14 DAY TRIAL // Gaming keyboards are always a bit overkill in terms of feature sets and looks, but the one that Tesoro just unveiled really puts the kill in overkill. We can definitely see why it's called Lobera Supreme.
On the surface, it looks like any high-end keyboard, with backlit keys, N-key rollover, and macro key programming. However, upon delving deeper, you will find that Tesoro really went one mile beyond what most other keyboard makers usually do.
Because instead of giving the Lobera Supreme just one or two assets and leaving the rest “mild,” it maximized everything.
Backlighting? Why settle for a normal lighting system when you can provide customers with the option to choose any one of 16.8 million colors? Also, why include a single set of LEDs when you can make each key be individually lit?
The same with key macros. Why only have 28 kb of storage, good enough for a single set of programmable keys, when you can have 512 kb and make every single key programmable? The Lobera Supreme actually has a total of 300 macro keys and 5 full sets of profiles. This leads to 2,000 macro key presses per profile.
Then there's 6 N-Key rollover, with the ability to switch to Full N-Key Rollover via firmware update. Your peripheral will never choke when you press too many keys at once.
Finally, the Lobera Supreme keyboard from Resoro has audio/mic jacks included, two USB 2.0 ports, and a DC-In jack, which is pretty much new for keyboards (good for recharging phones and the like even when the PC isn't on). The only thing you can't do is set up multiple backlight color zones.
All in all, the newcomer has far too many things for people to play with, some of which will never see full use. The macro system in particular is ludicrous, since there is little chance that any owner will have cause to store so many different game settings and key commands. Or even have the memory to remember them all.
You don't even need software to store the macros, although the associated program does have a UI that lets you do more advanced things with them.
Fortunately, going overboard did not happen at the cost of affordability, exactly. For all that it is a very versatile peripheral, the Lobera Supreme costs less than other high-end gaming keyboards, being priced is priced at $139.99 / €103 - €139.99. The mechanical switches come in Black, Blue, Brown, and Red.
