If you are interested, Cooler Master also has a white and silver version of the CK721 with white keycaps. way Customizable Dial – The precision dial gives you the tactile controls of a turn or a press, customizable via software.

I would have liked to see thicker keycaps since there were moments of uncomfortable rattling and the sound was not as crisp.Usually, I am not surprised with the RGB lighting palette available, but Cooler Master had a lot of uncommon lighting styles. These clean high quality materials are then sent directly to our recycling partner so they can be put back into the raw material streams.

That said, once everything was up to date, MasterPlus+ functioned and was able to work with the keyboard. But an abundance of options is not a bad thing, and you’ll get the hang of actually using the board after a few weeks. Using the sliding switch to switch the keyboard from wireless to wired was simple and took a second on average to connect to the device.

When the keyboard is plugged in, the CK721 lit up with a Red breathing effect 5 times, then reverted to the RGB color scheme used previously. Inside, we have a 2000mAh battery that is said to keep this keyboard powered for 73 hours with the lights turned off. I did receive some firmware updates for the keyboard as well, but I found the process to be a bit strange.

The switch is produced by TTC which produces a variety of keyboard switches, microswitches, and encoders. One day I did not switch the keyboard off and found the keyboard battery capacity significantly lower. Cooler Master designed this feature in a such a way that some users may even choose to not install the companion MasterPlus+ software onto their PCs, because they can do all they need with the On-the-fly System.

You can even program lighting patterns and macros without needing to boot up the Master+ software package. Finally, users can cycle between four different levels of brightness with the A key, as well as turn them off altogether. Looking back at this month-long swap from my membrane Razer Cynosa V2 keyboard, this first, in-depth experience with a mechanical keyboard was really fun. For example, in the standard Windows mode, controls for Mute, Volume Down, and Volume Up are FN-,, FN-. On the other hand, the sandblasted aluminum faceplate is rather fetching, as is the matching rotary dial.

While this volume knob is not standard on every keyboard, I think any keyboard that has one should get props for their inclusion. NKRO is abbreviated for N-key rollover, which refers to the number of keys independently scanned by the hardware. To help the connection of your appliance go smoothly, please watch our dishwasher or washing machine connection video.I didn’t have any issues using this keyboard with various mobile phones like the Apple iPhone 13 Pro, Google Pixel 6 Pro, and the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. With such low battery life, we wouldn’t recommend trying to use the keyboard in wireless mode full-time. Removable Aluminum Top Plate – Offers ease of routine maintenance combined with understated aesthetics for maximum durability.