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June 2016
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The editors liked
Premium feel/Build quality
Limitless Customization thanks to CUE software
Multimedia keys and USB passthrough
Fast/accurate keystrokes thanks to new CHERRY switch
Excellent mechanical key switches
Sturdy
Handsome design
Software stores unlimited profiles
Great macro editor
Dedicated media controls
Volume dial
Unmatched industrial design
Amazing LED lighting effects
Instantaneous gaming response
Authentic Cherry MX Speed switche
Discrete media key
Colorfu
Vibrant lightin
Ideal for e-sports
Unique Cherry MX Speed key switches
Massively capable CUE enables astonishing lighting effects and other actions
Synchronized among all your Corsair peripherals
Included optional key caps for FPS and MOBA gamers
Snapon wrist rest
USB passthrough port
Exclusive Cherry MX Speed switches work as intended
Particularly while gaming
The CUE software is excellent
With a seemingly endless amount of features and configuration options
Bright RGB LEDs with some very nice features
Can be used without a drive
Exclusive Cherry MX Speed switches
Wellpolished CUE software
Textured keycaps
Solid build
Detachable wrist rest
Dedicated media keys.
The editors didn't like
None
Quite pricey
New key switch barely differs in feel from Cherry MX Red
A few counterintuitive layout choices
Software is comprehensive but clunky
Shortthrow keys with no tactile feedback lead to double taps while typing
Expensiv
Complex software
Advantage of MX Speed switches over MX Red is pretty subtle
Requires CUE to be installed and running
Very expensive enthusiast product
Cannot define macros using modifier keys
2year warranty?
Non-standard keycap sizes on certain keys
Pricing and a limited warranty are the big ones. I'd also like to see the USB passthrough support the thirdgeneration standard instead of USB 2.0.
At the start of this article I said that the Corsair K70 RGB RAPIDFIRE had some big shoes to fill, and after a detailed look at it and prolonged daily use, I have to say it has done so with ease. Not only does it keep everything that works so well about t...
Abstract: Mechanical keyboards are favored by gamers and programmers for how precise and springy the buttons feel under their fingers. The latter is important not just for improving a player's reaction time in a heated match, but a shorter key depression is also wa...
Published: 2016-07-09, Author: Ian , review by: gameranx.com
In conclusion, the Corsair K70 RGB Rapidfire mechanical keyboard is a great addition to Corsair's already extensive offerings for PC gamers and it's one that I have no problem recommending to anyone in search of a solid mechanical keyboard to game or even...
Corsair's K70 Rapidfire starts with a phenomenal platform that already has a TR Editor's Choice award to its credit. The keyboard is made of high-quality materials and has a clean look with no extra frills. Where the Rapidfire does differ from the normal...
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Published: 2016-06-10, Author: stefan , review by: madshrimps.be
The great K70 RGB has been reincarnated with the RAPIDFIRE version and sports the brand-new MX Speed switches from Cherry. These are the first switches to provide a very fast 1.2mm mechanical actuation distance so gaming enthusiasts will get a significant...
Abstract: The Corsair K65 RGB RAPIDFIRE Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard has taken Cherry MX switches to the next level. Regular Cherry MX switches are quick and last just about forever, but these new ones are even faster. This is what truely what sets this keybo...
The new fast/speed MX switches do make a difference, as silly as it that riser being cut from 2mm to just 1.2mm does give this mechanical keyboard a quicker feel, that's the honest truth. Much like any mechanical keyboard, please do give yourself a few d...
Unmatched industrial design, amazing LED lighting effects, instantaneous gaming response,
Software is comprehensive but clunky, shortthrow keys with no tactile feedback lead to double taps while typing
Circling back a bit, you may recall that we sounded a sour note about RGB lighting on the first page, suggesting that it was a fad whose time shall soon pass. But after spending some time with the K70 RGB Rapidfire, we've come to appreciate its finer poin...
Excellent mechanical key switches, Sturdy, handsome design, Software stores unlimited profiles, Great macro editor, Dedicated media controls, Volume dial
Quite pricey, New key switch barely differs in feel from Cherry MX Red, A few counterintuitive layout choices
"Cherry MX Speed" mechanical switches are the difference here—to us, a minor one—but the Corsair formula of a sturdy, handsome gaming keyboard with excellent software remains a potent draw in this K70 variant. Read More…...
Exclusive Cherry MX Speed switches work as intended, particularly while gaming, The CUE software is excellent, with a seemingly endless amount of features and configuration options, Bright RGB LEDs with some very nice features, Can be used without a drive
Non-standard keycap sizes on certain keys
The Corsair K70 RGB RAPID FIRE is currently retailing for just under $170 on the Corsair website. Exclusive Cherry MX Speed switches work as intended, particularly while gaming The CUE software is excellent, with a seemingly endless amount of features and...
