HyperX Alloy Elite RGB Keyboard: Breathtaking add-on to your gaming console

The computer gaming scene in India has been bleak since time immemorial. A large part of the population is into casual gaming and muddle through with average hardware in this space. While we seldom compromise on basics like CPUs, monitors, sound systems and even a gaming mouse gets priority, dedicated keyboards for gaming are often overlooked.

Years of neglect have resulted into companies overlooking the sector as well to some extent. HyperX, a gaming subsidiary of Kingston recently came out with two mechanical gaming keyboards, Alloy FPS and Alloy Elite, that make a serious attempt to deliver to the shrinking community of serious gamers in India. I had the opportunity of reviewing Alloy Elite RGB keyboard recently. Apart from gaming, I used the hardware in full capacity for editing videos and typing out a thousand words, and I must say, the mechanical keys are a delight to the fingers.

The keyboard is highly customizable -- from changing the keys to changing the RGB presets, you can do it all. HyperX seems to have fulfilled the drawbacks of the earlier version in this case while the rest remains more or less the same. The keys are changeable and it feels great to customize the WASD keys or arrow keys, but detachable keys for buttons like backspace or delete seemed unnecessary. As a matter of fact, the delete button popped out after pressing when used strenuously. Apart from that, there are dedicated media buttons and a volume wheel to control audio. There is a dedicated Quick access button as well to control the brightness and Game Mode. I also enjoyed the presence of a detachable palm rest that comes inside the box.

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