Soullessone21:
While I may of only had a short time with this keyboard I found the Alloy FPS to be a solid unit and the lighting effects are simple to use yet very eye catching. Where the Alloy FPS could of jumped ahead of the competitor is in a few small areas. The already mentioned dedicated Audio controls would of been great to see and even taken one step further to be different and a dedicated mic mute key has been an item I have desired on my keyboards for years now but rarely seen. The option of other switches would of really excelled as well as the MX Cherry Blue’s are great for some but if your like me red is your favorite after extensive testing and red switches with red LEDs kind of just make sense.
From a first impression, quality, accessories and lighting the Alloy FPS easily earns our Excellence award. With that said the reason we did not award it the Excellence Award was 2 factor, The lack of dedicated media controls is a real hard sell on a high end keyboard, we get the function + Controls are there but in honesty that makes it feel like it was a after thought. The charging only USB is another hit as with similar priced keyboards that is normally fully functional.
With that the Alloy FPS does look great and if you see it for around the $100 mark it is a great Mechanical Keyboard and should definitely be on your short list. This is a awesome first for HyperX and that has to be stated. This is their first Mechanical keyboard and to be honest if this is what their first design looks like I cannot wait to see how they perfect and build upon it with their future designs. HyperX keep up the great work with building awesome gaming accessories for the Average to Pro gamers at good prices.
