Testing

I personally prefer the laptop style keys that this Enermax board provides. I have always found that they are easier to use and for some reason I can type faster on them. When I first started using the Aurora, I found that it felt like I had to really hit the keys to get them to work. However, after about 3 days I passed this ‘breaking in’ phase and the keyboard felt fine.

The keyboard doesn’t really make typing any faster, but it generally feels quality and it’s a joy to type on as a result. The keys also sound great when pressed.

One thing that began to annoy me, was the fact that there are no multimedia keys, which are normally present along the top of the keyboard. Enermax has decided against these and it means that there is no easy way to mute, change the volume as before. This obviously wouldn't matter to someone who doesn't use the buttons. Whilst I miss them, I think that the keyboard looks better as a result.

One thing to note about the aluminium body of the keyboard, it gets really cold if the ambient temp of your room is low. This can make typing difficult for the first few minutes whilst it warms up from your body heat.

When I was testing the board, there were no problems apart from the Enter button. For some reason it now pings off when its hit on the far left side, which means that I have to spend a few minutes putting it back on, and the scissor technology is very difficult to put back together. This is more than likely a one off fault that isn’t replicated on other Auroras made by Enermax.

As is usual with laptop style keys, typing is a breeze and goes faster than on a normal keyboard. However, when it comes to first person shooters the keyboard falls down. Because the keys are so smooth and there isn’t much height difference between them, it’s hard to touch-feel the WASD keys all the time, and often your fingers will slip off the keys. Fortunately, once you have used the board for awhile, you soon get used to it.