MSI's new $80 keyboard goes far beyond what other brands are offering, not just at this price, but in general.

For $2,100, you could buy over a dozen upper-quality mechanical keyboards. Alternatively, you could buy just one mechanical keyboard kit. Costing the same as a desktop computer, The Icebreaker ...

It's also available in a 7-inch configuration, which ditches the function keys to thin things out a bit ... large workspace for a fully sized keyboard, wireless or otherwise.

Although some of the first Android-powered smartphones had them and Blackberries were famous for them, physical keyboards on portable electronics like that quickly became a thing of the past.

In between a sea of graphics cards, gaming laptops, displays, and motherboards, MSI was also showcasing its latest MSI Gear ...