Rosewill Debuts Limited Edition Elite Ivory Keyboards
Rosewill is expanding its best-selling mechanical keyboard series with the new Limited Edition Elite Ivory RK-9000I and RK-9000BRI.
Rosewill's current lineup of mechanical keyboards features a variety of switches to provide users with the most comfortable and responsive experience possible. The new limited edition RK-9000I continues to provide the same reliability and gaming response, while featuring a new ivory design.
The Limited Edition Elite Ivory mechanical keyboards will be available in two different switch variations which include Cherry MX Blue (RK-9000I) and Cherry Brown (RK-9000BRI). Each switch offers a different type of feedback when a key is pressed. For example, a Cherry MX Blue switch features a 2-stage bump and clicking noise when pressed, whereas a Cherry Brown Switch is quiet, while still offering tactile feedback.
Along with the rest of the series, the Limited Edition Ivory keyboards are equipped with both USB and PS/2 gold plated connectors. Pricing details for the Rosewill RK-9000I and RK-9000BRI have not yet been revealed.
Gold plated connectors is marketing nonsense at this point. Nothing is so dependant on voltage regularity it would need gold plating over other options in a connector. However, gold is softer and more prone to failure from repeated insertion which will happen alot for a connector.
Its okay I have an ivory mercedes you can drive and ivory tower for you to live in
I have a Rosewill Lightning 800 PSU and it is great. I read a lot of reviews before I got it and it is one of the best PSU's I had. I would agree on there low end PSU's but I do not buy low end from any vender.
Gold plated connectors is marketing nonsense at this point. Nothing is so dependant on voltage regularity it would need gold plating over other options in a connector. However, gold is softer and more prone to failure from repeated insertion which will happen alot for a connector.
I bought a 30 dollar PCI slot network adapter from them a few years ago and haven't bought anything from them since.
Gold plated connectors is marketing nonsense at this point. Nothing is so dependant on voltage regularity it would need gold plating over other options in a connector. However, gold is softer and more prone to failure from repeated insertion which will happen alot for a connector.
actually the internals of the original versions of these keyboards (the non ivory ones) used filco boards and decent switches
Your Compaq came with a mechanical-switch keyboard? This keyboard doesn't compare to any membrane keyboard expensive or cheap. Membrane keyboards require the key to travel all the way to the bottom - mechanical switches actuate before the bottom and therefore provide a much faster typing rate since keys don't need to be pressed all the way down. Both typists and gamers can perform significantly better with a mechanical. Once you're used to mechanical, membrane is painful.
I agree with others - the huge Rosewill logo ruins the look of the board.
Their power supplies are a good example of this.
So unless you can find someone or a site that has done a tear-down of whatever it is you are considering buying with the Rosewill name, your chances of scoring a great deal or a great deal of garbage is hit or miss.