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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: morpheus on Mon, 03 March 2014, 03:01:02

Title: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: morpheus on Mon, 03 March 2014, 03:01:02

Hi guys,

Where and when can you get this?

Also, does this have Co-Star stabilizers?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: MissMurd3r84 on Mon, 03 March 2014, 03:51:29

http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-RK-9200BU-Illuminated-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B00HG9JMM0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201056

According to http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=38947.msg757588#msg757588 it has Costar stabs.

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: morpheus on Mon, 03 March 2014, 06:09:18

By any chance,

Are there any other dual LED keyboards out there as well? in TKL?

Also, how's the quality on this?
I heard that Rosewill had poor quality, especially it pertains to the USB connector.

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: jameslr on Mon, 03 March 2014, 08:06:40

Looks really nice if you're into backlights. I personally don't care one way or the other as I don't game in the dark. The lights are cool though. I'm surprised they didn't do something like RGB LEDs. Maybe they're too costly for a reasonably priced keyboard.

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: morpheus on Mon, 03 March 2014, 08:43:18

Quote from: jameslr on Mon, 03 March 2014, 08:06:40

Looks really nice if you're into backlights. I personally don't care one way or the other as I don't game in the dark. The lights are cool though. I'm surprised they didn't do something like RGB LEDs. Maybe they're too costly for a reasonably priced keyboard.

Well, they got Red and Green. I wonder why they couldn't just do a blue. I mean, they had blue (or white?) for the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock. Still, it's impressive.

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: noodles256 on Mon, 03 March 2014, 08:58:53

rosewill are solid keyboards! Can't go wrong with that

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: ClarusWorks on Mon, 03 March 2014, 09:44:21

Rosewill is Newegg house brand, what matters is who actually makes the keyboard for them.  I own an RK-9000 which is great (and I believe is basically the same keyboard as a Filco Majestouch 104), but I've also seen the label on plenty of 5 buck rubberdome keyboard-shaped door stops.

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: neunelfer on Mon, 03 March 2014, 10:12:50

The 9200 has Cherry stabilizers.

Title: Re: Rosewill RK-9200 Helios
Post by: morpheus on Mon, 03 March 2014, 10:29:13

Quote from: neunelfer on Mon, 03 March 2014, 10:12:50

The 9200 has Cherry stabilizers.

Crap.

Thanks for the info though.