Making a keyboard that stands out from the crowd in the modern gaming landscape is no easy task, but that is exactly what Roccat has done with its Ryos TKL Pro. It uses some of the industry's (and my personal) favourite switches, making it fantastic to game with and type on. While it is missing a few keys that might be needed in very specific games, the remapping in the back-end software is easy to achieve and versatile enough that you can find most of the missing functionality somewhere in there.
Note how the lighting doesn't quite extend to some indicators
The placement of the media keys was not really to my taste, although again, it is saved by the key remapping, which lets you move the volume adjustments to the T-keys if you prefer. It is worth noting that it seems a shame you cannot remap any key to whatever you want, with things like media key functions limited to the F keys and T keys.
Some users may also miss the fact that this keyboard does not have RGB lighting and is limited instead to just the Roccat blue. It is also worth mentioning that this board suffers from the placement of the LED's being off center, which means lighting in the lower half of the key caps is very dull, even when the brightness is raised to maximum.
Despite those minor problems however, the Ryos TKL Pro is an excellent keyboard to game with and type on and although perhaps a little expensive compared to some of the competition (though £50 cheaper than its full size counterpart) the fact that it comes with a giant, comfortable wrist rest certainly helps make up for that.
The Roccat Ryos TKL Pro can be found at Overclockers UK for just shy of £100.
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Pros
- Cherry MX Brown switches provide industry standard gaming and typing ability.
- Back end software gives solid key remapping, lighting options.
- Wrist rest is comfortable and sized nicely.
- Easy-Shift gives masses of functionality.
- Cut-back design makes it compact.
- Solid build.
Cons
- Backlighting suffers from off-centre LED placement.
- Lacks full suite of keys.
- T keys are not as responsive as I would like to see.
- Key remapping restricts function by keyboard section.
- Media keys require two hands to use.
KitGuru Says: Roccat's Ryos TKL Pro is a solid gaming keyboard, with nice back-end software and a decent wrist rest – a rarity with most modern boards.