Corsair K70 RGB Mk.2 Low Profile Keyboard Review

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 K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile review: Get a laptop feel on your desktop PC

Low-profile mechanical keyboards are the next trend, it seems. Just last month we reviewed Roccat's Vulcan 120 Aimo , the first keyboard I'd seen to combine laptop-style keycaps with full-sized mechanical switches. It was eye-catching, to say the least.

CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 SE Keyboard

CORSAIR decided that a RAPIDFIRE version of their K70 RGB MK.2 keyboard was not enough, and have since released another- the K70 RGB MK.2 SE. This special edition uses Cherry MX Speed Silver switches with a silver frame and white doubleshot-injected PBT keycaps, making for an impressive hardware and...

Excellent driver support from iCUE; Hardware playback allows for three profiles to be saved onboard; Great build quality and very good stock keycaps; Full programmability and software profiles via the driver allow for the use of different OS/typing/language layouts; Per-key 16.8 M RGB backlighting,...

Expensive at MSRP; although the sale price is attractive; Only one switch option for the SE version; Aftermarket keycap-set compatibility is still low

So, while few gamers will gain a significant advantage from switching to low-profile, almost every game will have a great experience with this keyboard. At £140 in the UK and $153 it's expensive, but the Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile RAPIDFIRE offers great quality throughout – so it's a...