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While relatively new to the peripheral market, OCZ is a renowned brand amongst gamers. Known primarily for their extremely over-clockable RAM, OCZ has expanded into power supplies, CPU coolers, flash memory, DIY notebooks, and even Phase-Change cooling. One of the keys to OCZ's success is their consistent attention to detail and quality. With their new Alchemy series of products, OCZ aims to bring feature-packed peripherals to gamers, without cutting too deeply into their WoW account and Mountain-Dew budget.
Today we take a look at the Elixir, OCZ's first gaming oriented keyboard. It's certainly impressive on paper, featuring rubberized keys, 10 macro keys, 3 gaming profiles, a complete set of media-playback and web-navigation keys, all with a suspiciously low price tag (available from most retailers for just $30). OCZ also claims the Elixir to be a durable, long lasting product, with an impressive 5-million cycle life expectancy. Are these claims too good to be true? Will the Elixir poison our gaming experience, or elevate us to new levels of epic win?! Read on to find out!
| Model | OCZ Elixir (OALKBELXUS) |
| Dimensions | 20 x 7.87 x 1.14 inches (W x D x H) |
| Weight | 1.85 pounds |
| Travel Distance | 3.8 +/- 0.2mm |
| Operating Force | 55 +/- 12g |
| Connection | USB 2.0 |
| Key Mechanics | Membrane Tactile Switches |
| Key Material | Rubberized Coating |
Features
- 10 Blue Macro Keys with 3 User Defined Profiles
- 7 Internet Hot Keys
- 8 Keys for Media
- Mode Selection: Switch between standard PC Mode or customized gaming mode
- Lifespan: 5 million cycles
- One-year warranty
System Requirements
- Windows® XP (SP2 or later)
- Vista™ (All Editions)
- CD-ROM Drive
Includes
- Elixir Software CD
- Quick-Setup Guide