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I got invited to a HyperX event last month that I was unfortunately unable to attend due to the arcs for ID deadline so I was pretty bummed to miss out thankfully they were kind enough to send me a sample of the debutante product anyway so here we are I've got on hand hi praxis first gaming keyboard the HyperX alloy fps I'm a big fan of the gaming headsets HyperX are produced and some of you know I'm practically swimming in mechanical keyboards lately so I've been very curious to see what HyperX have tried to do here that's different what's going to separate the gaming keyboard from the swath of competition let's take a closer look and find out the first thing you'll notice about the alloy is that it's a compact keyboard that really doesn't waste any deaf space hi perhaps have gone for a compact minimalist design and footprint however you'll notice this isn't a ten keyless keyboard this means those that are chasing ultimate tests space-saving will probably look on to an even smaller option it measures in a four hundred and forty two millimeters wide and one hundred and twenty nine millimeters deep so it's about as small as a keyboard could be while still maintaining basically a standard layout users such as myself who enjoy wrist rest will be left wanting here as the name suggests it's supposed to suit FPS gamers and I suppose that's in the way that allows more room for your mouse to move around beyond that there aren't really any FPS suited features you'll find no dedicated macros of course and no dedicated media buttons either but we do get a few of the standard functions found on the F keys activated by the function key the backplate behind the keys is aluminium and all the finishings around the keyboard seemed tired so it gives a reasonably high quality feel overall the other advantage of the cut-down overall footprint is Portability and this seems to have been a focus for the alloy fps in the package you get a cool branded HyperX carry bag to protect your goods and the 1.8 made a braided USB cable actually disconnects entirely from the keyboard to help ensure it's not damaged during transit also included in your package is a key cap removal tool and some sexy red custom key caps these look pretty cool into textures so that's a nice inclusion by HyperX thankfully they stick to the standard shape too I can't stand the custom key caps that are oddly shaped another good inclusion is USB pass-through which is labeled as a phone charging port on the L a fps and it's located in the stem in a back right corner of the keyboard the backlighting is fairly bright and all red on this model right now the HyperX alloy fps only comes equipped with cherry MX blue switches which i've got no issue with it all these little loudest and clicky us to the Cherry MX range so if you're in an office with others or typing in a room where someone sleeps and they might don't be very happy with you here's a quick typing test so you can hear the switches so overall there's nothing really mind-blowing about the l fps and while that isn't entirely surprising it would have been nice to see a little more creativity from Kingston still I do like the little extras that come in the box and overall it's a high-quality package it'll certainly be reliable and perform well the alloy fps is a brand new product so we might see pricing drop a little over time but for me right now it's far too expensive what it is there are many other keyboards with richer feature sets such as the g.skill km 780 that are available for the same or less money right now the LOA fps were running 162 dollars a 10 wave in australia and that's the best price i could find at the time in this review this was the same starting price as the rocket swara however and in that head-to-head I have to give the knowledge to the alloy fps somehow this thing is available in Australia before the USA so I'm still not sure about pricing in the US but I'll update the Amazon link when it's available for purchase over there how do you guys think the LA fps looks let me know in the comments I'm your host Matt as always and I'll see you guys next time youtubers like me depend on your support to continue improving the quality and content of our videos to support the channel directly consider becoming a patron to also get access to a heap of cool rewards and exclusive giveaways also don't forget you can check prices and buy the products I looked at in this video through the Amazon links in the video description below thank you kindly for supporting me and the hardware on box channel it means a lot to me and I really do appreciate it and in return I'll continue to work as hard as I can to keep producing the content you enjoy