if i asked you to imagine the perfect gaming keyboard you'd probably think of
things like cherry mx switches programmable keys and n key rollover
but what if there was a keyboard that had all the basic gamer features but
also helped you play longer without fatigue and even gave you multiple ways
to configure your desktop maybe that's something you didn't even know you
wanted introducing the freestyle edge
from kinesis gaming the world's first
split gaming keyboard and introducing Corsair's new light loop
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now the ideal keyboard position can change a lot depending on what game
you're playing so the idea here is that whether you're the type who likes to
tilt your keyboard for shooters throw in a joystick for flying bring the mouse in
close for reduced shoulder fatigue or let's be honest sometimes you just want
a little snacky poo the edge gives you flexibility so the two halves of the
keyboard can be placed up to 50 centimeters apart and you can even hide
some though not quite enough in my opinion of the cord that goes between
the pieces to limit the amount of excess hanging out in closer configurations now
i know what you're thinking okay maybe that's useful but is this really
worth a video to be honest initially we thought it was just a keyboard with a
flashy gimmick too but it ended up being a damn good keyboard the build quality
is solid with braided cables and cherry mx switches either in red brown or blue
flavors and features like one millisecond response times anti-ghosting
and eight programmable macro keys will keep hardcore players competitive but
stealthy the matte black finish and easy to read legend contribute to a clean
modern look that doesn't scream gamer
i mean who says that sick gear bro has
to actually physically nauseate you and it even has a pitch black mode that
turns off both the blue backlight and the indicator leds neat oh so at this
point even if the video was over the no no
wait i i said if it's not over yet the edge would be worth a serious look
but we haven't even talked about the feature that takes this keyboard to the
next level programmability every one of
the edge's 95 keys can be remapped to
not just any function but any two functions which you toggle between using
the freaking key down here and i'm not talking about simple
functions every key or combo using
modifiers like control and or shift can
be mapped to a macro and you can have up to 24 macros each one can be up to 300
characters long the execution speed for which can be controlled globally or set
individually all the way from four to a
fiery 3 000 actions per second
then man this thing just keeps going let's say that you share your keyboard
with someone else or you like different key mappings for different activities
like gaming or working that's no problem
you can have this level of customization on up to nine different layouts so such
advanced programmability probably needs advanced programming knowledge and or a
software tool then right well you can do either of those things
what's cool is that the software tool for Windows is actually built right into
the keyboard no download required but all but a few niche actions can actually
be done just using the keys on the board
it's super intuitive and only takes a second and if you ever forget what layer
you're using or just what you even have programmed you can
check it at any time and all of this is stored directly on the board so you can
take all of your settings with you which brings us to the bad stuff you may
have noticed that i haven't talked about price yet this keyboard is 220
or 200 on amazon which isn't outlandish
but it is a lot even for a high quality mechanical board
especially one that isn't RGB
that price tag on its own isn't all of what bothers me anyway remember
that's still only half the price of the last kinesis ergonomic keyboard we
reviewed the advantage 2 which you can check out here
it's the fact that once you've taken your expensive product out of its clever
box you're left feeling a little
incomplete the reason is that the edge doesn't come
with the lift kit which after using it both with and without it feels
completely essential it tilts your wrists 5 10 or 15 degrees
and takes the edge from being a stylish flexible maybe even fantastic gaming
keyboard to being perhaps the most ergonomic gaming keyboard out there
since the wrist rests keep your wrist from extending the lift kit keeps your
arms from pronating and the separation prevents them ulnas from deviating
whether you're typing for hours gaming for hours or some combination of the two
for hours so should you buy it not everyone is going to like the
cramped arrow keys or the fact that the halves don't snap together for some
reason and at this price we think it
absolutely needs to include the lift kit but of all the ergonomic keyboards so
far we think this one has by far the most mainstream appeal so if it goes on
sale i'm ready to say pull the trigger now
but until then
you might say i'm a little bit split
or torn uh
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