The Orion Spark is
a mechanical keyboard which means it has fast response rates over standard membrane offerings, and while this also usually makes for a loud typing experience Logitech have created their own personal Romer - G keys which no only allow for the impressive illumination options but also dampen the sound, creating a less noisy board.
Not exact matches
Identical dimensions means you can use the same Surface accessories like the older Touch / Type Covers and the new Type Cover 2,
which adds backlighting to the
mechanical keyboard.
The
keyboard will use Romer - G
mechanical switches
which don't appear anywhere else on the market.
Where Alienware's
keyboard has an advantage is that you can pick one up off of Amazon for about # 80 at the time of writing, a fairly reasonable price for a full - sized
mechanical keyboard with a brand name, although that does put in direct competition with the likes of Corsair's Strafe boards
which have a heap of great reviews.
We found this
keyboard to perhaps be the loudest out of all those we tested,
which will prove popular for most avid -
mechanical keyboard fans, but could risk verging on being obnoxiously loud for everyday typing.
If you want a cheaper
mechanical keyboard with a number pad, get the Logitech G610 Orion,
which is available with Cherry MX Brown or MX Red switches.
Razer provides a two - year warranty for its
mechanical keyboards,
which mitigates reports of general quality - control issues with the company's
keyboards.
The
keyboard is said to last for 70 million keystrokes
which is a significant number for a
mechanical keyboard.
The difference between the two is
which of the Cherry MX line of
mechanical switches the
keyboards use.
MSI today announced the GT80 Titan, the world's first gaming laptop with a
mechanical keyboard,
which provides...
As the world's first gaming laptop with a
mechanical keyboard, the GT80 Titan features an integrated SteelSeries gaming
keyboard with Cherry Brown MX switches
which offer a light, tactile, non-clicky feel.
Instead of
mechanical switches, like Razer uses in most of its high - end
keyboards, the Tartarus V2 goes with Razer's «Mecha - Membrane» technology,
which is also found in its very good
Instead of
mechanical switches, like Razer uses in most of its high - end
keyboards, the Tartarus V2 goes with Razer's «Mecha - Membrane» technology,
which is also found in its very good Ornata Chroma
keyboard.
The Orion Spark comes equipped with Logitech's own Romer - G
mechanical keys,
which are 25 percent faster than any other
keyboard.
Logitech, a company
which has been dominating the PC market with products such as; the G903 gaming mouse, the G533 Wirless Gaming Headset and the Pro
Mechanical Gaming
Keyboard just to name a few, announced that it has agreed to acquire ASTRO Gaming, one of the most notable companies when it comes to gaming headsets.