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Hope Corrigan

FOUND: Cherry mx 8 2 tkl wireless xaga review - What They Never Told You

The Cherry MX 8.2 Wireless Xaga gaming keyboard sits on a large mouse mat depicting a nebula. This visual motif ties into the shooting star design on the keyboard's space bar. The keyboard's RGB lights are on, but the design on the space bar is opaque, so the RGB lights only shine through the frosted sides of the keyboard's alphanumeric keycaps.

When it comes to PC gaming peripherals, I don't think many cause more arguments than keyboards—especially mechanical ones. These pressure input devices come in a huge variety of options depending on your preference, catering to things like size, feel, and of course look. Cherry is a well known name in the space, famous for delivering some of the best switches in the business. In the Cherry MX 8.2 TKL Wireless XAGA, the company's latest efforts are paired with a sleek ergonomic 80% form factor with tons of versatility.

The Cherry MX 8.2 TKL Wireless XAGA is a flashy little 80% unit straight out of the box with its solid yet light aluminium base. This version sports the double-shot PBT+PC keycaps with Cherry's new MX2A brown switches. There's a small power switch, connection light indicators, and USB-C ports easily accessible along the top of the board's back, while the underside houses clip out feet, serial numbers, a pin-hole recessed reset button, and plenty of rubber pads to keep it all stable. There's not much bezel to speak of, which keeps this board nice and slim without wasting any deskspace.

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