You could say this is my very first mechanical keyboard. I did have an IBM board with buckling springs but got thrown away.

But here it is… my new keyboard from Zowie Gear, I present to you, the speed of light...that’s right Celeritas!

Tada!






The brown switches are exactly what I expected them to be. Though I was a bit worried about the actuation force wasn’t into my liking but they are actually great, just a gentle push but still a very light feel of resistance before actuation.

I can’t tell what method had been used to make the prints on the keycaps but I would be glad if anyone could tell. I can feel the print though…hopefully they don’t wear off easily.

Along with the keyboard it came with a USB to PS/2 adapter to enable full key rollover and the RTR technology.
The RTR technology simply gives a “faster” response time when you bottom out a key. For instance  if you have it set to 8x it will repeat the letter 8 times when you press and hold down a key. I can’t tell how it is beneficial for gaming in general or for any specific game?

Another feature which is useful though is that you can define the left windows key to a ctrl key, makes it perfect for any games that do not already disable the windows key and when you do so, the color on the logo will change from red to blue…pretty neat.

Lastly it has media keys which are convenient…
My last comment is it feels very solid and it is heavy but well rooted to my desk. The light from the logo is very soft and if you dislike it you can easily turn it off.
If I should point out a flaw it would be that a key or 2 does not sit straight in its place along with the other ones but it’s not noticeable for most people if not all but I am the kind of guy who wants everything to be perfect and when I see a “flaw” I become obsessed with it. All switches work perfectly, no irregularities between switches!

UPDATE: My experience with this keyboard when gaming(29th jan 2011):

Since this keyboard is intended for gaming I will give my opinion with that in mind. My previous keyboard was a ex110 Logitech, a wireless keyboard and I found out it wasnt the best one for gaming when keeping a fast and accurate pace due to a huge latency/response, however very convenient as a media keyboard.

When playing Starcraft 2 I want a keyboard that responds accurately and I can be assured that the keys has been pressed and registered. A small flaw like a key does not register when keeping a fast pace in the game can be severely devastating for pro gamers, it can ruin your macro play and even so with your micro. I can tell why many people wants a keyboard with a tactile feel and even with an audio response. I dont use the extra ctrl button or the RTR tech, since I dont find it beneficial, perhaps with the extra ctrl button but noting else

Compared to my rubber dome keyboard, this was definitely an improvement because my old keyboard tends to not register, because many of the keys requires more force or needs to be buttom out to register.

During any fps games, like dod/cs source this keyboard is great as well. Very responsive and they Zowie claim that it gives a faster response by enabling RTR technology. Wheter or not it do so this is still an improvement. However as you want a very fine response with your movement, it can be a bit tricky because of the increasd resistance before actuation, might lose a bit there. This would be more of a personal preference. Perhaps this is why people recommend getting a keyboard with black switches. Though black switches tends to exhaust your fingers faster than of mx brown due to force requirement.

Besides from all the gaming, it really is a joy to type on it. It is a very versatile keyboard and you cant go wrong with mx brown switches if you want to start with a mechanical keyboard.

Red Logo


Blue Logo



Can anyone tell me if these keycaps on Celeritas have the same shape as the ones from a Filco Majestouch? I am thinking of getting a red escape and wasd keys for my Celeritas







[size=+2]Added some extra pictures with red escape keys[/size][/B]









[size=+2]Update of the keyboard 27-01-2011[/size][/B]

People have been having issue with the key letters including me, that they tend to get dirty more faster than of a pad printed key. These letters on the nylon keys are lasered but non coated, and therefore they get darkened by sweat/dirt. Here is a picture of how it looks like after a week of use from my part. Other people did mention they had their keys get dark as well by 4 hours of use..depending on how greasy/sweaty your fingers are...but...F.E.A.R not, by using Isopropyl 99% and a cloth, you can wipe/clean your keys so your key letters will look as good as new and if you happen to have this sort of issue and you are in Denmark, a can of Isopropyl 99% can be bought at any "Matas store". Price tag is currently 36 DKK(jan 2011) for 500ml.



A solution to this problem could be to change the keys to wasd filco keys, if these are the most used keys, however some of them may not fit as some of them may stick above the original keys. These red wasd keys are made by Filco. I believe the problem lies with the with the lenght of the stem on the back of the keys but I would say that if you do file it down to a proper lenght it will fit, however I can not tell if it will affect the stability on the key. There is a difference of about 1 mm. The "D" letter do fit however but "W" "A" "S" keys do not...





[size=+2]And here is a short video of how the keyboard sounds like when typing on the metal plate from Zowie Gear[/size][/B]

I think you're the first one to get this keyboard on Geehhack.

How does the MX Brown feel for you? Are you happy with them?

I actually don't like that the Led on the Keys it's shown with that line just because I prefer the Realforce way with only one circle.

That is one strange Enter key. Is that layout standard in Denmark or something?

Not that strange is it? Here's the wikipedia page on keyboard layouts. How many country's have that enter key? More than you'd expect!

Not that strange is it? Here's the wikipedia page on keyboard layouts. How many country's have that enter key? More than you'd expect!

Ha, so then it's my enter key which is strange

I'm not too sure about key caps but those wasd sets aren't all that expensive, so you might as well buy the set and report if they are the same profile. You could also take some close ups of the Zowie keys that ripster could add to the key wiki. Like this:

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Picture taken from the key wiki.

Edit: Glad it has an option to turn those ugly lights on that logo off.

Reason I need to know if they fit before I buy them is that im not too fond about paying the shipment cost which cost me more than twice as much than the items itself, If I purchase the items from keyboardco.

The light is so freaking fancy.. I just dont hate it, nor do I love it.

If you push E, then M, do you get C twice?  

This is an Einstein Celeritas joke.

Compare your Escape key to the back row key profiles in the Key Reference Wiki.

Thanks for advice ill try and compare

I've been eying that new Leopold but this looks pretty nice too.

Where did you get it from?
Anyone know places that stock this keyboard?

I got it from a danish webstore since it went on sale with our layout!

If you look on Zowie Gear Website, you can see which countries sells their products.

I got it from a danish webstore since it went on sale with our layout!

If you look on Zowie Gear Website, you can see which countries sells their products.

Thanks.  All of the Canadian and the US webstores which stock Zowie don't have the keyboard listed yet.  Suppose it's just that new.  : P  Drat.

So I just received my package from Keyboardco with red escape keys and bought some extra goodies as well, a filco key puller and wasd red keys since I already payed alot for the shipment.

Here is some picture of it...







Though for some reason the wasd keys wont get in place, so they stick like a few mm  above all the other keys, they looke identical both in shape and size but ill try measure it to give a more accurate conclusion.

Made a video to see how it sounds like on the metal board from zowie.


EDIT: the pictures from this post have been moved to first post.

So out of curiosity...if you set the keyboard to 2x, opening up notepad or equivalent, and say pressed the key "a", what would happen?

Would yo just get an "a", "aa", or "aaa"?

Wow. the typing sound is very tactile and noisy for brown keyboard. I thought it was a keyboard with blue switches.

So out of curiosity...if you set the keyboard to 2x, opening up notepad or equivalent, and say pressed the key "a", what would happen?

Would yo just get an "a", "aa", or "aaa"?

if you have it set to 8x and hold and press down a key, you will get that key repeated 8x as fast. So if you press and hold down "a" key it will be repeated 8x as fast ("aaaaaaaa") than it would for a regular keyboard. Nothing happens if you just tap it.

Wow. the typing sound is very tactile and noisy for brown keyboard. I thought it was a keyboard with blue switches.

I guess you wont call it "light touch" when im typing or perhaps it just gives a very solid and sound tactile when you buttom out the key. Perhaps it has to do with the plate, since in my opinion the plate/keyboard feels very heavy but I cant compare it since I dont own another keyboard like a filco for comparison.

However I do know that blue switches gives a very distinct and sharp clicky sound when they actuates it certainly cant be a blue, It would be  like a rare find!

99% Isopropyl should be fine.

Lol - in this solvent resistance chart they even list Soy Sauce.

sweet got plenty of soy sauce but I would probably be licking my keys all day

here is a review:
http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/peripherals/zowie-celeritas/1

here is a review:
http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/peripherals/zowie-celeritas/1

hilarious... he actually avoided mention the RTR tech stuff but that is understandable, because how does it make any difference/beneficial in fps games? Is there some sort of faster output into the PC when enabling it?

Anyway a personal review of the keyboard is always great.

hilarious... he actually avoided mention the RTR tech stuff but that is understandable, because how does it make any difference/beneficial in fps games? Is there some sort of faster output into the PC when enabling it?

Anyway a personal review of the keyboard is always great.

Most of those sites always post gimmicky reviews with lack of in-depth information. I think they are just there to get free stuff and or get easy money, maybe scams to boost the ratings of a product. You know quick and dirty reviews making the product look like "Whoa".

This is what RTR does it acts like the arcade stick repeaters. The video you posted shows a difference if you pause the video. The 8x is actually slightly faster but the difference is very negligible and I could be wrong but there seems signs of engine command limitations or possibly some sort of framerate-to-command limit since the quake engine(goldsrc) utilizes framerates dependent physics and networking(just like the other quake engines).

Yeah I think I will change it for a Filco. A keyboard at this price shouldn't have fault like this.

But a Filco it's very hard to find in Europe...

A lot easier to find than in the USA.

through EK?
keyboardco is only one that can supply in Europe
fact it s aint enough according to many demands for filco mech keyboards

Hi all,

I've just bought this keyboard, overall it's a good keyboard but the key's wearing is very cheap (or it's just mine).
I have played a game about 4 hours and the result...

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Tried to take a picture of a similar problem with my keyboard as well but my camera does not work well.

But Im dissapointed too, considering the price this is not acceptable at all. Now I have to keep a monthly cleaning at minimum...

wasd are also wearing out
damn it seems to be like a new record
after less then 1 hour of gaming around
i'd ask about wasd keycaps
do filco blank or wasd keycaps be match with any other mecha keyboard such as celeritas?

Well i got my Steelseries 6GV2 a few days ago and the gaming keycaps are also faded by now, and it started on the first day... You can still see the letters properly, but you also do clearly see a big difference between the gaming caps and the rest of the keyboard. I don't mind much, as i don't tend to look at my keyboard when i type or play, but it's true that it isn't as pretty now as it was when i unpacked it.

Even with razer black widow gets dark easily. Some one posted the same issue in this forum. No big deal to me any longer… functionality is thumbs up!

wasd are also wearing out
damn it seems to be like a new record
after less then 1 hour of gaming around
i'd ask about wasd keycaps
do filco blank or wasd keycaps be match with any other mecha keyboard such as celeritas?

I finally come to accept the keys gets darker. Ill just eat a big fat greasy burger and smooth my greasy fingers all over the keys and you wont be able to see any difference, problem solved. One day you when you figure you wanna clean your keys, its like getting brand new keys, couldnt be more happy no?

It isnt that big of a deal to me any longer, bought a bottle of isopropyl 99% and it cleaned them off.

Still a great keyboard and nylon keys do feel smooth and soft regardless of how sweaty you fingers might become...

AJX I will try and see if I cant have my filco keys to fit into the board properly, the problem was that they stick out about 1mm higher than the rest. But I just lend my keyboard to a friend so he can test it so I cant come with an answer yet...

I have this VAIO laptop which suffered heavy duty shifts under my hands for about 6 years. The keys are shiny, but the legends are not damaged at all ... I think. I gotta check and take some pictures someday. I think they were decals.
The beast, it's still working.

My old 6G has even crapier quality on some keys... Still this might be a decent alternative for Filco if you want to save a few bucks, specialy if you are after nordic-layouts...

The Zowie Celeritas is not allowed in korean e-sport events. So the advertisement from korean e-sport-stars for this product is... you know.

wasd are also wearing out
damn it seems to be like a new record
after less then 1 hour of gaming around
i'd ask about wasd keycaps
do filco blank or wasd keycaps be match with any other mecha keyboard such as celeritas?

Here is an answer to your question:

Overall look on it


Difference in high...


the shape and the size of the keys of the filco red wasd keys do look the same like the ones on the Celeritas. I think the fitting hole inside the key is a bit too long but I would say if I file it down they will probably fit.