THE PROFESSIONAL MODEL S

Measuring 457mm in length, 165mm in width and 25mm in height the glossy surface Professional Model S mechanical keyboard may not look like it but it weighs a total of 1.36Kg.

The company logo is placed right above the caps/scroll/Num lock LEDs (blue).

Even the material used for the keys of the Professional Model S keyboard is top grade (the letters/numbers are laser etched).

The first 8 top F keys double as media controls while F12 can be used to put your system to sleep (only via USB and not PS2 connection).

Two USB 2.0 ports are placed at the right side of the keyboard.

Just like the entire top of the unit the bottom is also quite typical and features 4 long rubber feet and two feet.

With both feet extended the keyboard now sits 13mm above the ground (38mm thick).

I was quite impressed to see that in order to give more power to the two USB 2.0 ports Das Keyboard is using 2 USB connectors instead of the usual USB/AC Power Adapter combination.

To see just how large the Professional S Model is i placed it right next to the rather medium-sized Aurora Lite Wireless keyboard by Enermax.

The best is saved for last and so what makes the Professional Model S unique is the use of Cherry MX Blue switches with gold plated contacts (over 50.000.000 operations). Certainly the keyswitch color selection always comes down to personal preference (Cherry makes black, brown, red, and blue ones) but the MX blue switches are the only ones that allow you to type faster since unlike the rest these need to be pushed just half-way to work (less force but takes a bit getting used to).