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so you've grown up and you're ready to game on something other than a crusty

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dell hand-me-down but you don't want to spend a fortune on unnecessary bells and

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whistles so what do you buy

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to find out we checked the pricing history of the most popular mid-range

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gaming keyboards on amazon and we bought these nine contenders for the

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middleweight crown to be included each of our boards had to

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be available for between 50 and 75 at

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least three times in the last few months so

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that's the setup now let's see how they fall into place

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at 75 the razer ornata chromax is one of

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the most expensive boards here but not without reason it wins the award for

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best unboxing experience and the product itself feels quality too there's well

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thought out slots for routing the braided cable on the underside and the

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absolutely plush wrist rest stands out

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as clearly the best in show it features full RGB lighting under what

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razer calls mecha mechanical key switches which

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unfortunately is where things start to fall apart a little bit for the ornata

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chromax marketing aside these are essentially

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rubber dome keyswitches with the large stem of the keys being used to stabilize

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its keystrokes that means that there is a squishy bottom out for each keystroke

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with a rather heavy actuation force so unless RGB is your top priority it's

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hard to recommend because for this price i would have hoped to see actual

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mechanical switches which as it turns out isn't just me

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being unreasonable because next up is the Corsair k63 a backlit 10 keyless

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board with cherry mx red switches that regularly hits just 40 us dollars

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now don't expect any extra referrals here the back lighting is only one color

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but at least thanks to Corsair's feature-rich iq software the keys are

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individually addressable and they're remappable it has flip down legs at the

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back if you prefer a slight inclination to your board with that said if you want

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a wrist rest you're going to have to shell out another 10 to get the first

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party one from Corsair that clips on the cherry mx red key switches perform

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exactly as you'd expect with a smooth linear feel and excellent stabilization

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and i was really happy to see that even at this price they're still dedicated

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media lighting and volume control keys on the board now the casing is plastic

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which gave me pause but thanks to the k63's short length deck flex was a

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non-issue for it at the end of the day if you don't need

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a number pad or RGB this is an excellent choice

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next up is a company i had actually never heard of before the game note have

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it RGB kb 378l looks great on paper the

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cherry mx blue equivalent switches are made by otemu a respected enough clone

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manufacturer there's a full array of media keys including a volume roller the

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macro keys can be programmed on the fly and the included adjustable wrist rest

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is a nice touch even if it is a bit of a grease magnet they also get bonus points

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for the braided cable and the integrated 2-port usb hub that's a really nice

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touch even if it can't be used for high-powered devices

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unfortunately though the switches lack stabilization with the shift key in

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particular turning to jello if you so much as bump your desk it's also

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the loudest keyboard in our roundup clicky blues are already a bit of a

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strange choice for gaming and definitely not recommended for streamers and the

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metallic reverb on the return stroke reminds us more of

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the build quality we came to expect from entrance in our previous cheap

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mechanical keyboards roundup than this one

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but it's affordable it looks cool and it

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features full perky RGB backlighting so i guess that explains its popularity

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even if it's not the greatest typing experience

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the red dragon deriver jazz

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say that 10 times fast lands in the lower end of our price

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range and also has per key RGB backlighting with hot keys to change

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between 18 different effects and six levels of brightness including off its

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aluminum construction is very stiff this

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monster is just a hair over a kilogram and under the hood we find red dragon

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branded brown switches with a kale style stem that resulted in decent key

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stabilization also in the box are both keycap and key

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switch pullers to go with this little pack of four pairs of different switches

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now i can imagine a use for this maybe you

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want a lighter actuation force on your crouch button or something

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but i'm still not sure exactly what their rationale for this particular

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loadout of switches was as far as typing comfort goes the lack

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of a wrist rest is disappointing but overall i'd say the experience is

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solidly average finally one build quality critique the

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tolerances on our usb plug caused it to be very very tight almost to the point

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where we felt like it could damage the port it was inserted into but your

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mileage may vary overall we liked the devargas but its lack of media control

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and macro keys and its similar price to game notes offering did put it at a

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slight disadvantage next up is Corsair again this time with the k-55

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RGB at 50 bucks it won't break the bank

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and you get RGB lighting but there's a big catch

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this is 2013 grade RGB with only three

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lighting zones and no way to highlight specific keys this also isn't a

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mechanical keyboard with that said though the membrane

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switches here have better than average stabilization even if they lack the

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tactility of a mechanical switch what this board lacks in switches though

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it makes up for with a full suite of media controls along with six dedicated

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macro keys that are programmable through Corsair's iq software the included wrist

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rest has a nice soft touch textured feel that doesn't gather fingerprints or

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smudges and there is a little bit of deck flex if you're heavy-handed on the

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keys but the average person would be hard-pressed

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get it to notice anything overall we really liked it for all

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around use and if you're a video editor those macro keys can really improve your

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process actually we have a video coming up soon on building a budget 4k editing setup so

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make sure you get subscribed so you don't miss that the italbot athletic gaming keyboard is

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targeted squarely at gamers and features an anodized aluminum chassis with cuano

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blue mechanical switches it's an affordable route to mechanical switches

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and full individual key RGB backlighting however

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while there are a handful of hotkey combos for enabling canned effects

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customizing the lighting is next to impossible because the config app is

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really bad like really really bad incomprehensible

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translation unscalable tiny window bad d

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minus for effort moving on the double shot key caps allow the RGB nus to shine

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through the back of the rather large legends but unfortunately the keycaps

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were poorly enough stabilized particularly the larger ones to earn

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this board a solid meh in our roundup

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changing gears completely the logitech k840 mechanical stands out right out of

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the gate with its bead blasted aluminum top plate and sharp professional looking

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gray aesthetic inside it packs romer g switches which

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due to their large box profile have very good stabilization

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but they're not for everyone if you've never felt one they could probably be

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best described as a mushier mx brown the keycaps themselves are abs with pad

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printed legends but other than cheaping out there the build quality is what

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you'd expect from logitech and we didn't have any complaints

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until we noticed that at the same price as the other keyboards we featured today

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it has no backlighting whatsoever and you can hate on RGB all you want but

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when you're in the dark it can be pretty useful to be able to see what you're

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doing and it also has no numb lock and no

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scroll lock indicators for some reason also the leading edge of the deck rather

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than tapering down towards the desk has a really sharp design to it that wasn't

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super comfortable without a wrist rest so we'd recommend adding one of those

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for optimal comfort unfortunately that pushes the total cost of this solution

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to the high end of our lineup but what this board lacks and frills it

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makes up for with top quality software and a clean aesthetic

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mostly the lack of any media controls is a serious bummer

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again from Corsair man these guys have a lot of keyboards now we've got the k68

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RGB it's equipped with cherry mx reds has a full selection of media keys over

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the numpad and includes a wrist rest to boot what's not to love

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well there are a couple of things starting with the dust and water

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resistance that's built into the board it consists of a silicone membrane

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around each switch and you might think huh heck yeah a keyboard that's finally

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cheeto dust proof but while that may be the silicone takes

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the normally silky smooth linear feel of an mx red and adds a bit of a cushion at

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the end of each stroke while that might not be the end of the world to you and in fact gamers who want

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the absolute best responsiveness out of their keyboard avoid bottoming them out

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the silicone also diffuses light under the keys so if you say selected a

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different color for your wasd keys it will bleed out into the surrounding ones

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with that said Corsair's build quality doesn't disappoint here we observe very

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little deck flex even if you're a key smasher the wrist rest has a nice soft

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touch stippled finish that doesn't smudge with hand oils and

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silicone key booties aside it actually types pretty well

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as it should considering that it only hits our 75 target when it's deeply

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discounted finally the logitech g610 orion is a

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sturdy no-nonsense board this time with

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backlighting and your choice of cherry mx reds or browns and a two year

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warranty with logitech's outstanding customer service it has a nice rigid

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chassis with a braided cable and three angle options for the integrated

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kickstands it weighs in at over 1200 grams so if you're looking for

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portability this might not be the best choice but that weight is used

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effectively as there is minimal deck flex allowing its cherry switches to

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perform as intended where the g610 really shines though is in the extra

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controls with a nice big volume roller and dedicated media keys

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even if there's no RGB the lighting controls can be changed with the

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dedicated lighting button plus the number row for effects while this key

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cycles through five steps of brightness including off typing on this board was

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quite enjoyable in our testing with excellent key stabilization but the abs

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keycaps were a little bit sharp on the edges and prone to gathering finger oils

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so if you want the logitech experience but you don't like roamer g switches

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this is your go-to now to crown a champion if we had to

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pick just one the Corsair k63 stands out

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for its combination of gaming performance key feel build quality

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software quality and price when discounted to around 40 bucks which

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happens with reasonable regularity it is just

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really hard to beat if you must have individual RGB

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backlighting on the cheap the game note have it and the red dragon devara rara

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darva ras are our co-picks

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the key stabilization on the game note did give us pause but this is a truly

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feature-rich board at a price that even four or five years ago i would have said

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was impossible for a full RGB mechanical keyboard the reason that we're including

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the red dragon is that what it lacks in extra features like media keys and macro

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keys it makes up for in noticeably better build quality and to

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my eye a cleaner sharper aesthetic

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finally if you're not trying to win a spot on your local esports team and you

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care equally about the typing experience we've got to give the nod to the g610

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orion it's a straightforward well-performing board with a clean

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design and cherry mx switches it's got all the right features like media keys

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backlighting and angle adjustment while still coming in as low as 65 bucks on

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