Final Words and conclusion

Final words and conclusion

When we tested the Vengeance series keyboards initially, we were impressed. The same sentiment applied to the K90 and the K70 again is a product that brings a smile to my face. The Corsair Vengeance K95 however is not a completely new design keyboard though, it's the evolution of the Vengeance Gaming Keyboard series and quite honestly, Corsair did a splendid job as this round they listened to end-user feedback. All keys are now mechanical, so no more dome based keys and individually lit keys are the 'key' word here.
 

Now Corsair markets the K95 as an RTS keyboard and does not include the switchable rubberized gaming keys like they deliver with the K75. I honestly feel that is a missed opportunity. But sure, we do understand the reasoning though.

Now I do realize that this is not a cheap set of keys at a 145 USD / 135 EUR price-tag. But you really are receiving something well designed and comfortable to play games on. For me the K95 is a keeper as the feature-list is miles long aimed at professional gamers with specs that baffle even me. Also, and thus is subjective as heck, I just really like the this anodized black aluminum version, that just looks 10x better IMHO. But here again taste is subjective and realistically I can see some users complaining that the board has white back-lit keys for this particular model, and not red or blue ones.
 

Don't forget that this keyboard has a nifty set of features and improvements:

• Every key is now mechanical, using Cherry MX Red key-switches – so the K70 is 100% mechanical
• Per-key adjustable backlighting, using white LEDs, so that you can customise which keys are lit
• Brushed aluminium black frame 
• Full-sized wrist rest for greater comfort when gaming
• 1000Hz polling rate
• Full key rollover, 100% anti-ghosting
• And then extras like the media keys and USB pass-thru. BIOS switch on the rear that allows you to reduce the polling rate from 1000Hz to 500, 250 or 125Hz

Final words

If you never have owned a 'mechy' before, then the K95 does take getting used to a little. Please do give yourself a few days with the keyboard to fully understand it and get a feel for it. Really, if you come from a dome based keyboard then using a mechy definitely is a little different. We do have to warn you though that if you use the keyboard for productivity (typing letters etc.) then noise might become a factor to consider. Mechanical keyboards are simply more noisy when you type on them.

Now would we recommend the K95? Yep definitely, for its purpose it is an excellent set of keys, the Vengeance K95 is the logical evolution of the K90. Again, mechanical keyboards are aimed at gamers and you do need to keep that in mind. The keyboard is very mature and very feature rich. It has a nice base that sits tight on your desktop with rubber feet and quite a hefty keyboard weight. We do miss the rubberized switchable WASD & 1~6 keys the K70 offers, but it's not a biggy though. I do want to note that the macro programmable of the G-keys is very easy to use and follows a well thought through concept for programming and user experience. So yeah, that makes this is a highly recommended piece of kit if you are a FPS or RTS gamer. The Corsair Vengeance K95 all mechanical keyboard is very much recommended for the true gamer that likes a little more boom-boom-pow on that desktop. I mean, heck, it's drop dead goreous to look at as well alright! And functionality wise, honestly we can hardly complain about anything. Well done Corsair.

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