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Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 Keyboard

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The Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 is the first keyboard from Creative and features OMRON mechanical switches, full 16.8M RGB backlighting, dedicated media and macro buttons, and a USB pass-through port. The hardware is supported by their Sound Blaster Connect software driver for lighting customization and performance tweaking.

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I guess this would be a return to fame for Creative. Though on a side note, They should of come out with a different product line other than 'sound blaster X' -- Sound Blaster X is what you associate with their soundcards/headphones/Speakers etc etc. Theres nothing 'sound blasty' about this keyboard unless youre going to sit there screaming at it
 
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FreedomEclipse said:
I guess this would be a return to fame for Creative. Though on a side note, They should of come out with a different product line other than 'sound blaster X' -- Sound Blaster X is what you associate with their soundcards/headphones/Speakers etc etc. Theres nothing 'sound blasty' about this keyboard unless youre going to sit there screaming at it
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Yeah, the brand name is weird for a keyboard and mouse.

Regarding the software driver, the next big update is coming in August. I'll give it a try and see if things improved.
 
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FreedomEclipse said:
I guess this would be a return to fame for Creative. Though on a side note, They should of come out with a different product line other than 'sound blaster X' -- Sound Blaster X is what you associate with their soundcards/headphones/Speakers etc etc. Theres nothing 'sound blasty' about this keyboard unless youre going to sit there screaming at it
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It's the blast of the mechanical switches while you're typing.
 
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So if I don't have Windows, I can't update the firmware?
 
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bug said:
So if I don't have Windows, I can't update the firmware?
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Most such keyboards have Windows OS drivers only, as also mentioned in the support list. I don't see a hardware FW update option here, so looks like that is it.
 
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Most such keyboards have Windows OS drivers only, as also mentioned in the support list. I don't see a hardware FW update option here, so looks like that is it.
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True, but at the same time most such keyboards don't need firmware updates.
 
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Paint dissolves after not even 11 months, according to support this is "normal" and not covered by the warranty.
Replacement keys are not to be spent either
 

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