And, while it’s not a competitive title like Overwatch, the game plays like a dream: the switches feel just right, and kept us alive during some frustratingly difficult boss battles. We’ve been in a bit of a nostalgic mood these past few weeks, and are replaying Deus Ex: Human Revolution. In games, though, these switches are a dream. Given the vast difference between these keyboards, this only speaks to the benefit of the Alienware AW768. However, once we got into the groove of things, it took little time to get back to our normal typing speed. We, however, do most productivity work on a 2018 MacBook Pro, so there was a significant learning curve. It’s great on paper, too – with 45g of actuation force, 2mm actuation distance and a 4mm travel, the keyboard is responsive and tactile, even if it may edge on the shallow side for some users. The best keyboard switches ultimately boil down to personal preference, and Cherry MX Brown switches are the best for beginners who don’t quite know what they’re looking for yet – much like Alienware’s gaming PCs. Gaming and productivity work feel great in equal measure, and the noise is under control enough to use it at night without keeping the entire neighborhood awake. Luckily, the Alienware AW768 is a very competent keyboard, and is sure to please anyone looking for a comfortable gaming experience.īecause it’s using Cherry MX Brown switches, the keyboard is great for pretty much everything you’re trying to do.
The Alienware AW768 is an undoubtedly beautiful gaming keyboard, it’s just that some of the design decisions don’t make a ton of sense to us. It would have been nice to have the media control buttons next to the volume wheel, instead of having to hit “Fn + F12” every time we wanted to skip a track. Now, we don’t know about you, but when we’re in the middle of a Civilization VI binge, we put on a playlist, and go to town. On the top right hand corner of the keyboard, there is a volume wheel that’s unnecessarily wide, with a mute key to the left of it. However, the media keys didn’t make a lot of sense to us. We’re sure this is a problem that diminishes over time, just be prepared to pencil in some time to train your muscle memory. This is because, in the heat of the moment, it’s extremely easy to reach over and hit the wrong key – setting off a macro when you really didn’t want to. There is a collection of six macro keys on the left side of the keyboard, and while they’re certainly useful, we ended up unbinding all of the macros we set while gaming. Sometimes, you just want to dive in and make something as absurd as possible, right? This does prevent you from making your keyboard look god-awfully tacky, but we would have expected more customization from a company like Alienware. Rather than being able to customize the lighting however you wish, on a per-key basis, you’re instead given six zones, each representing a set of keys and/or ambient lights. The RGB lighting here is similarly deceiving. It just doesn’t feel as nice to the touch as it looks. Don’t go thinking this means it’s flimsy, though – there is no give to this keyboard, and it’s extremely sturdy. However, the entire thing is constructed from plastic.
#768 CIVILIZATION V IMAGE PRO#
When we first opened the Alienware Pro Gaming Keyboard’s package, we could have sworn that it was wrapped in a smooth, aluminum body – it was definitely hefty enough.
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