Melgeek Modern97 Slate Review
It was only last August when we first looked at the Melgeek Modern97 ( review here ), but the company is back again with two new colors to spice up the line-up, Slate and Nappa. We took Slate for a test drive and are here to share our thoughts on this killer wireless keyboard, but we won’t waste any time: for gaming and typing, this is an excellent, affordable option that offers a great typing experience, powerful software, and solid build quality. It’s a great value at its current asking price of $99 for Super Early Bird and $139 at retail. The keyboard is available on Kickstarter now.
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Melgeek got its start making custom keyboards. That’s where I first heard of them, anyway, and it wasn’t long after that time that it launched its first line of see-through keyboards to kickstarter with the Mojo68 . A year later, it followed that up with the Mojo84 , a larger form factor version of that keyboard. Both were excellent, bringing enthusiast-level features, typing, and gaming to accessible price points. The knowledge the team gained from working on the hardcore keyboard scene came back to benefit normal consumers who just want a great set of keys.
The Modern97 is its latest keyboard and it didn’t launch all that long ago. In fact, we reviewed it here back in August. At the time, I was impressed by the quality of the typing and gaming experience it offered. At $139, it offered a lot: near-full programmability with its Hive software, doubleshot PBT keys, great pre-lubed switches and stabilizers, tri-mode wireless connectivity with up to eight Bluetooth sources and fast 2.4GHz wireless for gaming, great battery life — it was a well-rounded keyboard if ever there was one.
The new Modern97 is an iteration on that,
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