I've been waiting for this gaming keyboard deal ever since I first pulled the Corsair Galleon 100 SD out the box and clocked its $349.99 MSRP. This is a seriously fun deck to have on the desk, but its price point always slightly got in the way. Yes, it's the best gaming keyboard for those after a full-size format, but at full price, you still need to sit in a niche use case to make the most of it.
You're looking at a TKL layout with a 12-button Stream Deck integrated where you'd expect a num-pad to be. That's a massive amount of customization potential, especially with the four-panelled screen and two control dials. You're essentially getting the functionality of the Stream Deck Plus (minus two dials and plus four buttons) baked into the price here. When that price is $299.99, things get a little more interesting.
This record-breaking discount comes as part of Best Buy's 4th of July sales - surprising, considering the Galleon 100 SD was still stuck at full price during last week's Prime Day offers. Still, I'll take that first discount whenever it comes - especially if it makes one of my favorite gaming keyboards easier to get hold of.
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I've had this model front and centre on my desk whenever I've not been testing a new gaming keyboard. You can even forget its obvious streaming benefits; I use those extra keys for everyday productivity, Spotify controls, and a particularly in-depth Planet Coaster 2 control suite.
Whether or not it will be right for you depends on how your setup already looks, though. If you're already sorted for a Stream Deck, there's little point in paying over the odds for an integrated model. It's nice to have it right there, but considering you can pick up one of the best Hall effect keyboards for about this price, there's more flexibility elsewhere.
Anyone on the hunt for both a keyboard and a Stream Deck, however, needs to listen up. The Galleon 100 SD scored four stars in my review, dropping the final star largely because that value doesn't quite stack up so easily. A couple of months ago, I dug a little further into the math.
The Stream Deck Neo is one of the brand's more value-packed mid-range options. At $99.99, it can easily sit next to a cheaper gaming keyboard and give you the same kind of control opportunities as the Corsair Galleon 100 SD for far less cash. With today's discount applied, you've still got $200 to spend on a mechanical TKL keyboard or a magnetic option. That's not insignificant.
Splitting the design has its own benefits; being able to position the Stream Deck exactly where I wanted was nicer than sometimes having to take my mouse hand away, and the flexibility to introduce a magnetic keyboard instead is going to benefit more competitive players.
You're still not getting the full control panel at your disposal, though, and day-to-day shortcuts are far more comfortable (and I was hitting them more reliably) when positioned along a flat interface rather than the Neo's stand.
Ultimately, today's discount tips the scales in the Galleon's favor a little, but there are still cheaper ways to achieve your command centre setup. If you're more interested in quickly and easily hitting all your macros while still upgrading your keyboard to a solid mechanical offering at the same time, though, it's well worth investigating.
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