First of all, I have been using and reviewing a lot of PC gaming peripherals in the market. I have critically reviewed a lot of products from Razer, SteelSeries, Logitech, Ducky, Corsair, and Asus (ROG). Among these elite manufacturers, one name consistently stands out with their excellent build quality and overall good reviews on their products; Thermaltake's Tt eSPORTS. Tt eSPORTS has gained formidable reputation with their gaming keyboards, headsets and mice, and also worth mentioning is their gaming accessories (like bags and metal keycaps). They successfully made me highly intrigued and I immediately bought myself a Tt eSPORTS Poseidon Z Forged.
PACKAGING:
The box the keyboard came with is rather simplistic yet elegant in a way. The details and specifications on the box tells you everything you need to know about your keyboard. You can see that Tt eSPORTS really highlight the 5 year warranty on their Tt Certified Mechanical Switches (which is Kailh Blues, more on this later). It also displays the keyboard's primary characteristics, like the awesome aluminium top plate and the ISS (Instant Shift System).
INSIDE THE BOX:
Apart from the keyboard itself, you get a user start guide, warranty information card, a braided high quality USB cable, and a magnetic-based wrist-rest.
BUILD QUALITY:
I must say, I am extremely impressed with this keyboard. The aluminium top plate makes it very durable and strong, and the brushed finish will last a long time. The metallic structure also adds some weight, so it will stay firmly in place on your gaming desk without buckling around. Overall build quality is just amazing. It is comparable to Corsair K70 and Razer Blackwidow Ultimate, and for me personally, this keyboard is better than most of its competition.
The detachable magnetic-based wrist-rest is great, light and very durable. It attaches to the keyboard magnetically, so this means no more breaking clips accidentally.
On the right-hand side of the keyboard at the rear, you will find two USB ports, a mic jack and a headphone jack. The position is correctly laid out. This is far more preferable than having it on the right side like Razer Blackwidow Ultimate.
On the underside of the keyboard you will find cable management system. This is a really helpful addition as it means less fuss, more focus for the game.
The keyboard is equipped with 10 macro keys, with five on each side. This is great for gamers who uses macro keys a lot. Be aware however, that the length of the keyboard will create quite a gap between itself and the mouse, so a wider stance is advised.
The Advanced Shift System allows you to swiftly change the macro groups, giving you easy access for a total of 100 macro in gaming mode.
Interestingly, the keyboard is outfitted with an onboard DAC Amplifier USB Sound Card, meaning you can plug in a headphone straight into the keyboard itself. I have experienced boosted volumes before so mind your volume level and adjust accordingly.
The full mechanical switches is Tt Certified Switch, which in this case, Kaihua Electronics' Kailh Blues. Now, I have been using Cherry MX switches for a long time, with my favourite being the Cherry MX Blues. Whenever I switched to Kailh mechanical switches, I feel almost absolutely no difference at all between Cherry and Kailh. The feel and structure is very similar, in a good way. Kailh Blues, or Tt's enhanced Certified Switches, are very good in terms of performance and durability.
Underneath the keycaps, apart from finding the mechanical switches, you will also find a blue metal plate that serves two purpose; to maximize durability and to accentuate the beautiful neon-blue backlighting. Keycaps is standard ABS, and the font used for the keys is modern but simplistic.
You have been 6 levels of backlight illumination, including a Pulsing effect. The keyboard also has several pre-configured backlighting setting based on genre, like FPS, MMORPG, MOBA and others.
PERFORMANCE:
I have been using this keyboard for hours of gaming and typing, and performance is top-notch. No issues with the keyboard whatsoever. Even after a long session gaming, my wrist and hands does not feel tired at all, both with and without the included wrist rest. I play games more comfortably, and the mechanical switch is awesome; highly tactile and very clicky. Most importantly, the keyboard is wonderfully responsive and fast. This has to be one of the best mechanical gaming keyboard I have ever reviewed. Exemplary job Tt eSPORTS (or Thermaltake)!
OVERALL VERDICT:
With its highly accurate and fast actions, extremely durable build quality, aluminium top plate, Instant Shift System, Tt Certified Switches and awesome backlighting, the Poseidon Z Forged is an amazingly powerful gaming keyboard. It is also the best mechanical gaming keyboard I have reviewed so far. Thermaltake's Tt eSPORTS, thank you for producing such a fine gaming keyboard. Its only flaws are its buggy and laggy software.
Apart from that, it is just, wonderful. :D
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Pros- Brightest RGB keyboard out right now- 5 year warranty- No frills keyboard- Price- Can assign each key to different colorCons- Software is a bit slow and looks like it needs an update- Kailh brown switches (issue for some, not me)- non braided/ non gold contact usb cable- no wrist padI've been using this keyboard for about a month now and I gotta say i'm pleasantly surprised. I switched from using cherry mx blue switches to these Kailh brown switches because I wanted something that wasn't as clicky as the blue switches and so far they have been excellent. I'm not sure what other people are complaining about saying the the Kailh switch is inferior, they are rated with the same 50 million keystroke lifecycle as the Cherry switches (are also clones of the cherry switches) and Thermaltake offers a 5 year warranty on this keyboard. What you get with this keyboard is a full key mechanical keyboard with RGB lighting that allows you to get top notch performance and have a custom look to complete your setup. I am not a Pro Gamer but I am quite good and yet I feel all those extra features a lot of the other keyboards offer are useless and just a money grab. I could easily recommend this keyboard at the current listed price of 79.99 and can go as far as to say that for this price, you will not find a better keyboard.
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