Hi guys! I’m here for a review of the Cooler Master NovaTouch TKL keyboard. Thanks to Cooler Master for giving me the chance to do so (and for the review unit of course)
When we say mechanical keyboards, the most common question that we’ll always ask is: ‘What switch does it use?’. First of all, let me tell you guys that the NovaTouch TKL isn’t any Cherry MX mechanical keyboards that you can find off stores. Originated from the land of the orient, or, Japan, the Topre switch is considered the master race of all mechanical keyboards. Unlike Cherry MX keyboards where you can find in tactile, linear or the (pretty annoying) clicky switches, Topre switches are only available in tactile variants but comes in different weights like 30g, 45g, 55g and variable weights whereby the modifiers (your caps lock, control, alt, shift, tab, backspace) uses different weight compared to the alpha numerics. Weighing in 45g, the NovaTouch TKL is the first Topre board among gaming peripheral brands.
Without further ado, let’s get into the review for this keyboard!
The Unboxing
The box, hands down the most premium retail mechanical keyboard box among all other gaming peripherals maker.
Very nicely done Cooler Master branding at the top of the box.
Then the side which has the NovaTouch TKL wording.
At the bottom of the box, it states that it’s Topre Electrostatic Capacitive Switch Keyboard. Even though CM Storm market it as Premium Hybrid Switches, rest assured that it’s actually Topre switches.
The packaging inside the box looks very nice too! Thick soft foams that keeps the keyboard nicely.
Upon removing the keyboard from the box we can find 4 things.
(From left to right) A wire keypuller, USB cable for the keyboard, O-Rings for the keyboard, and last but not least, the manual for the keyboard.
Zooming into the USB cable; it’s actually an L-shaped connector, with gold plated ends (both ends actually) to prevent corrosion.
