ROCCAT Vulcan

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This year at Computex 2018, ROCCAT continued to refine their peripheral lineup with the Vulcan Mechanical keyboard.  Their new, patented "Titan" switches use 1.8mm actuators and 3.6mm travel distance for fast and silent typing (perhaps akin to Cherry MX Brown), meaning they are lighter but possess high performance and a tactile feel to them, whilst their half-capped keys enables much brighter, fuller backlighting:

 

 

Combined with a brushed aluminium finish, this offers the device an industrial look, setting it apart from other keyboards.  No true macro keys come with it, though F1-F4 can be configured to serve that role.  There is a minimal dial to change lighting modes, sound volume and mute sound, but no functionality as with the Horde AIMO.  The wrist rest also isn't padded, which may not appear to everyone, but it is at least removable.

 

The keyboard comes in three flavours - the Vulcan AIMO 120 RGB keyboard & wrist rest; the Vulcan AIMO 100 RGB keyboard only; and the Vulcan 80 keyboard only, with blue backlighting...

 

The Vulcan AIMO 120 will sell for $149/$149 AUD/£149 (on par with Corsair's LUX RGB and rival devices), whilst the Vulcan 100 AIMO will be $139 and the Vulcan 80 for $119.  Launch is expected Q3 2018.