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Making a keyboard that stands out from the crowd in the modern gaming landscape is no easy task, but that is exactly what Roccat has done with its Ryos TKL Pro. It uses some of the industry's (and my personal) favourite switches, making it fantastic to game with and type on. While it is missing a few keys that might be needed in very specific games, the remapping in the back-end software is easy to achieve and versatile enough that you can find most of the missing functionality somewhere in there.
Note how the lighting doesn't quite extend to some indicators
The placement of the media keys was not really to my taste, although again, it is saved by the key remapping, which lets you move the volume adjustments to the T-keys if you prefer. It is worth noting that it seems a shame you cannot remap any key to whatever you want, with things like media key functions limited to the F keys and T keys.
Some users may also miss the fact that this keyboard does not have RGB lighting and is limited instead to just the Roccat blue. It is also worth mentioning that this board suffers from the placement of the LED's being off center, which means lighting in the lower half of the key caps is very dull, even when the brightness is raised to maximum.
Despite those minor problems however, the Ryos TKL Pro is an excellent keyboard to game with and type on and although perhaps a little expensive compared to some of the competition (though £50 cheaper than its full size counterpart) the fact that it comes with a giant, comfortable wrist rest certainly helps make up for that.
The Roccat Ryos TKL Pro can be found at Overclockers UK for just shy of £100.
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Pros
- Cherry MX Brown switches provide industry standard gaming and typing ability.
- Back end software gives solid key remapping, lighting options.
- Wrist rest is comfortable and sized nicely.
- Easy-Shift gives masses of functionality.
- Cut-back design makes it compact.
- Solid build.
Cons
- Backlighting suffers from off-centre LED placement.
- Lacks full suite of keys.
- T keys are not as responsive as I would like to see.
- Key remapping restricts function by keyboard section.
- Media keys require two hands to use.
KitGuru Says: Roccat's Ryos TKL Pro is a solid gaming keyboard, with nice back-end software and a decent wrist rest – a rarity with most modern boards.
uselessness at its best! 😀
Smudge-proo, glossy look.
Enhanced per-key illumination.
Roccat achievements for gaming statistics.
oh yes, I needed those things in my life…by the way i work with my computer so I need that “not used anymore” numpad and the super-old-for-grandpas caps lock…
this is the perfect way to cut off 50% of the market share, for sure this will sell only to kid gamers but nobody else would buy this gigantic and clunky incomplete keyboard :/ such a shame
There is also the full sized range of Ryos keyboards if a numpad is a requirement, and if for any reason you need a capslock key all you need to do is change the setting in the control panel.
I use the MK Pro myself and I feel its actually very useful being able to switch capslock between its normal function and a modifier key a the press of a button to swap profile
My Ryos TKL Pro dies after 20 minutes. It’s a nice piece of brick.
Dude what is your deal lol?!
Well, you should be better informed about something before you speak!
I use this keyboard for programming. I don’t play games so much. Here are some tips you should have in mind…
First of all there is a Caps Lock key. CHECK THIS OUT!!NO SHIFT KEY HOLDING! But Roccat had the magnificent idea to make it the easy shift key because it’s the less used key in a so comfortable position on the keyboard! But if you wanna use it as a Caps Lock key you can do it using the software. But again, there is no point because by default it is enabled by holding easy shift + T1 key(thumb key). That simple.
The easy shift key also can be used to replace the numpad!! Yes! No kidding! You can set the keys t,y,u,g,h,j,b,n,m or any other combination that suits you as macros and holding the easy shift key have the numpad right under your fingers…no need to take your hand away as you are typing!! I currently use j,k,l,i as arrow keys!! It is magic! I use the arrow keys so much but it is frustrating when you are coding and you have to jump to the line above and you have to take your hand away…So this saved me!
Of course there are many other macros you can set to make your life easier. And the best part is that you can set 5 different profiles. I mean 5 different combinations of macro keys and lighting. That makes 5 times every key on the keyboard macros! You can change profile with the thumb keys and BOOM!! You can have any shortcut for any application assigned in just two keys!
Come on! What more can you ask for?
Also for those on Macs… I use Mac…You just need to configure the keyboard on windows and save the settings in it! You can set macros on the fly too( by the keyboard). Then you can use it everywhere! I use bootcamp, installed windows 7 and everything is so damn good!
I don’t have anything negative to say. Even the non removable wrist rest… Its size is very comfortable. Oh!! I forgot! Add to all these the fact that you can have a pizza laying on your desk….
Yeah, you spread this message all across the internet. Either you are a troll or someone who is obsessed wih his anecdotal evidence.
Hello, I’m not a troll neither was a fake complaint. But, I understand that believing in “Internet posts” is getting harder and harder.
In fact, I figured out a way to fix the keyboard some months later, before I throw it out. I decided to open it and just unplugged the secondary keyboard (that with 3 keys T1,T2,T3). It came back to life. (I used it to write this reply)