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We have collected 2 reviews of the Cherry Strait. Experts rate Cherry Strait 6.5/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Cherry Strait and Cherry Keyboards.
Review: The JK-0300 keyboard from Cherry offers Apple-like style for Windows users but falls a little short in built quality.There is no denying that Apple has had a major influence on design these past couple of years. Samsung, Sony and other CE manufacturers have all tried to emulate Apple in some flattering form or another. But what if you don’t own (or want) an Apple computer and would prefer to have a Windows-based system that is clean and minimalistic all the same? Well you will need to piece one together yourself, and that’s where another fruit company comes into play. Cherry, a little known company on the CE front has been around for more than 40 years, and their JK-0300 Strait keyboard is just what you need to get your system looking as sleek and stylish as anything Apple might produce.The JK-0300 Strait caught our eye in a magazine and we instantly had to get our hands on one. Once the JK-0300 showed up on our doorstep, we quickly tore it from its packaging to get a closer look, but were disappointed to discover that the aluminum Apple uses that we expected, had been replaced with solid plastic painted silver instead.
When you first set eyes on the Cherry Strait you would be forgiven for wondering 'why does that Apple keyboard have a Windows button?' Here, however there are no Apples in sight, as this keyboard is 100% Cherry! It's clearly designed for users who like Apple's sleek, sophisticated products, but who have a PC rather than a Mac, not to mention the kind of budget that generally goes with it. In fact, this Cherry keyboard is around 20% cheaper than the original Apple model. Everything about the Strait resembles the Apple keyboard. It has the same square, white keys and grey aluminium base. On closer inspection, however, the genuine aluminium used in the Apple model is metal-effect plastic in the Cherry. The Strait also has more excess casing to the left and right of the keys and it's more bulky on the whole. The Cherry's keys don't have rounded off edges like the Apple keyboard and its keys feel grainy to the touch while Apple's are smooth. Finally both keyboards have very, very short keystrokes, but typing is less clunky with the Apple as impact from the keys is better absorbed.
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Cherry STRAIT Keyboard - Cable - Silver, White - USB - English (US) | $52.24 | See it |
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Cherry Jk0300eu Strait Corded Keyboard Usb Corded | $66.36 | See it |