Raptor Gaming K1 Keyboard Review

Introduction

Raptor-Gaming manufacture all manner of peripherals and input devices that are intended, as the name suggests, for gaming purposes. The products have high quality designs with one aim in mind – to maximise performance. The keyboard I will be taking a look at today has some very special features, such as cherry gold crosspoints and afterglow keys, that should make this product stand out from the crowd. Let’s see if it can deliver…

Raptor-Gaming’s Take on the K1

Due to their Cherry Gold Crosspoint contacts and the adjusted coil springs, the buttons of the RAPTOR-GAMING K1 offer a very soft and in particular by 30% shorter stroke than conventional keyboards. This feature maximises the entry speed and reactivity while playing – with minimum fatigue by unmatched velocity and reaction advantages.

The gold contacts extremely low transition resistance of approximately 100 milliohm (buttons with film contact < 200 Ohm) also enables an optimized signal quality, which the computer can process precisely and with utmost speed.

The RAPTOR-GAMING K1 has an extremely high durability. Keyboards are usually designed for 5 to 20 million button operations. The Cherry-Gold-Crosspoint technology of the RAPTOR-GAMING K1 in contrast is laid out for 50 million button operations.

In the delivery content you will find 8 afterglow buttons and all square buttons can be replaced by these. The convenient, non-reflecting light allows for the buttons utmost visibility – even in darkened rooms. The lighting power lasts for up to 12 hours. The button light can even be charged with an LED torch.

The “Cherry Full-N-Key-Rollover” function enables you to simultaneously press all modifier buttons (i.e. Shift key, Ctrl button, Alt and Windows button) as well as 6 additional shortcut buttons, without losing or confusing any information (ghost button effect).

Features

• Unmatched velocity and fast reactivity due to Gold Crosspoint contacts
• Extremely high durability with up to 50 million button operations
• Replaceable buttons with afterglow effect of up to 12 hours of lighting power
• Maximum signal processing through Full-N-Key-Rollover – no loss of data
• Up to 8 buttons can be blocked individually
• USB plug for mouse and headset integrated into the keyboard
• Offers up to 30% shorter button strokes than conventional keyboards

Hardware & Software Requirements

• Pentium or IBM compatible PC with Win 98/ 2000/ ME/ NT/ XP/ Vista or Linux
• 64MB RAM memory or above recommended
• One free USB port