Corsair K70 RGB TKL keyboard review

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Functional usage

Functional usage

The K70 RGB TKL comes with Cherry MX Red key switches. An actuation force of 45 cN is required for the pre-travel of two millimeters. The overall travel distance is four millimeters. CHERRY MX RED switches strike a good balance between typing and gaming sessions. It’s not the quietest keyboard, although there’s no clicking (so that’s good). The keys can be reasonably quiet if you press them really softly, but it’s definitely not the easiest thing to do, and getting used to typing this way takes time. A quiet keyboard might come in handy for some users, especially for typing or gaming at night, but you’d need MX Silent REDs for that. Luckily, my computer is far from the bedrooms (on a different floor), because the K70 RGB TKL can get a bit noisy in the heat of the moment.


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We have tested the K70 RGB TKL over many hours of typing and gaming. In games like Starcraft 2, PUBG, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: WW2 or even DiRT: Rally, the keyboard responded to my actions quickly and very accurately. Precision is one of the reasons why people buy mechanical keyboards, and there’s definitely no shortage of it here. The option to record macros may come in handy in several contexts.


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The keyboard passed the N-Key rollover test without any hiccups. The anti-ghosting technology serves its purpose great. I didn’t get any missed keystrokes when typing, either. The polling rate is 8,000 Hz and there’s also 4,000Hz key scanning, but to be honest I didn’t see any real, practical difference in this respect vs 1,000 Hz keyboards. Well, I don’t compete in any e-sports on a professional level, so maybe that’s the reason? The ergonomics are very good overall, but one thing that’s missing here is a palm rest (yeah, this keyboard should be rather small, I know, but still the habit is strong once you get used to something like that). Luckily the F-buttons are there (not like in the K65 RGB Mini). The only thing you’re missing is the lack of the Numpad. This can sometimes be a problem because I got used to using the full form factor (well, I’m an accountant in my day job). I really like the fact that this board has dedicated media keys, and of course the best of it – the volume roller. The lighting is vivid and visible, and not annoying in the dark (you can disable it or bring it down a notch). There’s no USB pass-through here, but that’s not the standard in TKL anyway, and not a must-have. It’s a TKL keyboard, but it offers practically all the features you might need daily.

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