AZIO MGK 1 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

AZIO MGK 1 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Overview
Taking a closer look at the keyboard we find that the detachable palm rest is manufactured with small dimples evenly spaced across the whole surface which must be designed to reduce surface tension. Additionally AZIO claims that the palm rest has a matte UV coating for durability.

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On to the board itself you will find a very nice brushed black aluminum faceplate just behind the keys. While this is a full featured keyboard you will find no macro keys so it’s a pretty standard deck + num pad. All of the parts are matte black aside from the lettering of course which is opaque to allow the LEDs to shine through. Above the num pad you will find a volume control scroll wheel and mute button. To the left of the sound controls there are three white status LEDs.

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Brightness controls are found on the up and down arrows while the different LED modes are found on the navigation keys directly above. All are accessed by the FN key.

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Each function key serves double duty on the MGK 1 RGB. Pressing the FN key gives you keyboard controls for the following:

F1-Launch Media Player
F2-Lower Volume
F3-Raise Volume
F4-Mute
F5-Stop
F6-Previous Track
F7-Play/Pause
F8-Next Track
F9-Launch Mail Application
F10-Launch or Navigate to Home Page
F11-Launch Calculator
F12-Open Search Bar

AZIO MGK 1 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

The MGK 1 RGB is connected to your machine via a thick sleeved cable and ends in a nice gold plated USB connector. A flexible rubber grommet holds the cord to the back of the keyboard. While the faceplate of the keyboard is brushed aluminum, the rest of this deck is built from high impact plastic. While it certainly only serves to cheapen the look and feel, the plastic is fine for performance and the board is still plenty heavy to keep it in place.

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On the bottom of the board it has four rubber feet to keep it planted in place. Additionally it has single stage riser feet on the back of the board that can be flipped down to raise the back of the board up. It would have been nice to see multiple stage feet that offer different heights for different user preferences. The middle front of the board has an indentation where the palm rest can be attached.

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