Stefan Mileschin

Corsair's original Vengeance K60 keyboard is one of the most frustrating products I've ever encountered. On one hand, it's brilliant. The K60 combines Cherry MX mechanical switches with sensible extras, sturdy build quality, and a stunning industrial design. But it doesn't use MX switches throughout. The function row and paging block are backed by the sort of rubber-dome switches most folks are trying to avoid when purchasing, you know, mechanical keyboards.

The semi-mechanical approach might have worked in an accountant's spreadsheet—rubber domes are much cheaper than premium Cherry switches—but it completely ruined the K60 for me. Every so often while using the thing, I'd have to hit one of those cheaper switches. Their vague, mushy feedback paled in comparison to the smooth, precise response of the Cherry MX units, serving as a painful reminder that the K60 just wasn't as good as it should have been.

Fortunately, the Vengeance K70 is much better. This second effort has Cherry MX switches throughout, rectifying its predecessor's fatal flaw. All the highlights of the original remain, and Corsair has added programmable backlighting and a blacked-out color scheme. Those changes transform the K70 into more than just a fully mechanical version of the K60. Simply put, I think the K70 is the best keyboard around.

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