There are multiple configurations available, and mine came with Cherry RGB Red switches. Swapping them out will be a tall task, especially if you don’t have any experience with this kind of stuff. The K70 RGB Pro is not a hotswappable keyboard, so it’s important that you get switches that you like. It’s obvious that Corsair have stepped up their game here (at least when compared to the last Corsair boards I’ve tried it could be that these caps have been used on other Corsair boards as well) and that’s always nice to see. They’re slightly textured and feel thick and luxurious to type and game on. The keycaps on the keyboard are quality: they’re thick double-shot PBT caps and as far as the feeling of them goes I must say that they’re among the better stock keycaps out there. I didn’t have any problems with this (though I don’t tend to use a wrist rest these days so it’s not as if I’m an expert) but I’ve certainly seen and experienced more premium wrist rests with keyboards. There’s some texturing to the surface, which feels ever so slightly rubberized, but in essence this is a plasticky feeling wrist rest. This attaches to the keyboard via a magnetic system and this feels decent to me. The flip-up feet feel sturdy and reliable to me, though they could’ve perhaps been a bit grippier if I’m being nitpicky.Īlso included with the K70 RGB Pro is a wrist rest. Also on the bottom are four rather large rubber feet that keep the board perfectly in place, along with two sets of flip-up feet that allow you to get the perfect typing angle for you. I personally don’t use those, but on a large keyboard like this they are definitely a useful addition so it's nice to see them included. On the bottom we now find a bunch of cable routing lanes. They actuate with a pleasant clicking sensation (akin to what you find on mouse switches) and the volume wheel is notchless and has a nice and grippy texture to it. What’s nice here is that those buttons don’t feel like an afterthought. The famous volume wheel makes another appearance, along with buttons to switch profiles and change the brightness, and you also get a set of media controls. There are third party cables that fit, but make sure that the connection piece isn’t very thick if you want to connect your K70 RGB Pro via a third party USB-C cable.Īs we’ve come to expect from flagship Corsair products we also see a bunch of media controls. That’s kind of a missed opportunity because it defeats (part of) the purpose of having a detachable cable. The hole for the cable is quite deep and thin, meaning that some of my (custom) cables didn’t fit, unless I really crammed them in there. The portability is greatly increased by having a detachable USB-C cable, a decision that I applaud Corsair for, but sadly it could’ve been implemented better. Even though the bezels on the sides are quite thin, there is still a massive top bezel (which is necessary because it houses the media controls and volume wheel) and the fact that this is a full-sized keyboard. It goes without saying that the K70 RGB Pro isn’t the most portable keyboard on the planet. Is this worthy of the K70 name and, more importantly, is it worth your hard-earned money? Find out in our full Corsair K70 RGB Pro review! This full sized board offers many of the traditional and well-loved features that Corsair boards are known for (media controls, volume wheel, aluminum top construction) and brings with it a bunch of other upgrades. Brands simply can’t get away with putting regular thin ABS keycaps on their top of the line boards, for example, and things like a removable USB-C cable are also becoming the norm, even on larger boards.Įnter the Corsair K70 RGB Pro, the newest iteration of one of Corsair’s flagship keyboards. The keyboard market is always evolving, however, and especially in the past two years we’ve seen massive changes to what’s considered ‘the standard’ in the keyboard scene. Their K70 line of keyboards has been used by a ton of professionals over the years and it has been featured on many of our ‘most used’ lists throughout the years. When it comes to big and luxurious ‘battlestation style’ keyboards, Corsair have always been the leaders of the pack.
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