Turtle Beach has listed the Vulcan II XP full-size wired mechanical gaming keyboard on Amazon US, in three variants that differ by switch type and colour:
- ( TBK-1006-01-US ) Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP, TITAN HS Red Linear switches, Black, 840454403138
- ( TBK-1006-11-US ) Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP, TITAN HS Red Linear switches, White, 840454403220
- ( TBK-1007-01-US ) Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP, TITAN HS Brown Tactile switches, Black, 840454403312
At the time of writing, all three are listed as Coming Soon ( out of stock ). There is currently no pricing or pre-order information available for any of them.
Let’s check out the specs and features of the Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP.
Specs and Features
The headline feature across all three is the hot-swappable switch socket. It takes both 3-pin and 5-pin mechanical switches, so you can pull a switch and drop in a different one without soldering. Turtle Beach includes a keycap and switch puller in the box, along with 3 spare TITAN HS switches, so a failed switch can be replaced on day one without ordering parts.
The two switch options differ in more than just feel:
- TITAN HS Red Linear ( 5-pin ), actuating at 1.8mm with a 45g force, no tactile bump
- TITAN HS Brown Tactile ( 5-pin ), actuating at 2.0mm with the same 45g force, which Turtle Beach describes as a light tactile bump
Both are factory pre-lubed and both are rated by Turtle Beach for up to 50 million keystrokes. The linear version actuates 0.2mm earlier, so it triggers marginally sooner in the keypress.
When it comes to the typing sound, Turtle Beach has gone with factory pre-lubed stabilizers and integrated sound-dampening foam inside the case. The company’s own wording for the result is “refined typing acoustics”, which in plain terms means they are targeting less rattle and less hollow noise than an unfilled case.
For competitive play, the board polls at 1,000Hz and has full N-Key Rollover ( NKRO ) with anti-ghosting, so every key you hit registers regardless of how many are already held down. It also carries ReacTap™ SOCD, which resolves simultaneous opposing cardinal directions by prioritising whichever direction you pressed most recently, the behaviour that matters for counter-strafing. Game Mode turns ReacTap on and locks the Windows key so you do not get dropped to the desktop mid-match.
EASY-SHIFT[+]™ is Turtle Beach’s dual-function layer. Holding the modifier gives every key a second assignment, and you get key remapping and custom macros on top of that.
Build and Layout
The chassis uses the low-profile Vulcan design with floating key architecture and a brushed aluminium top plate. Enclosure materials are listed as aluminium, plastic and silicone. Turtle Beach calls the design “award-winning” throughout its own copy without ever naming the award, so treat that one as marketing rather than a specification.
It is a full-size 107-button board in a QWERTY layout, and it is ambidextrous. The feet give two height positions, flat or raised.
Dimensions and weight depend on whether you have the wrist rest attached:
- Without wrist rest: 462 x 153 x 32 mm ( 18.21 x 6.02 x 1.28 in )
- With wrist rest: 462 x 236 x 32 mm ( 18.21 x 9.30 x 1.28 in )
- Board alone: 801 g ( 28.25 oz )
- With cable: 849 g ( 29.95 oz )
- With wrist rest: 1,009 g ( 35.59 oz )
- With wrist rest and cable: 1,058 g ( 37.32 oz )
The detachable wrist rest is soft foam wrapped in vegan leatherette.
Turtle Beach says the board works with most third-party cross-shaped keycap sets. Note the “most”, so if you already own a set you want to move over, that is not a guarantee it will fit.
This board is not water resistant. Turtle Beach lists it plainly as such, so no spill rating here.
Lighting and Software
Lighting is per-key AIMO™ RGB, and it will sync across other compatible AIMO devices you own. Swarm™ II software handles lighting, key remapping, macros and the five onboard profiles, and because those profiles live on the keyboard itself, your settings travel with the board.
The board also supports Windows Dynamic Lighting, which lets you drive the lighting from Windows settings with no vendor software running in the background. One catch: Dynamic Lighting needs Windows 11. On Windows 10 you get Swarm II but not that.
Volume is handled by a dedicated knob with push-to-mute, and it doubles as a Windows Wheel control in applications that support it.
Connectivity and Requirements
This is a wired keyboard with no wireless option on any of the three variants. The cable is a detachable 1.8m ( 5.9ft ) braided USB-C to USB-A lead, with the USB-C end mounted on the left side of the board so the cord runs away from your mouse hand rather than across it. Detachable means you can pack the board flat, and replace the cable if it fails.
Note that it plugs into your PC over USB-A, not USB-C, so a machine with only USB-C ports will need an adapter. Turtle Beach lists the requirement as USB-A 2.0 or higher.
The rest of the requirements:
- Windows 10 and above for Swarm II software support
- Windows 11 for Windows Dynamic Lighting
- An internet connection to download the driver software
Turtle Beach covers the keyboard with a Limited Manufacturer warranty.
What’s in the box:
- 1 x Vulcan II XP full-size gaming keyboard
- 1 x USB-C to USB-A cable ( 1.8m braided )
- 1 x Detachable soft wrist rest
- 1 x Keycap and switch puller
- 3 x Spare TITAN HS switches
- 1 x Quick start insert
Amazon’s own listing shows a shorter box contents list ( keycap puller, USB cable, user manual ) than Turtle Beach’s, which is the one used above. Amazon listings are often thinner than the manufacturer’s packing list, so check the retail box if the spare switches are the reason you are buying.
Since all three are still sitting at Coming Soon, keep an eye on the product pages over the next few days for pricing to appear.
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