Monday, January 23rd 2017
Mushkin Launches Carbon KB-001 Mechanical Keyboard
Looking to extend its reach from its other product lines, Mushkin has now extended its product tendrils towards the mechanical keyboard spectrum, with the launch of the Carbon KB-001. Mushkin is apparently positioning the Carbon KB-001 as a high-end offering, boasting the usage of CNC'd and aircraft-grade anodized brushed aluminum, with the PCB being touted as a double fiberglass design. The aircraft-grade components are otherwise reflected on the coloring and overall accents of the keyboard, with the lateral red exhaust grills being (we suspect) reminiscent of those found in fighter jets.
The Carbon KB-001 offers RGB lighting and standard Kailh Brown switches, with other switch options' availability remaining unclear. Mushkin also mentioned a full-size 104-key keyboard with n-key rollover, a Windows key lock, anti-ghosting technologies, and a braided fiber cable, with pricing being reported at around the $70 mark.
Source:
TechReport
The Carbon KB-001 offers RGB lighting and standard Kailh Brown switches, with other switch options' availability remaining unclear. Mushkin also mentioned a full-size 104-key keyboard with n-key rollover, a Windows key lock, anti-ghosting technologies, and a braided fiber cable, with pricing being reported at around the $70 mark.
10 Comments on Mushkin Launches Carbon KB-001 Mechanical Keyboard
Mushkin, how about you update your Ram PCB with something that is non green. And work on some 3d V nand.
A ****ing keyboard ???
So much for "high-end offering", "aircraft-grade aluminium", and "fighter jets".
Come to think of it i have had cherry switches fail on me more than once unlike Kailh switches still not had one fail yet.
And whats wrong with good quality aluminum ?.
It don't have features i require but dam it's even mat colored and not this shiny crap.
70$ mark dam.
I had 25 reds fail on me just in my current Zalman, about 10 more were replaced in my friend's Tesoro Excalibur.
And that's not including an uneven resistance of their linear switches.
Razer got rid of Kailh as a supplier for a reason too: they fail way-way before the acclaimed "clicks-till-death" (mostly because of very thin and pliable copper contacts).
Even less famous chinese mechanical keyboard manufacturers (one of which made this wondertech) have switched over to Gateron or OUTEMU for their products.
If cherry MX fails, you'll never see 10-25 switches fail in the same keyboard.
Basically it's a variation on this keyboard:
www.aliexpress.com/item/Aluminum-Alloy-104LED-Mechanical-Keyboard-Progaming-Breaking-Law-Version-Computer-Gaming-Ergonomics-Mechanical-Keyboard/32759681365.html
...with these generic keycaps:
www.aliexpress.com/item/87-Keys-Translucidus-keycap-Double-color-ABS-Keycaps-Keycaps-For-OEM-Cherry-MX-Switches-Mechanical/32666722002.html
Razer suck what ever hardware they use.