Tesoro Lobera Supreme G5NFL Full-Color Illumination Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

Competitive gaming has never seen such hotter times as what it is enjoying right now, and that thirst excellence is what drives many a gamer to pursue only the most specialized of equipments. This is never more true than in the highly competitive PC gaming scene where gamers have a multitude of options for their gaming needs. From the components right down to the keyboard, there is a ton of companies vying to be the gamer’s choice. In this series of review, we’ll be having a slew of gaming peripherals from different brands and we’ll see how each stack up.

For this review, we start off with the new flagship from Tesoro: the GF5NL Lobera Supreme. Cherry Corporation and Corsair basically summed-up your choices of RGB keys to Corsair products. Armed with RGB Kailh keys, we get down and dirty with the Lobera Supreme and our first dive in Tesoro Tec’s product line-up. Be warned, this review contains a lot of images!

Tesoro Technology USA Inc, is a company that is made up of PC gaming enthusiasts with the objective of designing unique products specially catered to the gamers. They’re goal is to create PC gaming products with designs that increases and enhances the performance of PC gamers. If you haven’t heard about TESORO, they are actually a relatively young company that was established in 2011 that aims to strive for the best and continuously evaluate their performance against the very best of the best. Well the phrase “best of the best” will definitely vary on each individuals opinion. In my opinion, TESORO is actually making a good name in terms of PC peripherals for themselves in the world market. To prove that, TESORO got a sponsorship agreement with Infused, UK’s top and one of the world top eSport organizations.

Tesoro could not exist without the gaming community who inspire us to excel in the design and production of our award winning gear. As a gamers company, we will continues to expand into new horizons and push the limits further with each product unveiling. -TESORO

SWORD OF BRAVERY

Lobera: “wolfslayer” is the sword which symbolized power used by Saint Ferdinand III. It has become one of the most famous swords in the history.

OVERVIEW

Combat design with full colors illumination effect makes LOBERA even powerful and energetic. Full USB N-Key rollpver function provides no limit simultaneous key presses under its USB connection. Mechanical key design creates solid tactile feel and rapid response for extreme gamers. High speed USB 2.0 hub with audio jacks offers easy connection for user’s favourite portable peripherals. 5 profiles, up to 300 macro keys can be defined by the user. Tesoro LOBERA is the ultimate choice for gamers.

FEATURES

Switchable USB 6 N-Key / Full N-Key Rollover.

Mechanical keycap.

Gaming grade 10 million key actuations.

Instant 5 profiles shift keys.

3 thumb keys for instant macro launch

One touch / Game mode button for fast switching.

One touch / instant record button for macro live.

4 levels full color illumination / dimming.

User friendly UI for easy function setup

Full keys programmable.

5 profiles.

300 macro keys.

2000 macro key presses per profile available.

CDC-IN jack (5V 2.5A) for additional power supply (not included).

Anti-slip design rubberized bottom stand.

Compatible with Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Switch type: Mechanical key switch

Switch mount: Silver alloy

Responsiveness: 2mm (4mm to bottom)

Cable length: 1.8m (braided & shielded)

Laser etched keycaps + UV coating

Audio & Microphone Jack

DC-IN Jack (5V,2.5A) (+ / -)

USB 2.0 Hub * 2

Media function buttons

1000Hz Ultra-Polling Rate

Key Switch Information:

Switch Type:Red/Blue/Black/Brown

Operation Force:50g +/- 10g

Pretravel:2.0mm +/- 0.6mm

Total Travel:4.0mm

FAQ:

8.9 Rating

1. I’m using windows 8.1, is it compatible?

Yes. Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit was the OS used for this review.