Pros:
- Great build quality
- Sound dampening foam
- Great stabilizers (with a little lube)
- Adjustable, magnetic, hall effect switches
- Rapid trigger functionality
- Very nice palm rest
- Double shot PBT keycaps
Cons:
- 1 particular gripe with iCue (not even specific to this keyboard)
Thoughts:
As the title suggests, this is another really good, hall effect keyboard! After using a wooting 60HE, I really don't like regular mechanical switches anymore. Pricing is in-line for full sized keyboards. Actually, a little better than the competition with the inclusion of dedicated media keys, and hall effect switches. The rapid trigger function feels so natural that I unintentionally hold keys longer on traditional switches. It just feels so good when you get used to it. Pair that with an adjustable actuation height, and you've got a tangible improvement over regular keyboards. The addition of case foam really helps with the acoustics. No pinging or hollow sounds when you bottom out a key. These stabilizers are also very good, once I applied some krytox lube to them. They were pretty rattly right out of the box, but a little injection on each stab muted them nicely. They also seem to have dampeners to soften bottoming out the modifier keys. I don't really care about the 8k polling rate personally. I would bet money that no one can actually feel a difference between 1k and 8k in a blind test on any peripheral, but it's there if you really care about that. The PBT keycaps are very good quality with good shine-through. I really like the palm rest that comes with the Corsair flagship keyboards. This thing feels really nice, and I wish they would include one with each of their other keyboards; magnetic attaching and all. The only thing that I would actually knock this for, and it's not even an issue I have with the keyboard, is one particular exclusion from iCue. That exclusion is the ability to remap the FN key to something else. It's not that big of a deal for a full sized keyboard (to me at least), but it would still be nice to remap it to something like Caps lock. Why we still can't do that is beyond me, but this is just more of a personal issue I have. The keyboard itself does everything else that I want.
Conclusion:
If you like or are interested in hall effect keyboards, but don't want to deal with wait times from Wooting, or want a slightly higher quality alternative to Steelseries' offerings, this is a good option.
| Brand | Corsair |
|---|---|
| Series | K70 MAX RGB |
| Item model number | CH-910961G-NA |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Operating System | Mac OS |
| Item Weight | 3.06 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 17.4 x 6.54 x 1.54 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 17.4 x 6.54 x 1.54 inches |
| Color | Black |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Manufacturer | Corsair |
| Language | English |
| ASIN | B0CBHP4SWC |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Date First Available | August 10, 2023 |
