Aorus Thunder K7 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

A Closer Look at the Aorus Thunder K7

One of the first thing that is noticeable about the Thunder K7 is the weight. The keyboard has some heft to it. Without the ten-key macro keypad attached, the Thunder K7 is very similar in size to other ten-key less keyboards on the market.

From the side profile, a gentle curve from top to bottom can be seen. This ergonomic feature helps with fatigue. On each side of the keyboard there are four gold pins surrounded by a unique style. This connection is used to attach the ten-key keypad to the keyboard which can be attached to either side. The ten-key keypad is held in place by magnets.

There are two scroll type wheels at the top right of the keyboard. These control the lighting for the keyboard and the volume for the PC system. Each wheel can be pressed down. Press on the lighting wheel  to turn the lighting on or off on the keyboard. Press down on the volume wheel to mute the volume.

When the Thunder K7 is flipped over, you can see there is a lack of cable management. This is not too much of an issue because of where the cable exits the body of the keyboard. Instead of being directly in the center, the cable is offset to one side. Two flip out feet are located on the bottom near the back of the keyboard. The feet are capable of raising the back of the keyboard about 3/4 of an inch.

The cable for the keyboard is 2.0m (6 feet) in lenth and is braided. The cable wrap is attached to the cable for tidying up the unruly cables or for transport.

The modular ten-key macro keypad can serve two purposed. First, it can function as a traditional ten-key keypad. However, take note of the keys. The keys on the on the keypad a slightly different due to the G keys in the top row. The enter key is the second from the right on the bottom row instead of being the right most key on the bottom two rows. All the keys can be programmed via the Aorus Macro Engine Software.

The same gentle curve as seen on the keyboard is also seen here. Again, four pins are placed toward the back of the keyboard.

A single flip up foot is featured on the bottom of the keypad. This keeps the keypad in line with the keyboard when attached.

A single scroll wheel sits atop the ten-key macro keypad. In a similar fashion to the keyboard, the wheel controls the lighting for the keypad only. Press down on the wheel to shut the lighting on the keypad off.

Also included with the Thunder K7 is a USB 2.0 cable that attaches to the connection point to the keypad so that it can be used separately and unattached to the keyboard.

The keypad can be attached to each side of the keyboard. I have to admit, when I used the ten-key macro pad on the left, it felt completely alien and strange.