Corsair K70 Core review (Corsair MLX Red)
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I'm Thomas and I do videos and reviews on mechanical keyboards ranging from the most sickening modern RGB gaming keyboards to vintage hardware relics, or sometimes keycaps or keyswitches ranging from Cherry MX to Alps SKCM to IBM buckling springs and anything in between.
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The practice sentence was: "Hello my name is Thomas and I'm typing on a Corsair K70 Core right now. This feels like a horrible mutant escaping from a lab, there is so much wrong with this thing!" - Věda a technologie
this is definitely one of the keyboards ever made
I don't think I've ever seen a more keyboard than this
I agree...definitely a keyboard 😮
i have to agree on this one
This is more keyboard than I’ve ever experienced!
you missed the word worst
Wasn't entirely sure if this was going to be a rant or not but this is definitely what I needed at 5:00 AM.
xDDD
I never bothered to write a comment like this on your channel (that I can remember), but I'll do it now. Your reviews and teardowns have been excellent for introducing me to keyboards. Watching your channel for the past few years, seeing the progress keyboards and switches have made in that time, and seeing how stagnant some of these big name manufacturers insist on being has been such an eye opening experience. It's passionate people like you who keep people like me in the loop, and I appreciate it a lot.
Why, thank you! Glad you're enjoying the content ^^ .
REFUSING to tell consumers how to open their own product sounds like a video for Louis Rossmann!
these are usually not glued together. Screws and/or clips. ultimately self-serviceable, but they don't want you to do it.
There was a screw under the arrow key. Looks to me that removing keycaps, and undoing all the screws will likely liberate the plate from the base. That said, it's a ripoff.
So it's basically like the HOTAS market: smaller firms are doing good product while larger manifacturers will get basic things wrong for apparently no reason other than sheer inertia.
VKB for the win!
How did this not get a WANING intro, with this many disadvantages of this keyboard? The unreliable switch alone warrants a WANING, if it's even less reliable than the Omron B3G-S switches
A good question. I honestly found it more of a funny keyboard than an irritating one. This thing made me laugh out loud so many times - you can even hear that I can't control myself in one of the last scenes xD .
It's almost Hell March levels of WANING
This comes off as more akin to a scam than a usable peripheral, Corsair keyboards have been pretty crap for a long time but this is really their crowning achievement.
in 2017 I needed a keyboard in a hurry, and was happy enough to spend 35 or 40 quid in a corsair offering (I believe it was the only mechanical they had in store). It isn't alive any more but the price was right at that moment in the situation I was in.
You wouldn't catch me paying 100 for this K70 today though.
I have a feeling Corsair is not going to be sending you any more keyboards ever again after this.
That K70 Max better outperform this one, cause it's becoming more and more apparent Corsair doesn't know its intended audience anymore... just Hotswap Sockets and better keypads could've saved this. But nope.
Also, God bless that "HHHHHHHHHIDEOUS!" I miss it.
Can't speak for the others but the K70 Pro Mini at least advertises hot-swappable switches. Corsair are capable of doing it, much like they are with having detachable cables (even with keyboards with a pass-through USB), they just don't. They sell based on brand recognition and iconic look, rather than if it's better than the competition, and this is coming from someone with a K100.
I haven't written the script to the K70 Max yet, so take everything with a big prelim grain of salt, but it is the kind of keyboard that they should be focusing on. It makes no sense for a company that charges premium rates to stick with technology that's vastly inferior and outdated. If you want to charge top dollar, you should be offering the cutting edge. The K70 Max has that potential, the K70 Core is the exact opposite.
I didn't expect much from a basic Corsair keyboard but i find it hilarious how it manages to be worse than its predecessors in almost every way possible.
8:39 You don't. That's exactly what this big corpos want. They don't want you to repair your stuff so you have to buy a new one every time the product breaks. For me is clear as water that those are they intentions as soon as they refused to show you how to disassemble the keyboard.
Yes, naturally. It's revolting though, I hate this sort of throwaway product. Especially in keyboards, there's such a good opportunity to make a great product that people can trust in to last them a lifetime.
My Zenith from 1988 has been through some bad shit and it's STILL GOING after 35 years of loyal service. I've had to do a bit of work on it, but nothing major, and that's fine anyway. You get to use the keyboard you know and love, and can be confident it's still running years after.
A keyboard is a product you shouldn't mind to sink a bit of good money into if it's one you really like, IMO. But it has to last, that's its whole point. That's why it becomes YOUR keyboard. You can't charge a stiff premium AND make a crap product at the same time, it's just not done.
@9:04 "Your kilometrage may vary," ok definitely stealing that phrase into my repertoire :)
corsair doesn't want you to service it. they want you to come back to them and just replace it
this dude has a super chill calming voice
THANK YOU FOR POINTING OUT 100 IS NOT BUDGET!!! And unfortunately we all understand that we are buying a name, and that is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Like whatever you like. That is what this channel has taught me. Im not ashamed that I like keyboards that other reviews call junk, like OMG my daily driver is a modded BLUE switch WALMART keyboard, that i put some filler and rubber inside, i tapped the PCB and got a set of epomaker keycaps, and it a sound that is kinda close to a Model M, but that is what I like, I LOVE the blue switch, when im working it sounds like a computer room from the mid 80s. But experiment, and like what you like, and dont let any holyer than thou reviewer tell you that what you like is junk, just because they use a hippo or funky channel logo, dose not make them any better than you are. Thats why I only follow this channel. Ive had my fill of self made idiot reviewers, who would tell you anything to get that next sponsorship. Its easy tell you that whatever new switch on the market is either the best thin or worst thing, when they aren't the one having to pay anything for their supposed passion..........ok ill take my ass off my soap box. Love your channel brother!
Amen brother! Don't let anyone tell you any different! ;)
Wait, I do have to ask that how did you get MX blue clones (and esp that switch type) to sound good like that, like I thought the idea is density and community mods like the tape mod is a bad thing for clicky keyboards, I kinda wonder what it sounds like actually, certainly is unique that's for sure.
for me personally, I actually also aimed to go for a older keyboard sound but what I did was just take a Bauer Lite and throw Clickiez on it, which is far more expensive but so far sounds quite ALPS like (bauers are pretty hollow for an enthusiast keyboard design), but then again sound wise I got a close but worse result on some $20 aliexpress tester68 kit with the same Clickiez too, after removing all the dampening in the keyboard, but moved to the more expensive BL because I just wanted to be able to have muh QMK and not have the PCB die in a year like what eventually happened.
When they meant it's a budget keyboard they meant it's a cheap keyboard to manufacture.
You can get a fully aluminium keyboard with doubleshot keycaps, decent switches + hotswap and good stabilizers for less than 90$ (womier sk71)
or just a barebones full aluminium keyboard for less than 55$ (sugar65).
Even if the K70 Core was sold at 60 dollars it would still be considered a scam board, that's how bad this keyboard is.
or a nicer QMK alu custom keyboard kit for $100 known as the Neo65, or or the monsgeek m1 for $100, or the cycle 7 for the price of the old K70s, or the Keychron V for half the price, even the Bauer Lite which has had similar "it's outdated for the current market" criticisms just smashes this thing (and is great for clicky switches heh) for the price, wtf...
@@roundduckkira thx for extending the list of keyboards so people can get good boards.
Thanks for being honest about the chattering issue on this bad keyboard and also many many other metal contact switched keyboards Thomas.
That's why keyboard manufacturers "switched" to optical and magnetic switches to get rid of the chatter problem permenantly. (And they hide it under the reason that so called those optical or magnetic switches are "quicker responding" :)) Which is also misleading statement and hiding the true intent of using these more sophisticated technology switches. Which is the metal contact switches sooner or later develop chatter and there is nothing you can do about it.
The future of mechanical keyboard switches are either optical or magnetic ones. If a keyboard doesn't have either of those then at least it must have hotswappable option for user servicibility.
This keyboard is nothing but a toy now with all those chattering switches. Unusable and annoying at best. Can't change those switches easily also since they are all soldered to the PCB... the switches are not hotswappable (
People will also slowly realize that 50million-70 million-100million keypress durability count for metal contact switch reliability is clearly a lie.
They develop chatter way much early and often. And let alone chatter, they can also develop unresponsiveness. You can somehow "tame" chatter from the software side but what will you going to do when a meal contact switch develops unresponsiveness ? which is not an uncommon thing.
As you also said very nicely: Peoples' "Kilometreage" may vary :)
You're bang on. I've noticed this a long time ago; rubber dome keyboards aren't actually less reliable than most electromechanical keyboards, they tend to be quite durable in general. Mech keyboards have many weaknesses, especially if they get treatments like this one. Opto and Hall effect switches are almost unbreakable though, they truly are on a different level. It's this sort of technology that genuinely justifies a premium price level. This keyboard asks everything and gives nothing in return.
@@Chyrosran22 I do think though you have got to try a modern pre-lubed MX clone linear switch though or even just experiment with lubing a few of them to see how it feels like, smoothness actually is still pretty good and comparable to contactless switches (I know it goes against logic, but lube is why) and when I did use a Razer Huntsman TE for a bit, it still felt a hair scratchy at times and 15 cent MZ Z1s similar overall. I know this doesn't relate to reliability, but it's been a minor pet peeve I had with your linear switch content in retrospect after trying those switches and demoing single other MX clones that were smoother than the Z1s. Contact-based linears in the market have gone a long way, and the frustrating aspect of hall effect and optomechanical switches is that they can't be replaced with other switches like Zeal Clickiez or Box switches.
Just had to get that out of my system, heh. :p
@@roundduckkiraI have tried several pre-lubed switches, the ones in this video are too! Many modern switches even come pre-lubed out of the factory. None I've tried have ever held up. And it makes sense too, the physics just aren't there.
@@Chyrosran22 depends on the prelubing job though like oil kings and these can at least often do it badly if not always, but yeah maybe something about my fingers doesn't probably notice any sense of friction from the actuation itself, then again I regularly use clickiez switches so I got numb fingers and am one of those said tactile junkies :p
@@roundduckkira For tactile and clicky switches it's not quite as important, in my experience. It's linear where smoothness - or lack thereof - is most strongly felt, because there is nothing to mask the friction. I've had some really bad Soviet contactless keyboards, but nowadays most manufacturers know what to do to get the most out of them and in terms of smoothness I find them unsurpassed, generally. Even contactless switches get lubed nowadays but IMO that shouldn't be necessary if a switch is sufficiently smooth. Usually it's more for sound I think, or the whole "airy vs buttery" thing I talked about recently.
Great video, as always!
I demand a Chyrosran-review of the new Glarses x Cherry "MX Purples" 😬
I wish you'd shown the output for the typing demo, to see the chatter if it's that bad.
Hey mate, I truly appreciate content and do think that you have a great experience with keyboards, from your own experience, what wired keyboard do you recommend for around 100$? Thanks in advance
Thanks mate, I really can't recommend anything specific though. Everyone likes something different! If you've never used a mech before, get a cheap one and go from there. If you have some frame of reference, have a look at some videos on stuff that piques your interest and check those out! :)
Your kilometerage 😅😅 nice. Iso units everywhere
You mean SI, Mr Engineer?
Well yes..but it is described in iso 1000. But yeah i meant SI 😅
2:52 - "It feels like they haven't looked at the keyboard market in the last 20 years"
...that pretty much sums up the Corsair K70 Core.
On top of everything else, what the blistering hell is up with that space bar? Is it textured in some weird way or is is just a pattern on the surface. My mind fixated on it all the way through.
Great to see you as always Tom, have a great weekend.
Cheers mate, to you too :) . It's mainly a print, you can't really feel it as a texture. Just for looks.
Appreciate the deep knowledge on 90 yo Ds
I don't know man, I think you've got to do a better job of bottom-lining it for me. Should I go out and buy three of these things?
Corsair did a good job at scaring someone like me away from their future keyboards. My old K70 Lux (MX Brown, red LEDs) still holds up but there's far better options out there now, within the same price range.
Hey, so I was considering getting this keyboard, but after watching your vid I have decided against it, could you offer a suggestion on a gaming keyboard in similar price range?
I just bought it and I dissagree with this review in every way possible. No two letters with one press, and doesn't fell as cheaply made, if not at all, as the review describes it being. His reaction may be due to being soo (double o intentional) used to the best of keyboards (similarly to how you may hear that going from 1440p BACK to 1080p is very hard, even though 1080p was ok before you saw 1440p for the first time). Just one thing to be aware of: if you intend to use such keyboards for typing, note that the switches will activate about half-way down. The double presses you may hear about are, in my opinion, due to the switch being activated, lifted up a bit, and activated again, very quickly.
@@thangamer5026 hey, I got it and because it's my first mech keyboard it feels great, but the fact that it isnt hot swapabble my be an issue, and, altough it is fairly subtle, I feel the "cardboardish" feel that he talks about. I'm usure if I want to return it for a keychron V6 for exemple. Any advice ?
7:28 Can i know where is the cardboard sound ?
Listen to it closely there is a "sandy" sound
I actually love the looks of this keyboard, but god I wish it was made of better materials. Would love to try one in person. But little details like a full aluminium chasis, braided power cable and double shot key caps would be a relatively cheap(er) way to make this feel more worth the money! Wish I could try it in person first, but got no where around where I am that sells them :(
I've bought Corsair "Pro" PBT keycaps and they end up getting smooth and shiny in a few months as opposed to the Razer and other brand PBT double shots. Corsair needs to improve their products esp considering the price. The longest lasting key cap I have are from Glorious but those are PBT Dye Sub caps and is almost double the price of the mid level PBT double shot caps.
Hey, I actually bought this keyboard and I certainly had many problems, which many could be the fault of their software but I'm not sure:
the worst of the problems, and also the main reason i sent this keyboard back, was because it often double typed many letters, even tripple typing sometimes, which wasnt even uncommon, it happened like every 10 seconds of normal writing sometimes.
secondly, the software of this keyboard very often just "disconnected" the lighting effects would just stop and the knob would lose all its functionality (however the keys still worked), to fix this, I found no better way than plugging out and back in, which was very tedious because I always have my keyboards on the backside of my PC. This happened usually in intervals of 2-3 hours but sometimes even after just a couple of minutes.
now there were certainly some good things I liked, such as the design (pls dont hate me), sound (please dont hate me I found it kinda good but im not very experienced) and the knob which was very satisfying to play with, I definetely wouldnt recommend this right now, but maybe later when they somehow fix this double typing and the "disconnecting".
proving once again that you are not beholden to the keyboard companies xD
Also i just recently had the opportunity to drive around razers red optical switch in there special edition huntsman, I couldn't afford the 69.99 and i had fo return it. But it was the first lener switch ive used and i loved it as much as my clicky blues. I will own one outright one day
""""""""""""""""clicky"""""""""""""""" switch
Ahh yes a pathetic rattle.
Alps blue blows it outa the water
@@gearsgamer7115 I Hope to try them one day. I always loved the switches that were in the apple 2 computers when I was in elementary school
I am not sure what is the best place to post a suggestion, so we'll try here. your most recent video at the time.
Some rather common keyboards in their day missing from your reviews are some of the ASCII terminal keyboards, like from the DEC VT100, ADM 3a, and HP 2621a. One of these, not sure which in particular but I think it's the HP, uses a switch you'd get a chuckle out of, it's basically a tiny pair of upside-down toast tongs that is squeezed together when you press the key. Or even some of the keyboards from before the concept of attaching them to any sort of display became common, like DEC Writers, Teletype Model 40, or IBM System/370 consoles, which are all effectively keyboards attached to terminals with a paper screen.
Hiya mate, yes, that's true. Historically important keyboards. Even though I've heard bad things about the keyfeel, they have a cool story behind them. Unfortunately I don't have one, and I'm reliant on donations for my channel.
I knew it from your unboxing. The volume knob just looks plain cheap now I see it up close.
I absolutely prefer the lying down roller.
That's the reason I still have the old K70. I don't like the build quality and the springy switches.
But the volume roller is just sweet and convenient.
Still waiting that a keychron or wooting will have such a feature.
I would switch in a heartbeat.
Great review. I really like your unique and no-nonsense way of narrating these. Kinda sad to see that Corsair, despite their size, aren't interested in innovating and adapting with the times, and instead coast on their brand recognition. Though, this being "20 years out of date" is a bit of a stretch, considering the state of most consumer keyboards in 2003 lol
Even 20 years ago they knew you couldn't charge $100 for complete shite that brought nothing new to the table :p . Later they learned that you could if you clad it in aluminium and stick an apple logo on it, but they also didn't do that here :p .
corsair doing corsair stuff
Maybe they're overlubed causing the stiffer feel? They SOUND overlubed to me, might also explain the unreliability
That's what I'm betting on as well. I'd take one out and look inside, but, well... :p
Too bad keychron does not offer north facing led with pbt shine through
It's fascinating to watch the white keyboard with the touchpad at 11:00. But I am fed up with the same keyboard with the different names.
The battleship and Apple II keyboard are very different and represent the process of something becoming obsolete in computing history. Still, the users want the non-standard layout for typing enjoyment and nostalgy. This is not a complaint for this channel but for the keyboard manufacturers who cannot come up with the new things.
I own a similar Corsair keyboard. Yes, the MX Cherry is really terrible. Letters fade away after ONE WEEK! My unit went 3 times back and every time they need 10 weeks to look after why it failed. After the 3th time they said to me, they will refuse to accept my unit. The keycap problem is normal, so it's not under warranty, but the dubble typing made that this keyboard is totally UNUSABLE for any text. Even in the chat room you will get text like: Hhoww aree yoou todayy?
1 week? Wtf
i have a corsair with red switches with the same problem. fortunately for me i got mine for $5 at a thriftstore.
Acid fingertips@@SlickSpingo
Am I crazy or does this board sound fantastic?
it does, there's just a liiiiiitle sound cardboardish but it is very subtle
would you ever do a video on veiwer submited keyboards, kinda meta but id love you to yell at my horendus daily driver of 4 years (nospoilers)
Well, isn’t that special? It amazes me that you can get an Akko Pro75, 90 cream blue v3 pros and a set of PBT keycaps for the same price.
Well, that's their innovative take on serviceability: You can swap all switches and keycaps at once. Just throw this brick away and order a new one. This should really be a subscription or something... 🤔
Need a good vintage keyboard review to cleanse the fingers of this filth!
i cant believe i ditch this one, i littary was try to find a mech keyboard i could ifford, and in Brazil these from companies like corsair are the cheaper and easier to find. Keychron here is twice the price of this k70. I got the nzxt 100 full keyboard. its enough and now im afraid of watching a review of it hahahahah
i don't think corsair is serious since most of their keyboards have the name k70. its confusing as hell.
Stiffer and chattering already out of the box?
That sounds like a result of excessive factory lubing. I personally really dislike of the feel of lubed stems as they just feel sticky and wrong (there's always some dragging inertia with lube) no matter how little and light lubricant was applied.
What makes it a lot worse is that customizing switches like that is very risky without the hot swap capability. Double the minus points for aggressive stance against opening the keyboard (what?!) in 2023.
This is very surprising. Corsair, despite its unoriginality, has always made decent products at a low to mid price point, even if they were occasionally overpriced. They've never made a product this DOA before. Very interesting.
Corsair only makes good cases, their headsets are questionable, the mice are incredibly bad.. and the only reason their keyboard were ever popular was because of rgb and availability when the only competition they had was Razer, which was also garbage lol
Corsair is offing itself by destroying their reputation as fast as possible. They used to be among the most solid recommendations in any market they competed in. Now I struggle to think of an industry that they excel in unless you look at excellent products from their past that they still sell. (Ax 1600i and some ram. Maybe a couple cases). If you ask me it all changed the moment they changed the ship logo. In reality I know it’s corpos to blame.
This is a Keyboard.
"these are possibly the worst performing switches i have ever come across"
Razer: "hold my beer"
Honestly, I've ripped through several Razer keyboards, but nothing ever came close to performance THIS bad. If the switches didn't all feel and perform consistently bad I'd guess it was a manufacturing error.
@@Chyrosran22 Worse than 1st gen razer greens ? That's almost a feat of engineering unto itself. Whoever is manufacturing Corsair's switches probably uses ancient/out-of-spec tooling with lackluster QC to boot. It's disappointing to see these large brands copy a mechanically simple, proven design (with an expired patent too) and still find ways to fuck it up.
@@TheMsdos25 I've done several Blackwidows, including one with greens. Not sure off the top of my head whether it was 1st gen, but it came nowhere close to performing on this level.
I think Corsair won't send you any keyboards after you've destroyed their shit biscuit keyboard. Good for you. Can I suggest you to review ASUS ROG keyboard instead? Your opinion is important.
Maybe someone in their marketing department is masochistic.....
8:00 funny you mention replacing K70 switches. Did that with all the switches in mine, now has all MX Green switches, completely not worth the effort but is nice to have a unique keyboard. (was before all the cherry clones started coming about and before hot swap sockets was common)
Mx green kinda suck. Why didn't you do it with box jades whites or zealpc clickies
@@gearsgamer7115 if you read my comment it says exactly why.
@@RossMitchellsProfile dude box whites have existed for like 9 years
Disappointed it wasn't called a coreboard. K70 Pro Mini at least advertises hot-swappable switches. Corsair are capable of doing it, much like they are with having detachable cables (even with keyboards with a pass-through USB), they just don't. They sell based on brand recognition and iconic look, rather than if it's better than the competition, and this is coming from someone with a K100.
I have a Commodore XT-Keyboard (10 F-Keys on the left) with cherry mx-black - it gives me that 80s vibe and i use it at work with Soarer´s Teensy! No chatter and I only had to replace the y-switch because it did bind. This thing is nearly 40 years old...
I'll receive my Ajazz Ak820Pro in a week. I got it for 40 bucks. It has rgb, knob, screen, is 75% and has gasket. How the hell did they manage to make such garbage keyboard cost more than some custom keebs?
Companies like Corsair mostly cater to people who don't even know about the larger keyboard market, so they don't really even have to compete with custom keebs. I'm sure that if they actually wanted to, they could develop something half decent
they didn't "manage" to make it cost so much, they can price it however they like
its a keybaord 😮💨
Wow, I am really sorry you had to go through this.
That really sounded like a tutorial on how big keyboard companies can make shit and still get away with it, but again the apple keyboard exists.
A phenomenon that baffles me to this day tbh. How are those things still being sold?
instead of going with some Cherry MX "clones" that's actually both smoother and cheeper than the MX itsefl, they went with the even cheaper clone that scratchier and sound like crap. At least Cherry switch get smoother after sometime of use, but these cheap clone is only gonna get dead after 1 year of use
if i had watched this before getting my k70 core... i would had bought something else. now i only have regret and a bad taste in my mouth for corsair's keyboards
A classic case of knowing exactly nothing about the modern market. This is the same "gamer" tat that companies have been putting out, pandering to a gamer stereotype that may not have ever existed in reality.
It kind of sounds like the switches are badly over-lubricated.
This would explain why they feel heavier than they should, and it also explains the chattering if the lube got onto the contacts.
I know Cherry gets a lot of hate, but one thing they do have is good QC. Which is why they are still used in commercial keyboards. My friend bought some gaterons even his pack of them came with a few duds.
At least it's not memchanical...I guess.
Go figure that switches with "ML" in the name would be terrible
Pass
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Reply for engagement. I think/assume you need a few more words so ill just type some more. All hail the algorithm.
@@SenorGonzoanother reply for engagement
Woohoo!
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Engage!
Modernized but the stabs still rattle and sound like shit lmao.
Yeah no. Even the modern keyboard enthusiasts hate this.
Just bought an Asus Scope 2 Nx Snow... The perfect ALL Rounder. The Switches feel and sound is Devine. Wireless is flawless .. even my spacebar is solid thock. No Regrets. (Software suks). No desire for rapid trigger.
bought this keyboard, and couldn't be happier with it. for the $100, it came with the pbt double shot keycap kit, and no wrist wrest. biggest gripe is the fixed usb cable, but its not in practice been a problem. haven't noticed "chatter" either, at all.
Oof, low standards
Corsair should just back out of the keyboard game.
a funny, I thought corsair headphones were their only scam products. guess the whole company should be avoided. Which is awesome, because they put a label with their name on all their stuff
My Corsair PC case has been serving me well, but I've had it for years and don't know what their current lineup is like.
This kind of lazy brand name riding garbage is exactly why I don't care anymore when Chinese companies copy existing products. At least they're trying to innovate on how cheap they can produce it, which can't be said for the old money in the West.
Corsair K70 core: for when 40$ Chinese mediocrity is needed for 100$
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another corsair L
Some points are sketchy. You criticize the look and design, yet it looks kinda the sameish as Apex Pro, which was a pass 4 years ago? And the cable part, I believe, wasn't even mentioned for SteelSeries, even though that keyboard is still more expensive to this very day... Not to be a Corsair shill of all companies, but this is the first time - some - of your arguments seems rather questionable.
The Apex Pro looks nothing like this and its point it not to modernise its predecessor, but to be a contactless board with adjustable actuation. It was also quite a while ago, standards have changed a lot since then.
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Another one of the crap items from corsair
..yup, Corsair are bollocks. High-end tat. Comparable to 'Beats Audio by Dre' total arse-wipe
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For as much crap as you give Cherry MX, it at least has pretty solid durability. AFAIK people don't complain about chattering on them, it's not a good look when you call clones better and have that very same thing fail in your own review. And didn't Cherry retool their switches a couple of years back? Sure Cherry MX is missing some bells and whistles of certain clones, but if they're going to malfunction prematurely then they might not be worth it for some users. The same goes for the questionable Chinese brands you recommend, there may be some worthwhile ones, but the pejorative word Chinesium exists for a reason. Before anyone misconstrues this as a defense of Corsair, this junky keyboard might as well be from a no name marque from China.
This comment is a keyboard by me made by comment written on engaging keyboard. Definitely.
Corsair have been kicking out crap POSs time after time. This coming from a Corair fan boy.
I ended up giving my away for fess.
What is the best full standard layout keyboard to get for programming and general typing for a programmer who likes tactile clicky switches at the moment do you think? (honestly I just care about switch feeling and general durability, and for it to be as standard as possible in terms of layout. don't need backlighting or extra macro keys or whatever).