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Corsair K70 Core RGB4.1
2 sources$79.99as of Oct 31The Corsair K70 Core RGB is a wired full-size mechanical keyboard with pre-lubed Corsair MLX Red linear switches, a volume dial and per-key RGB lighting. RTINGS called it an excellent gaming keyboard, citing outstanding latency, good overall build quality and light switches with short pre-travel, though it found the mostly plastic body and ABS keycaps somewhat cheap feeling. PCMag found its internal foam made it noticeably quieter than boards without foam, but judged it a feature or two away from being easy to recommend, with no hot-swappable switches and a gummy feel to some keys. It suits gamers who want a low-latency full-size wired board; anyone who wants wireless, a compact layout or switch swapping should look elsewhere.
Strengths
- — RTINGS measured outstanding latency, roughly on par with pricier K70 models
- — Pre-lubed Corsair MLX Red linear switches are light with short pre-travel
- — Internal foam makes typing quieter than on boards without any foam
Watch-outs
- — Mostly plastic build and ABS keycaps feel somewhat cheap
- — Wired only, with no hot-swappable switch sockets
- — Linear switches only, and PCMag found some keys felt gummy
