OCZ Alchemy Elixir Gaming Keyboard Review

Packaging and Accessories

While the packaging for the Elixir is certainly on the spartan side for most peripheral items, it is in fact on the high end for lowly keyboards. As you can see the it comes in a slim yet long cardboard box with classic OCZ themes. On the front you have a nice and near life size picture of the box and the back you have another picture of the keyboard with the various functions and extras highlighted and explained. All in all this makes for a very nice box which should help even the most novice of buyers decided whether this keyboard is right for them.


When you open the box up you are greeted to a very low key, low protection packaging scheme. Actually, calling this is a “protection scheme” is aggrandizing it just a wee bit. In reality the keyboard is in a plastic bag and there are some additional cardboard cutouts which secure the keyboard in place (and keep it from slopping around in the box) while at the same time providing some additional protection to the accessories which come with this unit.


Speaking of accessories, and in typical OCZ fashion, the list of what you get is surprisingly full considering the price range of this keyboard. As expected you get a software CD for the macro keys but you also get replacement W,A,S,D keys, arrow keys, shift keys and even a replacement space bar! This was definately a nice touch and really highlights OCZ’s commitment to not only their products but their customer's satisfaction. They may not cost much but they really do explain why OCZ is consider a industry leader and not a follower.