GIGABYTE Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard vs GIGABYTE GK-THUNDER K7

Comparison of Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, GK-THUNDER K7

38 specifications	A GIGABYTE Aivia Osmium Mechanical Gaming KeyboardView product	B GIGABYTE GK-THUNDER K7View product
Keyboardidentical
Recommended usage	Gaming	Gaming
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Device interface	USB	USB
Keyboard key switch	Mechanical	Mechanical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	QWERTY	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard languageKnown for one	English	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard form factor	Full-size (100%)	Full-size (100%)
Numeric keypad	Yes	Yes
Keyboard keys operating life	50 million characters	50 million characters
Multimedia keysKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB hubKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Purpose	PC/Server	PC/Server
Key travel distanceKnown for one	4 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Actuation force	45 g	45 g
Polling rateKnown for one	1000 Hz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of programming profilesKnown for one	5	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Programmable profilesKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Certification	CE, FCC, BSMI	CE, FCC, BSMI
Keyboard key switch technologyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Cherry MX Red
Windows keysKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot keysKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Programmable hot keysKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Split keyboardKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Backlight	Yes	Yes
Backlight colour	Blue	Blue
Keyboard style	Straight	Straight
Wrist rest	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Backlight typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	LED
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Cable length	2 m	2 m
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mouseidentical
Mouse included	No	No
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Keyboard dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	454 x 257 x 45 mm	257 x 454 x 45 mm
Keyboard weight	1.5 kg	1.5 kg

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