GIGABYTE FORCE K7 Pro Reviews

With the Stealth Force K7, Gigabyte is trying to offer the best of both world to satisfy both the typist and gamers or provide those who seek to have a quiet keyboard for typing and gaming. While the keyboard offers a good mixture of features for both world, it also suffered in a few areas that made it otherwise the perfect keyboard. The keyboard offers decent typing experience but the shallow key, especially around the edge of the keyboard made it hard to type fast and precise. As for the gaming portion, the anti-ghosting, dedicated volume, Win Lock are neat features. The shallow keys and the scissor switch worked as well as it can at offering good response at low noise-level in games. The keyboard if far from perfect but at retail price of $49.99, it is priced relatively affordable compare to other gaming keyboards on the market. Obviously, if you are a die hard mechanical keyboard enthusiasts, you would not be looking for anything else. However, if you are bothered by the clicky noise of the mechanical keyboard and want something that is quiet and offers decent performance, the Gigabyte Stealth Force K7 is certainly worth considering.

The Force K7 isn't a disastrous attempt to plug the £40 mark, but feels like a definite misfire. Opt for its less expensive cousin, the Force K3, if you're gaming on a budget.

GIGABYTE FORCE K7 is a bit of a hit and miss in terms of performance and design. GIGABYTE probably tried to accomplish too much with their K7 design; its purpose remains unclear. An ultra-slim keyboard is interesting to those looking for something sleek, but the K7 is a big gaming keyboard. A gaming keyboard should, on the other hand, have lots of gaming features, and the K7 misses two big ones: a good driver and full anti-ghosting. Partial anti-ghosting is there and might be enough for most people, but many cheaper keyboards can provide the same. The K7's back-lighting system does work, but the Lock LEDs are a bit too bright, and the back-lighting for its other keys is a bit too dim. Pricing of the K7 does make up for some of the cons, but a $49 MSRP keyboard is not exactly cheap since you can get a slim-line membrane keyboard by another quality manufacturer for about $20. The scroll wheels and back-lighting system make up GIGABYTE's unique touch, but their touch seems to come at a very high premium.