HyperX Alloy Elite 2 Gaming Keyboard Review
If you take a quick first glance at the HyperX Alloy Elite 2, you might think (as I did) that it includes the company’s pudding-style double shot PBT key caps. This ~$25 key cap replacement set is a popular and accessible aftermarket upgrade, often recommended thanks to its wide availability, compatibility, and quality.
Look a little closer and you’ll find it does have pudding-style key caps — but they’re made out of cheaper ABS plastic. They still look very nice, but they don’t have the same durability as PBT. They’ll get gross and shiny much faster as a result. This conceptual attempt to balance luxury features with affordable compromises runs throughout the entire design of this keyboard, and although it’s a decent product overall, I think it misses way more than it hits.
The Alloy Elite 2 is branded like it’s a flagship gaming keyboard, but it couldn’t be further from that. Instead, it’s a strange hole inside HyperX’s otherwise excellent keyboard lineup that hopes you’ll be distracted by its beautiful RGB lighting.
Note: I bought this keyboard at retail. I don’t receive a kick back or other incentive if you decide to buy one. You can read my full reviews policy here.
