Das Keyboard Model S (2012) vs HyperX Alloy Elite (2018)

The Das Keyboard Model S Professional (2012) was loved by reviewers at AnandTech, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Advanced Mechanical Keyboards - Best Mechanical Keyboards: Holiday 2022" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 2 out of 2", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Tom's Guide, Techradar, Tom's Hardware, PCmag, PCWorld, PCGamesN, and realgear.net, enough for them to include them on those lists.

We tried doing a direct Das Keyboard Model S Professional (2012) vs. HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (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 Das Keyboard Model S Professional (2012) most impressed the reviewers at Rtings, who gave it a score of 7.5, whereas the HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018) did best in its Tom's Guide review - it scored 8 points.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the Das Keyboard Model S Professional (2012) did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 7.5 out of 10, compared to the 7.4 overall average of Mechanical Keyboards in general, whereas the HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018) hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.3.