Fnatic Streak (2018) vs Drop CTRL (2018)

The Fnatic miniStreak (2018) is widely considered to be a great Mechanical Keyboard at its $200 budget. The Drop CTRL (2018), however, while also a good product at this price point, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well.

The Fnatic miniStreak (2018) was loved by reviewers at Wirecutter (NYTimes), a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The Best RGB Gaming Keyboards" roundup where it was named its "Runner Up", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Returning to the Drop CTRL (2018), it managed to impress reviewers from some of the internet's most highly trusted sources, Laptop Mag and Wirecutter (NYTimes). It performed great in their hands-on roundups - it was named "Best customization in a snap" by Laptop Mag and "Other great mechanical keyboards" by Wirecutter (NYTimes). That's quite an achievement, especially coming from such high-quality sources.

We tried doing a direct Fnatic miniStreak (2018) vs. Drop CTRL (2018) review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Fnatic miniStreak (2018) most impressed the reviewers at GBAtemp, who gave it a score of 8.5, whereas the Drop CTRL (2018) did best in its Tom's Guide review - it scored 7 points.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the Fnatic miniStreak (2018) did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 8.0 out of 10, compared to the 7.4 overall average of Mechanical Keyboards in general, whereas the Drop CTRL (2018) hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.0.