HyperX’s standout, budget mechanical keyboard, the Alloy Origins, is now ready for the esports spotlight. The Alloy Origins 60, a 60 percent smaller riff on the 2019 model, brings the original's strengths to a compact body. Though only slightly less expensive than the full-size version, and featuring the company's proprietary Red linear switches, the $99.99 HyperX Alloy Origins 60 manages to undercut many new and upcoming 60 percent keyboards in terms of price. Like its predecessors, the Alloy Origins 60 is simple, not basic, and a great, essentialist keyboard choice. Streamlining the Origin Launching amid a surge of 60 percent gaming keyboards seemingly aimed at competitive play and esports, the Alloy Origins 60 doesn’t reinvent the wheel. It’s a 61-key version of the 2019 HyperX Alloy Origins, featuring the same switches, materials, and feature set. To slim down to its new 1.5 by 11.63 by 4.13-inch footprint (HWD), it strips away the function row, command keys, and arrows. The s...
The HyperX Alloy Origins 60 mechanical keyboard works just as well as its larger sibling thanks to a well-designed body, balanced proprietary switches, and useful configuration software.
Proprietary HyperX switches offer balanced typing feel; Cool, alternate space bar cap; Slightly more affordable than other 60 percent gaming keyboards; PBT keycaps
Only three onboard profiles; Non-PBT alternate keycaps