THE ZIBAL 60

Mionix decided to keep things simple so no macro keys and no bells and whistles. Instead the Zibal 60 is built like a tank and without the wrist rest it measures 444mm in length, 44mm in height and 158mm in width.

Without the wrist rest the Zibal 60 is just a tad smaller compared to most mechanical gaming keyboards including our lab reference keyboard, the Lobera Supreme by Tesoro.

Mionix has placed their name right above the lock LEDs.

Mionix has placed their logo on the function key instead of the usual Fn we see with most keyboards.

The arrow keys have large arrows printed on them and although a bit strange we all liked that touch.

F1 through F3 and F5 through F8 also double as media navigation keys.

Via F11 and F12 (and the function key) you can choose between the three lighting levels (F11) and the three lighting modes (F12).

Cherry MX Black switches are very sturdy and the number one choice for people who are looking for quiet mechanical switches but unfortunately not the most ideal for some serious gamers.

Two powered USB 2.0 ports and the usual microphone and headphones 3.5" ports are placed at the right front of the keyboard.

Four rubber feet are placed at the base of the keyboard along with two height adjusters.

The height adjusters lift the highest end of the keyboard roughly 11mm from your desk.

With the wrist rest attached the width of the Zibal 60 increases 47mm (206mm total).

Mionix has used the 2nd thickest and toughest braided cable we've ever seen used in a keyboard and it's quite impressive really.

At the end of the 1.55m long cable we find two gold plated USB plugs (one is used to provide power to the front USB 2.0 ports) and the microphone and headphones 3.5" plugs (also gold plated).

Here you can see the two lighting modes (the third is just the off mode) at full illumination strength.