Writing feeling and sound check
The typing feel is, in my opinion, the showpiece of this sturdy keyboard. No wonder, Thermaltake uses the proven blue Cherrys, which have found their fans especially among the frequent typists. For me it was the first contact with these switches and I must admit that I was a bit shocked at first. Not only because of the unusual tactile keystroke, but also because of the acoustic feedback. Yes, the blue Cherry MX are loud! In fact, the open positioning of the keys probably accentuates the clicking a bit here.
In order to get a concrete picture of the typing experience, I typed a 20+ page paper with the K5. A major advantage of the MX-Blues is the significantly higher precision compared to its linear siblings. Remarkably seldom I had to correct words, because when accidentally touching a surrounding key, it is not triggered immediately, as it is the case with linear switches. I got used to the tactile keystroke very quickly and actually grew fond of it – to be honest, I wouldn’t even want to do without it for writing longer articles or elaborations.
By swapping out the W-A-S-D keycaps, you can give the keyboard a bit of a “gaming look,” but honestly, in the case of the elegant K5, I don’t want that at all.
The removable palm rest is a bit polarizing. Firstly it is fantastically padded and feels absolutely great, you just want to lie on it! In addition, it is also magnetic and therefore quickly mounted and dismounted. On the other hand, it is a bit small, so that the heel of my hand doesn’t touch it from most sitting positions, and the magnet is so weak that the pad constantly shifts when I move the keyboard sideways or stays right there. This is of course my personal feeling, since neither my sitting position nor my posture are particularly representative, my own experience may vary accordingly.
However, a very decisive disadvantage is the already mentioned volume. We have a very bright living room and my wife almost went crazy in the evening when she sat in front of the TV and I typed on the PC. Even if you press the keys very gently and don’t hammer them all the way down, the click is still a pretty piercing sound. To capture this, I tried my hand at making a few sound recordings.
Normal writing
5 x spacebar, 5 x backspace and 5 x enter
Operating the volume control and multimedia buttons
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