Tt eSPORTS Meka Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Gaming

In order to test the Meka in a gaming situation I played a few games of different genres, namely rpg and fps, and noted any pros or cons compared to a standard size non-mechanical keyboard. The Cherry Black key switches are considered the best gaming switch because of their linear movement (similar to a rubber dome keyboard with no bump in the key press) and heavy actuation force compared to other switches. Because of this switch, gaming on the Meka felt very smooth. The key presses down evenly, requiring more force the closer the key gets to the bottom. Furthermore, because the key is registered before it bottoms out, I was able to rapidly double click a key by hovering around the actuation point.

Aside from the benefits gained from the switches themselves (which are in most other mechanical gaming boards) the Meka felt very similar to a standard size keyboard, which is good considering its small form factor. However, the keyboard itself offers nothing notable to aid in gaming such as macro keys or even software to reprogram keys.

General Use

In just every day use (outside of gaming) the Meka is less than ideal. Because of the key movement and removal, overall productivity is decreased. It took about a week to fully adjust to the new shift placement and backspace downsize and I can’t imagine ever getting fully used to the new position of the question mark key simply because it is so far out of the way. As far as pure typing goes, the Cherry Black switches have always been known to be the worst for typing (though still much better than rubber dome) because of their heavy actuation force which causes fatigue and the fact that they are non-clicky.

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