the hall

[diluzio91]

there are different switch types, cherry blacks for example are silent, as are clears (if i remember correctly) while the blues and possibly the browns are clicky.