Cooler Master's 'no-nonsense' mechanical gaming keyboard is back down to $48

Ice chest Skipper's 'direct' mechanical gaming keyboard is aft down to $48

Save $32 on the CK552, an affordable keyboard with automatic switches and RGB lighting. (Image credit: Tank Master)

Cooler Master's CK552 is a relatively low-cost gaming keyboard with mechanical key switches, but that doesn't mean you should resign yourself to remunerative full monetary value. Information technology goes happening sale every now and then. Right now is one of those multiplication, with Woot (owned by Amazon) selling it for just $47.99.

That's $32 down the stairs its $79.99 list price. And in case you're wondering, the answer is 'yes', this is a new condition item, not refurbished Oregon recertified. So it is the same as purchasing it anywhere else (including Amazon), impartial cheaper, with escaped standard shipping to boot if you're a Prime member.

Cooler Master pitches the CG552 as a "no-nonsense, no via media" keyboard that covers the core essentials. It starts with the mechanical keyboard switches—this model sports Gateron Red switches, which are linear, meaning the important action is smooth and consistent. For the most part, red switches by whatever brand are aimed at gamers World Health Organization lack fast action with minimal underground (there's no tactile bump in the middle of a key press).

I prefer obnoxiously tatty blue switches myself, but if you like a quieter and electric sander tantalize, Reds volition manage you just fine.

This is besides a large keyboard sporting a groomed aluminum deck and an attractive 'floating' key design. Other amenities include customizable per-key RGB light, on-the-fly controls without having to use software program (suchlike macro transcription), and built-in memory (512KB) to store your settings on the keyboard.

Cooler Master eschewed some things at this monetary value period, like holy media controls (they repose as secondary function tonality controls) and a USB pass-through. Just to get per-key fruit RGB lighting and Al construction for to a lesser degree $50 is pretty damn good.

So are the reviews, both substance abuser and professional. You can hit up Google (or Bing or DuckDuckGo operating room whatever) to see what I mean, but by and large, people the likes of this keyboard. And you can't reason with the price.

Paul has been playing PC games and raking his knuckles on hardware since the Commodore 64. He does not have some tattoos, but thinks it would be cool to get uncomparable that reads LOAD"*",8,1. In his off time, he rides motorcycles and wrestles alligators (only when one of those is unfeigned).