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Thermaltake MEKA PRO Cherry Red Mechanical Keyboard Review

First I want to give a huge shout out to Thermaltake for sending this product for review! This is the Thermaltake MEKA PRO Cherry Red gaming keyboard.

I’m sure many of you already know who Thermaltake is but in case you don’t here’s some info on the company.

 

About Us

Our Mission – Delivering the perfect user experience

Every myth starts out as a dream, and at the beginning of every legend is a desire. The challenging, creative and competitive features of the Thermaltake Group offer an exciting and fascinating user experience that can be shared by everyone, while allowing users to transcend themselves in terms of function and potential.

Thermaltake Group’s three main brands—Thermaltake, Tt eSPORTS and LUXA2—have been merchandising high-quality products throughout the world, successfully establishing firm footholds in six major markets, including Europe, America, Oceania, Japan and China, with 95 regional distributors and more than 4,000 premium retailers.

All product planning is governed by close observation of the global PC peripheral market, and by keen understanding of consumer demands. Thermaltake creates direct contact opportunities with resellers and consumers by participating in major global ICT exhibitions and trade shows every year, and by developing innovative marketing strategies for the promotion of new products. Meanwhile, Thermaltake has incorporated a composite marketing system by making branch offices and regional distributors both the distribution channel and the technical support or service center, thereby providing customers access to instant support. By maintaining close contact with end users, we have managed to strengthen our corporate competitiveness and create momentum for the kind of growth that generates major accomplishments.

 

Product Overview and Specifications

ON-THE-FLY MACRO RECORDThe MEKA PRO utilizes a powerful onboard memory chipset and processor to power it’s advanced on-the-fly macro system that enables users to control all essential functions right at their fingertips; and removes the need for any software switch, thus providing an easy to use and hassle free experienceQUICK FUNCTION HOT KEYS Allows for quick and easy access to Windows applications, multimedia shortcut, lighting effects and combination keys.
PRE-CONFIGURED 4 LIGHTING ZONESE quipped with 4 pre-configured game genre lighting zone illuminations: - RTS/FPS/MOBA/MMORPG - for that all-important gaming advantage during gameplay.STUNNING LIGHTING EFFECTS & EFFECT ADJUSTMENT KEYS Experience Meka Pro lighting.
CHERRY MX RED KEY SWITCHEST he MEKA PRO uses CHERRY MX switches with built-in gold-crosspoint contacts, gold-plated contact closures, and pressure-resistant metal alloy springs for the most precise, accurate and feel for every touch. The switches also come rated with a 50-million keystroke lifespan for utmost durability. The CHERRY MX Red switch provides linear contact without a tactile switching point for minimal spring resistance and easy operation.
FULL RED ILLUMINATED BACKLIGHTING Designed with individual per key backlighting, the MEKA PRO provides sharper, brighter and clearer illumination of each key for a purer and crisper gaming experience and,

ON-THE-FLY MACRO RECORDThe MEKA PRO utilizes a powerful onboard memory chipset and processor to power it’s advanced on-the-fly macro system that enables users to control all essential functions right at their fingertips; and removes the need for any software switch, thus providing an easy to use and hassle free experience.FULL 100% ANTI-GHOSTING SUPPORT N-Key rollover function with full 100% anti-ghosting support allows enthusiasts to hit a combination of keys at once to ensure your gaming session is as fluid as it can be and are correctly detected regardless of how many keys are pressed. 6 Key and N-Key rollover switchable supported and,

DISABLE WINDOWS KEY Switches WINDOWS Key to CTRL Key to prevent accidental press of the Windows Key whilst in game.9 ADDITIONAL RED KEYCAPS INCLUDED WITH KEYCAP PULLER

 

Specifications

COLOR BLACK
NO. OF MACRO KEYS 6
NO. OF GAME PROFILES ONE
GRAPHICAL UI NO
WEIGHT(G) 1200 GRAMS
GOLD-PLATED USB YES
INTERFACE USB
ANTI-GHOSTING KEYS YES / N KEY ROLLOVER (USB)
ON-BOARD MEMORY SIZE 256 BIT
POLLING RATE 1000 HZ
BACK-LIGHT YES, FULL RED LED
WRIST REST NO
ON-BOARD AUDIO JACKS NO
SMART CABLE MANAGEMENT NO
USB CABLE DETACHABLE NO
MULTIMEDIA KEYS 7
ON-BOARD USB PORT NO
CABLE LENGTH 1.8 M
DIMENSION 449.8 X 142.6 X 37.7 MM
 

 

Switch Specifications

SWITCH TYPE MECHANICAL
SWITCH NAME CHERRY MX MECHANICAL RED
ACTUATION POINT RED : 2.2±0.6 MM
KEY STROKE RED : 4 – 0.5 MM
ACTUATION FORCE 45G(RED) WITH OPTIMIZED TACTILE FEEL
KEY LIFESPAN 50 MILLION CLICKS LIFETIME

 

Now that we have all that out-of-the-way let’s get on to the unboxing!

You can buy the Thermaltake MEKA PRO Cherry Red Mechanical Keyboard HERE on Amazon.com for $89.99

 

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1 comment

Ian Bunting 3 January 2018 at 20:32

Lots of criticism of what it does not have compared to cheaper keyboards, but there wasn’t any information on whether those cheaper boards also had cherry mx switches.
If they don’t, then that isn’t really a fair comparison to pick fault with.

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