16 January 2018Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

Thermaltake X1 RGB Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboard Debuts

Thermaltake, a leading brand in eSport gaming peripherals, today announced a new addition to its keyboard line, the X1 RGB Cherry MX Silver Speed/Blue Switch Mechanical Gaming Keyboard at the Venetian Hotel Veronese 2402 Suite from January 9th (Tue) to 12th (Fri). The new product equipped with the latest Cherry MX Speed Silver Switch, offers gamers super short reaction times; furthermore, it packed with features like pre-configured FPS1, FPS2, RTS, MMO, MOBA lighting zones, full anti-ghosting, n-key rollover, on-the-fly macro recording, audio and USB pass through, that offers maximum customization to suit the ever demanding needs of today’s enthusiasts. For comfort level, X1 RGB Cherry MX Mechanical Gaming Keyboard features a detachable magnetic wrist rest for maximum ergonomic comfort during […]

24 October 201724 October 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

CHERRY MX Developer Kit Available for Custom Keyboards

CHERRY, market leader and expert in mechanical keyboard switches, presents their Developer Kit, which contains a special set of 110 individual MX switches. This allows enthusiasts to create the keyboard of their dreams by adjusting any existing keyboard, from TKL to extended layout. The CHERRY MX Developer Kit will initially be offered in two switch versions. Developer Kit for enthusiasts and individualists The new CHERRY MX Developer Kit offers keyboard developers, enthusiasts and fans of the best mechanical switches on the market easy access to individual switches, and with it the possibility to effortlessly build customised keyboards to their own preferences. Packaged in a beautifully designed box, the 110 key switches are easily accessible. CHERRY has built a website that […]

17 July 2017Manufacturer NewsBy News Reporter

HyperX Alloy Elite & HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboards Unveiled

HyperX®, the gaming division of Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., today introduced two new additions to its award winning lineup of gaming keyboards used by eSports athletes worldwide – the HyperX Alloy Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard and HyperX Alloy FPS Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. HyperX delivers all the components needed for the best competitive gaming set up, and the new HyperX Alloy Keyboards boasts Cherry MX Mechanical switches, lighting effects, 100 percent anti-ghosting, and solid-steel frames for the tactile feedback and performance gamers expect from HyperX gear. Featuring an all-new design, the Alloy Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard includes HyperX red LED backlighting, an 18 LED light bar with luminous lighting along with custom lighting modes, and 6 preset LED effects. Alloy […]

1 March 2017PeripheralsBy David Ramsey

Corsair K70 LUX RGB Keyboard Review

No matter what type of keyboard you need, Corsair will have one for you. You can choose from a very broad array of products with a smorgasbord of mechanical switch types, lighting, and other features; from “fairly ordinary” to “has more computing power than your desktop rig did 10 years ago.” Benchmark Reviews has previously tested the K70 RGB Rapidfire gaming keyboard and found it to be a premium product; for this article we’re testing the Corsair K70 LUX RGB Cherry MX Red mechanical gaming keyboard.

14 February 2017PeripheralsBy Jason Vaught

Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Keyboard Review

What is the main reason to spend money on a “gaming” mechanical keyboard vs a regular keyboard? With membrane based gaming keyboards, your purchase depends mainly on features that you can only utilize during gameplay. But with a gaming mechanical keyboard, your priorities in performance to value are more broad. You’re looking for a long life keyswitch that offers tactile feel and a comfortable typing experience as well. This is what we should all look for in a gaming mechanical keyboard, does the K95 Platinum live up to these expectations? We’ll find out in this article for Benchmark Reviews.

20 January 201420 January 2014Product PreviewsBy Hank Tolman

Cooler Master Goes Apples at 2014 CES, Gets HAF Stacked

Along with seemingly everyone else at CES 2014, I caught Cooler Master straying from their PC case and peripheral’s roots and into other areas of interest. Benchmark Reviews visited Cooler Master’s suite at the Palm’s Resort and Casino during CES 2014 and we found some interesting new products that you might not expect to see from the company that brought us the HAF series of cases.

6 January 2014PeripheralsBy Hank Tolman

CM Storm MECH Mechanical Keyboard Review

If you haven’t heard, yet, mechanical keyboards are making a comeback in a big way. Nearly every peripheral manufacturer out there has line of them. But why are we going back to mechanical keyboards, which were popular in the early days of computing and then fell out of style? Should you consider investing a mechanical keyboard? They are typically more expensive than what we might consider a normal, or common keyboard. In this article, Benchmark Reviews takes a look at one of Cooler Master’s CHERRY MX Brown Switch mechanical keyboards, the CM Storm MECH.