INTRODUCTION

   When the very first wireless keyboards were introduced into the market almost 2 decades ago, they suffered from three serious drawbacks, signal strength, battery life and the inability to press many keys at the same time (wireless transmission limitations). Because of these issues wireless keyboards have never been very popular with gamers and enthusiasts alike something that stands true even as i type these lines. Of course, as expected these drawbacks were gradually improved over the years and although wired models are still considered the number one choice among gamers some manufacturers have recently introduced state of the art wireless models in an effort to change that. DREVO is one such manufacturer and after testing the wired TE version of their very popular Blademaster Mechanical Keyboard today with us we have the wireless PRO version.

   Founded by a group of Gamers, Programmers and Designers, DREVO is a young brand which focuses on gaming PC components, peripherals and accessories products. With the purpose of exploring new technology, new workmanship and providing a new experience, we continuously create super cool tech products. "Game With Cool Tech" is our slogan. DREVO is working hard to provide the ultimate gaming experience for each global customer. “No added hassle, pure gaming fun” is a consensus here. DREVO is working hard to convince everyone that it is very simple to have fun with gaming. The R&D team at DREVO don’t just design products, they design experiences. Each and every detail is crafted after some well-designed research based on user requirements. Every product that comes out of our stable undergo strict quality checks to ensure that you have a smooth gaming experience.

   As we already mentioned in our review of the BladeMaster TE, DREVO raised over 435k for their BladeMaster Mechanical Keyboards by a total of 3559 backers and always according to them these are the most backed mechanical gaming keyboards on Kickstarter to date. The BladeMaster PRO model which we have here has several differences with the BladeMaster TE model including its color (space grey instead of black), detachable USB cable (charging/wired use), addition of 4000mAh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack (up to 20 hours of use with all lights on and 64 hours with all lights off), wireless connectivity (FlashLink 2.4GHz and Bluetooth v4.0) and Cherry MX RGB mechanical switches (silent red/speed silver/brown/blue/red/black). Everything else pretty much remains with the BladeMaster TE so once again we have a programmable genius knob (similar to a mouse scroll wheel), Radi RGB lighting system (360 degrees light bands with 10 modes and per-key illumination), 100% anti-ghosting, NKRO (N-Key Rollover), CLOUD storage for your profiles, 1000Hz polling rate, 16MB of onboard flash storage (for storing of up to 3 profiles), 75MHz 32-bit Cortex-M0 MCU and both MAC and Dvorak modes (via the DIP switches located at the base of the keyboard). Sounds rather impressive right?