ThermalTake G1 Mechanical Keyboard Review

First revew ever!

Please rate and comment.


Link to OCN mechanical keyboard guide-
http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html

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[fanmanabc]

Good review. I liked all the negative points you talked about. All of which I find bad as well. I never use the USB hub or audio ports there, as I have my own sound card. The black switch info was good as well, coming from non-mechanical keyboards, that would have been a big change. Good review, will stay away from this keyboard.

Know any good keyboards with basic media keys (back, pause, play, forward, stop), soft mechanical switches, with wrist pad that are around $100 - $150?

[piratekangaroo]

@fanmanabc the ones that come to mind are Zowie Celeritas with brown switches, Razer Black Widow with blue switches, and the Corsair Vengeance k90. The Corsair k90 is the only one that comes with a wrist pad, however a good aftermarket wrist pad is the 3m gel pad. You can find it on amazon for 18 bucks.

[ion1984]

I think you just saved me a lot of money. Thank you for telling it like it is, and not just kissing ass on $120 keyboards just because people are too dumb to criticize them. Excellent points.

[piratekangaroo]

@ion1984 Thanks for you comment. I try to be no fluff in my reviews.

[s16non]

Are the audio jacks amp'd? like the G110?

[piratekangaroo]

@s16non No idea. I never used the jacks

[FITTbog]

If you cramp up from MX cherry black switches then you have weak hands, simple.

[FalconEyez51]

THANK YOU FOR NOT SPENDING TIME ON THE BOX ! i dont know why people are fascinated by the packaging, im only intrested in the fucking prouct !

[digitised]

Gotta say the audio inputs are one of the reasons i chose to order this keyboard yesterday.

I use an xbox 360 too, and i use my turtle beaches on both PC and xbox. From experience i hate having to get round behind my computer to unplug 3 sockets and later fiddle around again blind trying to find the sockets. I imagine i could even leave my speakers plugged in, since when i have to skype and i unplug them, the cord ends up falling behind my desk and i have to waste more time later finding it.

[piratekangaroo]

@EndureFocusEngageDie In my opinion it's not if you're just looking for a mechanical keyboard. If you want a mechanical keyboard with the extra features like multimedia keys than yes its better.

[piratekangaroo]

@guzfin1234 I bought this keyboard because I was interested in it. Because its so hard to find them in physical stores. There is no other way than to buy it and try it. There's nothing wrong with blacks, they're just not for me.

[piratekangaroo]

@rstodd1345 The metal bracket is visible from a normal seating position. I just couldn't pick it up with the camera lens. It's not that I'm against the ports, I just wish they sold it in two versions. A cheaper version with less fluff, and a more beefed up feature rich version.

[piratekangaroo]

@jackexplorer1958 Yes for the money they expect you to drop on their keyboard. That shouldn't happen.