Cherry MX Board 6.0 Mechanical Keyboard Review

A Closer Look

The keyboard comes hard-wired with a good quality black braided cable, fitted with a gold-plated USB cable. The keyboard is plug-and-play too, so just hook it up and you’re good to go!

The first thing you’ll notice about this keyboard is the build quality, with a cast aluminium frame that looks and feels absolutely stunning. The keyboard is quite heavy, but that’s not uncommon for a mechanical keyboard, and the durability is simply unmatched, there’s no freaking way this thing is going to rattle, bend or break anytime soon; it may be the strongest keyboard we’ve ever seen.

There’s very little branding, just a stylish Cherry logo on the front edge of that lovely textured aluminum chassis.

The key caps are exceptionally good quality, with a really nice tactile feel to them thanks to their coating and the large and clear lettering looks great now, but should also allow plenty of light to shine through from the built-in LED lighting.

All the usual functions are here and accounted for, but you’ll also find the F-keys have secondary functions, allowing you to control you multimedia volumes and the built-in lighting engine.

The keys feel every bit as good as you would expect, if you’ve ever used a Cherry MX switch, you know what you’re getting. However, those premium grade key caps and the heavy-duty chassis of the keyboard only help to push the typing response to the next level.

The MX Board 6.0 we have for testing is equipped with MX Reds.

A full-size number pad here, as well as some very welcome dedicated multimedia controls in the top right; all fully mechanical too of course.

There’s a nice custom shape to the chassis around the arrow keys too, it doesn’t really change the performance, but it’s a nice aesthetic touch regardless.

As you can see, the keys have been given a nice ergonomic angle, and despite the heavy-duty build quality it’s quite slim too, giving a fairly flat profile from front to back.

Around the back, you’ll the cable passes under the keyboard.

Here you’ll find the cable connector, as well as firm rubber grips, and a cable routing channel.

The kickstands may look small but they’re very strong, and with a heavier keyboard, that’s certainly no bad thing.

At the bottom edge, you’ll find two powerful magnets for snapping the wrist rest into place.

Equipped with orange and some blue LED lights, the MX Board 6.0 looks even more gorgeous when it is powered up, but for me, the real star is the wrist rest. Just as with the rest of the keyboard, the rest may be one of the best we’ve seen. It’s durable, it’s a good size, it’s very nicely made and the grip coating has a nice premium feel to it. Of course, using it is completely optional, but we prefer the 6.0 with it installed.

Even in a bright room the keys stand out very well, and there’s a few controls on the keyboard to allow you to tweak the overall brightness to suit your preferences.

The lighting has a nice under glow to it as well, which only adds to the overall aesthetics. Looks aside, when it comes to working and gaming, this is as good as it gets. The switches are fast and light, the response rate is super quick and you really can’t fault anything here.