H C EW E T VI E R TteSports
Meka Pro
Mechanical Keyboard
Gamer at heart
TECHNOLOGY
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he thing with gaming keyboards is that they can get pretty large. But, as happens with various technologies, there is a trend for keyboards these days, one that steers things towards smaller sizes. And so devices like Thermaltake Tt eSports’ Meka Pro mechanical gaming keyboard look towards consolidation of ideas, rather than just tacking on new ones. The result is a gaming keyboard that, quite frankly, doesn’t really look like one. But the Meka Pro delivers where it counts… performance. The most interesting – and smart – use of key consolidation comes from the way that the Meka Pro uses macro keys. At first glance, it doesn’t have any. But, on closer inspection, you will find that the often ignored (for gaming, anyway) Numpad has six keys that alternate their function as macro keys. It’s a smart way to cut down on extra keys, really, but it would probably
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not work for the maybe five people in the world who use their Numpad keys for gaming… so no real problem there. Macros can also be recorded on the fly, thanks to a dedicated macro recording key. Additionally, a number of other keys have alternate functions (for multimedia and Windows shortcuts) which, once again, cuts down on the clutter. The Meka Pro also features per key backlighting, with six lighting effects and four pre-configured lighting modes (for FPS, MMO, MOBA and RTS game styles). All lighting modes, as well as lighting brightness and effect speed, can be controlled right there on the keyboard, so there is no need to go digging around in software to do so. While the lighting options are a little more limited than other keyboards have on offer, the presets are sensible, making for a no-fuss approach to backlighting. The model we took a look at featured Cherry MX
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