Roccat Suora FX gaming keyboard review

1. Introduction2. Unboxing3. Roccat Suora FX keyboard4. Testing5. Final Thoughts6. View All Pages

The Roccat Suora FX is a slim keyboard, though not a small one. It has a full layout, including numpad and media keys, though its bezel is drastically reduced from most keyboards. It also does not come complete with a wrist rest – detachable or not – and is not overly light, despite its smaller stature. It is a little more portable than your average full-size keyboard though and retains the sturdy feel of a full sized model.

The whole thing is finished in a matt black paint job, with little contrast between the keys and the board itself. The keys do not feature a white backdrop as some boards do, so there is a uniform look to the entire peripheral.

The keys of the Roccat Suora FX have that typical, slightly concave shape and feature clear-plastic lettering, to allow the backlighting to shine through when the board is powered on.

The keys pop off of the TTC brown switches underneath very easily, which should make cleaning simply. That also makes switching key caps a cinch, but I do worry that it could lead to key caps coming loose during transport if you were to visit a LAN without adequately packing the board.

Notice too that the switches themselves feature clear housings to improve LED light proliferation throughout the key cap. However with the top-mounted LED (and an obvious one at that) there is always the potential for some light not to shine through the indicators that appear at the bottom of the key cap.

Along the top of the Roccat Suora FX are a number of extra functions. The F1-F4 keys have a number of pre-baked lighting options, which offer wave, breathing, reactive and pulsing types. F5-F8 has some quick launch keys for typical Windows software, while F9-F12 has some basic media functions.

The others are located at the far right-hand side and are single push buttons and can therefore be pressed one handed. They are not in reach of your WASD hand, so would likely require removing your hand from something to press them, but the fact that they do not require both hands to press is a nice change of pace from most keyboards.

You will notice too that there is a game mode switch, which does acts like a toggleable EasyShift. Think of it as a CAPSLOCK to EasyShift's Shift function.

The back of the board gives you a good look at the clear housing of the brown switches, as well as the Suora FX logo.

The underside of the board is as bland as you would hope and expect from an already expensive keyboard, though does feature some extendable feet and some rubber keyboard feet.

The cable that comes pre-fitted with the Suora FX is black braided and is smooth enough that it should not catch on much. The USB connector is standard nickel plated with a basic header. Notice that it is all by itself, so this keyboard does not support USB passthrough functions.

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