Our Verdict

The Centauri 80 is not the keyboard you buy if you just need something to game on. It's instead a centrepiece to a desk that will draw almost as many eyes as it draws bills from your wallet. As such, I would find it hard to recommend to anyone but the most ardent space fans.

For

Gorgeous aesthetic

Strong build and feel

OLED screen looks neat

Against

Comparable specs available for less

Keys hard to make out in the dark

OLED screen inflates the price

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I've never quite understood car people, but the closest I think I've come is my love of gaming keyboards. The first time I took the MelGeek Centauri 80 out of its shuttle packaging, I felt myself exclaim and didn't even realise I'd done it.…