{"id":4590,"date":"2017-02-06T19:05:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T00:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2017-02-06T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T00:05:35","slug":"review-hyperx-alloy-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/02\/06\/review-hyperx-alloy-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having enjoyed the use of modern mechanical keyboards in the past decade or so, including the Gigabyte Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard<\/a> (with Cherry MX Red Switches), ROCCAT RYOS MK Pro Mechanical Gaming Keyboard<\/a> (with Cherry MX Blue Switches), and Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard<\/a> (with Cherry MX Brown switches), among many others<\/a>, I’ve become quite the advocate for premium keyboards of this type. Outside of portable computing, which is presently served by a Microsoft Surface Pro 3<\/a>, I practically insist on using a mechanical keyboard. While gaming responsiveness is certainly a factor, I do tons of typing, which is why the solid feel and quick action of a good mechanical keyboard is so important to me.<\/p>\n

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While my personal holy grail – yet to be met – is a wireless, backlit, mechanical keyboard with a tenkey (number) pad, I believe I’ve found the next best thing in the HyperX Alloy FPS Mechanical Gaming Keyboard<\/a>. My current standing desk at home has a lot going on with its top surface, including two lights, a 3D printer, Surface Pro 3 dock, XRGB-mini<\/a>, AverMedia Live Gamer Portable<\/a>, and an ultra widescreen monitor, in addition to my keyboard, wireless trackball, various knick knacks, and a small workspace for books, magazines, or notepads to reference. As such, I was looking for a way to supplant my effective, but bulky, ROCCAT RYOS MK Pro, which has a permanently attached, and thick, braided USB cable. Basically, there was no easy way with my current setup to place that keyboard to one side when I needed more desk space. With no suitable wireless options available, the compact HyperX Alloy, complete with detachable, braided USB cable, seemed like a great alternative. I can just detach the miniUSBcable from the back of the keyboard when I need more space, and plug it back in when I need it again. Simple.<\/p>\n

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The back of the box.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are the HyperX Alloy’s key features:<\/p>\n