G Skill may be better known for their memory and storage products, but they are expanding their portfolio. Today we look at their new keyboard – the Ripjaws KM780 RGB. This keyboard incorporates Cherry MX mechanical switches and clear housings to deliver uniform RGB backlighting.
It also packs a metal piped frame, detachable wrist rest, media keys, macro switches and a number of other fancy functions, all into a brushed aluminium frame. This is no budget product, as RGB mechanical keyboards tend to be – but can it justify the price tag?
The G Skill Ripjaws KM780 RGB has all of the usual back-end software features and a number of neat additional extras not included by other keyboard companies. Time to take a look up close.
Specifications:
- Keyboard Type: Mechanical.
- Key Switch: Cherry MX RGB Brown Switch.
- Backlighting: Yes.
- Anti-Ghosting: Yes.
- Full N-Key Rollover: Yes.
- Gaming Mode Option: Yes.
- On-board profile: 3.
- Additional Macro Keys: 6.
- Dedicated Media Control Panel: Yes.
- Audio-in and Microphone-out: Yes.
- USB Passthrough: Yes.
- Mouse Cable Holder: Yes.
- Detachable palm rest: Yes.
- Dimensions: 518 x 172 x 48 mm.
- Dimensions: w/ palm rest 518 x 228 x 48 mm.
- Weight: 1.36 kg.
- Weight: w/ palm rest 1.54 kg.
- Warranty: 2-Year Limited Warranty.
ok obviously I am completely blind, what was the price of this KB ?
It was the first thing I found: “No UK pricing or release information has yet been unveiled, but based on the U.S. price of $170 (reduced currently to $150 in some places) converted and with the usual VAT and import taxes, we can probably expect the sterling price to be around the £140-£150 mark.”
cheers, either it’s the morphine affecting me or I’m just blind as a bat.