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Corsair vengeance K90 gaming keyboard quick look.
Product homepage - http://www.corsair.com/vengeance-k90-performance-mmo-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.html
OCUK product page - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-002-CS&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1258
So here we have one a few new products from Corsair for them to make an entry in the gaming Peripheral keyboard and mouse market.
At the top is a Microsoft multimedia keyboard, under that is a Logitech G11 and finally the Corsair K90 to give an idea of size.
The cabling is braided and there are two USB ports for power and signal.
The main body of the keyboard is aluminium and is very cold to the touch, especially after all these years of using plastic body keyboards,
The wrist rest is finished very nicely indeed and has a soft feel despite actually being solid.
Only these keys outlined use mechanical switches, the rest are membrane switches.
The switches used a Cherry Red switches, more about these here - http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html
There are some media keys including rolling volume control,
A backlight and windows keylock button,
There are macro recording keys and three macro bank keys at the other side of the keyboard allowing up to 54 different macros,
The keys are very proud of the keyboard body
Here is the backlighting compared to a Logitech G11 in a dark room,
I have never used a high end keyboard before and so comparisons against other gaming keyboards are impossible for me, but compared to the £40 Logitech G11 I have been using for the past 1 year, it’s like night and day and the typing feel, response and even the sound each key makes is night and day.
Product homepage - http://www.corsair.com/vengeance-k90-performance-mmo-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.html
OCUK product page - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-002-CS&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=1258
So here we have one a few new products from Corsair for them to make an entry in the gaming Peripheral keyboard and mouse market.
At the top is a Microsoft multimedia keyboard, under that is a Logitech G11 and finally the Corsair K90 to give an idea of size.
The cabling is braided and there are two USB ports for power and signal.
The main body of the keyboard is aluminium and is very cold to the touch, especially after all these years of using plastic body keyboards,
The wrist rest is finished very nicely indeed and has a soft feel despite actually being solid.
Only these keys outlined use mechanical switches, the rest are membrane switches.
The switches used a Cherry Red switches, more about these here - http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html
Type: Linear Switch
Link: Datasheet
Tactile: No
Clicky: No
Actuation Force: 45g (Force Diagram)
Key Travel: 2mm to actuation, 4mm to bottom
Cherry MX-Red's are another switch that can be considered a "gaming" switch. It's essentially a lighter version of the MX Black, requiring less force to actuate. Some people do not find this switch that good for typing or gaming because it is so light, but others rave for this fact. Light or Stiff is always a matter of preference. This switch was hard to find; and was reported as EOL, but it is still in limited production with a higher than average MOQ leading to higher cost to board makers. Marketed with high demand, boards with this switch are becoming more common, but are generally more expensive as well.
There are some media keys including rolling volume control,
A backlight and windows keylock button,
There are macro recording keys and three macro bank keys at the other side of the keyboard allowing up to 54 different macros,
The keys are very proud of the keyboard body
Here is the backlighting compared to a Logitech G11 in a dark room,
I have never used a high end keyboard before and so comparisons against other gaming keyboards are impossible for me, but compared to the £40 Logitech G11 I have been using for the past 1 year, it’s like night and day and the typing feel, response and even the sound each key makes is night and day.
