ROCCAT ARVO Compact Gaming Keyboard

Author: Jouni 'Jipa' Vasama Published: 07.01.2010 Updated: 17.01.2010 Manufacturer: ROCCAT Product Group: Peripherals In English Suomeksi

Intro On the ever-growing gaming peripheral markets there have been lots of manufacturers and even more ideas on how to stand from the crowd, but at the end of the day there are just a couple of real players. One of the big names is Roccat, and this time they have come up with a new keyboard - Arvo. Now lets see what the newcomer has to offer.

 

Package & Features

 

 

The Arvo comes delivered in a stylish dark box with almost real-life pictures of the actual product inside. The box itself is very compact and one of the marketing lines also promises the keyboard to be a "compact gaming keyboard". Other than that there are total of five macro keys. Unfortunately only six of the keys come with backlight.

Features:

• COMPACT DESIGN
  creates optimum gamespace
• MODE SWITCH BUTTON
  for switching between Num Pad function and Gaming Mode
• 3 PROGRAMMABLE THUMBSTER KEYS
  easy to reach with your thumb
• 2 ADDITIONAL MACRO KEYS
  for individual keyboard commands
• MACRO MANAGER
  create complex command sequences
• ANTI-GHOSTING CAPABILITY
  for simultaneous keystrokes
• MEDIUM-HEIGHT KEYS
  with an optimum keystroke response and perfect pressure point
• HIGH DURABILITY
  with robust metal base
• 6 ILLUMINATED STATUS KEYS
  directional keys, mode switch button and Caps Lock key
• KEY DEACTIVATION
  for disabling Windows, Menu, Caps Lock and Tab keys
• ULTRA EFFECTIVE NON-SLIP BASE
  with special lock-on keyboard feet for a comfortable gaming height

 

Bundle

 

 

The bundle includes the installation guide, driver cd, Roccat flyer and an ad of Divinity 2 RPG-game. A bit strangely the Arvo doesn't come with a wrist rest of any kind. That said, the design is very low and even though I'm used to having the wrist rest attached to my previous keyboards, it didn't take long to get used to typing without one.

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