There's been a trend in recent years with even the best gaming keyboards in the mid-range market to be a jack of all trades. Enter the NZXT Function 2 which has lofty ambitions for its price point, but largely scores across the board for furthering what a deck can do without the sky high sticker rate that usually follows for this sort of feature set.
That's because the NZXT Function 2's features a dual-actuation in which you're able to choose between a light and responsive 1.0mm or a solid and full 1.5mm. This may not sound too extravagant, nor is it the first gaming keyboard to do so, but it can entirely change the sound and feel of the board, which comes in handy when switching between work and play, or loading into a specified game profile.
It's solid for sure, but then you have to factor in the 8,000 Hz polling rate, something rarely seen on a gaming keyboard, especially one selling under $150. While we've seen the best gaming mice from the likes of NZXT, Razer, and others with this feature, it's rarely appeared on a deck. That's many more times as responsive as we usually see from gaming keyboards, they tend to average 1,000 Hz. It's something I never thought I’d see on a keeb, but it makes more of a difference than you may think.
Included in the box is not only a keycap removal tool but also a keyswitch removal tool as you're able to exchange both the cap and its switch. You get a handful of both 35g Yellow Linear and 45g Red Linear optical switches included so you can go for a heavier, louder, feeling gaming keyboard or live on the quieter side if desired.
Layout: Full-size (MiniTKL available)
Switch type: Optical
Switches: NZXT Swift
Backlighting: Yes
Anti-ghosting: Yes
N-key rollover: Yes
Discrete media keys: Yes
Connection: USB-C
Weight: 910g | 2lb
Price: $140 | £140
The standard optical switches installed in the board have a 40g actuation force, so you can experiment with lighter or heavier switches under specific keys. It's also commendable that
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