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XTRFY K5 Ultra-Customisable and Compact RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, UK Layout with Super-Scan Technology for Instant Response, Transparent White

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This keyboard comes in a 65% format – bringing you an extremely compact design without sacrificing the convenience of arrow keys.

Out of the box, the K5 comes equipped with Kailh Red mechanical key switches, trusted by pro gamers for their light touch, fast actuation, and durability of 70 million keystrokes. If you’d ever like to change them, they’re hot-swappable so you can easily replace them with any compatible MX-style switches – no soldering required.

I love the weighted case; while made of plastic, The K5 keyboard does not feel cheap. When coupled with the rubberised adjustable feet, it is enough to stop the keyboard from sliding while in use. If you really try to push it about, of course, it will move but not under general usage. Vibrant RGB Keyboard Lighting The K5 comes in two different editions as standard. And to give you all possibilities of customizing your keyboard, everything from the switches, stabilizers and keycaps to the cable, frame and even the little plate for the logo is swappable. Feel. Sound. Durability. It all comes down to build quality. The K5 is built with a metal plate construction, double layers of sound-dampening foam and high-quality PCB-mounted stabilizers – pre-lubed by hand. Your keyboard is never faster than its ability to detect your keystrokes – no matter how many times per second it reports to the computer (Polling rate). The K5 features a new super-scan technology, scanning all keys every half a millisecond. A few years ago, we introduced the fastest gaming keyboard. The K5 is even faster.

The PCB foam is rather thin and in two of the three boards I tested I found that it had folded inward when the switches had been installed, meaning that was ‘crushed’ and compacted by said switches. All of the switches worked, but it’s evidence of just how thin and almost inconsequential this foam is. If you ask me, this foam should be denser: that would prevent it from folding or bending and would do better at noise dampening. Xtrfy haven’t only thought of the looks, though. Inside the board you’ll also find a ton of enthusiast-level additions that are meant to enhance the auditory and tactile experience. There’s a layer of foam between the PCB and the top plate, for example, as well as some sound dampening foam on the bottom of the case. While I appreciate the gesture and the desire to bring these features to mass-produced boards, I have to say that there’s some work to be done here. Is there likely a better keyboard out there? absolutely, but, from my experience testing a variety of different brands and models, I can safely say, this is amongst the best for overall comfort and quality. I would be happy to spend my own hard-earned money on this gaming-focused keyboard. Mechanical Keyboard Final Beauty ShotUpon removing the protective foam, you are presented with the keyboard wrapped in opaque white tissue paper, adding to the unboxing suspense. A little stab of the space bar through the tissue paper reveals nice resistance when pressed. First look at the Xtrfy K5 RGB Gaming Keyboard I mentioned already that the sound was something I was quite impressed with. I’m not just a gamer, I am also the editor for this blog and I am a programmer by day so my time spent typing at a keyboard is extensive on a day-to-day basis. I would argue I spent more time a year at a keyboard typing in some form than I do any other activity.

This keyboard comes in a 65% format – bringing you an extremely compact design without sacrificing the convenience of arrow keys. HOT-SWAPPABLE MECHANICAL SWITCHES. The K5 also comes with super-scan technology. This scans all keys every half a millisecond so that any key presses are detected and registered pretty much instantly (and faster than on a regular mechanical keyboard) and while I always applaud innovation like this I can’t say that I noticed any perceivable difference when using the board for gaming and work. I’ve never had any issues with a (quality) mechanical keyboard feeling laggy or unresponsive so don’t get this board thinking you’ll be half a second faster on the draw than your enemy because that simply will not be the case. Again: the technology is cool, and I applaud innovation (as long as it doesn’t get in the way of the actual performance of the product, which isn’t the case here) but I don’t consider this to be a selling point. Sound Test Xtrfy K5 RGB Compact Review – Conclusion The K5 comes in two different editions as standard. And to give you all possibilities of customizing your keyboard, everything from the switches and keycaps to the cable, frame and even the little plate for the logo is swappable. This is a creamy-sounding keyboard out of the box. My first introduction to mechanical keyboards was the SteelSeries APEX TKL Pro which, while it is a very good keyboard, I have come to realise with experience – The Apex TKL Pro is not the most refined experience when typing or hammering away at an article or game – you can hear it a mile away. Something that caught my eye with the K5 RGB Compact (I will sometimes refer to it as ‘K5’ throughout this review) is that it’s the first mass-produced keyboard that I’ve seen with a shine through case. I’m not much of an RGB fan when it comes to my daily driver keyboards but I love a good light show on gaming keyboards, and if that’s something that you’re also a fan of you will absolutely love the K5 RGB Compact in the transparent white color. The board also has a button combination that you can use to boost the RGB (you will need a USB 3 port for that though) and that really brings out the goods. Sure, it’s completely useless as far as your gaming performance goes but oh boy does it look good.Xtrfy took it a step further with the K5 65% gaming keyboard. They built an entire custom keyboard configurator where you can customise almost every aspect of your new keyboard from the base, keycaps, keyboard frame and even options to build it yourself or have someone do it for you. This keyboard is special edition of the Xtrfy K5, made in collaboration with Sharkmob for the game of Bloodhunt. Designed for esports-grade performance and durability, this keyboard brings you everything you need to dominate the night on the rooftops of Prague. Credit is provided by Novuna Personal Finance, a trading style of Mitsubishi HC Capital (UK) PLC, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Financial Services Register no. 704348. The register can be accessed through http://www.fca.org.uk

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