What about me?

Oo... then what's tempting you

Nope, but not as bad though without it.

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Added on June 16, 2010, 6:36 pmOh yes, Moderno maybe getting stock of 2 6G V2 tomorrow.

This post has been edited by AlexLai: Jun 16 2010, 06:36 PM

Ok come find me at ASGF. Don't expect me to reply til tomorrow though. No way to get online.

If you come, I will be the guy in the red marshall shirt.

Since this ASGF?

Come and see la. If you bring the Siberia, can only deal during my 10 minute break time between matches.

We all know what SteelSeries is about so I'm going to save you the fluff and other things that beat around the bush and go straight to the point.

The 6Gv2 is the second reiteration of the popular 6G mechanical keyboard made by SS. Truth to be told, it doesn't look like the original 6G at all but instead looks like a spitting image of the popular if expensive 7G.

First impressions:
This board features SS more or less trademarked no-nonsense look to it. Nothing too eye catching is present which can be a plus or minus point depending on the person. The white leds for the Num, Caps and Scroll locks are a nice aesthetic touch. And yes, it's heavy!

Design:
Design wise is where the board suffers from a lack of originality. I'm guessing SS was sticking to the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." mantra?



While retaining the body of the 7G, there's nothing too different from it's big brother bar the lack of the USB ports, audio jacks and the unbraided and non-gold plated cable. It uses USB as a standard but a PS/2 adapter should you wish to use it. It's metal chassis gives it adequate substance and the rubber feet at each corner makes if difficult to push around when laid flat on a surface.



As with the 7G, the underside of the board is shaped so that one can put the board on their laps though it's not recommended as one would have to sit with their legs quite close together in order to fit the grooves.

The left Windows key as you would usually see on most other keyboards has been replaced by a key with the SS logo on it. Pressing this key will allow you to access the SS media buttons assigned to the F1 to F6 keys.

Comfort:
However, the lack of an included wrist rest may be a problem to some as the bottom of the board to the top of the keys measures a good 2cm in height and can get tiring after typing a while with raised hands arching over the board. Personally I didn't feel fatigued using it since the overall height of the board felt lower compared to the 7G for whatever reason.

Performance:
Having tested the board for Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), Defense of the Ancients (DotA), Call of Duty 4 (COD4) as well as O2Mania, I can safely say this board delivers when it has to. The anti-ghosting feature was very useful when playing O2Mania or similar games. In fact, the build was so solid that the keys did not jam on me even when I was banging the board in a moment of rage and let me continue playing as per normal after that.

Typing on it was a dream. The keys requiring just a slight amount of force to fully depress and register. The tactile feedback of the mechanical keys managed for faster typing on my side compared to using membrane keyboards but your mileage may vary.

Other thoughts:
While SS is a company that makes gaming peripherals and of course target their products at gamers in general, the 6Gv2 however can also serve well as a typist keyboards. It also makes a rather pleasant *click* when the keys are depressed. This board requires totally no drivers and everything (media keys included) works straight after plugging it in.



Summary:
A superb mechanical board that features mechanical gold plated keys with anti-ghosting technology at a great price. Definitely something for those that want incredible key tactility, long lasting, simple keyboard that gets the job done. Typist and gamers who are in the market looking for a new keyboard should have a look at this awesome board before making a decision.

The good:
Mechanical keys
Anti ghosting
Great price
Solid build quality

The bad:
Lack of wrist rest may be an annoyance to some
May outlive the user

Rating:
Build: 8
Performance: 8
Value: 9
Overall: 8.3/10

This post has been edited by AlexLai: Jun 18 2010, 06:30 PM

Moderno got 2 in stock. 7H still pending release.

Lol, so I dapat durian runtuh then?


Which sound card?

And yes, that's why I don't buy Creative.

Skype is too resource hungry imo.

Apparently they had a few more iinm. But since the retail price is like RM399, I dunno whether it's worth the time to go there.

I'll check for you today. I'm going there again to pick up some TX-3.


Err... 7G is a keyboard and 7H is headset...

C-Zone selling at RM499. The pricelist is still not corrected yet.

Sweet, if only they sell the keyset alone, would make me think twice about selling my ZBoard and the Hub has the mousepads there already. .

Went to check just now too, it's heavy cause of the mechanical keys and the metal chassis.

Apparently they are cherry blacks, but then again since they didn't give much info about it... I can't be too sure.

It feels the same as a 7G though.

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Added on June 25, 2010, 6:18 pmSteelSeries promo at Moderno!

Buy a Siberia V2 and get a Kinzu OEM,

Siberia V1 USB and get a QcK,

Purchase of a Xai gets a MYM QcK+,

Kinzu retail is also selling for RM99!

This post has been edited by AlexLai: Jun 25 2010, 06:23 PM

Yes, distro wide promo so stock is limited.


And I got my Siberia V2 from this guy.

And now you know the perfection that is mechanical keys.

This post has been edited by AlexLai: Jun 26 2010, 08:11 PM

See, you got your wish and it's coming.

Distro wide promotion apparently.

The grip would be a small pad of rubberized furry material that is applied at the sides, hump and the front of mouse buttons. That doesn't look like it, just regular paint job.


Looks like it.

This post has been edited by AlexLai: Jun 27 2010, 06:47 PM

Refresh rate is how fast the mouse interacts with the USB something like how fast the monitor refreshes, not really needed unless you're playing FPS.

At default 125Hz, the report time is 8ms. For 500Hz, it's 2ms and at 1000hz, it's 1ms.

Still not released yet apparently.

Awesome. Ada demo stall there tak?

Not mine though, even after several days intense use and it's still clean and clear.