Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 SE Gaming Keyboard Cherry MX Speed $189 Delivered ($0 VIC C&C) @ Centre Com

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superpotato on 02/04/2021 - 11:00 centrecom.com.au (600 clicks)
Last edited 02/04/2021 - 14:50 by 1 other user

The Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 SE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Cherry MX Speed switches (CH-9109114-NA) is designed to deliver lightning-fast performance with its 1000Hz polling rate and premium-quality mechanical key switches. The Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 SE mechanical keyboard features 104 RGB backlit keys with Cherry MX Speed mechanical key switches, dedicated multimedia and volume controls, a detachable full-length wrist rest, a braided cable, a USB pass-through port and white PBT doubleshot keycaps.

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  Nomad2233 on 02/04/2021 - 11:03

  This has always been the sexiest keyboard

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  twister292 on 02/04/2021 - 11:56

  +3

  Just be aware, these switches are very sensitive. They actuate at 1.2mm, almost at the top of their travel. If you rest your hands on the kb with any weight, these are likely to pick up lots of accidental keystrokes. I have the K100 with OPX switches which is similar, and I don't find it too much of an issue, but some people might.

  The Cherry MX Blue version is also $10 more, but that one has ABS keycaps…for some reason only the white version with MX Speed keys has the PBT keycaps.

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    lostn on 02/04/2021 - 14:39

    are the 4 keys above the numpad reprogrammable?

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      twister292 on 02/04/2021 - 18:30

      Yes they are, with the Corsair iCue software

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    Whisper Quiet on 02/04/2021 - 19:46

    Yeah I got this for the same price a year ago. The keys are very sensitive. Even slight pressure will register a key stroke most of the time. Takes ages to get used to but a great keyboard. Typing is never a strength on any mechanical keyboard. Membrane will always be better for speed and accuracy. The adjustments you can make on this is ridiculous with icue, switching keys to whatever you want including multiples, to even having many shades of colour on each key within a second. Very premium feel and parts. If you want a white board this is the only high end option with all the features.

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  Aarent on 02/04/2021 - 12:27

  +2

  On a side note, this listing advises 'free delivery' with an asterisk. But also looks like scorptec is running a sale for the same price with free Oz wide delivery over $100.

  https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/keyboards/mechanical/731…

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  Hornpub on 02/04/2021 - 14:34

  speed switch prob has the worst typing feel and sound out of the box….(own one for 3 years)

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  lostn on 02/04/2021 - 15:48

  +1

  i just did something I wanted to avoid doing: I bought a switch tester sample kit. I figure if I'm paying $200+ for a keyboard I better be really happy with the switches I chose.

  Is this the only RGB keyboard that includes PBT keycaps? I'm not too keen on speed silver keys.

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    twister292 on 02/04/2021 - 18:32

    There's plenty more. Corsair K100 (incredibly expensive), Razer Huntsman V2 (also ridiculously expensive), Ducky, Varmilo etc are all PBT keycaps

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      lostn on 02/04/2021 - 19:50

      The lesser known brands like Varmilo and Ducky unfortunately never include extra keys, 104 tops.

      This one does, but you only have the option of speed silver switches.

      For some reason mechanical keyboard users want as few keys as possible with many not even having numpads.

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        twister292 on 04/04/2021 - 11:05

        If you want extra macro keys and PBT keycaps, the K100 is the only one atm.

        Logitech G915 comes in clicky, linear and tactile options and is wireless, has 5 macro keys but ABS keycaps.

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    iridiumstem on 04/04/2021 - 16:13

    If you really want to get a keyboard that has macros and worried about keycaps, you probably could get a keyboard and get PBT keycaps for them.
    That said, a lot of gaming keyboards have slightly different keycap layouts on the bottom row, making them annoying to find keycaps for.
    Corsair and Razer uses slightly different layout for a lot of their keyboard, though for K100, it looks like they are using more conventional layout.

    Macros would be annoying to find keycaps for as well. That said if you go onto eBay, you probably could get bunch of blank keycaps. I got 20 white blank DSA keycaps for around 8 dollars? Just make sure you know what profile they have, which means how tall they are and how they are shaped.

    Or you could get a keyboard from brands that mainly make keyboards and grab a macropad.
    I think the general consensus is that brands that mainly make keyboards make better constructed keyboards.

    If it were me, I'd go with a Leopold keyboard and grab a macropad. Since the keyboard was fairly solid when I opened one up, with a case dampener preinstalled under the PCB (which reduces the reverb from empty space within the case) etc etc. I've heard good things about Ducky as well.