Review by Nick H. Given its competitive price point, the Excalibur SE Spectrum keyboard is a bit of a revelation. It leverages optical technology for its keys, which offers some surprising benefits worth taking note of. Of course innovation does not mean much if the functionality does not deliver. The…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Most mechanical keyboards are pretty similar to one another. You have variance in switch type, in the aesthetics and certainly in quality and a handful of features, but beyond that the differences are relatively minor. The Gram Spectrum has a handful of these minor differentiators as…
Read MoreWhat happens if you take an already solid keyboard, make a few improvements to the overall design and add some considerable flash? You wind up with an even better overall package, which is the best way for me to describe the Tesoro Excalibur Spectrum Gaming Keyboard. Several months ago, I…
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with all this talk about winning. According to most press releases, the high-end PC community is obsessed with it. Simply buy the latest peripheral and you’ll be rewarded with lightning-fast reflexes, bragging rights, and the ability to crush your enemies. I…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from gaming hardware, it’s that gamers apparently like glowing stuff. It’s as though the entire industry is so keen on recreating the world of Tron that even headsets, which you can’t actually see when you’re wearing, have glowing versions. Beyond…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The term ‘gaming keyboard’ indicates additional functionality above and beyond just precision typing. But that implies that it should also do typing very well, and while I spent more than enough time using my mouse and keyboard for gaming, I actually use my keyboard for traditional…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Something about the Tesoro Durandal Ultimate G1NL Mechanical Gaming Keyboard clicked with me almost the moment I took it out of the box. It feels sturdy, looks sharp and keys immediately felt good and tactile. The form is definitely there, but the function is even more…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. There are a handful of variables that can impact how much you enjoy the PC gaming experience. Much of it starts with the rig itself and whether or not it can handle the games – or perhaps push the boundaries of what the game is capable…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Razer makes good keyboards. I already said as much when I reviewed the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate a few weeks ago. Razer, in fact, understands keyboards so well that it also understands that the maddeningly click noise that mechanical keyboards cause is the #1 cause of spousal…
Read MoreReview by Rob P. You must have heard the one about the monkeys. If you put a monkey in a room with a keyboard all you’ll get is gibberish. But if you give an infinite number of keyboards to an infinite number of monkeys you’ll end up with the Complete…
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