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Hey guys, I'm here at Cooler Master checking out their Nova Touch, which is a really interesting keyboard with a
really interesting key design. So, what can you tell me about this keyboard and its interesting switch? Okay, so the
Nova Touch TKL is a brand new keyboard that Cooler Master is currently working
on. Now, this is pretty much an evolution of the traditional mechanical
keyboard. What we have here are specialized key switches which are uh
essentially an electrostatic capacitive technology where they pretty much feel
like a hybrid between a traditional a traditional mechanical keyboard key
switch and a u membrane keyboard. So
pretty much we have these switches here and um they we made sure that the key
cap stems are compatible with Cherry MX key caps. So, for all those keyboard
enthusiasts who love to switch out their key caps, we got we made them
compatible, backwards compatible with Cherry MX key caps. So, that should be
something that people should be pretty excited about. That's really cool
because a lot of times when you're shopping for key caps, really the only ones available are Cherry MX key caps.
So, it's cool that you can actually get something else. Now, when typing on this, it feels a lot like a toer. Can
you tell me more about that? Yes. So, pretty much the Nova touch key switch is
based off of the the Japanese-made Top U key switches. So, what you're going to
be getting essentially is a very a very nice tactile feedback. As you press the
switch, you'll get a nice bump feedback, which it feels like pretty much an
implosion of a sphere because that's pretty much how the key switch works. We
have a mechanical switch that is encased within a silicone injection molding and
every time you press down pretty much that silicone bubble deflates, a shock,
absorbing all the shock. So, pretty much you're getting all of the friction which
is in typical mechanical key switches completely absorbed.
giving you a pretty much smoother experience compared to traditional uh
key switches. So, this is very good for people who pretty much just type all
day, whether you're a student, you're a coder, or uh you know, a journalist
maybe. Um the top key switch, the Nova
Touch keyboard is meant for very long periods of use. Yeah, I feel like um it
it's like if if you had to compare it to a Cherry keyboard, it's like a really
soft brown because you can still feel the tactile bump when you're coming
down, but it is a lot softer. Now, it's a 10 keyless keyboard and I've seen a
lot of trending lately with people wanting to buy 10 keyless keyboards. Um
just a lot of gamers don't end up actually using the number pad. Personally, I use the number pads. I
usually buy full keyboards, but what does Cooler Master think about the trend
in people buying 10 keyless keyboards? People really love the 10 keyless
design. It's just uh for various reasons. Some people like it for the
fact that it's smaller. It's more portable. Um you know, it's easier to
take with you on the go. Cool. Thanks for uh one more thing, like you said,
very portable. This does have a detachable USB cable, so if you do need that number pad, you can you can swap
out keyboards if you want or you can move it around really easily because you don't have to worry about the cable
bending in your bag. Uh thank you, Alex, for running us through this keyboard.
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