Cherry MX Board 6.0 Review
Category : Keyboards
Published by Luca Rocchi on 07.07.15
With the MX Board 6.0, Cherry offers the sixth version of its mechanical keyboard equipped with Cherry MX Red switches. With a standard layout and without any additional buttons, the Board MX 6.0 is a high-end product suitable for those who are looking for a simple, yet great mechanical keyboards. Cherry equipped this keyboard with a red backlight and apart from that there are F keys with two functions.
On the following pages we're going to have a closer look at the Cherry MX Board 6.0, which is quite an interesting high-end mechanical keyboard.
| Page 1 - Introduction |
| Page 2 - Preview |
| Page 3 - Features |
| Page 4 - Closer look |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
Preview
Delivery
Inside the box we found a manual, the wrist rest and the keyboard itself. Everything is well protected so nothing will be damaged during shipping.
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| Page 2 - Preview |
| Page 3 - Features |
| Page 4 - Closer look |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
Features
| Model number | MX Board 6.0 |
| Keys | Cherry MX Red |
| Keycaps | ABS |
| Materials | ABS + Aluminum |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Cable | 2.0m |
| Dimensions | 454mm x 147mm x 28mm |
| Weight | 1.6 Kg |
| Page 1 - Introduction |
| Page 2 - Preview |
| Page 3 - Features |
| Page 4 - Closer look |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
Closer Look
With the MX Board 6.0, Cherry has a keyboard with standard layout in its portfolio, but nevertheless there are some interesting features. Since Cherry is the manufacturer behind most mechanical switches in today's gaming keyboards, they company definitely knows what they are doing when it comes to their MX Board 6.0. A closer look shows that there is for example an additional chip, which enables a communication between your computer and the keyboard, which is instantaneous. According to Cherry an average keyboard has about 20 milliseconds respons time, whereas the MX Board 6.0 manages 1 millisecond. And this is thanks to the so called Realkey feature.
Checking the dimensions we find the MX Board 6.0 to measure 454mm x 147mm x 28mm, weighing well above one kilogram. The device is made of ABS plastic and sanded aluminum. The palm rest ist equally well manufactured and it blends in perfectly. If you want to attach the wrist rest to the keyboard magnets will keep in palce.
As we mentioned at the beginning o this paragraph, this keyboard doesn't come with any macro buttons, but still the F-buttons are programmed with additional functions.
Cherry decided to equip this particular keyboard with their Cherry MX Red mechanical switches and an almost entirely red backlight, meaning that there are only a few hot keys, which received blue backlighting. As expected the feedback is excellent and the key travel is perfectly precise and the differently shaped keycaps ensure good grip. The keycaps are also made of plastic as well and the finish feels great and it should endure lots of keystrokes.
Back
If you lift up and rotate the Cherry MX Board 6.0 you will understand how robust this product actually is. The build quality is on an extraordinarily high level and you won't find any detail that doesn't fit perfectly. Even the hardcore gamer will enjoy this keyboard for a long time. Regarding connectivity, Cherry decided to use a black sleeved USB 2.0 cable. There are two little feet, with rubber finish, which are used to adjust the angle of the keyboard.
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| Page 2 - Preview |
| Page 3 - Features |
| Page 4 - Closer look |
| Page 5 - Conclusion |
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| Our final verdict regarding the MX Board 6.0 gaming keyboard is more than positive as the company managed to create a very solid, almost perfect high-quality product. We definitely like the fact that this a heavy keyboard, with an attractive but not excessive design, typical for gaming peripherals but at the same time it can also be use as a great office keyboard. The backlight is clear, precise and since you can change its intensity it’s never too much. Writring on this product is extremely nice and fast, due to thanks the Cherry MX switches and the palmrest. |
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| Manufacturing quality / Ergonomics | + | - | |
| Cherry is using high quality materials for the MX Board 6.0, which make this keyboard look and feel very nice. Apart from that the keyboard is very comfortable to use, the keys are well placed and they’re also easy to reach. The comfort of a keyboard is always a very subjective matter, but still we like the big palm rest in the delivery, which comes with a comfortable nice feeling coating. The key travel is precise and linear, the response is always immediate and simply perfect. |
- Build quality
- Comfort - Switches - Fast typing |
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| Recommendation / Price | + | - | |
| The starting price of the MX Board 6.0 on Cherry.de is about 189 euro excluding shipping costs. In terms of value, the keyboard is certainly a very good product with attractive features and mechanical switches but the price, however, is slightly higher than what we expected. | - Price | ||
| Rating | |||
| We gave the MX Board 6.0 from Cherry 4.5 out of 5 stars. | |||
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| Page 4 - Closer look |
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