Corsair K70 RGB TKL CHAMPION SERIES Tenkeyless Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (OPX RGB Keyswitches, PBT Double-Shot Keycaps, Detachable USB-C Cable) QWERTY, NA Layout – Black

Very solid keyboard, feels elegant and the switches are excellent. One small caveat though..
Let’s get this out of the way: these switches blow any of Cherry’s linear options out of the water. Trying these optical switches compared to MX Reds is hilarious. They’re just so smooth and light, so if that’s what you want with a linear, then look no further. Do keep in mind however these actuate VERY easily, and I feel that adjustable actuation would bring this keyboard into unstoppable territory. Me personally, I got used to it pretty quickly, but I could definitely see this really annoying some people.The overall keyboard chassis itself is very similar to the old K70 that I have laying around; as in, it’s good. I like that they still went with the original style of those keyboards, but slimmed it down a bit. It really does feel like a premium product. Not a huge RGB fan, but it looks very consistent and lively here IMO. Major thumbs up for keycap compatibility, though I don’t see myself upgrading them anytime soon. Perfectly happy with the ones it came with!One last thing: I was really surprised with how this board sounds out of the box. The stabilizers are dead quiet, and the keys themselves honestly sound very good.

Great Keyboard!
I love this keyboard, it replaced my 6 year old K95. My K95 still works well but key caps are getting worn out a bit & actuators on a few keys just don’t make contact as well as they use to. It was time for a change, a new look. This keyboard really performs well, it’s solid & well built, not flimsy or cheaply made. I feel it’s priced well for what you get. If you’re looking for a smaller keyboard that’s well built, solid & responsive look no further, this one hits the mark.

Excellent hardware… Abysmal software
From the start, let me state that the keyboard itself is a great piece of kit. It’s solidly built, has fantastic linear switches and adequately stable key-caps. And those key-caps are double-shot PBT with a nicely textured finish and good backlight uniformity.Simply put, it’s a dream to type on and I couldn’t be happier with the hardware. If you’re looking for a quality programmable TKL keyboard and don’t want to pay boutique prices or roll your own with a kit, I’m not sure that a better option exists. The software however, is another story entirely.To program key assignments or define a custom lighting profile (the later of which is understandable), you must use the Corsair iCue software package. To my knowledge and according to all of the documentation I could find, there is no way to program remaps or macros vis the keyboard alone. A real shame.Now I’m no stranger to using “gamer” software for configuring devices but iCue rises to a whole new level of terrible. The first, and probably most egregious offense is the fact that installing iCue also installs no less than four services that are configured to run automatically at boot. Add this to the iCue UI and you now have five programs running at all times… just to use a keyboard! Ridiculous.Okay so now we know that we have to either a) disable all of the extraneous services or b) uninstall iCue once we’ve configured the keyboard to our liking so let’s hop to it shall we. For some reason I cannot fathom, Corsair decided that key assignments (i.e. remaps and macros), as well as lighting profiles that you want to store on the keyboard, and those controlled by software, must be mutually exclusive. Why?!You can’t even reuse the library of macros or lighting layers; they must duplicated! So you may be thinking, if you know in advance that you aren’t going to use the software moving forward, just configure everything the “hardware” sections from the beginning. A sound theory, which is exactly what I did however… hardware key assignments do not work while iCue is running!That’s right, when you configure a hardware remap or macro, it won’t actually work until you terminate the iCue process (e.g. exit the program rather than simply close the window). Since there is nothing in iCue to make the user aware of this fact, I naturally assumed that the function simply didn’t work and proceeded to configure everything via the non-hardware interface (it doesn’t explicitly state that it’s software only FYI).But wait, there’s more! The software allows you to save profiles to the keyboard — sometimes, stay tuned — even though nothing has been configured in the hardware sections of iCue, with no mention of the fact that you are basically saving an empty profile. So upon finally getting all of my profiles set up and saved to the keyboard I excitedly shut down iCue to see my handiwork and what do I get… unicorn vomit and defaults all around! Nothing worked.Let’s take a detour for a minute to touch upon the process of saving profiles to the keyboard. It’s a crapshoot! Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. When it doesn’t, the only way to get it working again is to unplug the keyboard, restart the services, close iCue, then reconnect the keyboard, relaunch iCue and try again. It usually works… ONCE, then you have to repeat the process to save again. Nightmare usability.So, why didn’t I just pack the thing up, ship it back and move on? Well, I was about to but when I decided to try a little troubleshooting. During which I discovered that the hardware key assignments DO work, but only after iCue is terminated. After this revelatory discovery, I replicated all of my key assignments and lighting customizations in their respective hardware sections then fought with iCue to eventually get all of my profiles saved to the keyboard.Upon testing that everything was functioning as expecting without iCue running, I promptly disabled everything related to this steaming pile of garbage software. Done and done. The keyboard itself is just so darn good that I had to keep it. The only thing that is disappointing from a hardware perspective is the included USB cable. It’s just too short! A meter longer would be perfect and more in line with the stack of keyboards I have stored away.Final thoughts… If Corsair fixes their terrible software and reduces its sheer bloat, this is absolutely a 5-star product. Until then 3.5 rounded up to 4 since the hardware is just so good.

Fantastic all around
The product is one of the best! It’s got perfect lighting for gaming and runs great with other Corsair products. If you are getting this, I would highly recommend that you get the mouse and mouse pad that most people buy with it, the aesthetic is unreal. Truly built for gamers

Amazing would buy again

Melhor teclado que ja tive na vida, simplesmente perfeito, tempo de resposta, conforto, beleza, qualidade de construção, tudo nota 10!