Corsair Gaming K95 Mechanical Keyboard

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Corsair Gaming K95 Mechanical Keyboard
Price: $99.99
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If this isn’t RGB… It means you cannot control the colors behind the keys. Beware the non-RGB!

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Reviews over at Newegg

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How long is the cord?

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[QUOTE=woncoolone, post:4, topic:611847]
Reviews over at Newegg
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To summarize the reviews for everyone: keyboard feels good and has a nice metal finish. Keys are very responsive. LEDs suck and will likely burn out. Decent buy if you don’t mind the chance of LEDs not working.

Edit: typo

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I had one of these about 2 years ago, had to RMA it 3 times because of dead LEDs in the keys. Corsair was always very good about paying for the return shipping and getting me a new one. In fact, on the 3rd RMA, they bit the bullet and sent me a color RGB version at no cost to me. I am still using the RGB version now, and it’s wonderful.

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I’ve got one of these. Fantastic keyboard, but the firmware updates haven’t been working for me. That leaves me without the macro software to reprogram keys. Otherwise, the thing has been incredibly reliable.

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I’d advise anyone considering this purchase to do some googling about the Cherry MX Red switch and how it compares to some of the other varieties. The Red is a light-feeling switch with no tactile click, and fairly quiet as mechanical switches go. It’s made for gamers, which to be fair is what this keyboard is for (says so in the name). Apparently gamers love the Red switches, but if you do more typing than gaming you might want to consider something else, maybe Browns, or Blues if you don’t mind annoying your coworkers with the noise. But any of them will be a better typing experience than the crappy rubber-dome keyboard that you’re probably typing on now.

Here’s a nice summary of the various switches compared to the Red: An introduction to Cherry MX mechanical switches – The Keyboard Company

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I bought a K70RGB with Cherry MX Red switches off Woot last time they were up, and couldn’t be happier. Well, I mean, I could, but the typing experience is fantastic, and the backlight is adequately fun.

Personally, I think I like the Red switches a bit more than I would have the Brown ones, even though the keyboard’s been used chiefly for web chat and software development. The very (VERY!) soft touch takes a little getting used to, you don’t have to press the key all the way down and really just need to note when the keypress is acknowledged by the computer, but it’s very responsive and comfortable, and frankly you shouldn’t be resting your fingers on the keys if using proper typing technique, anyway.

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[QUOTE=Entity325, post:10, topic:611847]
Personally, I think I like the Red switches a bit more than I would have the Brown ones, even though the keyboard’s been used chiefly for web chat and software development. The very (VERY!) soft touch takes a little getting used to, you don’t have to press the key all the way down and really just need to note when the keypress is acknowledged by the computer, but it’s very responsive and comfortable, and frankly you shouldn’t be resting your fingers on the keys if using proper typing technique, anyway.
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For me a Red is too soft and linear. My first mechanical KB had Brown switches. On paper they have the same activation force as the Red, but they’re more tactile and a lot of people report that the tactile “bump” makes them less oversensitive than the Red, thus less prone to accidental keypresses.

That first mechanical keyboard was a Das. The browns were a good introduction to mechanical boards, but if I had it to do over again I’d have bought the version without keymarkings. It showed shiny wear on the keycaps almost immediately.

Since then I’ve gone completely to the other end of the scale and now use a restored 25-year-old IBM Model M. Big, heavy, noisy, old-school ivory-colored behemoths, but they’re still prized for their outstanding key ergonomics. And after 25 years in service the keycaps still look pretty much like new.

http://xec.net/share/modelm.jpg

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Owned one for two years.

Had the LEDS go out on me on both of mine. I had an RMA. I asked them to replace the second one, but they were telling me I had to ship it to them. Again. It cost $20-30 to ship.

I did it the first time. It literally took a month to get my keyboard back after I spent $150 ($170 after shipping.)

After they told me they wouldn’t pay for the shipping back to them I just said never again and used the failing lights. It looked like garbage.

I won’t buy corsair again.

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[QUOTE=dwasifar, post:11, topic:611847]
For me a Red is too soft and linear. My first mechanical KB had Brown switches. On paper they have the same activation force as the Red, but they’re more tactile and a lot of people report that the tactile “bump” makes them less oversensitive than the Red, thus less prone to accidental keypresses.
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Well everyone has their own preferences.

That, I can say, has definitely not been a problem here, and because the markings on the Corsair K-series keyboards are laser-etched, the labels won’t wear off, either. Keep your keyboard clean and it’ll keep looking great.