Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Cherry MX Silent Switches: Linear and Quiet, Per Key Multi-Colour RGB Backlighting, Aluminium Chassis, QWERTY UK Layout) - Black

As autumn is approaching I noticed one thing that bothered me for a while: my old keyboard did not have back lighting. At the same time the ergonomics were not that great. But then again my old keyboard only costed £10 or so.So in my search for a new keyboard my goals where to get one with back lighting and better ergonomics. I am not particularly interested in RGB so plain white would have been enough.And then I ended up with the Corsair K70. Why you might ask? Well I have read and viewed so many reviews of cheaper back light keyboards but there were always compromises: not full size, having back light but still poor ergonomics, poor driver support or quality.The Corsair K70 keyboard solved all of these things: the back light is really good and it can be adjusted with the touch of a button. I really love the button that can turn off the windows key (so no more sudden return desktop in the heat of a game), it has full media buttons with a solid feeling volume control rod (?). The keyboard software take a bit to get used to but after that you can program every button to whatever colour you prefer and to swap you just have to press one button. This is great for games or programs where you want to highlight the important keys.Then we get to the point of the feedback of the keys and the build quality. This is absolutely brilliant and I regret not moving earlier to a much higher standard before. The keys give proper feedback but the sound is not overwhelming.All in all I highly recommend this keyboard; you will not regret it :-)

I love this keyboard; it's used for my gaming PC and the construction is only matched by the software. The mechanical keys sound and feel great to use, the palm rest is comfortable for me and can be detached, I like having the use of a keypad, the volume and media controls are a nice quality-of-life improvement, the cables are firm, threaded and durable, and allows for a USB passthrough, so I have my little bluetooth dongle in the back of the keyboard. After almost a year of usage, I cleaned it out, which was a long - but easy - process thanks to the keycap puller included.Corsair's lighting / control software - iCue - can be a little unintuitive at first. You create lighting or macro assignments and *then* assign them to keys, rather than click your key and then set what you want to do. It's predicated on the idea of building up a 'library' of lighting sets and actions and then re-using them. Once I got used to it I can use it pretty fluidly, and I really like the results. I can set keypress reassignments or macros (for example, I set some buttons to 'toggle' an action on and off rather than hold), and colour code my keyboard lights depending on game to act as action reminders - blue keys are movement, red keys are attacks, yellow keys are user interface, et cetera. Profiles can be assigned to applications and the colour change over between active applications is instant.The only complaints I would have is that some darker colours, like browns and dark reds, don't show up very well. The media control keys cannot be removed with the keycap puller, meaning they are the only keys that can't be cleaned so easily (but are also, because of how they're built and infrequency of use) less likely to receive dirt, and that it is very difficult and buggy to assign lighting 'hardware profiles' that get saved to the keyboard itself; however, this only effects you when you are just starting up the computer before iCue starts, or using it on a computer without icue.Overall a great keyboard made better by great software.

This is my very first mechanical keyboard after the Corsair K30 - a cheap but solid membrane keyboard. I had a choice to make, either this or the Pro Apex. I chose this mainly because it was on sale at the time (£110) and this was actually the highest rated keyboard generally across the internet for a couple years straight too. I didn't need macro keys as I never used them in my previous keyboard at all so I decided to stick to this Corsair K70 instead of the K95. If you do need the extra macro keys, I'd recommend you get the K95.I tried the Steelseries Apex Pro at a friends house and each key press on it felt beautiful - the keyboard itself looks so clean and professional. The little OLED screen is a nice little personalized touch but for a solid £200 I couldn't bring myself to buy it. This K70 was half the price for me and the deal was just too good to pass up, though I can see why you would want to buy the Omnipoint switches on the Steelseries.Cherry MX is a respected switch maker amongst some other brands so you should feel comfortable with the K70, though BE CAREFUL as the blue switches have some quality control issues. Also, before buying look into whether you want a "linear" or a "tactile" switch.The software for Corsair RGB works well (unlike the Razer Chrome stuff.. stay well away for your own good, trust me) and it feels good to use. I've given it a clear 5 stars. I'm more than happy at the discounted price I got it for. Just know you can literally build your own keyboard for cheaper but if you just want a good quality, straight up plug-n-play keyboard without all the hassle, I can easily recommend this. If money is no object and you don't mind experimenting to find your "true" actuation depth, go for the Steelseries Pro Apex.Hope this helps. If you found this helpful, please hit the "HELPFUL" button below. It'll really help me too. :)