Looks like an okay deal to me.
EDIT: It's a stupid membrane keyboard, I thought since it was from a decent brand like Corsair it would be mechanical. Buyer Beware.
Corsair K55 RGB PRO XT Gaming Keyboard $69 (Save $30) + Delivery ($0 MEL C&C/ $99 Order) @ BPC Technology
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It's all up to preference, people can enjoy membrane keyboards
Oh right I completely missed that! Thanks for pointing it out. Thought all name brand gaming keyboards are mechanical.
Listen, I have a HyperX Alloy Core Origins with red switches that I LOVE to bits. Best keyboard I've ever owned…
… BUT…
This whole "membrane = rubbish" is such a trash take. There are a bunch of great membrane keyboards that perform more than adequately and feel nice. The amount of people not just drinking the mechanical kool-aid but dunking their whole head in the vat is just insane. Keyboard elitists are just exhausting…
When I was looking with replacing my membrane keyboard with a mechanical, I checked out /r/MechanicalKeyboards, and boy are some of the people there elitist in their views on keyboards. Like, if you aren't using a keyboard that goes click clack every time you press it and can be heard from 3 houses down, your life just isn't worth living. Or my absolute favourite is when people would ask a question about something keyboard related and explain their valid feelings about whatever the topic was, and the elitists would then go on to invalidate those feelings and tell them that those feelings are wrong, and that their set up (whatever it was) is right
Like you said, keyboard elitists are absolutely exhausting, and from my experience, moreso than other elitists :P
Review if anyone is interested: https://www.rtings.com/keyboard/reviews/corsair/k55-rgb-pro-…
The Corsair K55 RGB PRO XT is a great gaming keyboard. However, its build quality is only adequate, and the rubber dome switches are fairly heavy to press and have a high pre-travel distance. It has very low latency, dedicated macro keys, and companion software for customization. It also has RGB backlighting with individually-lit keys, although there are only five customizable lighting zones.
PROS
Remarkably low latency.
RGB backlighting with individually lit keys.
Good ergonomics.
Dedicated macro keys and all keys are macro programmable.CONS
Individual key lighting can't be customized; only five customizable lighting zones.
Keys feel heavy to press.
Only adequate build quality.I have one of these as my current keyboard and really like it. I tried to go mechanical and just didn't like mechanical ones at all - they're not for me in the slightest, and I have no intention of trying them again. Went and got one of these and it fits what I want in a keyboard perfectly.
This keyboard should have per key customisable RGB, unlike the lighting zones like what the description says (see Corsair's website for confirmation. It's a little odd why the description here says it's lighting zones. I think the lighting zones section is actually the K55 RGB Pro keyboard, so might be worth confirmation whether BPC just copied the wrong info, or if this is actually the non XT version?
Other than that, like I said, this is a great keyboard for me and I'm really glad I went this way instead of going with a mechanical, but everyone has their personal preferences - if you like mechanical, this keyboard isn't for you, but if you don't like mechanical, you may end up liking this keyboard
If I may ask, what mechanical keyboard did you go with? Do you know which switches you used?
I come from always having used membrane keyboards, and love how it's silent to type. My keyboard was getting old and a little iffy, and I decided to get a new keyboard, and people kept going on and on about how great mechanical keyboards are and whatnot, so I decided to get one. I tried the K70 from Corsair with speed switches. I don't like the click clack normally associated with mechanical keyboards at all, and from research I had seen there were switches that were "silent", and the store I went to get the keyboard (JB Hi Fi) had some switches you could press to get a feel and listen for it, so I was able to narrow it down. I ended up with the speed switches, because it was relatively quiet compared to the others like the blue, and still felt good.
Unfortunately when I got the keyboard and set it up, something I didn't consider was that while JB had the switches there to press, they didn't have keycaps on it, and with keycaps, the keys were bottoming out on the keyboard and still making a click clack sound. The only 2 ways to really fix it were to learn to type softer so that the keys wouldn't travel as far and get to the click clack point, which after spending my whole life typing on a membrane keyboard was extremely difficult and I didn't want to go through that effort (even as I tried, I'd sometimes press the key at a weird spot and try to stop myself going further, and it'd activate the key more than once, which killed my speed and accuracy), or option 2 was to get o-rings and put them on, but people online felt like that ruins mechanical keyboards and makes it basically just a membrane keyboard.
Since way 1 wasn't going to be a fun trip, and way 2 would basically just end up with me having a membrane keyboard for 3x the price of a membrane one, I returned it and got the K55 I'm using now.
Also, as a side note, I know that there's a LOT of switches out there. I also know you can get keyboards where you can change the switch, and getting the switch boards to try and see what you like the best and whatnot. But the way I see it is that I don't want to go through all the effort of trying all these different switches and getting new ones and swapping them all out etc when I don't even know for a fact if I'll ever like mechanical keyboards. I don't want to buy a switch board, test it, decide none are for me, get a new switch board, decide none are for me and so on. And using people's recommendations also leads to the same thing - I don't want to get a keyboard with switches that can be changed, only to not be happy from day 1 and be looking to change it every chance I get. So, for me (and this is very much a personal decision), I decided it wouldn't be worth the time, money or effort to get a mechanical keyboard. I figured even if I could get the best switches for me, the best feeling keyboard and set it up, I could then still not like how it types because of the shallow travel distance or keys bottoming out or whatever reason, whereas a <$100 membrane keyboard would do the job well for me.
100% agreed. I had a similar experience. Can't stand that "noise". To me typing is a smooth stealthy activity. Mechanical keyboards felt like I'm tap dancing in the house.
@farazive: Exactly! My desk is next to our lounge, and my partner would usually come home from the early shift and lie on the couch, and most times would fall asleep while I was working and have a rest. When I had the mechanical keyboard, even though she rested, I felt bad that too much typing would wake her up, instead of sleeping for a while. So glad I got a membrane again so it's quiet once more
Amazon have it at the same price ( $69 ) and free delivery with prime
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B091D8TKZH
Membrane = No Good
You can build a custom for around $100-150.
So much more worth it.