I love how corsair does not strafe away from their OG mech keyboards design instead they improve them, really appreciate the cohesiveness to every product they release. Would love to have a corsair build, if only i could afford the damn thing.
@@astudentpilotlife That still works like the old one, I'm so so about the radial dial, but the actual feel is even better than the K95, and actually being able to pull the handrest out (magnetically attached) without worrying about breaking the whole thing, is really nice.
Just picked one of these up at Best Buy for $107 thanks to some store credit that I had saved up and I must say I am really happy with it. Didn't take me that long to get used to typing with the linear switches, I already played some Doom Eternal on it and they do feel very pleasant to use. My top wheel also doesn't have any play or jank in it as mentioned here so it must have been his particular sample for sure. Overall very solid feeling board with many nice features and great aesthetics. At the price I paid for it, it's a 10/10 to me for sure. Now I just have to figure out what I want to do with the macro keys.
I just got this keyboard. I just got a Corsair K100 RGB a couple days ago. Changing key depth? Read more When I first got it, the keys had barely any press depth which is great for gaming. I pressed the profile button and all the sudden the keys had more depth. I know this doesn’t make sense. I tried back and forth and it’s like I could change the key depth between two levels. Now a couple days have passed and it no longer does this. What’s going on? Am I even actually able to change the key press depth.
Yeah keyboards are probably one of the only computer components that never really need to be upgraded. If you bought a cheap membrane keyboard you would have a reason to upgrade but once who have a decent mechanical kb there's not much to upgrade to
As someone that is currently on their 3rd K70 variant since 2015 - I can say with confidence that a Corsair keyboard will not last you 10 years. You'll be lucky if you get 2-3 years out of one before they start presenting issues. Either your leds will fail, or a switch will fail on you, but one of those two things will happen.
@@downbringer01 I'd say you are too hard on your boards or are unlucky. I bought a K70 at release, upgraded to the K95 at release and my son has been using my old K70 every day with absolutely no issues.
4000 Hz is probably the most useless marketing point I've heard in a while. It is only even theoretically useful on devices with optical switches, due to mechanical switches having so-called debounce delay - a time period of around 5ms that the keyboard waits for the contact leaf in the switch to stop vibrating after actuation (although Cherry claimed to have tightened their contact tolerances to reduce this delay, we'll see). But even then, before any tiny amount of difference actually begins to matter, the input has to go through several input abstraction layers of your OS, reach your game's process, and actually get processed by your game, which will absolutely blow away the *theoretical* difference of 0.75 ms of input lag between 1000 Hz and 4000 Hz. Also, due to the high power consumption of optical switches, a wireless optical keyboard remains impossible for now, and wireless operation feels like a much more tangible quality than sub-1ms *theoretical* latency reduction. Wireless is probably where the industry is headed right now. I'm not a pro gamer by any means, but I have played fast-paced games passionately for the last 20 years. The only polling rate difference I can notice is going from 125 to 250 on mice, and not even that on keyboards. God this marketing is stupid.
@@WayStedYou I fucking hate batteries dying when there's a perfectly good, stable, constant source of power that can run the same device. Batteries suck. I'm using a 122 key IBM Model M to type this and I've no plans to change it for anything but another Model M. It's so well built I could bludgeon someone to death with it and then return it to its intended service, it doesn't have stupid flashy RGB bullshit, the keys feel nice under my fingers, and it plugs in rather than relying on a AAA or a built-in lipo cell that dies when you need it the most. Fuck wireless keyboards. Their only use is giving you a proper keyboard on something like a tablet or a phone.
@@TestECull i havent charged my 915 tkl for 2 weeks and i'm so not worried about the battery level that i cant even be arsed to check it to give you a number for this comment
@@meowpurrr Could you please walk me through how you set that up? Blue is my favorite color and on my K95 Platinum I've just been using a steady blue profile. I'd love to learn to set up a slow flowing blue gradient profile. If you could either type out the steps or even make an Imgur album with the steps I would be so grateful.
@@lauens the rate at which a processor in a computer requests information from the peripheral, 4000Hz is equal to 4000 requests per second from the processor which is also equal to 0,25ms per request
@@veduci22 Not sure what your point is with this comment. When they did the monitor blind test, no one could tell which one had the highest refresh rate. Which tells people to not pay an absurd amount for no difference, it will be the exact same if they tested keyboard polling rates.
100% agree with the review. I think you nailed it. I love the keyboard and the performance is great. The iCUE set up is really clunky. I have headset, mouse and keyboard from Corsair. All the high end and every time I get to the setting and customization is not as smooth and easy to do. I spent about 5 hours on all my devices to set it up as I needed for gaming and working. I have two profiles - One for gaming and second for work. Still high quality and joy to use it 18 hours each day.
I love mine but it has issues. My keys double type (key chatter), some keys get "stuck" and don't type the way they did out of the box or are louder than they should be. Also after looking closely, I believe a couple of my keys have dim LEDs compared to the surrounding LEDs. How do I fix these issues? It's incredibly frustrating, especially the double typing which makes me have to backspace every sentence. Can you help me set up a flowing blue gradient color profile? I want my keyboard to flow left to right in different shades of blue. I would really appreciate it if you could guide me through it. Thanks.
@@dawn-blade i got the same issue with the double input while i pushed a button once......i never managed to find a solution to this problem, so right today (i tried every soft approach like: removing caps and cleaning, use of compressed air in the faulty Keys, i tried to use one USB connector instead of both and tried a reset procedure i found online, but nothing .....is plain busted) i asked for a refund on amazon, since it stopped working correctly after just 3 months......i guess the k100 will continue its legacy.
can tell a big difference vs 60hz and like 120hz but the difference going from 120hz to 144/165hz is already minimal so going beyond 165hz the difference becomes negligible compared to the price...
For anyone who sees that large polling rate and is excited for it, a little read: ----Key Bouncing All types of key switches - including rubber domes - do this. When you press a key, the switch "bounces" on and off very quickly as it sets into place. This causes keys to register multiple times for each press. Because of this, keyboards need to implement some sort of debouncing delay - so that once you press a key, the controller waits a certain amount of time before registering a keypress. As an example, Cherry MX switches need 5ms of debouncing time, while rubber domes need longer (exactly how long depends on their quality). ----Polling Rates and Response Times While it is very useful for mice, it's just about meaningless for keyboards. Let's assume for a minute that all switches have the 5ms debouncing time of Cherry MX switches (which is being very generous). Even if you had super human speed and reflexes, every single key would be delayed by at least that much. So really, any polling rate over 200Hz (at best) is absolutely useless, and nothing but market hype. It may even be a bit detrimental, because you'd be wasting CPU time polling the keyboard unneededly. And unlike USB keyboards, PS/2 boards aren't polled at all. They simply send the signal to the PC whenever they are ready to, which causes a hardware interrupt, forcing the CPU to register that keystroke. ----PS/2 or USB? PS/2 wins on three fronts: First, it supports full n-key rollover. Second, PS/2 keyboards aren't polled, but are completely interrupt based. And third, it is impossible for it to be delayed by the USB bus being used by other devices. There are two types of USB transfer modes - the interrupt transfer mode (USB polls keyboard, when key is sensed the USB controller sends the interrupt to the CPU), and the isochronous transfer mode, which reserves a certain amount of bandwidth for the keyboard with a guaranteed latency on the bus. Unfortunately, there are absolutely no keyboards made that use the latter, because special controllers would have to be used, thus making it cost prohibitive. So if your keyboard supports both PS/2 and USB, and your PC has a PS/2 port, there's no reason not to use it.
Even on the mouse it's mostly BS for advertising reasons. We're talking about so low numbers that it's utter meaningless. Let alone our own reflexes/responses. Going higher hertz is only worth it on the monitor ( 144Hz ).
Finally a regular bottom row as well! Can put any custom keycaps in that bad boy. FYI CORSAIR used to have custom bottom row for their usual lineup of keyboards.
I just picked up this keyboard today and so far it performs well. It fells different from my old K90 which had the cherry mx switches but I'm sure I'll get used to it. I love the RGB and how it adds even more colour options for my setup.
When I first got it, the keys had barely any press depth which is great for gaming. I pressed the profile button and all the sudden the keys had more depth. I know this doesn’t make sense. I tried back and forth and it’s like I could change the key depth between two levels. Now a couple days have passed and it no longer does this. What’s going on? Am I even actually able to change the key press depth.
Honestly couldn't care less about the icue or the speed, rgb looks nice and always a fan of those macro keys. In the UK however costs around £280 (approx $380) so will be giving it a miss. Can get a very nice new monitor for that.
I really don't like that bulky wheel, and for that price, the wheels should be smoother. For the future, I hope in brown switches and maybe low profile switches, while I'm ok they don't release TKL: numbers and macros are so useful !
@@obi-wankenobi8237 In europe because of different currencies, shipping, due to the fact Corsair is based in America, and taxes, 249€, or around $259.72 makes perfect sense.
I like the feature set and full size keyboards in general but a keyboard isn't something you replace often once you have one you like. I also want clicky keys (or at least a very noticable bump at the actuation point). The major improvement a keyboard like this could receive is the ability to use all these features without having the controller software active. That's what I hate about my Razer keyboard, it has many features but the software has to be active for them to work. Fuck that! It should be a matter of set up and forget about it. Not needing the software active for the features to work is the only reason I'd replace my current keyboard prematurely.
@@wilfredobracero4226 I know the feeling, everything I had was Corsair. But Corsair can't seem to make a decent mouse and I bought G502 Lightspeed and then the G915 was the next logical step 🤣
Corsair psu are just rebranded seasonic psu..so no wonder it did nt break..I got a wireless headset from them..n after exactly 1 year, its starting to become funny switching on off randomly lol
@@Sorcerer86pt top notch my ass! I bought a cx750m and it only lasted 2 years, before one of the coils in it started melting. They then asked me to ship that shit to Singapore for RMA which would of cost 60$! So I just bought another one. Same shit for a h100i with dead pump and dead fans in a obsidian 750 case. Corsair is nothing but marketing I will never buy from them again! Also RAM is practically lasts forever from every company, so don't go around praising their overpriced RGB RAM.
If I am spending this much on a keyboard it is going to be from DROP or I am going to spend much less and get another GMMK which I know will probably last me longer than the optical switches. Not to mention that with the savings I can get all sorts of stuff like custom key caps, some lube for the switches, etc.
I have the K70 RGB tenkeyless version of the K100. If you're a tenkeyless guy (like me) you've gotta get your hands on the K70. Best keyboard I've ever owned!
Until the big brands start giving detachable USB cables and swappable switches, they arn't going all out. But imagine all the robust features of the main stream keebs with the customizations of the limited run market. That's a world I want to live in.
i have that one as well ( i bought less than a month ago ) . i feel k100 is better because palm rest and offer same size command or function keys. And it is not ABS ...
I love mine but it has issues. My keys double type (key chatter), some keys get "stuck" and don't type the way they did out of the box or are louder than they should be. Also after looking closely, I believe a couple of my keys have dim LEDs compared to the surrounding LEDs. How do I fix these issues? It's incredibly frustrating, especially the double typing which makes me have to backspace every sentence. Can you help me set up a flowing blue gradient color profile? I want my keyboard to flow left to right in different shades of blue. I would really appreciate it if you could guide me through it. Thanks.
@@dawn-blade case 1. systemic issue. - try with other computer - if it is working and reset case 2. board connection problem or switch itself - need to change switch. if your keyboard is still under warranty , ask them to fix.
I only moved to this from mine because of a sale, the standard bottom row (so I can use my full set of pudding PBT caps), and the better wrist rest. The K95 Platinum non XT wrist rest sucks ass. Gets a lil bit of finger oil on it after a few months and is impossible to fucking clean off.
They need to remove the stupid Corsair logo from the wrist rest, they need to get rid of the iCUE logo from the button and make the button more stable like it belongs, make the button like a streamdeck LED screen, very small and you can put whatever you want on it, make the dial have tactile feedback, change the glossy look on the top to be a bit smaller and make the caps lock and num lock and etc a little more visible, and finally include the blue streamdeck switches again. Lastly put high actuation switches on it like mx browns or reds, or make an opto mechanical switch with a high actuation point then I would buy this keyboard for $230, it's overpriced though
Honestly I was caught off guard when Corsair released this so soon after K95 XT (which was released just 8 months ago). I bought K95 XT just last month, loving it so far and I see several improvements that I like here such as Corsair ditching the non standard bottom row, sturdy stabilizer, more RGB (of course lol), and finally better wrist rest. But it is priced $30 premium than the K95 XT which I kinda glad, otherwise the K95 XT would be eclipsed value wise. However, I think they should just refresh the white keyboard or release TKL variant, I am sure more people are waiting for that instead of this. Also the lack of extended RGB mousepad (or refresh the MM800) in their product catalog is a bit jarring compared to the competitors. Anything but this, too soon after K95 XT.
3 years down the road and I still consider the K100 one of the best in my collection. I upgraded from a K70 Rapidfire and this was a real top-tier keyboard the only negative being the regular non-plush non-RGB wrist-rest. The keys were more thuds than clicks but I learnt to get used to its solidity over time. Corsair's iCue RGB is definitely superior to Razer's offerings at that time.
Agreed, I use tab and escape a lot, as well as shift etc. and those macro keys mess with my muscle memory.... I had these macro keys a long time ago on a Logitech, and I really hated it. Most gamers and programmers would... I'm not really sure who they made this for... casual typists perhaps?
@@phyrim7890 honestly not sure. Perhaps it's because I've joined more than 10 years ago... Or perhaps was verified by my identity through credit card payments? Perhaps by linking another account that was verified. This is the first I notice the verified indicator...
K70 and K95 both started developing various problems with led’s and the volume roller activating on its own within 2-3 years. Done with Corsair keyboards. Ducky Shine 7 with pudding keycaps is the last keyboard I’ll ever need, built like a tank with a zinc alloy top plate, and dedicated media keys using real switches, no crappy volume roller. 160 bucks.
My K95 Platinum has key chatter where certain keys type twice for one press. Also a few keys are dim compared to the other keys, it's noticeable to my eye. How can I fix these issues? Can you guide me through how to set up a flowing blue gradient color profile from left to right?
difference between 1000 and 4000 hr really feels in rhythm games like osu mania, where you have to press 2+ buttons at the exact same time with the mininal delay between
Not sure if I want to switch or just keep my K95 platinum. Guessing that it will be something around 2000 TL in my country and being so similar to the K95, I don’t think it is a huge upgrade. Expecting your comments that will hopefully be helpful as I am still considering an upgrade.
I have this keyboard. It has a 2 year warranty. Exactly when the warranty was about to run out the lights started to fail. I was able to RMA it within three days of the warranty deadline. It was almost like they were designed to fail.
I hope Corsair starts making some white versions of their peripherals. This keyboard in white would be absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully, they make some of their mice in white as well.
I’ll be buying this when I build my next pc in a few weeks. Love the look of this. But I think you’re right about the icue software. Definitely needs an update.
One thing we need to point out: We need a keyboard sound test on literally every Keyboard review/test on the planet, but only the minority like you does that. Which I really do appreciate. I mean, the sound of a mechanical keyboard is perhaps the one of the main reasons, that is 'game changing' when it comes to the final decision, if I'm gonna buy the keyboard or not! That the way I see this, and again, really thanks for the sound test!
I am on a place holder keyboard atm, and just learned the other day that the K100 exist, after a trip to Best Buy. Betwern X-Mass money and a trip to Micro Center to see if they have any K95/Platinums lying around, we may have a permanent replacement for my few-months-deceased Razor Arctosa
I'm starting to feel the same way about full sized keyboards. I hardly ever use the 10 key and additional keys myself. Plus with my small desk area the additional space to put items could be worth it. Thank you D'Mitry for all your work and presentation of this keyboard. Now to find some for a Mac PC. ;)
I do not get how so many people not use the num keys since it makes typing in passwords so much easier. Also I never have problems with desk space with mouse and keyboard since I always put my mouse about a foot away from my keyboard so they never clash together when gaming and I have a very small 19" length and 47" width desk area.
I can tell you first hand in "Black Desert Online" on the 4000hz polling rate makes a *SIGNIFICANT* difference in PvP as a sorceress main since launch back in March 3rd 2016. Had a pretty niche increase in survival in Planetside 2 & Warzone
@@jonirojonironin5353 I'm in the middle of a build for my friend who's into old timey shit, so I'm doing a typewriter inspired build and went with Box Jades, and I'm shocked how much I love them after lubing. Prior to lube, they're ear piercing, but they tone down a lot after you lube them and I actually find them really pleasant. I was super surprised.
@@SuperTama98 these days that probably don't matter. I've had an original k70 keyboard which is like 10 year old and it works and looks like new lol. Can't really beat a good keyboard thing is you gonna keep that filco for 10 years? Probably not.
@RareCow yeah maybe but all 60% don't have volume scroll wheel or media keys their all trash. I built a holy panda keyboard and guess what I bought the logitech tkl and I like it way more
@@Nh31998 That's a stupid thing to say bro. Is the keyboard overpriced? YES but does it have to own every feature of cheaper keyboards? Absolutely not. Its the same with cars just because a Rolls Royce is 500k doesn´t mean its as good in the corners as a r35 GTR
I had three K70 keyboards and they all eventually suffered with the plastic female keycap connector cracking/splitting away from the male + standoff of the Cherry MX switch after about a couple or so years' use, causing the keycaps to become unstable and fall away from the switch while typing. Since then, I've bought two K95's and had no issues so far. Just thought I'd mention this because I've not had the K95's that long so this might still be an issue with both the K95 and K100. Probably an oxidation issue with the plastic that causes it to become brittle over time, so hopefully Corsair's now using a more resilient type of plastic for its keycaps.
honestly, I think full size keeb are the most popular format because most people don't think about getting anything else. Every business keyboard at work is full size full size keayboards are the most common for retail The worst part is that it isn"t because you're releasing a TLK or 60% keeb that it will change most people minds. I recently read in a comment that a full size kebb will always be superior to a smaller one for anything because it has more keys... people want their num pad even if they don't use it. Personally, I switched to a 60% keeb and have no regrets at all, not having a numpad is just a matter of getting used to
I want a keyboard that is 1. TKL 2. has optical switches (no debounce delay) 3. has low profile switches (preferably tactile) 4. has fast internal processor and high internal key scan rate ("AXON"), 5. supports high USB polling rate 4 to 8kHZ. I don't think that exists yet.
I think what he means is that due to the transparent housing of the switches, some colors does not match what is in the software and what is on the keyboard. Main example is the white color, it has a pinkish tone when you set it.
7:52 And that's why CORSAIR would like to sell you a _CORSAIR iCUE Nexus_ as an addition to your already expensive keyboard. You can read your current profile on that convenient and yet hella expensive add-on.
why do people like less keys, and less options? Personally I don't get the TKL thing. I would understand for traveling. or when you are moving it a lot. but with a keyboard like this, where you can customize every key on the keyboard. I would rather have more keys than less I wish they'd also give us two more rows (at least) of G keys to the left side
@@GM-qi8pw I personally like it because my desk is small, and tbh I want to have more space for my mouse without loosing too much, I'm fine with no number pads
@@GM-qi8pw I used to be really into TKL but lately I’ve been thinking the same. I don’t suffer from lack of desk space, and all I’m having is more keys. Why not full-sized?
I have a k95 XT Platinum. The reason i bought corsair was because sturdy construction with aluminum and CHERRY MX Brown Keys. Just need a full size qwerty keyboard to accompany a multi purpose build. The S or G keys can be used for macros. This isnt much different IMO.
The highest refresh rate we got a few weeks ago was 360hz and thats a 24 inch 1080p monitor for 700$. Until we get 1000hz monitors for the average consumer you are able to get 4000hz keyboards for 50 bucks. So jumping on that technology now is simply a waste of money. If you want a good gaming board, get small formaktor board for mousemovment with a switch you like and call it a day. Here in germany the k100 costs 250 euro. (Ca. 300 dollar) thats custom keep territory for features you wont notice for 3 years. Its blowing my mind how overhyped the k100 is.
@@flashbits6614 my man spitting straight fax...i never wanted to purchase the keyboard i haave a drop alt but like the idea of 1000hz monitors just like blew my mind ig
After the problem I've had with my rgb strafe, which sadly, I'm still using, I don't think I'm going corsair on my next one. I'm not will to spend this kind of cash on keyboards anymore.
I just bought this keyboard because i wanted a faster board than my k95 XT. I got the OPX switches and I absolutely love this board. The typing experience is amazing. BTW, Corsair has issued an update to bring this to 8000hz polling. Amazing.
LOVE this new keyboard. It's cheaper than buying a K95 and then a set of double-shot keycaps. Trust me, I have done that. It doesn't have MX Blue switches (yet). A lot of us will be waiting for those....
Honestly i was at my limit with the quantity of RGB of the last generation of keyboards from corsair, but this... this is excesive. I think many of us who loves corsair can agree that something that at least used to differenced it from the other brands was the elegancy present on their products, but i would dare to say that even since the last gen of K70's and K95's, that elegancy had slowly disappear untill... this. I honestly think it is too much RGB, not to mention that i find that strange ICUE wheel on the left totally disgusting and i think its the element who more fades the classic elegancy of the brand. Just my opinion, and if anyone is gonna say that im hater of the brand or something, here's a fact: all my pheriperals, my PSU and my RAM are corsair, so im something like a big brand fanboy.
A F I suppose you can choose the level of gross-ness. I have the Logitech G810 and I use static lighting on some keys and almost never use all the animations. (I’m boring, I guess). Having said this I’m very interested in this keyboard
May I interest you in the Drop Ctrl instead? TKL, hotswappable, uses QMK firmware (with a web-based configurator) and comes with a detachable USB-C cable with USB-C passthrough if you care about that. Way more worth $200 than this garbage.
After owning the Lux for 2 years I honestly wouldn't touch Corsair again, in that time I've had to replace over 15 key caps due to connector stems breaking which is a common but unacknowledged complaint. The K70 is defective and they're using the same OEM for the K100. Logitek also run into the same issues and use the same supplier.
every time I hear someone talking about “future proofing” makes me want to punch them, especially coming from a person that review products for a living. It is one of the dumbest concepts that exists
exterminate weebs peripherals don't even last that long anyway and even if that were the case there will always be new features that will make the "future proof" seem outdated
Funny how a lot of the software issues were fixed with the new iCue, user defined zones and all, also I think you can set up the iCue OSD to tell you which mode the wheel is in not sure though
