We’ve got our hands on the Roccat Ryos MK Pro mechanical gaming keyboard. With features like per key illumination, two 32-bit ARM Cortex processors it’s sufficiently clear that Roccat want the Ryos MK Pro to be able to satisfy even the most demanding of gamers. You can find these awesome keyboards for Rs 12000. Read on to know more about this beauty 🙂 The Ryos MK Pro is the one of the top line models in the Ryos MK series of keyboards and is described as “the most advanced, most customizable mechanical keyboard ever.” Other keyboards in the series include the Ryos MK Glow and Ryos MK, however the Ryos MK Pro stands out because it’s the only one of the three that has the per-key lighting feature along with many more features that we will get into further into the review. Check out the detailed video review here. One really cool feature about this keyboard is that it comes in four Cherry MX keys: Blue, Black, Brown or Red. And in case you’re not really familiar with the whole Cherry keys thing, they’re basically switch types that determine the amount of force you need to apply before they key is pressed. [tabgroup][tab title=”Pros”]
- Sturdy and strong piece of hardware.
- Choice of Cherry MX Switches.
- Per-key lighting.
- Extra USB ports, audio jack and mic jack.
- Non smudge glossy surface maintains a sleek look.
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- Wrist rest can feel too big and is not detachable.
- No method of securing cables in the cable channels.
- A little too heavy
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- Per-key illuminated mechanical keyboard with 113 keys.
- Advanced anti-ghosting with N-key rollover.
- Choice of four CHERRY MX key switches (blue, black, brown, red).
- 3 programmable thumbster keys (T1 – T3).
- 5 programmable macro keys (M1 – M5).
- 94 other programmable keys.
- 1000 hz polling rate, 1 ms response time.
- 1.8 m rear-exit braided cable.
- 1 x audio in, 1 x audio out, 2 x USB 2.0 ports.
- In-built cable channel and five rubber feet.
- Two 32-bit ARM Cortex Processors + 2 MB of flash memory.
[/tab][/tabgroup] This keyboard has three thumb keys that are right under the space bar, and could be used to switch between profiles on the run. The headphones and microphone jacks are on the left corner of the keyboard while two USB ports are on the right corner. In its default state, most keys on the Ryos are unlit but light up as soon as you strike a key and then sorta fades out within the next few seconds. There is another feature which forms this sort of a ripple effect after you press a key. So for instance, if you press the key ‘B’ then keys V,N,F,G,H and J will light up and then the next row of keys do the same and so on. Pretty sure there is an option where you can leave the keys lit.
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- Side angle 🙂
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- Endless hours of gaming
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- We loved the backlit keyboard!
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- reset for your wrist
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- Still oggling ?
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- Solid, Sturdy but a bit too expensive 🙂
The cable is quite chunky and has two USB connectors as well as an audio and microphone jack. The cable is completely braided and has a velcro band to keep the wires somewhat organized. The keyboard we got has Cherry MX Black switches. These switches don’t provide much feedback to let a user know the actuation point of the key. But because these switches require more force to be activated; these switches are less prone to accidental key presses when letting your fingers rest on them.The lighting on the keyboard is quite strong, but it can be easily adjusted to suit your needs. And just the fact that you can customize every key individually, rather than having it already set as default is quite an advantage.
Our Verdict
A strong keyboard with immense potential for customization. This keyboard has to be in your arsenal 🙂 The pricing can be made more competitive though. But overall a high performance mechanical keyboard.
