Kinesis Freestyle Edge (2019) vs HyperX Alloy Elite (2018)

The Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB (2019) is an exemplary product and one of the very best Ergonomic Keyboards at the $200 budget.

The HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018), however, doesn't seem to have enough data available for us to be able to draw any meaningful conclusions.

The Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB (2019) has done great in a couple of roundups conducted by highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like Wirecutter (NYTimes), Laptop Mag, Rtings, and PCmag - it earned the "Top Pick" title from Wirecutter (NYTimes), "Best outside-the-box design" from Laptop Mag, and "Best Wired Ergonomic Keyboard" from Rtings. Any product that's held in high regard by such reliable sources should be considered by anyone that's looking for a Ergonomic Keyboard at this price point.

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 PC Gamer, Tom's Guide, Techradar, Tom's Hardware, PCmag, and PCGamesN, enough for them to include them on those lists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Ergonomic Keyboards, including PCmag, preferred the Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB (2019) over the HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018).

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB (2019) was liked best by PCmag, which gave it a score of 8, while the HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018) got its highest, 8, score from Tom's Guide.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB (2019), with its 8.0 average, performed considerably better than most Ergonomic Keyboards - the mean score for the product category being 7.4 out of 10 - while the HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018) managed an average of 7.4.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB (2019) vs. HyperX Alloy Elite RGB (2018) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.