Corsair Wired, RGB Keyboard for Less Than $150 Review

A gaming keyboard can make all the difference in your gaming experience. It can also be the difference between winning and losing a game or improving your production in your work. If you are looking for a gaming keyboard, there are various corsair gaming keyboards that can be a better match. This blog post will discuss the various wired and RGB corsair gaming keyboards available in the market.

1.K55 RGB Pro Gaming Keyboard

Loaded with six onboard lighting effects, K55 RGB is the ultimate gaming keyboard for lighting up your battle station setup. It offers a light customizable feature, which enables you to set a color to every lighting area or create your resonant lighting effects across 5 RGB lighting zones with the help of Corsair iCUE software. 

The lighting effect provides four different profiles: pulse, color shift, color wave, and rainbow wave. When it comes to being light, K55 is the best pick as it weighs only 0.8kg.

Moreover, the keyboard comes equipped with IP42 protection, which protects against dust accumulation and spill accidents to ensure that your battle station or gameplay is never disrupted.

Some of the K55 RGB Gaming Keyboard specs include:

Wired connectivity - USB 2.0 Type-A

Palm rest - soft touch and detachable

On-board memory - yes

Media control  - dedicated hotkeys

Keyboard CUE software - supported in iCUE

USB Polling Rate - 1,000Hz

Keyswitches- Rubber Dome

Adjustable Height - Yes

Pros

Highly comfortable allowing fast typing

As quiet as a mechanical keyboard gets

Bright backlight

Customizable lighting

Pocket friendly

Cushioned wrist rest

2.K55 RGB PRO XT Gaming Keyboard

K55 RGB PRO XT  is a predecessor of the K55 RGB Gaming Keyboard, but instead of offering four lighting profiles, it has a different lighting profile - a visor. Similar to the K55 RGB, it has six onboard lighting effects and allows you to customize vibrant RGB lighting patterns for every key using the iCUE software. It will allow a smooth game integration, thus providing you with experience at a remarkable immersion level. However, you have to play iCUE-integrated games, which enables the RGB lighting to respond dynamically to the in-game occurrences and actions in real-time.

When using K55 RGB PRO XT, you will not worry about your game or battle station stopping due to spills as the keyboard has onboard IP42 protection.

K55 RGB PRO XT offers USB 3.0 or 3.1 better than its previous keyboard product family for connectivity.

Some of the K55 RGB PRO XTGaming Keyboard specs include:

Wired connectivity - USB 2.0 Type-A

Palm rest - soft touch and detachable

On-board memory - yes

Media control  - dedicated hotkeys

Keyboard CUE software - supported in iCUE

USB Polling Rate - 1,000Hz

Keyswitches- Rubber Dome

Adjustable Height - Yes

WIN Lock Dedicated Hotkey

Pros

Highly comfortable allowing fast typing

Quiet and responsive keys

Bright backlight

Customizable lighting

Affordable

Detachable palm rest

Dedicated hotkeys for media control

3.K60 RGB PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — 100% CHERRY MV Mechanical Keyswitches

K60 RGB PRO Mechanical gaming keyboard will allow you to become a better and more critical player in your gameplay. It lights your battle station in your way - illuminates the setup with vivid RGB backlighting. The keyboard comes equipped with various features. 

Firstly, the keyboard is programmable using Corsair iCUE software. It has sophisticated macro programming and dynamic RGB lighting control to allow complete system lighting synchronization; also compatible with other corsair peripherals, including fans and coolers.

Like most corsair keyboards, this keyboard gives you a remarkable immersion level that dynamically reacts to in-game events and actions in real-time. You can switch through various lighting profiles - watercolor, rain, visor, color pulse, and rainbow.

Secondly, K60 RGB PRO has MV Cherry, which stands against other keyboards as the brightest. The MV Cherry gives the keyboard a transparent design that offers a more lavish distribution of light, thus showing the complete radiance of RGB lighting. Moreover, the MV Cherry key switches have eight guide rails to give stable keypresses while you type or play your favorite game. Also, the guide rails offer a fast reset to deliver accuracy, smooth cross-linear activation, comfort, and performance while using your battle station or gaming.

Lastly, K60 RGB PRO offers a combination of brawn and beauty through its grazed aluminum frame with a stylish look, black anodization, and higher durability.

Some of the K60 RGB PRO Gaming Keyboard specs include:

Keyboard Warranty - 2 Year

Weight - 0.88 kg

Lighting - RGB

Keyboard Layout NA

USB Polling Rate 1,000Hz

Keyswitches - CHERRY® VIOLA

Matrix - 104 Keys

Connectivity - Wired

Adjustable Height - Yes

Media Controls YN - Yes

Keyboard Type Size K60

Keyboard Product Family K60

Keyboard Rollover - Full Key (NKRO) with 100% Anti-Ghosting

WIN Lock - FN Shortcut

Media Control - FN Shortcuts

Benefits

Programmable with Corsair iCUE software

RGB lighting control

Have different lighting profiles

Transparent design for greater light diffusion using MV Cherry

High durability

Modern look and elegant style due to brushed aluminum frame.

4.K60 RGB PRO SE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — 100% CHERRY MV Mechanical Key Switches — Black

K60 RGB PRO SE keyboard comes with a detachable palm rest to help support your wrists and keep them in a more natural position to avoid fatigue, wrist strains, and other issues. The palm rest will make maintaining the proper posture effortless and more comfortable while playing your favorite game or using your battle station. The K60 RGB PRO SE palm rest is made using memory foam cushioning, which gives it a soft-textured surface for ultimate comfort when gaming for hours.

Also, the palm rest can easily be slid into the perfect place, thus making it easier for you to handle.

USING THE PBT DOUBLE-SHOT KEYCAPS, the K60 RGB PRO SE mechanical gaming keyboard will enhance your gaming experience. The keycaps are molded professionally to give the ultimate precision and have a standard bottom row layout to resist fading and wear. Also, they are shiny with a thickness of 1.55mm for fixed stability to ensure that you play your game without focusing much on the keyboard but rather on the gameplay.

The keyboard also has an aluminum frame that improves its aesthetic appearance and durability. The MV Cherry makes the keyboard brighter due to its transparent design, allowing excellent light diffusion and RGB lighting.

K60 RGB PRO SE Specs

Keyswitches - CHERRY VIOLA

Palm Rest - Magnetic detachable, cushioned with leatherette cover

Matrix 104 Keys

On-Board Memory Yes

WIN Lock FN Shortcut

Media Control FN Shortcuts

Benefits

Detachable palm rest

High precision

RGB lighting

Five lighting profiles

Transparent design for greater light diffusion

Modern look and increased durability

Double shot keycaps

5.K60 RGB PRO Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — CHERRY MX Low Profile Speed

K60 RGB PRO Low Profile is one of the keyboards that will enable you to radiate your battle station setup with dazzling RGB lighting. It has five lighting profiles - rain, visor, watercolor, rainbow, and color pulse, which are programmable using the corsair iCUE software, thus allowing complete synchronization with other compatible peripherals, fans, and coolers. 

In addition, When you play iCUE-integrated games, your RGB lighting automatically responds to in-game events and actions in real-time, giving you an unequaled immersive experience.

 Another unique feature of the K60 RGB PRO Low Profile is its speed and slimness. Its key switches are manufactured to withstand long gaming periods with assured consistency and reliability. Moreover, the key buttons allow shorter actuation distance and force for fast-paced gameplay. The keyboard will help you keep a low profile with its 45 grams actuation force, 50m guaranteed keystrokes, and 1 mm actuation force.

The frame is brushed metal with a black coating for a trendy, modern design and years of battle-tested toughness.

K60 RGB PRO Low Profile Specs

Keyboard Warranty 2 Year

Weight 0.82 kg

Lighting RGB

Keyboard Layout NA

USB Polling Rate 1,000Hz

Keyswitches CHERRY MX Low Profile SPEED

Matrix 104 Keys

Connectivity Wired

Palm Rest Not supported

Keyboard CUE Software Supported in iCUE

Cable Type Fixed

Pros

Slim and fast

RGB lighting

Keyboard CUE software support

Cons

No support for palm rest

Jargon Breakers

Corsair iCUE software - is a software developed by Corsair that enables one to adjust RGB lighting for gaming devices and other peripherals such as keyboards, mice, fans, coolers, and RAM, among others.

IP42 protection - implies that the device is protected from small wires and tools greater than one millimeter. Also, it is protected from water sprays.

Actuation distance - this is the distance each keyboard key has to travel before making electrical contact.

Actuation force is the amount of pressure required to depress a keyboard’s key and register a keypress.

iCUE-integrated games - these are games that support integration with corsair ICUE software which allows developers to bring games to life - it introduces real-time visualization of in-game events and actions.

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