Ducky Shine 3 Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅12-12-13
Conclusion

Having spent some considerable time with Shine 3 we can whole heartedly confirm how great this keyboard really is. It’s quite evident that Ducky Channel are aware of what makes the perfect peripheral because this offering has all the ingredients for success.

Regardless of the intended use, Shine 3 performs great as a mechanical keyboard for general web browsing, word processing usage or gaming sessions. Having LED backlighting means that there are no hiccups during those late night sessions with ambient light switched off in the room.

Shine 3 is laden with numerous lighting modes which provides extensive customisation for just about every user. Our sample featured white LED backlighting and Cherry MX Brown switches but there are a plethora of options available including red, green, orange and white LED variants and then a variety of different switch types are also supported – so as you can tell, Shine 3 is very flexible and caters for all tastes and personal preference.



Customisation is extended further by having repeat acceleration control and a dipswitch on the reverse of the keyboard for disabling such aspects of Shine 3 as the windows key. And just when you thought every base was covered, Ducky throw in unlimited NKRO support too.

Being priced at £139.99 / $150 USD the Shine 3, with all its features, flexibility and build quality is actually reasonably priced when you consider other mechanical keyboards in a similar price-range.

Ducky Channel should be proud of their achievements with Shine 3. It exceeds expectation with absolute flexibility and customisation. Shine 3 is ideal for just about any type of user that wants to improve their input experience. This keyboard pushes the boundaries and comes out on top, we’re pleased to hand out our highly revered platinum award.

Pros
+ Pleasing to the eye
+ Great build quality
+ Excellent lighting options
+ Lots of colour variations
+ Lots of Cherry MX switch options
+ Useful bundle
+ Extra features – dip switch, acceleration control
+ Unlimited NKRO

Cons
- No software/macros



Click here for an explanation of our awards at Vortez.net.


6 pages 1 2 3 4 5 6

Comments