Corsair Vengeance Products... (NO GIBBO NOT MEMORY!)

Hmm, still want a Mionix Zibal more, please stock them OcUK, "I beg of you!" :D

edit: OMG, you're getting them in!!! :D
 
Ace Modder said:
Let me check with Corsair tomorrow for you all.... Shame on Corsair if this is the case.
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Yes it's true.

If you make a mechanical keyboard surely all the keys should be mechanical, infact having 2 different types of key would cost more money?
 
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Still waiting for feedback from Corsair. My UK rep had to email the US which means that the email was not replied to by the time I left work as they would have been getting out of bed at 5pm UK time :) I should know more tomorrow.
 
Hey guys.

I have had a confirmation from Corsair. I will copy and paste it for you.

Corsair email said:
Hi Lee,

I think I’ll write a blog piece about this – to clear it up. It’s actually an innovation that we are very proud of – and it was not to reduce cost (in reality, it added quite some development and manufacturing complexity to the product).

Because of the lightness and sensitivity of the Cherry Reds (which is fantastic for gaming, and much better than people think for typing) we wanted a different switch pressure for some of the other keys – especially the macro keys – so you don’t actuate them if your hand brushes over them. So we decided to use the Cherry MX key switches on all the keys except the top row (Escape through F12 plus PrntScn/Scrl Lock/Pause) and for the “six pack” (ins/Home/Page up/dn, Del, End) where we have tuned a silicon dome keyswitch strip with a slightly firmer spring rate and more damping – thought the electrical response (1ms) is the same. These keys are not used for double taps or movement keys, so we preferred a firmer, less twitchy feel on these non-typing keys. These are keys you want to hit once, and need to nail solidly every time.

On the K90, we also used a separate silicon dome keyswitch matrix for the macro “G” keys because it allows us to put these keys on a lower plane than the main typing keys – again, so you can find them by feel, and so you don’t hit them accidentally (Competing brands and their users have complained about hitting “certain Keyboards” when they really wanted “Escape” – which can have dire consequences!). These keys have a fully programmable repeat rate/multiple in the macro software, so you won’t be using these for double-taps or triple-taps anyway.

This is the type of design innovation you get when gaming enthusiasts engineer a keyboard from scratch - without the restriction of using a mass-produced office keyboard as a starting point.

Our Keyboard have been designed by true Gamers, They will play a game for 15 hours solid over a weekend.
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This is something that does make sense to me upon reading it. I'm quite looking forward to getting a sample and testing the theory out on the reasoning behind the methodology. Let hope that as usual Corsairs R&D department have got a winner here :)
 
"Our Keyboard have been designed by true Gamers, They will play a game for 15 hours solid over a weekend"


Mine sweeper?

I think this is poor on Corsairs behalf.

It's a shame as there is a decent lack of cherry red keyboards on the market.
 
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I don't understand how Corsair can actually break into the gaming market with prices like that. A Deathadder, MX518 or even the Xai are cheaper, and they're on par with the new Sensei pricewise. :/
 
Tweaker said:
Why didn't they use another type of switch if they were worried?
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That was going to be exactly my point as well. They could have used blacks for the other keys as they've a stiffer spring. Their claim that the red switch is the best for gaming as well is nonsense as it's already well established that the black switches are the best for gaming. Red are only sought after because they're rare. The asian Cherry boards where the only place you could get them prior to the Vortex KBC Poker and Korean enthusiast boards. People looking to acquire reds had to mass order (which the Chinese and Korean KBC Poker and 356 keyboard builders did) or "ghetto" mod the switches by disassembling blues, browns and blacks and switching the springs around in the switches (the "ghetto reds" are a black switch with a brown spring). The only people saying reds are the best for gaming are Corsair and of course they are because they're the only ones selling a gaming board with them.

The claim that it was not because of cost is insulting to buyers intelligence. If they had used cherry switches in the entire board with the additional cost of "development and manufacturing complexity to the product" as the rep says, the boards would not be priced as they are. That's why I was surprised early on. We were lead to believe they were making a fully mechanical board with cherry reds and all that functionality for 100 - 110 quid. Now we know why they're priced as they are. They are not fully mech boards.
 
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How disappointing, I really liked the look of the K90, but if I'm going to spend £100+ pound on a mechanical keyboard then I want all mechanical keys thanks.
 
Tekgun said:
How disappointing, I really liked the look of the K90, but if I'm going to spend £100+ pound on a mechanical keyboard then I want all mechanical keys thanks.
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I know Coolermaster have a line of up coming keyboards that are very similar to the K90, so look out for them, they will be around the same price as the K90 too.
 
Could a OcUK staff member tell us how the F keys feel if they get a chance plox? :)

Compared to the cherry keys.
 
LeJosh said:
Could a OcUK staff member tell us how the F keys feel if they get a chance plox? :)

Compared to the cherry keys.
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I will do, I have requested samples prior to release of their new headsets/mice and keyboards.

I should know more about the sample status tomorrow/Monday. I will be doing full reviews for this.
 
Thanks for clearing this up Ace. I can't help feeling a little cheated by Corsair though, feel like they have mislead people with there marketing of these keyboards. It's strange how all the technical bull **** they emailed you wasn't in any of there marketing.
 
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