Product Description
The Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - AW410K - is an allround gaming keyboard that blends function and immersiveness while still offering industry leading components in an iconic design. Incorporating Cherry® MX keys in a floating key architecture with anti-ghosting and on-board memory, this keyboard is designed for responsive, immersive gaming in a compact form factor. Gamers can now enjoy greater precision thanks to industry leading Cherry® MX Brown keys which combine tactile feedback and quiet-click keys with a low actuation force. They can also fully customize their setup and get the most immersive gaming experience with the AlienFX per-key RGB lighting, choosing from approximately 16.8m colors for a fully bespoke gaming experience. Designed for personalization, this gaming keyboard features fully programmable keys for macros and key assignments, while dedicated audio controls allow for quick and accurate adjustments to be made. The Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is also ergonomically designed with 3 height adjustment settings for greater comfort.
Dimension
Product Height : 1.4 inches
Product Width :18.39 inches
Product Depth :6.14 inches
Product Weight :2.23 ounces
Features
Cherry MX Brown Switches With industry-leading Cherry MX Brown switches combines tactile feedback, quiet click keys and comfort for fast and precise actuation, which makes this a popular keyboard for both gaming & typing.
AlienFX RGB lighting Get the most immersive gaming experience with customizable per-key AlienFX RGB lighting offering approximately 16.8 million colors.
Built to Last Durable switches with up to 100 million keystrokes lifespan.
Programmable Keys Fully programmable keys with on-board memory let you customize & set your macros and keys to your preference.
Ergonimc Design Ergonomically designed with 3 height adjustment settings to let you type/game comfortably
Floating Keys Floating keys with the switches mounted directly on the metal top plate make it easy to clean
Anti-Ghosting and NKRO 100% anti-ghosting with N-Key Rollover (NKRO) keeps the keyboard from freezing up during intense gaming sessions.
USB passthrough Integrated USB passthrough lets you plug in your gear (mouse, headset or to charge your phone) easily & conveniently without having to go through your PC
Dedicated Media Control Keys Make it easy to adjust your audio with accuracy: Volume and Mute, Play/Pause, Stop, Backward, Skip Backward, Skip Forward buttons
Alienware Command Center Download Alienware Command Center to customize and program keys and lighting
Other Features and Specs 2 meter Nylon braided data cable, 1,000HZ polling rate, 5,000 series aluminum construction
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What's Included
Alienware AW410K Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Owner's manual
Reviews
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Good mechanical keyboard but with some flaws
Pro: -Even lighting -Solid caps and sturdy frame -USB port Con: -No wrist rest -Feels bulky -Alienware command center is clunky TL;DR This is a good no frills keyboard with stable keycaps and nice even lighting. The downside is that there’s no wrist rest, and the extra plastic on the body makes it look outdated and bulky. The Command Center app (at least in conjunction with an Alienware PC) is somewhat clunky, but gets the job done. However, for the full price, it would not be my pick. The keyboard itself is good. The frame is sturdy and the Cherry Browns feel responsive and tactile, and the lighting has a nice even glow without bleeding through. The cable is a nice thick braided cable. It has dedicated volume keys, but the rest of the media controls are FN keys. There’s also a USB passthrough on top. It has a metal faceplate bordered by extra plastic, which is one of the downsides. The angular design makes it feel extra bulky and outdated. There’s no wrist rest included and with the keyboard sitting at about half an inch high, it’s not a pleasant experience for my wrists especially after coming from more streamlined and thinner keyboards. The software controlling the lights and macros is the Alienware Command Center, which was already on my Alienware PC. However if you need to download it from their website, it takes way too many steps to get it. The app is clunky to use and the UI isn’t as intuitive as other apps I’ve used. The lighting effects are your standard fare effects, ranging from solid to various pulsing and waves. On top of that, you can add keypress effects, adding more reactive lighting to it. One of the quirks is that you would either have to select preset key groups, or do it one key at a time. There’s no drag and select. Also when you reselect a group, it resets back to the default color. Once done, you can store up to four profiles on the keyboard and switch with them on the fly with the profile button. You can record macros and setup keystrokes with pretty much any key. Again the navigation is a bit quirky. With the macros, you can reorder keys and add/remove delay but can’t insert a new key. Other than the quirky software, the 410K is a good basic mechanical keyboard. There’s no extra keys or fancy media rocker. It’s a bit bulky and has more plastic than I would have liked, and the exclusion of a wrist rest was big negative for me. While these negatives aren’t too terrible, I have other gaming keyboards from other brands which didn’t have these issues and were either cheaper or have more features for similar price.
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Good gaming keyboard
The Alienware - AW410K Wired Mechanical CHERRY MX Brown Switches Gaming Keyboard with RGB Back Lighting is a recent keyboard offering from Alienware. It is a standard sized full layout mechanical keyboard which is mainly plastic made. It is a Cherry MX Brown rated mechanical keyboard which is sort of a hybrid between gaming and typing. It offers a tactile feedback but yet has less noise which appelas to both types of users. But being an Alienware keyboard, this will always be touted as a gaming keyboard. The keyboard has two USB connectors presumably to add more power. But having tested it on my gaming class desktop and laptop, suffice to say there is no need for me for additional power to use this keyboard. There are no manuals included in the box. But upon initial connection the your PC, it automatically downloads the Alienware Command Center. While this may be a boon for some users as there is no need to search online for software, others may find it intrusive. Usage of the software to customize the common features of a gaming keyboard are pretty much intuitive. But I pretty much prefer the lighting customizations of other branded keyboards as they have a simple color palette to choose from. But that’s just me. While I see no main advantage of this keyboard to my other two gaming keyboard, I’s still recommend this as a solid gaming keyboard.
