I’ve tested nearly every variant of Turtle Beach’s Vulcan lineup of keyboards. While they’ve been good at some things, they’ve been very bad at others — and the Turtle Beach Vulcan II Max is no different. The good news is that it’s built extremely well and it offers a great typing experience. It packs a 1,000Hz polling rate and N-key rollover, both of which contribute to powerful gaming performance. Its RGB lighting is highly customizable too, and it can synchronize with other Turtle Beach products.
But the bad news is that the Vulcan II Max costs a premium which feels difficult to justify given its faults. It can’t be used wirelessly. Switch choice is very limited. The ABS keycaps tend to get shiny very quickly. These flaws are disappointing given you’d be spending upwards of $200 on it.
