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Corsair K100 RGB keyboard review
Posted by: on: 10/01/2020 03:00 PM [
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Corsair has released it's all-new K100 RGB series keyboard. The units have overhauled aesthetics, a much stronger processor, more RGB lighting zone than you can imagine, as well as included G keys and a new iCUE dial as well as a choice in SpeedMX and new optical OPX switches.
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theoneofgod
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Posts: 4656
Posted on: 10/02/2020 05:41 PM
They should focus more on making iCUE not a total piece of crap. I've seriously never more problems with software than I do with iCUE. The interface is trash. It constantly hangs/crashes. It's crashed when updating firmware literally bricking one of my keyboards. They've somehow gone backwards in functionality, especially when it comes to the profiles stuff. It started off really bad, got slightly more stable and now it's somehow worse. I love keyboard I hate the software.
Also corsair is getting super sloppy with it's marketing material:
https://cwsmgmt.corsair.com/pdp/k100/v2/dist/app-static/assets/images/smal-pp-keyboard.jpg
Wtf is this picture. The knob looks like it's Microsoft Painted onto the picture.
iCue has been fine with me using 3 devices. I don't mess around with it too much now but it hasn't caused me any issues.
They should focus more on making iCUE not a total piece of crap. I've seriously never more problems with software than I do with iCUE. The interface is trash. It constantly hangs/crashes. It's crashed when updating firmware literally bricking one of my keyboards. They've somehow gone backwards in functionality, especially when it comes to the profiles stuff. It started off really bad, got slightly more stable and now it's somehow worse. I love keyboard I hate the software.
Also corsair is getting super sloppy with it's marketing material:
https://cwsmgmt.corsair.com/pdp/k100/v2/dist/app-static/assets/images/smal-pp-keyboard.jpg
Wtf is this picture. The knob looks like it's Microsoft Painted onto the picture.
iCue has been fine with me using 3 devices. I don't mess around with it too much now but it hasn't caused me any issues.
Tom Sunday
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Posts: 107
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Posts: 107
Posted on: 10/02/2020 07:18 PM
Paying $230 for a keyboard is frankly absurd. But remember ‘Corsair Gaming’ as it is called now is nevertheless a billion-dollar company. Just before going public a few months ago, Andy Paul (CEO) said 2.8 billion gamers worldwide spent more than $148 billion on game peripherals in 2019. Mr. Paul now being in the 'public eye' makes over $1.2 million a year in executive compensation and further 400,000 shares of exercisable stock-based compensation purchasable at $1,10 per share. All neatly outlined in their Form S-1 IPO statement. His personal net-worth immediately following the IPO is way out of sight and over $100 million to be sure. So with this he really does not need the money. While at the same time Corsair has been overpricing the gaming industry at large. They call it “High Performance Gaming.” But what do I know…I am just the man on the street still clunking away on a 1985 Model-M mechanical keyboard from IBM and which simply will not die. Physical durability prevailing.
Paying $230 for a keyboard is frankly absurd. But remember ‘Corsair Gaming’ as it is called now is nevertheless a billion-dollar company. Just before going public a few months ago, Andy Paul (CEO) said 2.8 billion gamers worldwide spent more than $148 billion on game peripherals in 2019. Mr. Paul now being in the 'public eye' makes over $1.2 million a year in executive compensation and further 400,000 shares of exercisable stock-based compensation purchasable at $1,10 per share. All neatly outlined in their Form S-1 IPO statement. His personal net-worth immediately following the IPO is way out of sight and over $100 million to be sure. So with this he really does not need the money. While at the same time Corsair has been overpricing the gaming industry at large. They call it “High Performance Gaming.” But what do I know…I am just the man on the street still clunking away on a 1985 Model-M mechanical keyboard from IBM and which simply will not die. Physical durability prevailing.
songod
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Junior Member
Posts: 1
Posted on: 10/03/2020 06:33 AM
You couldn't pay me to use iCue software.
You couldn't pay me to use iCue software.
Mufflore
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Posts: 13853
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Posts: 13853
Posted on: 10/03/2020 02:16 PM
The good thing about this keyboard is, once it is set up, you need never run iCue again, it has 200 profiles to store all your configs.
I'm thinking of getting one for my Dad for Xmas to go with a new PC we're making for him (he's paying for) to process his camcorder vids going back 20+ years to H264! So family can watch them on a Blu Ray player and because the videos could be lost, the tapes are degrading.
The only feature of the keyboard I reckon will be handy for him will be the forward/reverse wind of video with the wheel, but it looks nice, has that plush feel and he will know we care.
It might be an idea to have a video processing profile with different colour keys to highlight those he will need to use.
Also with covid, the keyboard can be wiped with isopropyl alcohol without damage (due to PBS plastic) to be sure the keys are clean after we finish setting it up and training him.
The good thing about this keyboard is, once it is set up, you need never run iCue again, it has 200 profiles to store all your configs.
I'm thinking of getting one for my Dad for Xmas to go with a new PC we're making for him (he's paying for) to process his camcorder vids going back 20+ years to H264! So family can watch them on a Blu Ray player and because the videos could be lost, the tapes are degrading.
The only feature of the keyboard I reckon will be handy for him will be the forward/reverse wind of video with the wheel, but it looks nice, has that plush feel and he will know we care.
It might be an idea to have a video processing profile with different colour keys to highlight those he will need to use.
Also with covid, the keyboard can be wiped with isopropyl alcohol without damage (due to PBS plastic) to be sure the keys are clean after we finish setting it up and training him.
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They should focus more on making iCUE not a total piece of shit. I've seriously never more problems with software than I do with iCUE. The interface is trash. It constantly hangs/crashes. It's crashed when updating firmware literally bricking one of my keyboards. They've somehow gone backwards in functionality, especially when it comes to the profiles stuff. It started off really bad, got slightly more stable and now it's somehow worse. I love keyboard I hate the software.
Also corsair is getting super sloppy with it's marketing material:
https://cwsmgmt.corsair.com/pdp/k100/v2/dist/app-static/assets/images/smal-pp-keyboard.jpg
Wtf is this picture. The knob looks like it's Microsoft Painted onto the picture.