Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
Intel Core i5 11400F processor review
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL 3600 MHz 32GB review
ASRock Z590 Extreme review
Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming OC review
Corsair K70 RGB TKL keyboard review
Corsair RM650x (2021) power supply review
be quiet! Silent Loop 2 280mm review
Corsair K55 RGB PRO XT keyboard review
Guru3D Rig of the Month - March 2021
Intel Core i9-11900K processor review

New Downloads
NVIDIA Unreal Engine 4 RTX & DLSS Demo
Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: DCH 27.20.100.9466
CPU-Z download v1.96
GeForce 466.11 WHQL driver download
Guru3D RTSS Rivatuner Statistics Server Download 7.3.2 Beta 2
MSI Afterburner 4.6.4 Beta 2 Download
HWiNFO Download v7.02
Corsair Utility Engine Download (iCUE) Download v4.9.350
Quake II RTX Download 1.5.0
GeForce 465.89 WHQL driver download


New Forum Topics
Acer EI491CRG9 49-inch MiniLED curved display G-SYNC 240Hz true 1ms HDR2000 FPS increase in games after ALT+TAB Kozary's Triple SLI Thread GeForce 466.11 WHQL driver download & discussion Did Amd fix the usb issues already...... Display Smart Access Memory Status Info On Home Page of Adreneline? AMD Radeon Adrenalin Edition 21.3.2 driver download & discussion Review: Intel Core i5 11400F processor RTX 3060 with 470.05 not hashrate restricted Is it normal for Zen 2 all-core to max out at 4 GHz? My 3900X in games seems to top out there




Guru3D.com » Review » Rosewill RK-9000 Mechanical Keyboard review » Page 4

Rosewill RK-9000 Mechanical Keyboard review - page 4 - photography

by Brann Mitchell on: 10/20/2011 02:00 PM [ 3] 0 comment(s)

Tweet

 

Photography 

As always, a picture is worth a thousand words.  I'm not sure if it would be irony or fitting that I'm taking pictures of a keyboard, but here they are.

The feet are nice and sticky, and combined with the weight, it is unlikely that the RK-9000 would be sliding around your desk unless you’ve suffered some kind of lubricant spill.

Feet!

However, the back riser feet don’t have any no-slip material on them like you find on Filcos, and we found that we could nudge the left side around easily with the feet down.

The detachable cable is right side only.  A few manufacturers will inset the connector a little and add a channel for the cable so it can be left, middle, or right if you need it.  My work desk is unfortunately arranged so that a left side cable works best.

RK-9000 on top, Leopold with cable channel.

MX Blue switches and the red plate.  MX Blue are a clicky switch that encourage a strong typing style, just to hear the clickety clack.  The sound reminds me of an old typewriter.

Cherry MX Blue switches and removable keycaps.

The red plate is made of metal and counts for a good portion of the heft of the RK-9000.  I’m glad this feature made it to version 2.  It’s not as red as the pictures make it out to be, but it is still nice to see.

Cherry Corp not only makes MX switches, but they also make the stabilizers for the larger keys, like the space bar and shift keys.  Under each of the larger keys is a metal stabilizer bar to prevent twist in the key.

Who says keyboards aren't colorful?

Since the RK-9000 is made by Costar, the same manufacturer of the Filco brand, it does not use the standard Cherry MX stabilizer sets, instead using its own.

The Costar stabilizers are just clips that hold the bar.  Here's the stabilizer on the RK-9000:

Costar stabilizers, very uniform keyfeel with them.

The MX stabilizer sets are very nice, but they don’t give the same feel that the non-stabilized keys have, making them feel a little less crisp, a little like a roll of newspaper is under your key.

 In the case of the Leopold below, they also included some rubber stoppers on the metal plate in addition to the Cherry MX stabilizer set.  I tend to prefer the Costar stabilizers, they provide a more uniform keyfeel to the keyboard than the Cherry MX set.

Leopold uses Cherry MX stabilisers.

The Cherry MX Stabilizer puts the metal bar under the plate and attaches to the key with extra plungers. There's nothing really wrong with them, they make it very easy to remove the keycaps without damage.

Taking off the case requires the breaking of the seal.  We do it here so you don’t have to risk your warranty.

Sorry Chinny!  It still works, of course.

On the flip side, we see the bare back of the board.  The RK-9000 uses a single-layer board.  Some designs use double-layer PCB, though with keyboards, there really isn’t too much need for that.

Very clean solder job. 

The overall quality is excellent.  The PCB is very clean, and the soldering is perfect.

Taking a look at the controller side of the board and LEDs.

Fresh!

We are surprised at what we find, this is revision three from June, 2011.  This is very fresh technology.  There have been some reports of keys not registering correctly, but we were not able to reproduce any of those problems with our RK-9000.  It also survived our poking and prodding, too.

Sophistication, I have heard of it.

I guess I should go into some depth about how you can mount a switch either on the PCB or mount them on a plate, like Rosewill does.  But, nah.  The plate adds a certain heft, a stability that you can only get with a large chunk of metal.  Personally, I would like to use the same logic as applied to power supplies, the heavier it is, the better.

Well, there we have it.  Next we find out what makes it click.




7 pages « 3 4 5 6 next »



Related Articles
Rosewill Hive 750 Watt PSU review
We review the Rosewill Hive 750 Watt PSU. There are vast differences in quality and price of course and a higher end enthusiasts PSU can cost a few hundred dollars.  Many people are looking for good quality at a more reasonable price and this is where products like the Rosewill Hive series comes into play offering high power and features usually seen at higher price points.

Rosewill RK-9000 Mechanical Keyboard review
The Rosewill RK-9000 remains one of the best value keyboard on the market, especially now that they are available in several different types of switches. Be you gamer, typist, or some combination in between, the Rosewill RK-9000 puts one of the best mechanical keyboards out there under your fingers. We test the Rosewill against several other mechanical keyboards to find out it compares, and in the process, deep dive into the mechanical keyboard universe.

© 2021