HyperX, Kingston’s gaming-focused sub-brand, released its first mechanical gaming keyboards last year with the space-conscious Alloy FPS. HyperX built that keyboard for gamers who want as small a keyboard as possible, and the company’s following this up with the more substantial Alloy Elite.
This is a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches, media controls, and USB 2.0 passthrough. It costs $110.HyperX puts a lot of energy into providing value with audio headsets and mouse. That was the case with the Alloy FPS as well, and the Alloy Elite continues that tradition.
What you’ll like
Extra features without taking up ton of space
The Alloy Elite is larger than the Alloy FPS, but it’s not a mammoth keyboard that will take up most of your desk surface. If you use it without the wristrest, you’ll still have plenty of space left over for a large mouse pad or microphone or something else. Even with the plastic attachment for your wrists, it’s still not as bulky as something like a Razer Blackwidow V2.
In its relatively compact body, you get the full media features including a rollbar for volume. This enables you to play/pause, jump forward and backward, and mute media on your PC. You also have a buttons for turning on gamer mode (which simply deactivates the Windows key so you don’t accidentally leave your game) and adjusting the red LED lights.
The keyboard also has a full USB 2.0 port that works for data as well as charging. This means you can plug in a webcam or something else into your keyboard without having to run an extender USB cable.
High-quality look and feel
The Alloy Elite also looks premium. It comes with texturized keycaps for your WASD and 1234 keys, but I think…
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