CHERRY XTRFY MX 3 0S Mechanical Wireless Gaming Keyboard New MX2A Switches White MX2A Red

Feels absolutely amazing and higher quality than I expected for $50 (Black Friday deal). Haven’t used it for a long period yet so I’m still loving it Read more

This mechanical keyboard is sturdy and well made, the base is made of aluminum which looks stunning with the white keycaps. It’s a full keyboard with numeric keys, but it is very compact. I like that streamlined style with minimal gamery touches. The main feature is the mechanical switches, I believe cherry is one of the top manufacturers on this market, so as expected the switches are high quality. The wireless functionality works well with the included adapter, it could be a but finicky sometimes, I haven’t seen it working with bluetooth tho. This is more a desk keyboard than a mobile one, so if you prefer a clean look without cables this is perfect for that. The RGB is decent, white keyboard is harder to appreciate them until the lights are off, what bothers me is in order to make adjustments to the lighting I require another software running on my PC which is the weakest part of this package. At least it’s not bloated and requiring logins like most brands these days, but it’s something to keep in mind. Overall I had a good time with it, keys are smooth as expected and the wireless connection makes for a clean look on my desk Read more

I will preface this review by saying that I've been using the same Corsair K70 gaming keyboard for around 8 years now and honestly it's been solid. That Corsair keyboard uses Cherry MX switches. So when I had the opportunity to get the newest keyboard from Cherry I had to give it a try. The goods: This keyboard is slick, clean, and very high quality feeling. The build quality is very good and the aluminum base looks and feels great. It is extremely satisfying to type on. Whether that is due to these new MX2A switches or the overall build of the keyboard I am not sure. I opted for brown switches and from my understanding it's supposed to have a tactile feel as opposed to the clicking on blue and linear feel of red. I don't really get the tactile feel as extreme as I expected which honestly is a good thing for me since I came from red switches. The bluetooth connection is very good and I haven't ran into any issues using it through BT. The cherry utility works good but only when wired or through the dongle, not BT. I was initially sad that I didn't have my volume wheel and media keys but his has the volume under the F keys and dedicated skip forward/back/pause as dedicated keys at the top so it's much slimmer than my last keyboard which opens up more space on my desk. You can even lock FN so those keys are easily accessible. Has built in RGB color options you can swap between them without needing utility which is great. Lots of customizable options just built into it, definitely look through the manual for the more advanced stuff. Big fan of how much you can do without needing to download the cherry utility. I like that you can change the sleep time of the keyboard as well as obviously colors and macros through the cherry utility, seems like a good one so far compared to other companies slow and buddy utilities. The bads: I really only have one issue that I have ran into with this thing. The included 2.4ghz dongle SUCKS. As soon as I opened the box and saw the dongle I knew it was going to be bad, it is the cheap design I often see working IT. It would disconnect randomly during matches of CS2, would get stuck walking a certain direction, etc. The second I switched to bluetooth (or wired) I didn't run into a single issue. The downside is that you can't use cherry utility on BT and need to be wired or connected to dongle. Honestly this isn't a big deal for me since bluetooth works so well and this is my first wireless keyboard, I also keep the cable very close by when I need to plug it in. Overall I would give the whole package a 4.5/5 but rounding up since I have to pick a whole star and I'm honestly happy with the keyboard. The current $150 price seems reasonable but I had to dock .5 for the terrible dongle. I haven't touched the dongle since and haven't had a single other issue while on bluetooth. I really like this keyboard and how it feels to type on it. Everything else about this thing is awesome and Cherry did everything good with the keyboard itself. I would definitely recommend this to anyone that is looking for a good quality new keyboard! Read more

This is a tough one. I love the feel of the keyboard. It is solid. Definitely well built. Now the cons- The wire is SHORT. USB A to USB C but because it has a little ferrite bead on it I am not crazy about using a different USB cable with it, as in the past doing that has caused issues with other devices. The software was a pain and a half to find on the website but finally did. The software itself is wonky as hell. The light customization options are honestly trash. You can't set up anything reactive or moving that uses more than one color. The lights themselves are dim as hell unless you're looking directly down at the keyboard. And I am in a dark room. Also the numlock key (Lets be honest who doesn't have numlock ALWAYS on) is red. No option to change the color when its on, or just disable the option of keeping the red light on. So do I keep a great feeling keyboard that is going to annoy me when looking at it or go back to searching for another? If aesthetics don't mean much to you, by all means get this keyboard, but if you want something to match the look of the rest of your set up. Sadly will have to say pass. Read more