Ok I don’t know the Trust’s working environment, but one thing is sure the GXT 881 Odyss is the daughter of an unconditional love for the good old days (the 90s), and a look to the future that never fails to surprise, for the technical results achieved.
GXT 881 Odyss: presentation
I LOVE the simplicity of the packaging with that tip of excess colors, in typical 1991 style, I would have personally eliminated completely the presence of black, for a classy off-white touch, but as I have already mentioned, the look to the future is part of its appeal, without forgetting the origin of its design, the very first two-color Multi-media keyboards, in this case the second color can be customized by the LED lights of the backlight.
GXT 881 Odyss: data and performance
Here the matter becomes extremely interesting, first of all the GXT 881 Odyss is an excellent technical compromise, it is in fact semi-mechanical, i.e. the individual keys are not independent as in the mechanics, but in this case Trust has implemented the anti ghosting in menbrana, practically canceling the only defect of the dependent keys, and that is the possibility of a double click with the adjacent keys.
Although it is true that it is good to specify, the lag of the individual keys is slightly higher than keyboards with independent keys. The range of input lag that I was able to record falls between a minimum of 18ms to a maximum of 37ms, which is very respectable for a hybrid keyboard, but it doesn’t stop there.
It is immediately evident for the GXT 881 Odyss, that in order to remain in a budget price range, certain precautions on the materials were due, but here comes the beauty, I am not able to objectively explain why the comfort and the feeling of the keys, is incredibly of a level certainly higher than the observable one. Let me explain or at least try, the groove of the frets is incredibly almost perfect, and the response of the individual frets it’s even better than some mechanics that I have owned and used for a long time.
Then there are some design subtleties that go beyond the present, for example one of the things that struck me most is the distance between the keys, which at first glance is almost excessively too long, but in typing and in game, it reveals itself extremely functional and very comfortable, or even the delicious click sound, truly never, ever annoying, and decidedly “lighter” than the mechanical counterparts.
The 90s multimedia gropes are the flower of the day, together with the very useful Fn shortcuts, but there is one thing that I can actually define a signature of the GXT 881 Odyss, the shortcut block of the windows key. An existential cross in game, just two millimeters from the z and shift key, a full-blown damage, which Trust has seen fit to seal with the function key, to avoid slipping on it in the middle of an action. Much appreciated Trust, I say with my heart.
Finally, the weight and stability are, as in any multimedia keyboard of the past, extremely balanced. In fact it will be practically impossible for surfing to occur, even in the most excited gaming sessions, and believe me I tried to force my hand, even taking advantage of the normal slight instability of the use of the riser feet, and it is a truly remarkable result, especially for a budget keyboard.
GXT 881 Odyss: customization
One thing that really upsets my nerves is the forced installation of software for controlling the LEDs of the individual peripherals, software that I use yes and no once a year, but which occupy in some cases (I do not want to mention names even if I bite my tongue) 680mb, an illogical and exorbitant thing. Well the GXT 881 Odyss has no software as well the led customization choices are Fn hotkeys, which allow the selection from a wide range of fixed colors, multicolors and animations, or you can simply turn off the backlight completely.
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