Like Corsair and a lot of other SSD and Memory brands, HyperX in the last few years especially have jumped in completely into the peripheral market. It makes sense, SSDs and Memory are commodities so the margins are small and they are able to expand their gaming brands to an area where people can get their eyes and hands directly on your products. HyperX with their Cloud headsets has really done well and recently they even got into the mechanical keyboard market. I hadn’t had the chance to check what they had going on out yet though so when I heard they were introducing a new keyboard I was all in. So today I’m going to check out the HyperX Alloy Elite, their top of the line mechanical keyboard, and see if HyperX is doing as well here as they have been with their headsets.
Product Name: HyperX Alloy Elite Mechanical Keyboard
Review Sample Provided by: HyperX
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
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Specifications |
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Switch |
CHERRY MX |
Switch Types |
CHERRY MX Blue: Clicky, 50cN CHERRY MX Brown: Tactile, 45cN CHERRY MX Red: Linear, 45cN |
Backlight |
Single color, Red |
Light effects |
6 LED modes and 4 brightness levels |
Connection type |
USB 2.0 (2 USB connectors) |
USB 2.0 Pass-through |
Yes |
Polling rate |
1000Hz |
Anti-ghosting |
100% anti-ghosting |
Key Rollover |
N-key mode |
Media control |
Yes |
Game Mode |
Yes |
OS compatibility |
Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7 |
Cable |
Type: Attached, braided Length: 1.8m |
Dimensions |
Width: 444.00mm Depth: 226.80mm Height: 36.30mm |
Weight (Keyboard and cable) |
1467g |