Corsair K95 Platinum RGB Mechanical USB Gaming Keyboard (Cherry MX Brown Switches, Per Key Multicolour RGB Backlighting, Dual-Sided Soft Touch Wrist Rest, UK Layout) - Black

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The PBT keycaps are also really nice, it’s cool to see a big brand such as Corsair use such high-quality material. Pressing the keys feels results in a fast and responsive actuation, as the best mechanical switches do, and it's particularly useful for fast-paced gaming such as in first-person shooters. Today sees the launch of the new flagship model, the K95 RGB Platinum, which showcases virtually everything Corsair has to offer in this market.

It takes a brave company to look at a product as universally lauded as the K95 RGB and decide that it needs improving, and some very good decisions have been made with the K95 Platinum, improving everywhere without ever diminishing the overall excellence of the main product. They also feel good to press, particularly the media buttons, which again are surprisingly rare even among high-end keyboards. Wrist Rest: The K95 Platinum RGB XT comes with a detachable plush wrist rest that snaps into the keyboard. Occasionally, this strip wasn't quite as evenly lit as it could be, but we have to admit it won our favour and drew a number of admiring comments from people passing by our desk. The puller is made from plastic, which we don’t recommend using because it can scratch the sides of your keycaps.

If you’ve used one of Corsair’s high-end mechanical keyboards in the last few years, you pretty much know what to expect in terms of physical design here. You really can’t go wrong with the Cherry MX Brown, but there isn’t anything special about it either. While other keyboard companies have partnered with switch makers to design their own mechanical switches or experiment with optical and / or analogue actuation tech, Corsair has stuck with tried-and-true Cherry MX switches. Per-key RGB lighting has been a feature of high-end Corsair mechanical keyboards for some time now, and once again it's here in force.

Decksaver Gamer Edition covers offer insurance against little disasters which can stop fun in its tracks. The USB Pass-through port provides convenient access to an additional USB port for your mouse or headset. You may have read or seen his tech and gaming coverage at IGN, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Variety, Digital Trends, and, of course, PCMag.I’ve tested it out for myself and saw no improvement when using a Speed Silver switch, although it’s still a good option if you want to go linear. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. USB pass-through port provides convenient access to an additional USB port for your mouse or headset. I routed the Keyboard to the PS5 and had next to no issues getting power to it, and the mouse worked just fine through the USB pass through.

Assuming you're okay with a light switch, they have a very nice action that doesn't fatigue your fingers and helps the keyboard feel responsive, although you may find yourself using more force than necessary and bottoming out until you get used to the lightness. USB Passthrough: USB passthrough is a lifesaver if you have something you like to plug in without wanting to reach for your PC.And, while the Corsair K95 RGB Platinum is an attractive keyboard with a ton of features – Corsair’s ‘iCUE’ software is still a pain to use. Using the bar to set volume is great and packs in the same excellent build quality seen on the rest of the K95. The Actions menu is where all your custom macros and commands are, and you can see which are associated with each profile as well as the global library. pass-through port on the back, near the center-mounted main cable, as well as cable routing wells on the underside. Corsair’s overly complicated software has always been painful to use, but it has gotten better over the last couple years.

Ultra-reliable German-made CHERRY MX SPEED RGB Silver keyswitches are guaranteed for 100 million keystrokes, with a linear 1.

Regardless of the variant you choose—MX Speed Silver, MX Brown, or MX Blue—the feel of Cherry switches is very much a known quantity (in a good way). Corsair's K95 RGB Platinum, one of PCMag's top-rated mechanical keyboards for the past three years, is getting an upgrade. Keycaps: Additional keycaps are also thrown in the box to replace the several of the keys with a more textured feel. I was able to figure it out in less than a minute without looking up anything in Google or reading the manual.