CoolerMaster NovaTouch - A keyboard that bats for both teams PAX East 2014
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·Linus Tech Tips
·2014-05-07
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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
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really interesting key design. So, what can you tell me about this keyboard and its interesting switch? Okay, so the
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Nova Touch TKL is a brand new keyboard that Cooler Master is currently working
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on. Now, this is pretty much an evolution of the traditional mechanical
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keyboard. What we have here are specialized key switches which are uh
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essentially an electrostatic capacitive technology where they pretty much feel
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like a hybrid between a traditional a traditional mechanical keyboard key
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switch and a u membrane keyboard. So
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pretty much we have these switches here and um they we made sure that the key
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cap stems are compatible with Cherry MX key caps. So, for all those keyboard
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enthusiasts who love to switch out their key caps, we got we made them
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compatible, backwards compatible with Cherry MX key caps. So, that should be
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something that people should be pretty excited about. That's really cool
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because a lot of times when you're shopping for key caps, really the only ones available are Cherry MX key caps.
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So, it's cool that you can actually get something else. Now, when typing on this, it feels a lot like a toer. Can
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you tell me more about that? Yes. So, pretty much the Nova touch key switch is
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based off of the the Japanese-made Top U key switches. So, what you're going to
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be getting essentially is a very a very nice tactile feedback. As you press the
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switch, you'll get a nice bump feedback, which it feels like pretty much an
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implosion of a sphere because that's pretty much how the key switch works. We
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have a mechanical switch that is encased within a silicone injection molding and
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every time you press down pretty much that silicone bubble deflates, a shock,
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absorbing all the shock. So, pretty much you're getting all of the friction which
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is in typical mechanical key switches completely absorbed.
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giving you a pretty much smoother experience compared to traditional uh
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key switches. So, this is very good for people who pretty much just type all
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day, whether you're a student, you're a coder, or uh you know, a journalist
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maybe. Um the top key switch, the Nova
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Touch keyboard is meant for very long periods of use. Yeah, I feel like um it
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it's like if if you had to compare it to a Cherry keyboard, it's like a really
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soft brown because you can still feel the tactile bump when you're coming
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down, but it is a lot softer. Now, it's a 10 keyless keyboard and I've seen a
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lot of trending lately with people wanting to buy 10 keyless keyboards. Um
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just a lot of gamers don't end up actually using the number pad. Personally, I use the number pads. I
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usually buy full keyboards, but what does Cooler Master think about the trend
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in people buying 10 keyless keyboards? People really love the 10 keyless
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design. It's just uh for various reasons. Some people like it for the
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fact that it's smaller. It's more portable. Um you know, it's easier to
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take with you on the go. Cool. Thanks for uh one more thing, like you said,
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very portable. This does have a detachable USB cable, so if you do need that number pad, you can you can swap
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out keyboards if you want or you can move it around really easily because you don't have to worry about the cable
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bending in your bag. Uh thank you, Alex, for running us through this keyboard.
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