Friday, May 13th 2011
Thermaltake Unveils New Meka G Unit Mechanical Keyboard Variant
Thermaltake is readying a new variant of its Meka G mechanical gaming keyboard under the Tt eSports banner. Called the Tt eSports Meka G Unit, the new keyboard, according to the company, will be the first mechanical keyboard with onboard memory and individual key illumination and key map-based illumination (only those keys that a game is bound to will be illuminated, which can quickly switch to all-illuminated when text-chatting in-game).
The keyboard switches between "Game Mode", in which accidental keystrokes are minimized, and normal mode. The ISS (Instant Shift System) advanced macro key shifting function allows Gamer to reach all 60 macro keys within one profile. The Meka G Unit uses Cherry Black switches that provide good tactile feedback without the "clickity" noise. As a mechanical keyboard, the Meka has a longer key lifespan than common membrane-type keyboards, with the switches supporting 50 million keystrokes each.Apart from macro keys, there are 7 multimedia keys, a USB hub with two USB 2.0 ports, and two audio ports (extended from the PC sound card). The cables are 1.8 m long, are braided, and with gold-plated connectors. Thermaltake plans to release its new keyboard at Computex.
The keyboard switches between "Game Mode", in which accidental keystrokes are minimized, and normal mode. The ISS (Instant Shift System) advanced macro key shifting function allows Gamer to reach all 60 macro keys within one profile. The Meka G Unit uses Cherry Black switches that provide good tactile feedback without the "clickity" noise. As a mechanical keyboard, the Meka has a longer key lifespan than common membrane-type keyboards, with the switches supporting 50 million keystrokes each.Apart from macro keys, there are 7 multimedia keys, a USB hub with two USB 2.0 ports, and two audio ports (extended from the PC sound card). The cables are 1.8 m long, are braided, and with gold-plated connectors. Thermaltake plans to release its new keyboard at Computex.
16 Comments on Thermaltake Unveils New Meka G Unit Mechanical Keyboard Variant
steeleseries 6gv2 still the best :)
Witht he blackwidow you can map all but 1 key to were you like it which is totally cool as being left handed some games like Farcry 2 and Fallout 3 just to name a few there key setup in game sucks for the odd key.
Anyways i do like the look of this one but TT erm..
What bothers you with your Razer Black Widow ? Keys getting hit when you don't want them to ?
Info stolen from Overclock.net on Switches -
The Cherry MX Blue keys give you feedback at actuation point and at the bottom, which produces a click-type sound. In addition the Blue keys have an extra follower that adds one more click-type sound at the actuation point.
What gets me about most of these companys and they go on how good there keyboards are but only give a one year warranty with them lol.
I know MX blues are tactile and clicky but about blacks any idea how much force you have to use?
I guess it depends on what price this Thermaltake will be overall to see if its a good deal.