PAX Prime 2011 Prepares for Rosewill Mechanical Keyboard

Peripherals might not make the news as often as new device types and the standard components that gamers seek (video, memory, CPU), but products like Rosewill's upcoming mechanical keyboard still stand out from time to time.

The market for peripherals is always getting new blood, so to speak, even if most of the newest additions to it usually pass under the radar for some reason or another.

Of course, with news about HP breaking apart and Samsung's products getting banned left and right, this is not so surprising.

There is even talk of a mid to low-end video controller that has more memory than one would expect to find on a high-end product.

Nonetheless, with the PX Prime 2011 show approaching (it will take place between August 26 and August 28), keyboards and mice are getting some time in the limelight as well.

One of the most recent ones to fall under the gaze of prospective buyers and agents of the press is the Rosewill RK-9000 keyboard series.

Users may or may not be surprised to learn that they are aimed at gamers and, thus, have more than the standard set of features.

As is often the case with devices that have yet to debut, the pricing details have not been made available.

Still, at least prospective buyers know what to look forward to, that being keys with Cherry MX switches, whose sole purpose is to transmit tactile feedback.

High response is assured, as is a life cycle of 50 million and the use of gold-plated USB and PS/2 ports, plus four color options (blue, brown, black and red).

All products described in the report have metal inner cases and three-year warranties. What remains is to see just how long customers need wait before stores, online or otherwise, begin to send them out.