Luminkey LK98 Review
The Luminkey98 is the latest release from Luminkey, a brand dedicated to bringing high-end enthusiast custom keyboard features to accessible price points without the need to build anything for yourself. Beginning at $220, this keyboard comes ready to use out of the box and is a great choice for both gaming and productivity.
Specifications
- Current Price: $220 (Luminkey)
- Version: Pre-built
- Size: 15.74 x 5.35 x 0.79 inches
- Weight: 5.73 lbs
- Number of keys: 105 keys
- Typing Angle: 7°
- Layout: 98% ANSI/ISO
- Mounting: Top Mount
- Programming Support: Luminkey APP
- Cable type: Type-C Data Cable
- Stabilizers: Plate mount Stabilizers(6x2U+1x6.25U)
- Connectivity: Wireless/2.4G/Wired
- Latency data
- Wired: 5ms
- 2.4G: 7ms
- Wireless: 18ms
- Polling rate
- Wired: 1000Hz
- 2.4G: 1000Hz
- BT Wireless: 125Hz
- Compatible System: Windows/MacOS
- PCB: 1.6mm Tri-mode hot-swappable PCB & Numeric Keypad PCB (with 4400mAh battery)
- Plate: 1.5mm PC Plate & Numeric Keypad PC Plate
Luminkey LK98 — First Impressions and Key Features
The Luminkey LK98 is the largest keyboard that Luminkey has produced to date, but that’s not all that sets it apart. Like its predecessors, the Luminkey80 and the Luminkey75, it brings with it a wide suite of enthusiast features derived from the custom keyboard world. It also comes completely pre-built, pre-tuned, and ready to use out of the box. It’s an effective alternative to building your own custom keyboard because, well, the people who designed it and build it are custom keyboard aficionados themselves.
The LK98 uses a variation of the 1800 layout. Another name for this is a 98% layout. In essence, what it means is that it includes a full function row number pad and arrow keys, but lacks the separating middle section where the arrows and navigation and editing keys would be broken out. Instead, it combines these into a more condensed area.
On the LK98 in particular, you essentially have a 75% keyboard with a number pad attached. The arrow keys bump right up against right
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