Cooler Master NovaTouch TKL Review

*Cooler Master NovaTouch TKL

Topre switches with a Cherry MX twist

Interface: Wired | Keyboard backlighting: No | Programmable keys: No

$163.30VIEW AT AMAZON

 Topre switch great for typing

 Cherry MX compatible keycaps

 Compact

 Bland design

 No backlighting

Cooler Master's NovaTouch TKL is billed as a typing, rather than gaming keyboard. As such, it misses out on standard features such as backlighting and macro keys. However, it's unique in a number of departments which makes it contender, one that's also excellent for productivity work. It's the first affordable keyboard to use topre switches, which are linear in nature and elicit a satisfying clunk when you "bottom out" (or strike the keys all the way down). The linear topre switch is a hybrid of membrane and mechanical technology and has the same actuation force as Cherry MX Reds, so there's no tactile bump on the way down. Additionally, The NovaTouch TKL is the first topre keyboard to feature compatibility with Cherry MX keycaps, so you can chop and change with ones from your existing gaming keyboards.