Finalmouse is finally delivering its all-screen Hall effect gaming keyboard after years-long delays
Mechanical keyboards with built-in screens are nothing new — keyboards like the Gamakay TK75 v2 we reviewed previously use a small display to enable better customisation and show handy configuration information — but Finalmouse promised to kick things up a notch with the Centerpiece. The Centerpiece is a 65% gaming keyboard that also doubles as a display. In this case, the screen is positioned under the keycaps itself, and the keycaps are made from a clear polycarbonate, with part of the idea being that you can use the under-keyboard display not only for cool visuals, but also to open up utilitarian possibilities, like displaying alternative key maps and frequently used shortcuts. After a long time in what seems like R&D hell, Finalmouse has finally started shipping out the first wave of production units, according to a post on the company's X account.
Finalmouse announced the Centerpiece keyboard all the way back in 2023, but the keyboard project has since been delayed several times, with some Founders pre-orderers having waited two years since the initial pre-orders launched. The actual launch hasn't been the smoothest either, with a a number of development hiccups and production delays pushing back the eventual shipping date for the unorthodox gaming keyboard. Currently, the Finalmouse Centerpiece is sold out, but when it is eventually in stock again, it will be available for $349.
The Centerpiece keyboard features a 2K display under the clear Hall effect switches, and it uses a custom keycap design with an integrated spring with a claimed 55 gf actuation force. This highly custom solution was required in order to implement the display under the keys, but it also makes it impossible to use any other common HE switches, like the Gateron Magnetic Jade Pros (cur $56 for 70 switches on Amazon).
Finalmouse Centerpiece wave 1 case blemishes
While the Finalmouse Centerpiece promises an exceptional typing and gaming experience, with the long list of features including 0.1 mm adjustable actuation, rapid trigger, SOCD, and 8 kHz polling, there are some complaints from owners on social media platforms, like Reddit, about their keyboards arriving with blemished and what appear to be scratches in the top case. Finalmouse says that these "scratches" are nit marks from the injection moulding process and that "it completely disappears once the keyboard display is on," but there are still some who are unhappy with this explanation, especially given the somewhat premium price of the keyboard.
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