GAMDIAS Hermes P2 RGB Optical Mechanical Keyboard Founded in 2012, GAMDIAS is a Taiwanese-based company that produces peripherals for the PC gaming market.

Today, I am looking at the GAMDIAS Hermes P2 RGB, a full sized mechanical keyboard that offers optical mechanical switches in addition to features commonly marketed to gamers like N-Key Rollover and programmable RGB lighting. In Greek mythology, Hermes was the son of Zeus and the messenger of the Gods. GAMDIAS bases their products and marketing around Greek mythology and has a full lineup of keyboards named after Hermes, varying in feature set and price. The GAMDIAS Hermes P2 RGB is fully featured and priced at $149.99 on Amazon, positioning it as a high end enthusiast offering designed to compete with other premium optical mechanical gaming keyboards like the $139 Aorus K9 Optical and the $159 Wooting One. With optical mechanical RGB keyboards priced so closely together and offering features that appeal to gamers, the market is already becoming competitive. Still, Cherry MX RGB keyboards like the recently reviewed GSKILL KM570 RGB are available for under $100, so these new mechanical optical switch keyboards definitely aren’t on the value side of the spectrum and for now are being aimed at enthusiasts who are willing to commit to spending around $150 on a keyboard.