There are many different manufacturers of mechanical keyboards, most of them are offering multiple keyboards or keyboard series. Each of these keyboards has a unique set of properties. The keyboard can have media and macro keys, it can be illuminated, there might be a palm rest, and so on. Especially the switch type heavily influences the typing characteristics of a mechanical keyboard. To offer the best possible overview on mechanical keyboards, we created a list containing the different models and their features.
Mechanical Keyboard for Typing or Gaming
Depending on the intended use, there might be different kind of keyboards suitable for you. If you are a typist, you possible might want to get an ergonomic mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches. If you want a mechanical keyboard for programming, then you might be interested in a keyboard with fully programmable keys, so you can set them up perfectly in all development environments. If you search the best mechanical keyboard for gaming, your probably want to look into some board with macro keys, an RGB illumination and NKRO.
Mechanical Keyboard Reviews
This List offers a quick overview on mechanical keyboards and their features. Further information about a keyboard and its reviews can be found in its detail view or in our mechanical keyboard ranking.
Mechanical Keyboard List
By default, the mechanical keyboard list is sorted by name. But you can change the sorting by clicking at the header of one of the columns (except for the last three columns).
| Keyboard | Media Keys | Macro Keys | Illumination | Available since | Switches | Extras | |
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| Asus ROG Strix Scope | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Apr. 2019 |
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| Asus ROG Strix Scope RX | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Nov. 2020 |
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| Cherry G80-3000 | No media controls | - | No illumination | n/a |
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| Cherry G80-3000N RGB | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2021 |
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| Cherry G80-3000N RGB TKL | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2021 |
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| Cherry MX 10.0N RGB | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2021 |
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| Cherry MX Board 1.0 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Nov. 2018 |
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| Cherry MX Board 6.0 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Jun. 2015 |
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| Cherry MX-Board 3.0 | Dedicated media controls | - | No illumination | n/a |
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| CM Storm Quick Fire Rapid-i | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | May. 2014 |
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| CM Storm Quick Fire XTi | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (multicolor) | Sep. 2015 |
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| CM Storm QuickFire Rapid | Yes (integrated) | - | No illumination | n/a |
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| Cooler Master CK530 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2019 |
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| Cooler Master CK530 V2 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2020 |
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| Cooler Master CK550 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2018 |
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| Cooler Master CK550 V2 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2020 |
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| Cooler Master MasterKeys MK750 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Nov. 2017 |
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| Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Apr. 2016 |
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| Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2016 |
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| Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro S | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Apr. 2016 |
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| Cooler Master SK620 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2021 |
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| Cooler Master SK621 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2019 |
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| Cooler Master SK622 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2021 |
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| Cooler Master SK630 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2019 |
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| Cooler Master SK631 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2019 |
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| Cooler Master SK650 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2019 |
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| Cooler Master SK651 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2019 |
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| Cooler Master SK652 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2021 |
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| Cooler Master SK653 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2021 |
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| Corsair Gaming K70 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (one color) | Mar. 2013 |
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| Corsair Gaming K70 RGB | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2015 |
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| Corsair Gaming K95 RGB | Dedicated media controls | 18 keys | Yes (RGB) | Aug. 2014 |
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| Corsair Gaming Strafe RGB | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2015 |
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| Corsair K100 Air | Dedicated media controls | 4 keys | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2022 |
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| Corsair K100 RGB | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Corsair K60 Pro | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Corsair K60 RGB Pro | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Corsair K60 RGB Pro SE | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Corsair K63 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (one color) | Mar. 2017 |
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| Corsair K63 Wireless | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (one color) | Jan. 2018 |
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| Corsair K65 Pro Mini | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2023 |
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| Corsair K65 RGB Mini | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Mar. 2021 |
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| Corsair K68 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (one color) | Jun. 2017 |
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| Corsair K68 RGB | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2018 |
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| Corsair K70 Max | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Aug. 2023 |
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| Corsair K70 Pro Mini Wireless | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2022 |
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| Corsair K70 Pro OPX | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2022 |
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| Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2018 |
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| Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2018 |
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| Corsair K70 RGB Pro | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Feb. 2022 |
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| Corsair K70 RGB TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Apr. 2021 |
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| Corsair K95 RGB Platinum | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2017 |
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| Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2020 |
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| Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2018 |
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| Das Keyboard 4 Professional | Dedicated media controls | - | No illumination | Mar. 2014 |
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| Das Keyboard 4C (2015) | Yes (integrated) | - | No illumination | Jan. 2015 |
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| Das Keyboard 4C TKL | Yes (integrated) | - | No illumination | May. 2020 |
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| Das Keyboard 4Q | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Nov. 2018 |
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| Das Keyboard 5Q | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2018 |
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| Das Keyboard Model S Professional | Yes (integrated) | - | No illumination | Oct. 2009 |
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| Das Keyboard Prime 13 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Sep. 2016 |
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| Das Keyboard X50Q | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2018 |
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| Fnatic Ministreak | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2018 |
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| Fnatic Streak | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2018 |
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| Fnatic Streak65 | Yes (integrated) | 4 keys | Yes (RGB) | Nov. 2020 |
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| HyperX Alloy Elite 2 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2020 |
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| HyperX Alloy FPS RGB | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2018 |
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| HyperX Alloy Origins | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2019 |
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| HyperX Alloy Origins 60 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Mar. 2021 |
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| HyperX Alloy Origins 65 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Mar. 2022 |
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| HyperX Alloy Origins Core | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Nov. 2019 |
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| Logitech G Pro | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Mar. 2017 |
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| Logitech G Pro X | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2019 |
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| Logitech G413 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Apr. 2017 |
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| Logitech G413 SE | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Feb. 2022 |
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| Logitech G413 SE TKL | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Feb. 2022 |
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| Logitech G512 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2018 |
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| Logitech G513 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Apr. 2018 |
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| Logitech G610 Orion Red / Brown | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (one color) | Mar. 2016 |
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| Logitech G613 | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | No illumination | Aug. 2017 |
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| Logitech G710+ | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (one color) | Oct. 2012 |
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| Logitech G713 TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2022 |
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| Logitech G715 TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2022 |
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| Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Feb. 2016 |
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| Logitech G815 | Dedicated media controls | 5 keys | Yes (RGB) | Aug. 2019 |
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| Logitech G910 Orion Spark | Dedicated media controls | 9 keys | Yes (RGB) | Nov. 2014 |
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| Logitech G915 | Dedicated media controls | 5 keys | Yes (RGB) | Aug. 2019 |
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| Logitech G915 TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2020 |
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| Logitech K840 | Yes (integrated) | - | No illumination | May. 2017 |
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| Logitech K845 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. TE | Yes (integrated) | 12 keys | Yes (one color) | Aug. 2014 |
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| Razer BlackWidow Chroma | Yes (integrated) | 5 keys | Yes (RGB) | Aug. 2014 |
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| Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 | Yes (integrated) | 5 keys | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2017 |
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| Razer BlackWidow Elite | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2018 |
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| Razer BlackWidow Lite | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Nov. 2018 |
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| Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Apr. 2015 |
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| Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Oct. 2015 |
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| Razer BlackWidow V3 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini HyperSpeed | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2021 |
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| Razer BlackWidow V3 Pro | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2020 |
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| Razer BlackWidow V3 Tenkeyless | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Razer BlackWidow V4 | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2023 |
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| Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro | Dedicated media controls | 5 keys | Yes (RGB) | Feb. 2023 |
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| Razer BlackWidow V4 X | Yes (integrated) | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2023 |
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| Razer BlackWidow X Chroma | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Mar. 2016 |
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| Razer BlackWidow X Ultimate | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Mar. 2016 |
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| Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2022 |
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| Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2022 |
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| Razer Huntsman | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2018 |
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| Razer Huntsman Elite | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2018 |
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| Razer Huntsman Mini | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2020 |
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| Razer Huntsman Mini Analog | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Mar. 2022 |
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| Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2019 |
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| Razer Huntsman V2 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2021 |
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| Razer Huntsman V2 Analog | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Feb. 2021 |
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| Razer Huntsman V2 TKL | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2021 |
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| Razer Pro Type | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Aug. 2020 |
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| Razer Pro Type Ultra | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Dec. 2021 |
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| Roccat Pyro | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | May. 2021 |
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| Roccat Vulcan 120 / 121 / 122 | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2018 |
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| Roccat Vulcan II | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2023 |
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| Roccat Vulcan II Max | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2022 |
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| Roccat Vulcan II Mini | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2022 |
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| Roccat Vulcan Pro | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Roccat Vulcan TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| Roccat Vulcan TKL Pro | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Oct. 2020 |
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| SteelSeries 6Gv2 | Yes (integrated) | - | No illumination | Mar. 2010 |
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| SteelSeries Apex 7 | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2019 |
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| SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2019 |
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| SteelSeries Apex 9 Mini | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2022 |
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| SteelSeries Apex 9 TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Sep. 2022 |
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| SteelSeries Apex M500 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (one color) | Apr. 2016 |
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| SteelSeries Apex M750 | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Aug. 2017 |
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| SteelSeries Apex M800 | Dedicated media controls | 6 keys | Yes (RGB) | Jan. 2015 |
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| SteelSeries Apex Pro | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2019 |
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| SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2022 |
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| SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2022 |
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| SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL | Dedicated media controls | - | Yes (RGB) | Jun. 2019 |
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| Vulcan II Mini Air | Yes (integrated) | - | Yes (RGB) | Jul. 2023 |
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