Turtle Beach Impact 700 Review

*Turtle Beach Impact 700

Premium gaming keyboard with a minimal footprint

Interface: Wired | Keyboard backlighting: Wired | Programmable keys: Yes

$195.95VIEW AT AMAZON

 Compact

 Numeric keypad

 Cherry MX Brown switches

 No programmable keys

If you favour gaming keyboards at the more compact end of the spectrum, Turtle Beach's Impact 700 does away with a wrist-rest, and has as small a footprint as is possible for a keyboard that includes a numeric keypad and uses Cherry MX Brown keys. It does lack programmable macros, though, so lends itself more to devotees of first-person shooters – especially since it comes with spare W, A, S and D keys (along with others), and a tool that enables you to remove worn-out ones. Plus it lets you illuminate key-clusters. Not the cheapest, but worth considering by those who have a tendency to hammer their keyboards into oblivion.