Mountain Everest 60 keyboard review

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Functional usage

Functional usage

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The Everest 60 that we’ve received comes with Linear 45 key switches. An actuation force of  45 cN is required for the pre-travel of 2 millimeters. The overall travel distance is four millimeters. Linear 45 (so an equivalent of Reds) switches work-friendly at typing but instead aims for gaming sessions. I'd say they're relatively quiet for the Linears. The Cherry stabilizers with tight tolerances, factory-tuned with Krytox GPL 205 Grade 0, do away with rattle and noise. I’d say that many users will like the Liner 45, especially since the dampening foam is used.

 

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Precision is one reason people buy mechanical keyboards, and there’s absolutely no shortage here. We have tested the Everest 60 over many hours of typing and gaming. In games like Starcraft 2, PUBG, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: WW2, or even DiRT: Rally, the keyboard responded to my actions very quickly and exceptionally accurately.


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The keyboard passed the N-Key rollover test without any hiccups. I didn’t get any missed keystrokes when typing, either. The anti-ghosting technology serves its purpose great. Mountain also did a great job with the stabilizers, using the official Cherry ones and lubing them. The polling rate is 1000 Hz, and it’s enough (well, I don’t perform competitive gaming on a professional level, maybe there would be some difference). Overall, the ergonomics are excellent for the 60 format keyboard (thanks to the maintained arrow keys and Enter and Backspace). The optional Numpad is a great idea. As for the lighting, it’s really vivid and visible and not annoying in the dark (you can disable it or bring it down a notch). 

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