so what mystery do I have inside
here oh it's another keyboard video line is why do you keep doing this to us well
I think it's because Cooler Master is like determined to get me to stop using
my zal 60 and I got to say having only before used toer key switches the
high-end electrostatic capacitive key switches on the Nova touch Series in
sweets at trade shows and never in the comfort of my own home doing my own work
I thought this was going to end up being a very negative video and while they're
still not my favorite thing in the world I might have judged them too hastily
before Corsair gaming RGB keyboards feature Precision cherrymx RGB key
switches for 16.8 million color per key
backlighting for virtually unlimited customization click now to learn more so
let's start with a physical tour first up it's a 10 keyless which means it's
not going to make its way onto my desk no matter what I'm just not ready to
give up my number pad yet but the rest of the features are actually pretty
solid we've got support for n key rollover over USB and Windows something
that may end up being a big selling point for Shoppers built-in media keys
that can be accessed with a function modifier a Windows lock key and finally
repeat rate modification which lets you change what happens when you hold down a
key 1X looks like this 2x looks like this 4X looks like this and 8x looks
like this as as you can see not too useful for typing but for executing
commands with inhuman speed in games well there you go pretty handy on the
sides in the front we find not a whole lot of anything on the bottom we find
four rubber pads and two rubber tipped feet that will angle the keyboard up if
you prefer that orientation then at the back we find the only visible CM Storm
branding it's subtle and the user will never have to look at it if they prefer
a cleaner overall look on the back we also find the removable braided cable
that terminates in a micro USB Cooler
Master WTF guys I let it slide last time
but if you guys are wholesale switching to micro over mini be I have one
question
why anyway finally on top we find some
unexceptional looking key caps um and if
you buy a Nova touch you'll likely notice how quickly
the laser etched white back fi characters Fade to a dingy looking Brown
that is normal but the key caps in spite
of their sort of unexceptional looking especially compared to cooler Master's
other stuff where it's all like LEDs and stuff the keycaps are still actually
where things get interesting because unlike other toer keyboards where you're
pretty much stuck with whatever key caps come in the Box the Nova touch tkl uses
a custom purple 45 G slider across the
board that has the standard circular stem and a cross Cherry MX compatible
stem meaning that you can use the included keycap puller to strip the
board naked and swap the included ones with pretty much any key caps out there
that are compatible with Cherry MX equipped keyboards pretty sweet but I
think the next question is with the reputation of Cherry MX mechanical
keyboards why would you even want a toer keyboard most people haven't even heard
of it great question the typing experience is very different from Cherry
and while I don't really prefer it per se I was able to adapt to it extremely
quickly I think part of the reason for this is that as much as I advocate for
cherrymx mechanical keyboards and I find them generally more comfortable and
faster than rubber domes the keyboard that I've actually
typed on more than any other is a gen one Logitech g15 a membrane keyboard so
the toer typing experience because the keys contain a spring but actually use a
rubber Dome for resistance and tactile feedback is much like that keyboard but
with a nice long travel a more consistent feel and improved Comfort I
still find the tactile bump right at the top of the key press a little bit
disconcerting by contrast Cherry's tactile bump is around the halfway mark
very close to the actuation point which means that if you normally feel for the
tactile bump and try to avoid bottoming out your key strokes with chariots easy
and with this one it's much more difficult but for me I lack finesse and
I usually bottom out every time as I type anyway so yeah so anyway with all
of that said the bottom line is that I actually found that for typing within
about 10 minutes I was as fast and as accurate as my cherrymx keyboard that
I've been using for a couple of years pretty darn impressive but for me and
your mileage may vary especially here because this is keyboards gaming was
where this keyboard really sha maybe again it's because over the years I've
spent many more hours gaming on the g15 Gen 1 than probably every other key
board that I've used combined but coming from a regular membrane keyboard to the
Nova touch was an absolute treat to game
on you won't get that same lightness of touch that many gamers who like Cherry
MX Reds or blacks will be looking for where you only have to go halfway down
and it's very easy to control but if you're coming from a membrane and want
something similar without the mushiness of a cheapo keyboard I think you'll find
yourself very pleasantly surprised by this little guy so that's where we're at
I I guess I'm missed one thing Cooler Master includes uh a bag of O-rings so
you can actually shorten the keystroke a bit and silence them a bit more but I
found that particularly for typing the keyboard was so quiet anyway to begin
with that I didn't need to use them for that and because I'm a bit of a Brute
Force typist and I like that nice long travel I left the O-rings off but all of
this is very personal and as usual with any kind of keyboard purchase
I'd really recommend trying it before you buy it if there's any way that you
possibly can if you can't then I hope
that you found my first experience with the well the first really keycap modding
friendly toer keyboard somewhat helpful
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