| Thermaltake eSports MEKA G1 Keyboard |  |
| Reviews - Featured Reviews: Input Devices | ||||||||
| Written by Steven Iglesias-Hearst | ||||||||
| Thursday, 13 January 2011 | ||||||||
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Thermaltake MEKA G1 Keyboard ReviewTt eSports is Thermaltake's gaming division focusing on gaming peripherals and accessories and also the gaming culture, their latest entry is the MEKA G1 MEKA G1 KB-MEG005US mechanical gaming keyboard. Mechanical keyboards made with the purpose of gaming are fast becoming popular and there are a good handful of companies marketing their wares if you know where to look. Today Benchmark Reviews has the MEKA G1 in for testing and we aim to see if it is worth the $139.99 MSRP that thermaltake have set. The MEKA G1 uses the popular Cherry MX Black mechanical switches and it has two built in USB ports and also microphone and headphone pass through ports to make connecting your peripherals easier. A removable palm rest is included along with seven multimedia function keys and a heavyweight 1.5m "Military Grade" braided cable. All of these features make the MEKA G1 more than a standard mechanical keyboard and enhance everyday use. The MEKA G1 certainly looks the part, it is nice and compact and prefers a more professional look over it's flashy counterparts. The MEKA G1 looks and feels very well constructed and weighs a little over 3lbs which gives re-assurance that it won't buckle under the pressure it is sure to endure. If this is the sort of keyboard you have been looking for then read on to find out if it has what it takes as we test it in a variety of games and applications.
Features and Specifications
Manufacturer: Thermaltake Ltd Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article has been provided by Thermaltake.
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Comments
#geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=6643
You should also do testing on the USB HUB, it has been suggested that the USB Hub on the MEKA G1 is just a USB 1.1 controller.
For a USB 2.0 HUB you should see sequential reads & writes between 28 & 30 Megabytes per second.
@Poldo: I mentioned this in my article...
@fafack: I read the complete data sheets on Cherry MX switches, I have also read several articles talking about the difference between the colors. It appears you read the pros and cons and ignored the article.
it should be scribed as no tactile and silent, its true that i didnt read whole article
If the port is actually a USB 1.1 Hub then those devices will be limited to less than half that speed (around 12MB/s)
I also tested the USB ports using the AIDA 64 disk benchmark and I have uploaded an image to my photobucket.
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Looks like the ports are USB 2.0
Many keyboards offer "USB 2.0" hubs and they are actually just 1.1 bridge ports or hubs which can cause some terribly slow speeds on modern flash drives.
As for the Ghosting & NKRO testing, a limited number of mechanical boards saying they have NKRO have actually been wrong about that.
If at all possible, could you show a screen-shot of the keyboard using AKT, under USB (even if you have NKRO) the max you'll get is 6 normal keys with 4 Modifiers being active at once.
Modifiers are CTRL, ALT, Shift, & Tab.
Still, showing that the board can hit any random 6 keys at once without a problem is more than enough as most keyboards experience blocking at 2 keys even because they use the very old IBM Key Matrix. Though even for gamers, most of the time you won't need more than 6KRO.
Though I do know I specifically use around 7-8 keys at a time during some games; it's only a few titles (Simulation & Rhythm games.)
NKRO when connected via USB with all modifiers active (CTRL, ALT, Shift and Tab) is four keys max.
Hope this is helpful enough without a screenshot, print screen won't register due to the NKRO limitation while I am holding the other keys down.
##overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html
#hothardware.com/cs/blogs/mrtg/archive/2009/03/09/mechanical-key-switch-keyboards-demystified.aspx
- Full anti-ghosting only works with USB to PS/2 adapter "
THATS NOT A CON OF THE KEYBOARD THATS BECAUSE OF THE USB PROTOCOL