Introduction

Most people know Zalman for their cases and some of their CPU cooler. What most don't know is that Zalman has also been making value-oriented gaming keyboards and mice for some time now. The ZM-K700M is Zalman's first high-end mechanical keyboard. It's available with Cherry MX Red switches and white LEDs. It's driverless, but promises macro support and advanced lighting customization along with many other features, like various shortcuts and key disabling. Features like these aren't always done well with even software to support them, so it will be interesting to see how Zalman handles this many functions without a driver.

Specifications

The Package

The ZM-K700M comes in an ordinary box without a cut out to try out the switches. The blue graphics are a little out of place since the keyboard has a white backlight.


In the box are the keyboard, a multilingual manual for ten different languages, some spare rubber feet, and a USB to PS/2 adapter.


The braiding on the cable is very fine, and as a result, a little more prone to fraying. The USB connector is gold-plated.