Gadgetory

corsair k70 is back this time with a completely new cherry MX trick up its sleeve similar to last year's strafe silent corsair continues as the exclusive deal with cherry to bring you the newest and switch technology this time the k7 is sporting the new chair max speed RGB an iteration of their bread switch that features a much reduced actuation distance and earns the keyboard the rapid-fire name design-wise the k70 RGB rapid-fire is familiar it has the brushed aluminium backing plate media controls and volume wheel and dedicated brightness and windows lock key that you might recognize from previous models the keys are unverified edges of the keyboard and stay true to a pretty standard layout thankfully the USB pass-through port makes your return after having been featured on the original k70 but strangely removed from the k70 RGB i'm a big fan of these although i'm looking forward to when USB 3 or even 3.1 ports start to make an appearance on their gaming keyboards next to this port is a switch that toggles the polling rate and also make sure that your keyboard be compatible with all viruses the lighting on the new k70 is possibly the best I've seen with these new RGB switches the characters on the keys are both closer to the LED and they're also larger giving a brighter face up appearance the glow on the aluminium backing plate also looks great so those that love their RGB lighting it going to be more than happy corsair has again kindly included textured key caps to both FPS and mobile gamers as well as the key remover tool and the space bar is textured out of the box which honestly I find a little strange it was the same back on the strafe models too and it's such a commonly used key it would have been nice to see coarser include an optional smooth space bar the large wrist rest is a solid inclusion from Corsair and I was very pleased to see it not that I ever would remove it but the rest is detachable and I suppose when you're traveling it would definitely make it easier to pack away with the wrist rest attached anyone that prefers not to use it also as the option to live in the box to something I haven't seen before is the dual set of legs underneath the keyboard we used to seeing them at the back to tilt the keyboard forward and the rapid-fire does so but then there's also a small set at the front which props the front end up to make the keys face up with a completely horizontal angle I tried using the keyboard like this it's not for me but I'll never complain about additional options now let's take a look at these switches the cherry MX speed switches our course our exclusive for six months time so you won't see them on any other brand keyboards as mentioned these speed switches are essentially a cherry MX red switch with the same 45 gram actuation force but the actuation point is reduced from two millimeters to just one point two millimeters on the new switch this beats out logitech's roma g switches which actuated one point five millimeters let me tell you they feel pretty good it's kind of funny seeing the letters pop up slightly faster as I tired and I hope that it's not just a placebo effect in my head I know that they literally are popping up faster but I wonder if it's actually an amount of time that's perceptible to the human eye either way I know they're fast and faster than any other switch out there however I didn't find the extra speed elevated me to Grand Master League and starcraft 2 unfortunately so don't get too excited the k70 rapid fire employees Corsairs utility engine software or c ue within this software you can create and assign different profiles configure macro is to any key customize the lighting as you please or select from pre-designed profiles and even link the profiles you create two different applications or games all this is pretty standard stuff that we basically expect as a minimum from gaming keyboard manufacturers but a cool actually the Corsair has included is the RGB profile community where users can create and upload their special rgv creations for the rest of the world to enjoy overall the k70 RGB rapid-fire is a really great mechanical keyboard I was really pleased to see the return of the USB pass-through and the large detachable wrist rest is solid the cherry MX speeds which is a very cool and it does feel very fast to use although you want to be a fan of eternia max Reds are ready to really enjoy this keyboard I said the lighting on the strafe may have been the best I'd seen but now the k70 really takes the cake it's so vivid and bright and I really look forward to seeing what the RGB profile community can produce the k70 RGB rapid fire comes in at a high-end but reasonable price point of 170 US dollars or wallet burning 20 and 50 australian dollars but we're used to that right mates these are the price points it basically all flagship mechanical keyboards these days and honestly this rapid fire iteration of your k70 might be one of the best around is this a gaming keyboard you'll be considering let me know in the comments and if you want to check prices then healer amazon link in the description below i'm your host man as always you guys next time