Functional usage
Functional usage
Keyboards are still the most efficient way of interacting with your computer, even with the great strides made in voice-recognition, touch screens, and GUI optimizations. I think the chances of humans ever growing out of the keyboard are pretty slim. In the early days of personal computing the keyboard really meant something because it really was the only way to interact with the machine. Having a good-feeling keyboard was very important, at least until the mouse and GUI came along, and shifted the focus a little bit. Mechanical keyboards have always been around, though, part of the collective geek consciousness, and the enthusiasts that inhabit that world are as hardcore as their keyboards.
LED animation and macro programming
With the Cooler Master keys you get to use options like the lighting portions of the keyboard as well as create some action macros, and profiles. However, if all done at the keyboard with Function keys, it can become complicated and confusing. Some might like it, others will dislike that. We think that for simple macro profiling this is OK, but for the more advanced stuff, you will definitely need to move to the software suite software suite.
Mechanical?
So, why would you want to spend 150 EURO on a keyboard? Is it really worth it? Yes, we think so. Mechanical keyboards really are in a class on their own and the LED lighting on this one is pretty sweet TBH. Though not for everybody, but for most, once you have used a mechanical keyboard, there is no going back to a regular keyboard. The differences are just great, typing is better, faster and gaming is better. It's just no comparison. The one downside though is that they do make a lot more noise and this applies to gamers mostly. Now you don't need a fancy mechanical keyboard to play a game well, but it can make a game much more enjoyable to play. On the other hand, there are keyboards that are better for noise than others. The mechs are in the noisy keyboard category, it does have a decent clicketyclack though ! Gaming wise I definitely liked these keys and am slowly preferring brown switches over red ones. The ergonomics are good, I do wish it had retractable feet to raise the back of the keyboard upwards a bit. And I do miss my numeric keys, but that's the choice you make here with the SK621. The lighting is not even slightly annoying in the dark. It’s adjustable and you can disable it completely if you prefer. Compact is key here, you do need to get used to that. Otherwise, it feels and plays like any low profile Cherry MX Red really. No complaints there.
