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Thermaltake eSports Meka G1 Gaming Keyboard Review
| Manufacturer: | Thermaltake |
| Product: | Thermaltake eSports Meka G1 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard KB-MEG005US |
| Date: | Tue, Aug 30, 2011 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Charles McGraw - |
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Meka G1 Overview (Cont.)
Remember when I said that gold plating a connector was just a marketing gimmick? Well, Thermaltake apparently chose to use these gold plated connectors on the main cables, but not actually include it in the marketing.
An odd choice, but it's no skin off my back.
While it's very hard to tell, these keys use pad printing. Fortunately, the printing done on this keyboard is just about flawless, the pads used to print the letters on look so flawless on the keycap that it's incredibly hard to tell that the keys are printed in this way. A careful eye + magnification glass were needed to see the outlines of the letters themselves.
Opening up the keyboard and taking off the keycaps shows the cherry branded MX-Black switches. These are called MX-Blacks as the key stem (the little + sign, looking part) is colored black. Other Cherry MX switches are named in the same fashion.
The circular notches in the key-switch housings is for adding an LED to the key for back-lighting. Which is one of the reasons that Cherry MX Switches are so valued for "gaming" keyboards. Each key gets it's own LED, which adds to durability and gives the back-lighting a better look.
My first clue as to the OEM of this keyboard, is the trademark Costar stabilizers used for the longer keys. Many users of mechanical keyboards feel that these are the best stabilizers, as they give you a more even feel across the key press, even though, only one switch is present.
Personally, the difference between different stabilizers is very small, at best. I will say that these stabilizers are much harder to use when you want to take off the longer switches like Enter, Shift, & Spacebar. Most users do not do that, so it's not really a concern.
Flipping it all over, here you have the keyboard PCB. Well routed, soldering is excellent on all the switches, and those 3 big holes you see are where the screws go through to hold the two piece casing together.
The circular notches in the key-switch housings is for adding an LED to the key for back-lighting. Which is one of the reasons that Cherry MX Switches are so valued for "gaming" keyboards. Each key gets it's own LED, which adds to durability and gives the back-lighting a better look.
My first clue as to the OEM of this keyboard, is the trademark Costar stabilizers used for the longer keys. Many users of mechanical keyboards feel that these are the best stabilizers, as they give you a more even feel across the key press, even though, only one switch is present.
Personally, the difference between different stabilizers is very small, at best. I will say that these stabilizers are much harder to use when you want to take off the longer switches like Enter, Shift, & Spacebar. Most users do not do that, so it's not really a concern.
Flipping it all over, here you have the keyboard PCB. Well routed, soldering is excellent on all the switches, and those 3 big holes you see are where the screws go through to hold the two piece casing together.
Next Page - Key Rollover, USB, & Audio tests
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Introduction - The Meka G1
Page 2 - Unboxing the Meka G1 Page 3 - Thermaltake Meka G1 Overview Page 4 - Meka G1 Overview (Cont.) Page 5 - Key Rollover, USB, & Audio tests Page 6 - Final Thoughts & Conclusions |
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