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CHERRY Stream 3.0 Low-Profile Keyboard Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2016-10-22

Stream 3.0 keyboard from CHERRY does come with an effective low-excursion SX switch design, which allows very fast typing, while keeping the noise levels to a minimum. It does come with a full numeric pad, recommending it for office use (Excel or different other calculation programs) and the included six multimedia keys can be accessed without installing extra software. In order to keep the production costs low, we are not getting custom LED illumination or and USB hub for connecting other low-powered devices.

Packaging, A Closer Look Part I

We will continue our journey reviewing affordable CHERRY peripherals with the next product: Stream 3.0; this is a low profile keyboard which does use Cherry SX switches (2.5mm travel), and also sports some multimedia keys which sport membranes. These SX switches are using scissor technology, while the low construction height makes the Stream 3.0 feel like a regular laptop keyboard. The product is shipped inside a slim cardboard enclosure, showing the product as having a German layout (while the actual sample does sport an ANSI layout):

On the bottom area of the box, we will be able to spot the main product features, a list of package contents but also the system requirements:

After unsealing the box and lifting the top cover, we will get to see the keyboard, which is also wrapped inside a transparent plastic bag:

A keyboard manual is also in order:

Stream 3.0 comes with a pretty standard design, the exception being the multimedia keys which are placed on top:

The keyboard keys do also feature a specific texture, while the inscriptions are laser-etched; the Stream 3.0 was designed to be spill resistant, something we cannot say about many other products from the same category out there:

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