CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - USB Passthrough & Media Controls - Tactile & Quiet- Cherry MX Brown - RGB LED Backlit

I was getting really frustrated with my old membrane keyboard. Junk getting under the keys and taking multiple key presses to get a key to be recognized. Tried to clean out the junk, but it just moved the problem to other keys. So, I finally decided to try a mechanical keyboard. I got this one based on the good reviews and its features. While not a gamer, I figured that if it can hold up to the abuse of gamers, then it could handle anything I could do to it. There are many things that I like about this keyboard: + The brushed aluminum frame. It gives it a solid look and feel and nice aesthetic. + It is a breeze to clean. No crumbs are going to be getting stuck under these keys. If something does manage to get stuck under there, the included key puller makes it easy to pop off the key. + The volume roller and mute button are so convenient. + The USB pass-through port is also convenient. I dont have to get up out of my chair, like Ive had to do to use the USB ports on my mid-tower case. + The RGB effects are great. I do have some disappointments with this keyboard: - The supposedly quiet Cherry MX Brown keys. They are way louder than I expected. My officemate complained at how much noisier my new keyboard was. I ended up getting some Rosewill clear o-rings to dampen the noise. They have quieted the keys enough to make them tolerable. - The wrist rest is pretty hard. I often rest my wrists on the rest (imagine that). So much so, that Ive plum worn out areas of my old wrist rest. I had to ditch the wrist rest and got a memory foam one. Ill probably wear that one out eventually, but it is much more comfortable than the hard plastic rest. - An oddity with the keyboard is that characters that require you to press the Shift key are on the bottom of the key, not the top, like I am used to. I guess that was a design decision to get the primary characters for each key to display in line with the letter keys. That will take a bit of getting used to.

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Are you a gamer, whom loves to type, has school or is studying online, well then this is the keyboard for you. The noise level is tolerable its not as clicky as the Mx Cherry red which is good, so you wont annoy any girlfriends or boyfriends while you type or play. How ever there is still one big issue, you dont feel the click as much as a Mx Cherry red or blue, which is the part that disappoints me the most, I want to feel the clicks I just dont want to hear em, well I do want to hear the clicks, you would have to be a psychopath to not want to hear feed back as you type, its that when you love with some one or make phone calls and begin to type that can really through the flow of a conversation, it can also annoy people when the only sound is you clicking and clocking away as you type a report. Still I recommend this product is a nice sub for the Mx Cherry red, just dont expect too much of a feel, in terms of feeling the usual mechanical keyboard click, but there is something, and its not as noisy, so less angry girlfriends, basically this is a girlfriend approved keyboard.

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The keyboard design and construction is excellent. It works well for all tasks (dependent on your switch type). The choice of keycap font is a bit odd; light comes primarily from the top, which is fine on the letter keys but leaves any secondary symbols, which are all located in the lower quadrant, barely or un-illuminated. A different choice for font/symbol placement would have worked better to take advantage of the currently Corsair-only advanced LED switches. Unfortunately changing your keys is a challenge. For unknown reasons, the keys on the bottom row (R1) are non-standard sizes, making changing out the keycaps hard. The 2 windows and the menu key are R1-1u, the ctrl keys are 1.5u, the alts are 1.25u, and the spacebar is 6.5u, which means the keys from most replacement sets cant be used as this does not match standard (1.25u*7 + 6.25u space) configuration used by most sets. Thus you can either not switch out the keycaps or you are forced to use blanks or leave the native keys to not match.

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I really like this. Its what I expected. However it may not be what others expect. The key press is *very* light, Im not sure why it is described as having tactile feedback (theres no click on an MX Brown), and just the noise of the keys bottoming out would be way too loud for a shared or open office. As I am writing this my girlfriend says from two rooms away "How is the new keyboard treating you?" It sort of reminds me of vintage computers of my vintage. It does want two USB ports but has a pass through. In my case I connected my mouse there so its a break-even on ports. It does seem well made. The keys float above the back plate so it should be easy to clean with some spray air.

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