as always, based on a selection of Cherry MX switches, this round fewer choices as you get to choose from red or the new Speed switches, all RGB backlit of course. Its ease of use, adjustable RGB lighting, and responsive mechanical switch technology make it a popular choice among gamers and typists alike. This update adds several new tests addressing Hardware Customization, Macro Keys And Programming, and Wireless Mobile Compatibility.

The Corsair-exclusive Cherry MX Red Low Profile switches are unique in the market, quiet for a mechanical keyboard, and a real pleasure to type on. The typing quality with the Cherry MX Brown switches we reviewed is great, but you can get the switches you prefer. The keyboard has onboard memory for up to three profiles, and you can save as many profiles as you like in the software. Other design missteps include the unnecessarily widened cyber-font used on the keys, which does little but take down the class a notch, and the rather small feet which make next to no difference to the keyboard's angle, but do make it slide around a little more than when the full footprint of the silicon pads underneath are in contact with your desk. Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) keycaps such as the ones found on the Cooler Master MasterKeys L PBT are stiffer, harder, and has better color retention, but the ones found on the Corsair K70 RGB MK.

Every key, except for the 'Profile Switching' and the 'RGB Brightness' keys are macro programmable through the iCUE software, and the Windows Lock Key can be reprogrammed to a few different functions.

In her spare time she dabbles in bicycle maintenance, creative writing, playing board games, and emulating old PC titles for modern machines. See low profile means a shorter switch/keycap, not only offers that slightly improved and faster keystrokes, but for regular keyboard usage and typing a lot of stuff (as I do at this moment) it's just a bit more comfortable on the fingers.

The cheapest is the membrane keyboard, which is the easiest to make, but also has poor typing feel and response due to squishy keys. Going back to the multimedia keys, you can see that the design is more consistent with the rest of the keys on the board.

The entire frame is tethered to your desktop via a generous length of braided cable, terminating with two USB-A inputs for the keyboard and providing power to the K70 MK. When we bring about the question of whether gold plated connectors are actually useful or not, let us just say if it was the actual pins, then possibly -- since gold offers better conductivity than other metals.They also look very similar, except that the K70's entire top plate is aluminum while the STRAFE has an aluminum strip only at the top. Some people are going to take advantage of this high level of customization and some are going to be happy with the variety of onboard pre-installed effects. So, I had to reinstall iCue and was pretty disappointed that I could not find any option to create a login that would save all of my settings to a centralized user profile. The new Speed Silver switches offer an increased level of speed and responsiveness and incorporate a slight tactile bump compared with other switches.