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Turtle Beach Command Series KB5 Review: A touchscreen and a numberpad in one keyboard?

The Turtle Beach Command Series KB5 is a full-size, wired, low-profile keyboard with a small, programmable touchscreen.

Turtle Beach Command Series KB5 Review: A touchscreen and a numberpad in one keyboard?

Turtle Beach has released the KB5, a wired mechanical keyboard that combines a built-in touchscreen with a numberpad, offering a unique feature not found in other keyboards such as the Corsair Galleon 100 SD or the Turtle Beach KB7. Priced at $149.99, the KB5 is significantly cheaper than its competitors, which retail for $200 and $300, respectively.

The KB5 features low-profile Titan switches, a full-color 2.4-inch touchscreen, an 8,000 Hz polling rate, and six customizable macro keys on the left side. The keyboard's silver brushed-aluminum top plate houses a metal roller bar and a 3x2 navigation cluster, along with a full function row, arrow keys, and a 10-key numberpad. The KB5 is available in black and weighs just under 2 pounds, making it slightly heavier than the Logitech G515 Lightspeed but similar to the Logitech G915.

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