GAMDIAS has announced its new HERMES M4 Hybrid sixty-five percent mechanical RGB gaming keyboard featuring black or white replaceable keycaps. The HERMES Hybrid M4 is built with a gunmetal grey aluminum finish, contoured textures keycaps, and is ergonomically angled with adjustable bracket legs for a maximum grip of the keycaps. It can be used either wirelessly or plugged in via an included detachable braided USB Type-C to A cable. Wireless options include a “lag-free” 2.4 GHz option or Bluetooth with up to three devices. The wired connection supports fast charging for the 3000mAh battery and polling rates up to 1000Hz. A fully charged battery can operate for up to 266 hours without backlighting while using the 2.4 GHz option.
GAMDIAS Certified Mechanical Gaming Switches are rated for 50 million key presses and their ARGB has 18 built-in chromatic effects with 5 brightness levels, per-key RGB lighting, function assignment, and macro sets. Keys can be programmed with up to 16.8 million colors and are adjustable with either software or hotkeys. Sixteen auxiliary keycaps are provided for further customizations.
Specifications
| Key Switch Type | Mechanical Switches |
| Switch Type | Red |
| Switch Lifecycle | 50 million |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 323 mm x 129 mm x 35 mm |
| Weight | 563G |
| Programmable Memory Size | 64KB |
| Polling Rate | Wired (1000Hz)/2.4 GHz(500 Hz)/ BT (125 Hz) |
| N-Key Rollover | N-Key Rollover |
| Windows Key Disable | Yes |
| All-Keys Lock | Yes |
| Detachable USB Cable Length | 1.6m Type-C to A |
| Programmable Keys | All except the FN key |
| Backlit RGB support | Up to 16.8 million color |
| Customizable Lighting Effects | Yes |
| Software Options | Yes |
| Connectivity Options | Wired/2.4 GHz/Bluetooth |
| Battery | 3000mAh |
Discussion (3 replies)
Join Discussion →Another 65% piece of future e waste. People collect these things now. Display them as prized posessions. I'm from.the time of beige boxes where the ultimate keyboard was one of the first Gen IBM keyboards. From a time when Amiga were cutting edge and you might know 1 or 2 people that had one... sigh... now people collect non fully functional keyboards in pretty colors and I just don't get it.
Yeah, I hate that this thing is 65%. I really like the overall design and would be strongly interested in it if it was a full-size model. I ran out of time this morning but plan on going back to the website to see if they offer something similar in full-size. It has the gimmicky stuff but could easily be configured for more utilitarian use with style, which is my angle but no way am I gonna grab any TKL or less.
I like TKL for ergonomic reasons (right-handed) as I don't need the number pad. Removing more keys than that is too much of a compromise for little gain. Most of the mini keyboards I've seen are fashion accessories for the desk.