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Cherry are famed for their legendary keyboard switches, but they are less well known for producing their own keyboards. They have recently entered the market, however, and we have already analysed the Cherry MX 6.0 keyboard. The MX-Board 3.0 is an entirely different beast, though.
Priced at under £55, it is one of the cheapest mechanical keyboards on the market that uses Cherry MX switches. Due to the low price, though, it does have a reduced feature set, so we will assess whether the MX-Board 3.0 is worth buying.
Features
- Original CHERRY MX modules “made in Germany”.
- CHERRY Gold Crosspoint technology.
- Four different keyswitches available: black, red, brown, blue.
- 50 million+ operations for each key.
- N-key rollover: Simultaneous operations of up to 14 keys without any key ghosting effects.
- in-Key lock: Windows buttons can be disabled.
- The integrated metal plate and anti-slip protection ensure it remains robust.
- Detachable cable, 1.8m.
So if it were to have brown switches, would it be good for typing? Because I’m still not very keen on paying 100+ for a mechanical keyboard, since most of them are designed for more than typing.
Lacks any extra features > Like useless lightning ? (Not fan of the “Gaming Marketing”)
Uninspired appearance > Sober, perfect for me.
Low-profile key caps are unsatisfying to type with > Better and smoother than normal caps for me !
Expensive for what it is > But still cheaper than a Corsair with unneccessary features 😮
I’ll add:
+Quieter than a Corsair (MX-Red both tested)
+Space bar has normal noise. Not like Corsairs
Real Cons:
-Caps letters are not laser-marked. My QWSD letters are not white anymore..I’ll say washed out… Ask for new caps to the support > Propose me to RMA the whole keyboard… (sooo stupid..)
-Support reply is fast, but not efficient :-/
-Edge are a bit too sharp
I still like it a lot 🙂
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I’m a little confused by some of the comments in the article. Yes, it uses low profile key caps. But this has nothing to do with the key travel. It uses the same cherry switches that any other keyboard uses. So it has the same 4mm travel as any other mech keyboard. I can understand if you’re not a fan of the low profile key caps. I personally like them. That one of those preference things.
Second, the keys are normal spacing just like any other keyboard. The only difference in the spacing is for the F-row and the space between the navigation and num pad. That shouldn’t affect normal typing. I find the less space between the other parts easier to use as it’s not as far of a reach for arrow keys and delete. Again, personal preference. The enter key is normal sized for US 104-key layouts. It comes in an ISO 105-key layout as well which has the two-row enter key that it sounds like you like. The whole layout is overall very standard including the bottom row. Unlike Corsair and others. So for US based keyboards, it’s almost perfect. The only issue you would find if you wanted to swap out new key caps would be the caps lock key. It uses a funny position for that. So if you wanted an ISO layout, you should have found one of those for your review instead of bashing the US layout.
This keyboard is definitely not perfect. The keycaps are just printed and fade very quickly. It doesn’t follow the same formula that everyone else uses. So if you want another keyboard that’s just like everyone else, this isn’t it. But the price is very reasonable for a solid keyboard. I got mine for about $80 USD with MX Brown. I’ve seen it for $70 USD before as well. Whether you like it or not is going to depend on your personal preference. I personally do like it. I wish I could buy key caps in this profile in a PBT dysub or something. I would use those for other keyboard projects I’m working on.
If you type more than gaming. Don’t go for Mechanical Keyboard. Waste of money 🙂
First of all, awesome how you respond to a seven month old post :D. Second: that’s the first I heard of that. Care to elaborate?
The heavy sound of it makes you crazy !! 🙂
I’m using the Logitech K750 @work it’s soft and quiet for typing, I’m loving it 🙂
This is an overpriced piece of junk. The keys
fall off like they are stuck on with blue-tac and it weighs a ton. Can’t
believe I wasted money buying this crap.
Low profile keys make typing easier what the hell are you talking about. The switches are also higher quality picks than what is sent to 3rd parties.