Product on Review: GK-601 Mechanical Keyboard
Manufacturer and Sponsor: MSI
Street Price: £70 GBP / $120 USD
MSI are responsible for the production of many varying components and devices ranging from the trusty motherboard right through to all-in-one PCs, but enthusiasts will be interested to discover that MSI are now moving into new territories.
Back in May of last year MSI announced their first mechanical keyboards and chose to launch them over in the US to begin with. Over in the UK and EU these new keyboards will soon be available and we are to put one such offering under the spotlight today.
GK-601 is MSI’s first attempt at producing a mechanical keyboard and it features the Cherry MX Red switch and an assortment of other useful features such as full NKRO functionality, yellow LED backlight, and the ability to disable the windows key on the fly. But, can these and other features ensure a good entry into the peripherals market for MSI?
About MSI
Micro-Star International Co., Ltd (MSI) was established in August 1986 by 5 founders, one of the world's largest information technology manufacturers.
MSI started from the motherboard and graphics card industries and extended into consumer and commerical electronics including notebooks, All-in-One PCs, servers, workstations, industrial PCs, household appliances, car infotainment products, barebone systems, multimedia, communication devices, and others.
MSI holds itself responsible not only to its clients, employees and stockholders, but also to the society and environment as a whole to consistently fulfill its corporate commitment.
With innovation and style as its core value, customer satisfaction and premium service as its goal, MSI will definitely be the most brilliant star in the global brands!
MSI started from the motherboard and graphics card industries and extended into consumer and commerical electronics including notebooks, All-in-One PCs, servers, workstations, industrial PCs, household appliances, car infotainment products, barebone systems, multimedia, communication devices, and others.
MSI holds itself responsible not only to its clients, employees and stockholders, but also to the society and environment as a whole to consistently fulfill its corporate commitment.
With innovation and style as its core value, customer satisfaction and premium service as its goal, MSI will definitely be the most brilliant star in the global brands!