The Game Max Strike RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is available now from a lot of retailers. We saw it on Amazon UK for just £43.95. However, I have occasionally seen deals pushing it as low as £38. That’s right, sub £40 for a fully mechanical keyboard from a pretty big name in the PC market. Minor issues aside, that’s a bloody good deal.
OK, so let’s get right down to the gritty stuff first. A few minor issues I could draw up about this keyboard. The cable is hard-wired, and we all know that a detachable one is preferred, as it’s easy to replace should it get damaged. The wrist rest uses those cheap plastic clip mounts. The switches are from a brand that I’ve never heard of. Plus, it sounds little hollow when you bash away at the keys. These are all the hallmarks of a “cheaper” model keyboard. And, well, that’s exactly what it is. The “issues” are reflected in the price and I think that’s fair enough. If it were £80 I’d flame it do death, but it’s not.
I really can’t fault these switches. They may be a new brand to me, but I think they feel way better than any of the other MX Red clones I’ve tried over the years. The keyboard has a good response to it, anti-ghosting, and all the usual stuff. When it comes to smashing through a game of Borderlands 3 or another binge of Elder Scrolls Online, I can’t say I ran into any problems at all.
It’s good enough, and I think that’s pretty fair of me to say. The housing could do with something added inside to stop it sounding a bit hollow. However, it’s pretty durable feeling, the quality is there. The caps look good, the cable is braided, and there’s a wrist rest. At this price range, I think it stands tall in a market littered with shoddy import models.
Honestly, at this price, the Game Max Strike is pretty hard to beat. If you’re looking for your first entry into the mechanical RGB keyboard market, it’s a winner. It’s a fraction of the price of the big-name brands but still offers competitive features, aesthetics and performance. It’s not perfect, but the price more than makes up for the difference.
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