Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - USB Passthrough & Media Controls - Linear & Quiet - Cherry MX Red - RGB LED Backlit (CH-9109010-NA)

I’ve had this keyboard for about 3 1/2 months now. Thoughts and review below: Feel: It feels and looks extremely durable. It’s quite heavy due to the material it’s made out of which is great in my opinion. Typing on this is loud but it feels really good. Haven’t tried the wrist rest yet but I’ve heard good things however I’m not counting this as I haven’t tested it yet. Look: As I said above it looks high grade and very durable which it has been so far. The lights are bright and there’s plenty of customization. Whichever mode or custom mode you go with, the LEDs are bright and look fantastic. Software/customization: I honestly like Icue a lot. Any of the software used by these major companies (razer/Corsair/hyperx) may be or seem confusing at first but if you spend some time in the program it’s easy to figure out. Within the first few hours I was able to create custom profiles and save profiles to my keyboard which I can activate anytime even with icue closed (keyboard has a specific key dedicated to this). There’s so many options and things you can do with the lighting it’s crazy. From using any of the premade modes to making your own custom profiles to downloading other community profiles there’s so many things you can do. Software was easy to navigate and figure out. If you feel overwhelmed just sit back and watch some guides, there’s plenty on YouTube. Complaints: - Don’t have many, only minor complaint I have is the space bar. It’s louder than any of the other keys and feels a bit looser too. It doesn’t feel like it’s cheaply made at all, it’s just very loud and feels a bit high compared to other keys as in there’s a lot of space between the bottom of the key and the top. - One thing I’m worried about for the future is the keycap injections. I haven’t had any of my keys lose their font at all but im fairly certain the injections are ABS so I’m waiting to see what happens. This isn’t a complaint yet but we’ll see later on. Overall I’m extremely happy so far. Will update later down the road but definitely feels like a great purchase. It goes on sale frequently from $159 to $129 but it feels worth it at either price point. I’ve heard extremely negative things about razer overall and I’ve had my own bad experiences so it was either Corsair, redragon or Logitech and I’m glad I went with Corsair. Redragon is still on the table if anything happens but as I said so far so good. Edit: I’ve had this keyboard for over a year now. No issues, software is user friendly and took no time to get used to. It’s fast and works well. No issues with the keyboard at all, keycap injections are still perfecr. Lights are still perfect. Overall amazing keyboard.

Been using the Corsair K70 for about a month now and here are my thoughts: 1. The quality of the keyboard is absolutely top notch. The solid metal construction, the wrist rest, the packaging, the RGB lighting. All amazing. I could easily see this keyboard lasting me the rest of my life. 2. I am not an expert on mechanical keys and frankly it had been so long since I had used one I didn't really even care. I almost saved the money and just bought Corsair's regular keyboard (non mechanical). However, after a month of using this I am glad I didn't. It actually took me some time to get used to the mechanical switches but now that I am, I love them. They make everything more enjoyable (typing and gaming) and certainly allow me to type faster. There is no doubt about it, they are superior. 3. The roller in the upper right hand corner of this keyboard is main volume control, as you probably guessed. Let me tell you: its freakin awesome, just brilliant. I use it constantly. I don't think I can ever go back to having volume keys/ buttons. 4. This keyboard includes two additional sets of "gaming" keys. Basically the A,S,D,Q,W and E keys but they are shaped differently and have a different texture so you can locate them more easily during gaming. I am not using them but it is a nice touch by Corsair. Someday I might throw them on just to try them. 5. Now the RGB: I have to say it is growing on me. I did not buy this for the RGB and even now I still have it set on just a solid red glow, which is what its been on since I got it. But I have also played Far Cry 5 and now the new Far Cry (New Dawn) with it and the native support in those two games is pretty awesome. Particularly New Dawn. The profile for that game is very nice and actually does add a level of interaction that you wouldn't expect. I have only played New Dawn for a total of about an hour so far and have already seen this keyboard do a bunch of cool stuff in game. For example, when you beat a mission, you get something like fireworks on the keyboard. When it is night in the game, the keyboard RGB is more subdued. The list goes on, the RBG lighting changes depending on what is happening in game and it really is cool, even to me. I also have a Corsair Pro series water cooler and gaming mouse but the RBG lighting on those just isn't nearly as intricate as this keyboard. I am now considering downloading some more profiles , or perhaps making one myself. Don't hesitate to buy this keyboard, you won't be disappointed with any aspect of it. And certainly if you are an RGB fan, you are sure to love it.

I have used a few different Mechanical Keyboards, and this has been my favorite so far. I liked it so much, I bought a second one for work. In this model, I have the Cherry MX Red and the Cherry MX Silent. The Red is slightly louder than the Silent. But the travel and feel are the same. As a programmer, I use daily the play/pause button to control music. The volume knob works nicely on Windows and Mac. If you are using the volume knob for monitor speakers on a Mac, there is an application you can install to give you better resolution on the volume knob. But for all other speaker outputs, amps, and headphone outputs, the volume knob works perfect. The brightness of the keyboard is nice and configurable on the keyboard. The keys are easily removable to replace with other keys. I use the Silent at work. The textured keys are nice for gaming. The keyboard does require two USB A ports in your computers. Every couple of months I need to disconnect both USB cables to reboot the keyboard. It is not often and it is quick to fix. The next model up includes configurable keys, basically acting like an Elgato Streamdeck on your keyboard. I felt it was not necessary and stuck with this model. The keyboard armrest is nice. I use it every day. It is removable if you do not prefer it. I use this keyboard daily for work as a programmer and also gaming at night. I like the same of the keyboard. It is a full-size keyboard with a number pad. I have tried the smaller keyboards but found them to small and miss the number pad. The RGB colors are configurable. They can also be turned off. You can also have the lights on with the computer off if you just want the ambiance. There are dedicated keys on the keyboard to change the colors.

Pros: -Software's great and easy to use for macros / adjusting rgb. -You can save the per key rgb settings to the keyboard itself, and simple effects works without the iCue software running. -Build quality is good, the aluminium frame is solid and looks nice. -Volume roller and multimedia keys are super useful. Cons: -It's LOUD. In addition to the CLACK you get from bottoming out, you get a PING that rings for half a second as the key bounces back up. -Non standard bottom row. The keyboard has a different key spacing for the bottom row from other keyboards, which means the keycaps will not be compatible with standard replacement sets. In addition, any keycap sets you customize for this will not be usable on other keyboards that you might be replacing with in the future.

high quality keyboard with some nice features, one issue would be that sometimes my CTRL key sticks

nice

Muy cómodo para utilizar durante mucho tiempo A mi gusto, un sonido excelente: Podría describirlo como muy “Tappy” ya que suena mucho más la tecla como tal que el switch mecánico, lo cual es de mi agrado Siendo la version Low-Profile las teclas requieren una pulsación mínima, lo que si bien es cierto que durante los primeros días quizá presiones teclas solo por poner los dedos encima, me he acostumbrado y me gusta Las luces son increíbles, son muy brillantes y completamente configurables, incluído el logo. La app por otro lado (iCue) no es lo mejor del mundo, de vez en cuando debo volver a abrirla si estoy utilizando algun perfil que no este guardado en la memoria del teclado El acabado es de buena calidad y tiene un peso adecuado que denota una buena calidad, el reposa muñecas por otro lado es de plástico y aunque no es lo mejor cumple su funcion de ser necesario

Delivery: Okay, they put a stamp of the keyboard box and shipped it without any extra packaging. The keys were all over the place. Lucky nothing was damaged. Keys: They are my first Cherry MX Reds. They live upto my expectations except the ones which have stabilizers on them, especially Spacebar. It is too rattley. I silenced it using a plastic as cushion underneath the stabilizers. It made a huge difference. Infact, I added cushions to rest of the keys too. Two of them, ENTER & RSHIFT, are still noisy but at specific corners not the whole key. Corsair had been notorious with their stabilizers though. So I knew about this when I bought. Overall, the typing experience is amazing. I am definitely feeling the difference coming from macbook's butterfly keys. The keys are smooth. At first, I used to bottom out the keys, pressing it hard and it hurt my finger tips a little. Took me while to adjust to the 45g force and 2mm actuation point with no click as feedback as was in my Blue Switches keyboard. I had a couple of other keyboards is mind, Razer's Blackwidow v2 and Hyper Alloy Ellite. Rejected Razer, for their custom swiches as I decided to have Cherry Switches. Rejected HyperAlloy over looks (though the stabilizers are better on it) and I got a great deal over this on sale. The extra control buttons for media are awesome. They are membrane type and not as smooth as Cherry keys, a little too stiff. RGB on this are phenomenal. Though I rarely keep them on and use boring profiles just as backlit lighting. I think I am not doing them justice. iCue software is terrible. It is not user friendly at all. There is a good learning curve to it not as straight forward. Although, it provides more granular configuration for lighting. You can have 4 profile on the keyboard's memory and can update them from profiles you create. Or, you can load profile from iCue without onboarding or saving but you need to have the iCue window running. Overall the keyboard itself for typing is a solid 5. For lighting I would give it a 5. It looks stunning. There are some issues but not that big. Loving it so far.