The accepted wisdom for a long time has been that if you want a truly
enthusiast class typing or gaming experience you need a mechanical keyboard
and with features like superior build quality,
satisfying tactile feedback, and quicker response times
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Optical key switches like the ones that we are looking at today promise extremely quick response times and
shorter actuation distances than popular mechanical key switches from manufacturers like cherry
but for some reason they remain a niche item the fact that the big boys of current keyboard manufacturing like Corsair
and Logitech haven't picked them up yet,
probably isn't helping
So we turned to Bloody, Tesoro, and Wooting, the only three companies
We could find that are currently incorporating them into their keyboards to see if this technology has a bright future
let's start with a quick look at how they work currently there are two main types of optical switches one uses a
plunger that blocks a beam of light and when the key is pressed,
A gap in the plunger moves down and allows the light beam to hit a sensor that registers a key press
Two of our keyboards the Bloody B720
and the Tesoro Excalibur SE Spectrum
use this process with the bloody switches branded as a light strike
Uhhh
Abbreviated as
Lk for some reason. while the Tesoro uses swappable switches from, Gator on? Gatar on? Guitur on?
Either way both keyboards incorporate waterproofing as well a nice value for you Mountain dew fanatics the second main type flare tech
the second main type flare tech
Instead uses an upwards firing beam to determine how far downward the key has been pressed
meaning instead of simply registering a key as pressed or not the keyboard can instead register a
Partial key press similar to how an analog trigger on a game controller can be pushed only partway down
To accelerate a little bit more slowly than a full press in a driving game so our third keyboard the wooting one is available
with these flare tech switches in two flavors Red Linear Switches or
Lu Clicky ones which are user swappable and we'll start with a closer
look at this one Wooting actually markets this granular level of input sensitivity control as
Analog. Which is not,
technically correct because the keyboard is really just registering one
of 256 Distinct States of pushed down-ness but for the sake of helping users
Understand the tech we see why they did this and in practice the action is very smooth
I doubt that most users would actually even be able to notice the difference
let's Demonstrate how this works with Forza 3, here you can see how pushing down the
Keys that are mapped to the steering wheel only partway
Results in a much more gradual turn while a gentler throttle press also allows finer control of our acceleration
Neat, huh? You'll also find a surprising amount of customizability in Wooting one software package
Which is called, and no do not adjust your headphones
You heard me right WOO-TILITY, not only can you remap keys to functionality like triggers on a gamepad,
but you can set up multiple
analog Profiles with different sensitivity curves since you might want the keys to react differently depending on whether you're
Piloting a tank in Battlefield or controlling a soccer player
slash
Footballer in Fifa something to note
Is that this analog functionality doesn't actually
Kick in until after the two millimeter actuation distance which is similar to most cherry Mx switches
So while Wooting is looking into the ability to build a hair-trigger capable version in the future,
For now the WOOTILITY can only be used to make the actuation distance longer if you prefer
less sensitivity in something like a turn-based game or if you're just
typing
and of course all this additional functionality doesn't mean the Wooting one is automatically the best
Option in every scenario, let's move on to the Bloody B720 its LK
Switches Lack the Fancy analog functionality, but it boasts a very short actuation distance of 1.5
millimeters the shortest of any of the keyboards in our roundup
to see if there's a tangible benefit we had our resident CSgo wizard etzel test out each of the
Keyboards and while he didn't feel that the Wooting or Tesoro were appreciably different from Common Cherry Mx reds
He really liked the quick response of the Bloody saying that while
The difference wasn't huge it. Definitely was noticeable kind of like going from a
144 to a 240 Hertz monitor in his words
And we didn't even tell him the actuation point specs before he tried it out
So give Bloody some credit here there claimed to have the world's fastest key response
Might just be true at least when comparing to other optical solutions the Mx speeds claim a slightly shorter
Actuation distance at one point two millimeters and although edsel didn't think this made a difference in game
Responsiveness he did think the LK Switches were a bit heavier
So keep that in mind if you use a light touch on your keyboard and this leads us into our
impressions of overall Build quality and
Usability in our opinion the wooting one walked away the clear winner in this department its deck is quite rigid which often indicates
A well-made keyboard and it's understated brushed finish and Subtle logo at the bottom gives a higher-end
appearance not to mention
I really liked how this thing felt under my fingers it was soft
But in a good way
Kind of like typing on boobs for whatever. It's worth and then when you use the clicky switches
It was sharp and satisfying the bloody with its giant
Blood-soaked logo on the other hand practically screams
we tried to make this look as gamer as possible at any cost and
The keys felt a bit mushy for my liking though edy didn't seem to mind so that's something to note and the build quality overall
seemed solid if
unexceptional
Unfortunately I can't say the same about the Tesoro
I was able to twist the keyboard way too much even with a minimal amount of torque
maybe that's what they meant by break the rules at
$92 it isn't a bad piece of hardware
it just simply doesn't do anything better than the other two the
money however presents an interesting alternative to Mx speed switches
Thanks to its very competitive price of 75 bucks US the Wooting one is by far the most interesting
One we checked out today possessing a unique feature set with Solid build quality and
customized ability, but I would probably only shell out the
160 euros it will cost you if the games you play
specifically benefit from their pSeudo analogue functionality or if you want a typing experience that matches your tacky mouse mat
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