The Corsair range of keyboards has been a monster success. When they first appeared as the Vengeance range we were impressed by the build quality and clever features, and as time has gone on and Corsair have refined their design, including dropping the Vengeance name, they have continued to blow our...

Corsair's K70 RGB MK.2 keyboard series has been impressive for a few reasons, but a big one has been the fact that gamers have been able to choose between five different CHERRY MX switches to go with it.

Well-built; feels sturdy, Low-profile keys are great for those who like laptop keyboards, but with feedback, Very bright LEDs. Button controls three levels of brightness, Includes dedicated media keys and volume roller, Includes a USB port on the back to route your mouse better, Great iCUE software...

A tinny ringing-whine sound can be heard from the keyboard if you tap certain keys right; Low-profile design means no cable routing under the keyboard

So, yeah, this thing's pretty awesome! The competition will have a lot of catching up to do if it wants to match what Cherry and Corsair have created in the new K70 Low Profile Rapidfire Keyboard.

Unmatched industrial design; sublime switch actuation; silent operation; amazing RGB lighting effects

Software is comprehensive but as clunky as ever

Corsair's software package iCUE acts as a merger of the original Corsair Utility Engine (CUE) and Corsair Link and will be the main hub for everything Corsair going forward. Given how much customisation can be done on one product, let alone an entire catalogue, it's a pretty deep software package,...

The CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 is a premium mechanical gaming keyboard built to last. Equipped with a lightweight durable aluminum frame and CHERRY MX Speed key switches, it boasts the reliability and accuracy you demand with blistering fast 1.2mm actuation.

Quality; RGB; Software Control; Wrist Rest

When looking for a premium keyboard, it's easy to filter out the keyboards that won't meet your needs based on their set of features. When finally making your decision, it's often the little details that will set a keyboard apart.

The Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 borrows the premium features from the K95 Platinum and levels the build quality in this series.

Powerful software support; USB passthrough port

Too expensive

The Corsair K70 has been around for a number of years now, with several different variations and improvements in that time, however they were all just small, incremental adjustments not worthy of a new version number. Today, that changes, with the Corsair K70 RGB MK.2.

+ Lovely; uniform RGB lighting; + Dedicated media controls + volume roller; + Cable routing underneath; + Has USB 2.0 passthrough; + Excellent iCUE software; + Wide choice of Cherry MX key switches available; + 8MB onboard memory + dedicated profile switch; + Feels solid; Neutral; +- Plastic wrist...

Summer is one of the busiest times for peripheral manufacturers. On one side of the spectrum you have teens on break from school looking to add to their arsenal of gaming. The other side of this spectrum is the remainder of the demographic with their post Computex hype, looking to get the newest and...

Remember the first K70 RGB keyboard from Corsair This second-gen version is even better.

High quality construction; Improved media controls; Even better RGB than gen 1

Two USB cables to plug in; Only one USB port