Today I’ll be taking a look at another Thermaltake product, this time it’s the X1 RGB gaming keyboard featuring the fairly new Cherry MX Silver switches.
But first some information about Thermaltake.
About Us
Our Mission – Delivering the perfect user experience
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Thermaltake Group’s three main brands—Thermaltake, Tt eSPORTS and LUXA2—have been merchandising high-quality products throughout the world, successfully establishing firm footholds in six major markets, including Europe, America, Oceania, Japan, and China, with 95 regional distributors and more than 4,000 premium retailers.
All product planning is governed by close observation of the global PC peripheral market, and by a keen understanding of consumer demands. Thermaltake creates direct contact opportunities with resellers and consumers by participating in major global ICT exhibitions and trade shows every year, and by developing innovative marketing strategies for the promotion of new products. Meanwhile, Thermaltake has incorporated a composite marketing system by making branch offices and regional distributors both the distribution channel and the technical support or service center, thereby providing customers access to instant support. By maintaining close contact with end users, we have managed to strengthen our corporate competitiveness and create momentum for the kind of growth that generates major accomplishments.
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Product information
TT Premium X1 RGB Cherry MX Silver Keyboard
The X1 RGB gaming keyboard comes in a sleek and stunning finish that delivers 16.8 million of true RGB color illumination with 12 dynamic lighting effects. Best yet, it is exclusively compatible with all Thermaltake TT RGB Sync Power Supply and Liquid Cooling Solutions – iRGB PSU, Riing Plus, Pacific W4 Plus CPU Water Block, Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator, Floe Riing RGB 360, Pacific Lumi Plus LED Strip – and any other product range sporting the TT RGB Sync logo, enabling enthusiasts to sync all RGB colors seamlessly to all Thermaltake compatible product lines for even greater color coordination. In addition, the X1 RGB comes with an exclusively designed smartphone/tablet app with voice-controlled AI for access to light functions and essential macros. The app also includes an exclusive patented designed Virtual Game Controller (VGC) mode for a truly unique and astounding mobile gaming experience. TT Premium
To continue achieving the corporate mission of delivering the perfect user experience, Thermaltake developed “TT Premium” with the essence of combining supreme quality products with a new logo design. TT Premium is far more than just a guarantee of quality. Behind the name, it represents the passion in DIY, Modding and Thermaltake’s desire to be the most innovative brand in the PC hardware market. To satisfy the demand of the high-end PC users, TT Premium follows its core values of Excellent Quality, Unique Design, Diverse Combinations, and Boundless Creativity to provide a high-performance PC product for every enthusiast.
TT RGB PLUS TT RGB PLUS Ecosystem is the intelligent lighting system for PCs that combines the most advanced addressable LED lighting with Thermaltake’s patented TT RGB PLUS Software. TT RGB PLUS ecosystem provides nearly unlimited possibilities for playing with colors, synchronizing lights to games, music, CPU temperatures or other TT RGB PLUS products, including case fans, CPU/VGA water blocks, AIO CPU coolers, PSUs, LED strips and peripherals. Works with Amazon Alexa
All Thermaltake TT RGB PLUS products support Amazon Alexa Voice Service, allowing you to control the lights or fan speeds by talking to the Alexa-enabled device. With the support of Amazon Alexa, TT RGB PLUS products also offer an additional visual cue for checking current weather condition in your location or anywhere in the world. All you have to do is simply starting the sentence with “Alexa, tell Thermaltake”, then the lighting color will correspond to the weather condition in the location. *Requires at least one Thermaltake TT RGB PLUS product to enable this feature.
CHERRY MX SILVER SPEED SWITCH Designed for speed, the Cherry MX Silver speed switch provides smooth linear actuation with both lower actuation point (1.2mm) and total distance traveled (3.4mm) resulting in lightning fast response with each key press. The switches also come rated with a 50-million keystroke lifespan for utmost durability. 16.8M TRUE RGB ILLUMINATION WITH 12 LIGHTING EFFECTS Stunning 16.8 million RGB color illumination under keys provides the brightest visibility and eye-catching style for your gaming session. Take it a step further and choose between 12 different lighting effect settings coupled with 5 individual levels of brightness and lighting speed to provide maximum color customization tailored your style.
EXPERIENCE X1 RGB TT X1 RGB SYNC COMPATIBLE
Take control of your colors and sync seamlessly with all Thermaltake TT X1 RGB Sync compatible Power Supply and Liquid Cooling Solutions – iRGB PSU, Riing Plus, Pacific W4 Plus CPU Water Block, Pacific RL360 Plus RGB Radiator, Floe Riing RGB 360, Pacific Lumi Plus LED Strip – for maximum color coordination and personalization. (TT X1 RGB Sync compatible product lines will automatically sync with the X1 RGB gaming software and does not require manual setup). STATE-OF-THE-ART SMARTPHONE & TABLET APP WITH VOICE CONTROLLED AI The X1 RGB features a specially designed voice-controlled AI, which allows users gain access to all light functions: color, effects, speed, and brightness with easy-to-use voice recognition commands for a truly hands-free gaming experience, without interruption. In addition, users can also set expansive light and macro functions in-app. Compatible with iOS 10+ or above.
Compatible with iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, iPad Mini, iPad, iPad Pro Exclusive Smartphone Enabled Voice-Controlled AI
Featuring a specially designed voice-controlled AI, users gain access to all light functions: color, effects, speed, and brightness with easy-to-use voice recognition commands for a truly hands free gaming experience, without interruption.
Intuitive RGB Lighting Control
Apply one of the preset light modes on selected lighting effects that allow users to switch between different lighting schemes along with “Default Colors”, “Color Pattern” and “Light Speeds” (Slow, Normal, Medium, Fast and Extreme). PATENTED (VGC) VIRTUAL GAME CONTROLLER
The App also features an exclusive patented (VGC) virtual game controller mode on your mobile device in order to play your favorite games over a wireless connection via your system and customized X1 controlled setup. Compatible with iOS 10+ or above.
Compatible with iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, iPad Mini, iPad, iPad Pro Load Keyboard Macro Settings in Real Time
The APP comes with a four key macro function which allows users to load up registered key commands from the gaming software and to execute a chain of commands in-game without interruption. GAME TO YOUR GENRE
Comes with pre-configured game genre lighting zone illuminations: FPS1, FPS2, MMO, MOBA, RTS for that all-important gaming advantage during gameplay. Furthermore, gamers can also customize their own unique custom lighting zones to effortlessly enhance their gaming experience in a way that is truly unique for them. DEDICATED VOLUME/MUTE AND MULTIMEDIA CONTROLS
Control sound levels on-the-fly and access multimedia controls with ease using the conveniently placed dedicated controls. Additional controls include: game mode activation, 5 level brightness adjustment, and Windows lock. AUDIO AND USB PASS THROUGH Connect your compatible 3.5mm 4-pole audio and USB 2.0 device via the conveniently placed pass-through for easy insertion and removal, without having to reach behind your computer. MAGNETIC WRIST REST INCLUDED Included ergonomic magnetic wrist rest easily snaps into place at the front of the keyboard to ensure comfort is maximized, no matter how long your game. RED KEYCAP AND KEYCAP PULLER INCLUDED Add extra flare to the X1 RGB with the 8 additional provided red keycaps (Q, W, E, R, A, S, D, F) and keycap puller for maximum customization. CUSTOMIZE WITH TT PREMIUM X1 RGB GAMING SOFTWARE Customize with the TT PREMIUM X1 RGB gaming software and take control of the most expansive set of macros and personalization options. Give yourself full control to program multiple keystrokes to a single key, change backlighting effects with intuitive keyboard commands or set with easy to quick launch custom game profiles. |
Now let’s move on to the unboxing!
You can buy the Thermaltake PREMIUM X1 RGB gaming keyboard from Amazon.com for around USD $130.
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