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the basics with me straight keeping with a minimalist form factor that i'm sure many of us can appreciate speaking of the build quality the entire frame is constructed with a low-profile plastic material compared to the aluminum chassis found on the case 70 and k 95 it's well-built and feels solid in the hands and I'm happy that Corsair has maintained that structural integrity also I'd like to point out Corsairs winged heart logo that received quite a bit of criticism has been replaced with the variation of the original logo that looks a million times better this time the two sides of the frame are glossy and reflective and the bottom comes with anti rubber slip pads and they do a good job doing that the strength is a pretty standard looking keyboard Corsair has stuck with a minimalist design that's aesthetically pleasing the extra large font is great and the lettering is centered at the top of the key cap eliminating the common brightness gradient the to square size buttons on the top right corner function as a brightness control and a windows locking media functions for volume adjust and track controls have been programmed as commands in the f5 to f12 keys and they can be accessed via the function I would have preferred a dedicated media command section similarly found on their higher end keyboards but I guess this could be one of those extra features that they had to eliminate in order to fit the lower pricepoint the stocky caps that come with the keyboard are very nice the black soft texture has won me this time as this is one of the best keyboards to type on period the spacebar has a grip texture to it which is also excellent and courser includes two sets of contour and texture key caps the wast set is meant for FPS gamers while the quark set is for mobile players extra keys are always appreciated good job courser I noticed the non consistent size of the bottom row the Windows key in particular is thinner than usual the function key is only found on the right side and the control buttons are oversized there's a USB pass-through port at the front that I was surprised to see considering how the competition lacks this feature at this price range the cable is not rated yet it's a thick black standard cable with these fancy and futuristic looking connectors at the end which looks pretty cool the straight comes in two variants of Cherry MX switches red and brown our sample arrived with red switches and our light and linear it's a popular gaming switch and I have no complaints here the LED lighting on the strafe is both vibrant and gorgeous and equipped with satisfying customization the keys are individually backlit and the support plate inside the frame is red which in turn intensifies the lighting through the gaps and I love how they look in low-light scenarios there are subtle light accents on the two sides of the keyboard and the lighting doesn't project on the desk surface so you won't really enjoy looking at it unless you physically turn it around it's a blink feature nothing more the drivers software is very simple and easy to use the profile tab comes with three different sub categories the first one being the assignment tab where you can assign every single key on the strafe to your preference the lighting tab allows you to change the lighting effects to different modes like visor rein pulse wave type lighting and ripple the speed and directions of these effects can be adjusted as well once the advanced setting is clicked you can change the effect of every single key including the brightness and color spectrum within the red category the performance tab lets you disable certain keys and that's it not a lot of options here also do note that you can create multiple profiles within the software and it's directly stored onto the microprocessor that's built inside the strafe so in conclusion the straight from Corsair comes with a lot of positive marks like the excellent build quality despite the plastic frame the simple yet gaming oriented design thanks to the inclusion of extra contour texture key caps outstanding red theme lighting options and a simple driver software if we were to ask for more features we would be entering the k70 territory so the strafe is a balanced entry within its own character well that concludes our review of the Corsair strafe mechanical gaming keyboard let us know your thoughts about this new release in the comments section down below as always don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one