At the end of the day, the decision is up to you. Perhaps the idea of switching on and off your lights or adjusting your home’s temperature without having to deal with an app or a clumsy voice assistant is a major selling point for you -- or maybe you're just in the market for a solid keyboard, and don't particularly care about the extra features. On the latter case, Das delivers as always, though it remains an expensive affair for most.
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At the end of the day, the decision is up to you. Perhaps the idea of switching on and off your lights or adjusting your home’s temperature without having to deal with an app or a clumsy voice assistant is a major selling point for you -- or maybe you're just in the market for a solid keyboard, and don't particularly care about the extra features. On the latter case, Das delivers as always, though it remains an expensive affair for most.
At $199, the Das Keyboard 4Q is a premium priced keyboard but the price is more than justified considering how well-made and ideal the keyboard is for everyday use and abuse in a serious office setting. An Editor’s Choice winner, we believe the Das Keyboard 4Q Smart RGB Keyboard to be the best productivity keyboard and highly recommend it!
The Das Keyboard 4Q carries on the mechanical-keyboard company's hardware legacy, but it's the RGB lighting, not the quirky "Q" alerts software, that will justify the price premium for most of the Das faithful.
When it comes to quality, there’s no mistaking that both the Das Keyboard 4Q and X50Q are well made, high-end keyboards. Yet, in Das Keyboard’s pursuit to stay on the top of the market, I feel like they’ve barked up a tree the rest of us have moved on from. In a time when virtually everyone has a smartphone, does anyone really want to be looking at their keyboard for the weather? Is a flashing light for incoming email better than a vibration you’ll actually feel? Competitors have even begun adding screens to their keyboards and mice. That, to me, seems like the logical next step.