PERIPHERALS
ISSUE 380|COMPUTER SHOPPER|OCTOBER 2019 89
KEYBOARDS
Award BEST BUY RECOMMENDED
Manufacturer ASUS ASUS COOLER
MASTER
RASPBERRY
PI
RAZER ROCCAT THERMALTAKE
Name ROGStrix
Flare
TUFGaming
K7
SK650 KeyboardBlackWidow
Lite
Vulcan120
Aimo
X1RGB
Rating ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★
HARDWARE
Formfactor Full-size Full-size Full-size Tenkeyless Tenkeyless Full-size Full-size
Dimensions 31x454x155mm 37x439x131mm 25x430x125mm 22x285x120mm 13x355x127mm 32x462x235mm 40x465x171mm
Switch
technology
Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical Membrane Mechanical Mechanical Mechanical
Programmable
keys
YesYes YesNoYes YesYes
Multimedia
controls
YesYes (function
keys)
Yes(function
keys)
No Yes(function
keys)
YesYes
USBports 1x USB2 None None 3x USB2 None None 1x USB2
Wireless No No No No No No No
Cablelength 1.8m 1.8m 1.8m 1m 2m 1.8m 1.8m
Detachable
cable
No No YesYes YesNoNo
Backlighting RGB RGB RGB No YesRGB RGB
Wristrest Yes(detachable) Yes(detachable) No No No Yes(detachable) Yes(detachable)
Height
adjustment
YesYes No No YesYes Yes
Operating
systems
Windows,
macOS
(hardware only)
Windows,
macOS
(hardware only)
Windows,
macOS
(hardware only)
Raspbian,
Windows,
macOS
Windows,
macOS
Windows,
macOS
(hardware only)
Windows,
macOS
(hardware only)
Otherextras Acrylic logo
insert
None Carrying pouch,
keypuller
None Keypuller,key
dampeners
None Keypuller,8xred
keycaps
BUYING INFORMATION
Price £120 £97 £140 £16 £100 £115 £108
Warranty One year RTBOne year RTBTwo years RTBOne year RTBTwo years RTBTwo years RTBTwo years repair
and replace
Supplier http://www.game.co.uk http://www.box.co.uk http://www.scan.co.uk http://www.thepihut.
com
http://www.razer.com http://www.cclonline.
com
http://www.novatech.
co.uk
Details http://www.asus.com http://www.asus.com http://www.
coolermaster.
com
http://www.
raspberrypi.org
http://www.razer.com en.roccat.org http://www.
thermaltake.com
Partcode 90MP00M0-
BOEA00
90MP0190-
BOEA00
SK-650-GKLR1-
UK
Raspberry Pi
Keyboard
RZ03-
02640300-R3W1
ROC-12-442-BN KB-TPX-
BLBRUK-01
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