The Das Keyboard Model S Professional is a mediocre mechanical keyboard. Gamers will appreciate the low pre-travel and low actuation force with the Cherry MX Brown switches on our unit. They provide a light and tactile typing experience, encouraging a faster typing speed, which office workers may also appreciate. However, if you don't like the softer feeling of the brown switches, you can also get it in Cherry MX Blues, which offer tactile and clicky feedback. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a wrist rest and has a rather high profile, which forces your wrists into an awkward angle. It also doesn't have any companion software, RGB backlighting, or macro-programmable buttons, making it a disappointing choice for programmers and gamers.
Our Verdict
The Das Keyboard Model S Professional is a disappointing keyboard for gaming. It has low pre-travel and doesn't need much force for actuation, creating a responsive gaming experience. Build quality is decent enough, but it can exhibit quite a bit of flex and feels a bit cheap. Unfortunately, the keyboard lacks a wrist rest and the high profile can cause minor wrist pain. There's no backlighting or macro-programmable keys.
- Low pre-travel.
- Little actuation force needed.
- No companion software.
- No backlighting.
- No macro-programmable keys.
The Das Keyboard Model S Professional isn't suitable for use with mobile devices as it has no Bluetooth capabilities.
The Das Keyboard Model S Professional is a decent keyboard for office use. Typing is great with the Cherry MX Brown switches on our unit, and they're quiet enough to not disturb those around you. Unfortunately, it doesn't come with a wrist rest and the high profile can cause minor wrist pain.
- Quiet switches.
- Great typing quality.
- Fully compatible with Windows.
- Adequate ergonomics.
- No companion software.
The Das Keyboard Model S Professional is a disappointing keyboard for programming. It has great typing quality due to the low pre-travel and low actuation force needed. Ergonomics are only okay, as there's no wrist rest included and its high profile can cause minor wrist pain. While it's fully compatible with Linux, there's no companion software to customize settings. Also, there's no backlighting or macro-programmable keys.
- Great typing quality.
- Fully compatible with both Linux and Windows.
- Adequate ergonomics.
- No companion software.
- No backlighting.
- No macro-programmable keys.
- No companion software.
Changelog
- Updated Oct 28, 2021: Converted to Test Bench 1.0.
- Updated Sep 28, 2020: Review published.
- Updated Aug 21, 2020: Early access published.
- Updated Aug 12, 2020: Our testers have started testing this product.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Das Keyboard Model S we tested has Cherry MX Brown switches, but it's also available with Cherry MX Blue switches. You can see the label of our unit here.
Popular Keyboard Comparisons
The Das Keyboard Model S Professional is an okay keyboard that doesn't have RGB backlighting and companion software. Unfortunately, it can cause fatigue and pain on the wrists due to the lack of a wrist rest and high profile. If you need a keyboard with better ergonomics, consider the Corsair K70 RGB MK.2, as it includes a wrist rest.
For other options, you can see our recommendations for the best gaming keyboards, the best keyboards, and the best RGB keyboards.
The Ducky One 2 is a better keyboard than the Das Keyboard Model S Professional. The Ducky has a better build quality, comes with onboard memory, and is available in a much wider range of Cherry MX switches. That said, the Das is fully compatible with Linux and has a USB passthrough.
The Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 is a better keyboard than the Das Keyboard Model S Professional. The Corsair comes with a detachable wrist rest, has full RGB backlighting, and software for customization. That said, the Das Keyboard has a Windows key lock.
The Ducky Shine 7 is a better keyboard than the Das Keyboard Model S Professional. The Ducky has a much better build quality, full RGB backlighting, and offers a better typing experience, along with being compatible with the Ducky RGB companion software. That said, the Das has USB passthrough.
The Razer BlackWidow Elite is a better keyboard than the Das Keyboard Model S Professional. The Razer has full RGB backlighting and all keys are macro-programmable. That said, the Das Keyboard is compatible with Cherry MX Brown and Blue switches, while the Razer uses proprietary switches.
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