MX Red switches, for the sake of simplicity, are the most ‘gamer orientated’ mechanical switches in common circulation. Let’s enter a new dimension with Vissles LP85, a 75% all-new slim-line low profile keyboard with an anodized aluminum chassis of just 1. Everything has worked out the box too -including the USB and audio hubs that I tried without installing the driver. The MK-85 is their top end mechanical keyboard, boasting a rather long list of features and perhaps more intriguing, holds claim to the “worlds first NKRO keyboard via USB only”. Industry norms are approximately 70%, so that 15% saving is reducing your energy bill and softening your environmental impact on the planet.

The exclusive Natural_A Shape Key Structure is designed to emulate a natural typing position preventing Repetitive Strain Injury (Anti-RSI) to wrist, neck and shoulders. RGB backlit under each keycap, allowing you to choose from unique pre-programmed designs of 19 dynamic and 8 monochrom backlit modes to match battle intensity during gameplay, or to reflect the art of calm in the middle of the night. With matte-coated surfaces and rounded edges, they provide a pleasant feel as well as accuracy regardless of where you strike the key.Typing is much faster and accurate with the only way I feel I can describe the key response as “laser-like. The zero key is also a single-sized keycap like the rest of the numbers instead of a double-sized one, making it hard for me to hit it with my thumb and not press another key.

I type quite heavy handed and the MK-85 has certainly taken a battering the past two weeks I’ve used it.

Onto the MK-85 program itself, there are five profiles to switch between with the MK-85’s software and each one can have it’s own layout and macros. The first thing to notice however is that it took a few days for the MK-85’s difference to “break in. Having never used a mechanical keyboard before the MK-85 I didn’t really know what to expect and admittedly, I thought the MK-85 was going to be no different from a normal rubber dome keyboard and just an over-hyped and expensive peripheral that makes comparatively more noise.

Hot-swappable - Hot-swap PCB allows you to replace 3 pins/5 pins switches freely without soldering issues.When customising, the associated M button and key have a purple glow but it isn’t immediately obvious to the eye, arguably, much like the function setup.