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Review on Cloud Nine C989 Ergonomic Mechanical Keyboard for PC - Cherry MX Blue Switches - RGB Backlit LED with USB - Split Ergo Key Board with Macro by Patrick Alexander

Revainrating 3 out of 5

All I really ever wanted was MS Natural 4000 with mechanical backlight

Other ergonomic keyboards move all the keys to weird places to make their keyboard smaller. Not this one. This keyboard is big and all the keys are in the right place. The F5 and F6 keys are even on the same side of the ergonomic connector as the MS Natural 4000. That's about as close as a mechanical device can come. And with that in mind I have the Cherry MX Brown version and the switches are nice and clean as you would expect. The caps lock key should actually have been pressed. The left alt key is really far left. There is a stylus in the center which I really didn't find useful. I also didn't use the macro keys on the left. All in all the key and light programming software is fine. The key backlight is cold, making green look like a sea wave and red like purple. I propose to make a more modest version of a smaller one: remove the knob and macro keys. Strip the RGB around the edges, combine the halves, give it a soft palm rest, and you've got a seriously solid mechanical keyboard for any office. Update: I had to have my keyboard replaced under warranty and they supported me and caused no problems. . Any company that honors their warranty with no issues deserves an extra star, which is why I'm updating my rating to 5 stars.

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Requires socket