HyperX Alloy Origins Review
HyperX's newest keyboard, the $109.99 Alloy Origins, is a keyboard nerd's kind of gear. It's a simple mechanical keyboard, but it's well-crafted and feels good to type on. The pieces that set it apart are its new proprietary switches, dubbed HyperX Red, which thread the needle between Cherry's and Razer's comparable parts. It doesn't have flourishes and frills such as USB pass-through ports, dedicated macro keys, or a volume dial, but it's among the best midrange mechanical keyboards I've used in recent memory, and it earns our Editors' Choice award for its class.
HyperX Red: Switching It Up
Like most HyperX gear, the Alloy Origins has a subtle, understated quality to it. The full-size board's aluminum-coated base and black keys look sleek, without feeling showy (until you turn on the RGB light show, of course).
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If premium features aren't what you're after, HyperX's Alloy Origins may be the nicest no-nonsense midrange mechanical keyboard around.
Solidly made chassis; Well-priced; Proprietary switches offer unique feel; Detachable USB-C cable
No creature comforts, such as dedicated macro keys or USB pass-through ports